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February 2, 1940 Alan Caddy (guitarist of The Tornados, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) is born in Chelsea, London, England.
February 1, 1940 Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra records "Too Romantic" and "The Sky Fell Down."
January 22, 1940 Addie "Micki" Harris (of The Shirelles) is born in Passaic, New Jersey.
January 8, 1940 Jerome "Little Anthony" Gourdine of Little Anthony & the Imperials is born in Brooklyn, New York.
January 6, 1940 Van McCoy is born in Washington, D.C. Known for the 1975 disco hit "The Hustle," he also writes a string of '60s hits, including "Giving Up" (Gladys Knight & the Pips and, later, Donny Hathaway) and "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" (Jackie Wilson).
December 30, 1939 Felix Pappalardi (bassist, vocalist for Mountain) is born in the Bronx, New York.
December 20, 1939 Soul singer Kim Weston is born Agatha Nathalia Weston in Detroit, Michigan. She signs with Motown Records in 1961.
December 17, 1939 Eddie Kendricks (of The Temptations) is born in Union Springs, Alabama. Kendricks' famous falsetto takes the lead on "The Way You Do The Things You Do" and "Just My Imagination."
December 15, 1939 Cindy Birdsong is born in Mount Holly, New Jersey. One of the original members of Patti LaBelle & The Blue Belles, she quits the group in the mid-'60s to join The Supremes as a replacement for Florence Ballard. The remaining Blue Belles rebrand themselves as Labelle.
December 9, 1939 Sam Strain (Little Anthony & The Imperials, The O'Jays) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
December 8, 1939 Jerry Butler (lead singer of The Impressions) is born in Sunflower, Mississippi. He moves to Chicago, where he sings in a church choir with future bandmate Curtis Mayfield.
December 1, 1939 Dianne "Dee Dee" Lennon is born in Venice, California. She and her sisters form the pop vocal group The Lennon Sisters, known for the 1956 hit "Tonight, You Belong To Me."
November 29, 1939 Domenico "Meco" Monardo is born in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania. His space disco version of the Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band hits #1 in 1977.
November 26, 1939 Tina Turner is born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee. She takes her stage name at the behest of Ike Turner when they start performing together in 1960.
November 26, 1939 Doo-wop singer Dave White of Danny and the Juniors is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He co-writes the group's "At the Hop" and Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me."
November 23, 1939 Betty Everett ("The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)") is born in Greenwood, Mississippi.
October 9, 1939 Blues/soul singer O.V. Wright is born Overton Vertis Wright in Lenow, Tennessee. Among others, known for the 1964 hit ballad "That's How Strong My Love Is," covered the following year by Otis Redding.
October 7, 1939 Judy Garland, 16, records "Over The Rainbow" for the movie The Wizard of Oz.
October 5, 1939 Musician/dancer Abi Ofarim is born Abraham Reichstadt in Safed, British Mandate of Palestine. Known for the 1967 Barry Gibb-penned song "Morning of My Life," later recorded by the Bee Gees.
October 5, 1939 Ted Weems records "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now."
October 2, 1939 Lolly Vegas (guitarist/vocalist for Redbone) is born Candido Vasquez in Coalinga, California. One of the biggest acts of Native American heritage, Redbone has a huge hit in 1974 with "Come and Get Your Love."
September 29, 1939 Songwriter Tommy Boyce (Boyce & Hart) is born Sidney Thomas Boyce in Charlottesville, Virginia. Co-wrote the Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville."
August 31, 1939 Jerry Allison (drummer for The Crickets) is born in Hillsboro, Texas. Co-wrote the Buddy Holly hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue."
August 26, 1939 Doo-wop singer Fred Milano (of The Belmonts) is born in New York City. Belmont Avenue, the Bronx street where he grew up, inspired the group's name.
August 21, 1939 Country singer Harold Reid (of The Statler Brothers) is born in Staunton, Virginia. He co-wrote many of the group's hits, including "Bed of Rose's" and "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine."
August 15, 1939 After five directors, several script drafts, and endless casting changes, the movie musical The Wizard Of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
August 9, 1939 Billy Henderson, a founding member of The Spinners, is born in Detroit, Michigan.
July 18, 1939 Dion DiMucci, better known as Dion, is born in The Bronx, New York.
July 17, 1939 Spencer Davis (of The Spencer Davis Group) is born in Swansea, Wales.
July 16, 1939 Blues/R&B singer Denise LaSalle is born in Mississippi. Her first hit is "Trapped By A Thing Called Love," which tops the R&B chart and lands at #13 on the Hot 100 in 1971.
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