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May 19, 1947 Steve Currie (bass player for T. Rex) is born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.
May 15, 1947 Graeham Goble, guitarist and harmony vocalist of Little River Band, is born in Adelaide, Australia. He writes the band's biggest hit, "Reminiscing."
May 14, 1947 Al Ciner (guitarist for The American Breed) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
May 13, 1947 Pete "Overend" Watts (bass guitarist for Mott the Hoople) is born in Yardley, Birmingham, England.
April 27, 1947 Memphis soul singer-songwriter Ann Peebles is born in St. Louis, Missouri.
April 24, 1947 Hubert Ann Kelly (of the pop-soul trio Hues Corporation) is born in Fairchild, Alabama.
April 21, 1947 Alan Warner (lead guitarist for The Foundations) is born in Paddington, West London, England.
April 21, 1947 Rock musician John Weider (guitarist for The Animals, bassist for Family) is born in Shepherd's Bush, London, England.
April 21, 1947 Iggy Pop is born James Newell Osterberg Jr. in Muskegon, Michigan. As a solo artist and with his band The Stooges, he literally bleeds on stage, often rolling shirtless in broken glass. His most POP-ular songs are "The Passenger" and "Lust For Life," both released in 1977.
April 15, 1947 Mike Chapman is born in Queensland, Australia. After moving to England and teaming up with Nicky Chinn, he becomes a top songwriter and producer, responsible for the hits "Devil Gate Drive," "Ballroom Blitz" and "A Touch Too Much." After moving to America in 1975, his hits continue with "Kiss You All Over" and "Love Is A Battlefield."
April 10, 1947 Reggae musician Bunny Livingston (of Bob Marley & The Wailers) is born Neville O'Riley Livingston in Kingston, Jamaica.
March 25, 1947 Brinsley Schwarz is born in Suffolk, England. His self-titled band would include Nick Lowe.
March 22, 1947 Patrick Olive (percussionist, bassist for Hot Chocolate) is born in Grenada.
March 15, 1947 Frank Lugo (bassist for ? & the Mysterians) is born.
March 8, 1947 Michael Allsup (guitarist for Three Dog Night) is born in Oakdale, California.
March 5, 1947 Child star Eddie Hodges, who introduces the song "Gary, Indiana" in the Broadway musical The Music Man and stars opposite Frank Sinatra in the 1959 film A Hole In The Head, is born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
February 11, 1947 Derek Shulman (lead vocalist for Gentle Giant) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
February 3, 1947 Dave Davies (lead guitarist for The Kinks) is born in Fortis Green, London, England.
February 3, 1947 Folk singer Melanie is born Melanie Safka in Queens, New York. She makes a big impact at Woodstock, where she plays on the muddy first day, inspiration for her song "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)."
February 2, 1947 Peter Lucia (of Tommy James & the Shondells) is born in Morristown, New Jersey.
January 24, 1947 Warren Zevon is born in Chicago, Illinois. He tours as a keyboardist with The Everly Brothers in the '70s while attempting to kickstart a solo career. He gets a boost when Linda Ronstadt begins recording several of his tunes.
January 8, 1947 David Jones is born in London. At age 18, he changes his name to David Bowie (after the Bowie knife) to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees.More
January 8, 1947 Terry Sylvester, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for The Hollies from 1969 to 1981, is born in Liverpool, England.
January 6, 1947 Sandy Denny is born Alexandra Denny in London. She becomes lead singer of Fairport Convention and the only guest vocalist to appear on a Led Zeppelin song ("The Battle Of Evermore").
December 30, 1946 Punk rock icon Patti Smith is born in Chicago. Never all that popular (her big hit is a reworking of "Because The Night," written by Bruce Springsteen), she's one of the most influential singer-songwriter-poets of her time.More
December 29, 1946 Marianne Faithfull is born in Hampstead, London, England. Co-wrote the Rolling Stones' "Sister Morphine" while in a relationship with frontman Mick Jagger.
December 25, 1946 Jimmy Buffett is born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He's raised in Mobile, Alabama, but his true home will always be in "Margaritaville."More
December 24, 1946 Jan Akkerman (guitarist for Focus) is born in Amsterdam.
December 23, 1946 Singer-songwriter Robbie Dupree, known for the 1980 hit "Steal Away," is born Robert Dupuis in Brooklyn, New York.
December 23, 1946 Ariel Bender (guitarist for Mott the Hoople) is born Luther James Grosvenor in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.
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