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November 11, 1952 Paul Cowsill (of The Cowsills) is born in Portsmouth, Virginia.
October 21, 1952 Brent Mydland (fourth keyboardist for Grateful Dead) is born in Munich, Germany. He is raised in San Francisco, and Antioch, California.
October 3, 1952 The radio hit The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet, now featuring the couple's 12-year-old son Rick Nelson, debuts on CBS, where it runs for another 14 years.
September 30, 1952 John Lombardo (guitarist for 10,000 Maniacs) is born in Jamestown, New York.
September 19, 1952 Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers is born in New York City. His sophisticated disco group transforms the genre in the '70s with hits like "Le Freak," "Good Times" and "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)." Rodgers becomes a legendary producer for the likes of Diana Ross (Diana), David Bowie (Let's Dance), Daft Punk (Random Access Memories), and Madonna (Like A Virgin).
September 17, 1952 Frank Sinatra does his last recording session for Columbia Records. His next musical move is signing to Capitol Records, where he teams up with arranger Nelson Riddle and revives his career with swinging hits like "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Witchcraft."
September 9, 1952 Dave Stewart, who forms Eurythmics with Annie Lennox in 1980, is born in Sunderland, England. A relentless collaborator, he co-writes songs for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ("Don't Come Around Here No More"), Celine Dion ("Taking Chances"), Mick Jagger ("Old Habits Die Hard") and many others.
August 21, 1952 Rock bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (of Deep Purple) is born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. He has a brief stint as Black Sabbath's frontman in the mid-'80s.
August 20, 1952 Doug Fieger (lead singer for The Knack) is born in Oak Park, Michigan.
August 13, 1952 Guitarist/vocalist Hughie Thomasson (of Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born in Tampa, Florida.
July 19, 1952 Allen Collins (guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born Larkin Allen Collins Jr. in Jacksonville, Florida.
July 17, 1952 Pop-turned-country singer Nicolette Larson is born in Helena, Montana.
July 16, 1952 Stewart Copeland is born in Alexandria, Virginia. He spends his youth in Lebanon and then England. After moving back to the States to attend college, he returns to the UK to play drums for Curved Air and then The Police.
July 15, 1952 Jeff Carlisi (guitarist for .38 Special) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
July 15, 1952 Eight-year-old prodigy Gladys Knight appears on the TV show Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, a precursor to shows like Star Search and American Idol. She wins the top prize of $2,000 for her performance of Nat King Cole's "Too Young."
July 15, 1952 Popular singer Patti Page begins her summer replacement series on CBS, attempting to hold the audience in Perry Como's usual timeslot three times a week for 15 minutes.
July 14, 1952 Chris Cross (bass guitarist for Ultravox) is born in Tottenham, London, England.
July 12, 1952 Philip Taylor Kramer (bass guitarist for Iron Butterfly) is born in Youngstown, Ohio.
July 4, 1952 John Waite (lead vocalist, bass guitarist of The Babys and lead vocalist of Bad English) is born in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
July 3, 1952 Bass guitarist/vocalist Andy Fraser (of Free) is born in Paddington, London, England.
July 3, 1952 Pop singer Laura Branigan ("Gloria," "Self Control") is born. She is raised in Armonk, New York.
July 2, 1952 Johnny Colla, who plays guitar and saxophone for Huey Lewis & the News and also assists with songwriting, is born in Sacramento, California.
July 1, 1952 Dan Aykroyd is born in Ottawa. What's he doing on a music history calendar? He formed The Blues Brothers with John Belushi and also appeared on "We Are The World."
June 20, 1952 Guitarist/songwriter Gary Lucas is born in Syracuse, New York.
June 11, 1952 Donnie Van Zant (guitarist, vocalist for .38 Special, Van Zant) is born in Jacksonville, Florida.
May 23, 1952 Rock guitarist Jim Mankey (of Concrete Blonde) is born in Washington.
April 11, 1952 Rock drummer Terry Ollis (of Hawkwind) is born in Hammersmith, London, England.
April 11, 1952 Singin' In The Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and newcomer Debbie Reynolds, is released in the US, but barely makes a splash.More
April 4, 1952 Dave Hill (guitarist for Slade) is born in Holbeton, Devon, England.
April 4, 1952 Blues guitarist Gary Moore (of Thin Lizzy) is born Robert William Gary Moore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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