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November 13, 1949 Rocker Terry Reid is born in Huntingdon, England. Known for '60s songs like "Better By Far" and The Hollies' "A Man With No Expression," which he wrote with Graham Nash (later recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young as "Horses Through A Rainstorm").
November 13, 1949 Roger Steen (guitarist for The Tubes) is born in Pipestone, Minnesota.
October 29, 1949 David Paton (bassist, guitarist for Pilot) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
October 25, 1949 Glenn Tipton (guitarist for Judas Priest) is born in Blackheath, England.
October 18, 1949 Gary Richrath (guitarist for REO Speedwagon) is born in Peoria, Illinois.
October 9, 1949 Rod Temperton is born in Lincolnshire, England. He writes a number of hit songs, including Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall" and "Thriller."
October 7, 1949 David Hope (bass guitarist for Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.
October 6, 1949 Thomas McClary (lead guitarist for the Commodores) is born Eustis, Florida.
October 5, 1949 Country pop singer B.W. Stevenson is born Louis Charles Stevenson in Dallas, Texas.
October 3, 1949 Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac is born in Palo Alto, California.
September 23, 1949 Bruce Springsteen is born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He builds one of the most loyal fanbases in rock history with a vast collection of songs that evoke every sort of emotion, and with live shows that can run for four hours.
September 18, 1949 Kerry Livgren (songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist for Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.
September 14, 1949 Steve Gaines (guitarist/songwriter for Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born in Seneca, Missouri, but would be raised in Miami, Oklahoma.
September 14, 1949 MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith is born in West Virgina, raised in Detroit. In 1980, he marries fellow punk pioneer Patti Smith.
September 10, 1949 Barriemore Barlow (drummer/percussionist for Jethro Tull) is born in Birmingham, England.
September 5, 1949 Rock guitarist Dave "Clem" Clempson (of Humble Pie) is born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.
September 1, 1949 Russ Field (guitarist for Showaddywaddy) is born James Lewis Russell Field in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.
August 27, 1949 Country rock musician Jeff Cook (of Alabama) is born in Fort Payne, Alabama.
August 22, 1949 Country musician Sam Neely is born in Cuero, Texas. Known for a string of minor hits in the '70s, including the cover "I Fought the Law."
August 13, 1949 Cliff Fish (bass guitarist for Paper Lace) is born in Ripley, Derbyshire, England.
August 12, 1949 Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler is born in Glasgow, Scotland. The group earns a huge following in the '80s with hits like "Money For Nothing" and "Walk Of Life," but Knopfler puts them out to pasture in the '90s, preferring a less hectic lifestyle that includes scoring films like Wag The Dog and playing on albums for the likes of Nanci Griffith and Bryan Ferry.
August 9, 1949 In New York, Louis Jordan records "Saturday Night Fish Fry," a #1 R&B hit for 12 weeks.
August 3, 1949 Morris "B.B." Dickerson (bass guitarist for War) is born in Torrance, California.
July 30, 1949 Hugh Nicholson (guitarist for Marmalade from 1970-1973) is born in Rutherglen, Scotland.
July 28, 1949 Drummer Simon Kirke (of Free and Bad Company) is born in Lambeth, London, England.
July 18, 1949 Wally Bryson (guitarist, vocalist for The Raspberries) is born in Manhattan, New York City.
July 17, 1949 Terence "Geezer" Butler (bassist, lyricist for Black Sabbath) is born in Aston, Birmingham, England.
July 14, 1949 Music executive Tommy Mottola is born in The Bronx, New York City. Before landing a 15-year gig as head of Sony Music, Mottola starts out as a talent manager helping acts like Hall & Oates and Carly Simon secure record deals. He's also known for marrying - and divorcing - Mariah Carey.
July 10, 1949 Greg Kihn, known for his '80s hits "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" and "Jeopardy," is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
July 1, 1949 John Farnham is born in Dagenham, England, but moves to Australia with his family when he is 10. He becomes one of the most popular singers in that country, thanks to his rousing hit "You're The Voice."
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