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April 25, 1946 Ronnie Gilbert (bass guitarist for Blues Magoos) is born.
April 18, 1946 Skip Spence (of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane) is born Alexander Lee Spence in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
April 13, 1946 Soul singer Al Green is born in Forrest City, Arkansas. He is born "Al Greene," but drops the trailing "e" in 1968.
April 13, 1946 Rock guitarist Roy Loney (of Flamin' Groovies) is born in San Francisco, California.
April 2, 1946 Kurt Winter (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
April 1, 1946 Bass guitarist Ronnie Lane (Small Faces and Faces) is born in Plaistow, London, England.
March 31, 1946 Al Nichol (guitarist for The Turtles) is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
March 27, 1946 Andy Bown (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist for Status Quo) is born in Beckenham, London, England.
March 22, 1946 Harry Vanda (lead guitarist for The Easybeats) is born Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg in Voorburg, Netherlands.
March 19, 1946 Ruth Pointer (of The Pointer Sisters) is born in Oakland, California. She is the eldest member of the singing sisters.
March 19, 1946 Paul Atkinson (guitarist for The Zombies) is born in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, England.
March 17, 1946 Harold Ray Brown (percussionist, vocalist for War) is born in Long Beach, California.
March 15, 1946 Howard Scott (guitarist for War) is born in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, but grows up in Compton.
January 31, 1946 Terry Kath, co-founder and guitarist of (Chicago), is born in Chicago, Illinois.
January 19, 1946 Dolly Parton is born in Sevier County, Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children. In 1967, she gets a big break when country star Porter Wagoner brings her on to co-host his popular TV variety show; Parton writes the song "I Will Always Love You," later a huge hit for Whitney Houston, as a heartfelt goodbye when she sets out on her own.
January 11, 1946 Naomi Judd is born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky. She and daughter Wynonna form the country duo The Judds and release their first album, Why Not Me, in 1984.
January 10, 1946 Aynsley Dunbar (drummer for Journey, Whitesnake, and Jefferson Airplane) is born in Liverpool, England.
January 8, 1946 The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger is born in Los Angeles. His skills on slide guitar and flamenco guitar are a major part of the band's unique, eclectic sound, while he also co-writes some of the group's biggest hits, including "Light My Fire."
January 4, 1946 Arthur Conley, famous for his hit "Sweet Soul Music," is born in Georgia.
January 2, 1946 Chick Churchill (keyboardist for Ten Years After) is born Michael George Churchill in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England.
December 20, 1945 Peter Criss is born George Peter John Criscuola in Brooklyn, New York. He will become the drummer for Kiss and write their song "Beth."
December 19, 1945 Folk musician John McEuen (of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is born in Oakland, California.
December 16, 1945 Tony Hicks, longtime lead guitarist of The Hollies, is born in Nelson, Lancashire, England.
December 12, 1945 Jazz drummer Tony Williams is born Anthony Tillmon Williams in Chicago, Illinois, but would grow up in Boston, Massachusetts. Caught his break playing with Miles Davis.
December 5, 1945 Flight 19 disappears over the Bermuda Triangle, inspiring a song by B.A. Robertson.
December 5, 1945 Eduardo "Eddie" Serrato (drummer for ? & the Mysterians) is born
December 1, 1945 Bette Midler is born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She moves to New York City in 1965 and becomes a very popular actress, singer and stage performer. Her most memorable songs are from movies she stars in: "The Rose" from the 1979 movie of the same name, and "The Wind Beneath My Wings" from Beaches in 1988.
November 27, 1945 Randy Brecker (trumpeter, flugelhornist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
November 26, 1945 John McVie (bass guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers) is born in Ealing, London, England.
November 16, 1945 Guitarist/keyboard player Paul Raymond is born in Hertfordshire, England. He joins UFO in 1976.
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