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November 11, 1945 Vince Martell, guitarist for Vanilla Fudge (known for their cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On"), is born Vincent James Martellucci in New York City.
November 11, 1945 Chris Dreja (rhythm guitarist, bassist for The Yardbirds) is born in Surbiton, England.
October 31, 1945 Russ Ballard (Unit 4+2 guitarist and Argent frontman) is born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England.
October 22, 1945 Guitarist Leslie West (of Mountain) is born Leslie Weinstein in New York City.
October 19, 1945 Harris Glenn Milstead, who performs as the drag queen Divine, is born in a suburb of Baltimore. Most famous as an actor (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray), he also records dance music, including the UK hit "You Think You're a Man."
October 8, 1945 Guitarist Ray Royer (of Procol Harum) is born in the UK.
October 3, 1945 Antonio Martinez (guitarist for Los Bravos) is born in Madrid, Spain.
October 1, 1945 Soul singer Donny Hathaway is born in Chicago, Illinois, raised by his grandmother in St. Louis, Missouri.
September 25, 1945 Onnie McIntyre (guitarist for The Average White Band) is born in Lennoxtown, Scotland.
September 19, 1945 Musician/songwriter David Bromberg is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but would be raised in Tarrytown, New York. Co-wrote "The Holdup" with George Harrison in 1972.
September 15, 1945 Lee Dorman (bass guitarist for Iron Butterfly) is born Douglas Lee Dorman in St. Louis, Missouri.
September 11, 1945 Dennis Tufano (original lead singer for The Buckinghams) is born Dennis Stanley Joseph Tufano in Chicago, Illinois.
September 10, 1945 José Feliciano is born José Montserrate Feliciano García in Lares, Puerto Rico. Known for the Christmas classic "Feliz Navidad."
September 9, 1945 R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp is born Dione LaRue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for early-'60s hits like "Mashed Potato Time" and "Slow Twistin" (the latter with Chubby Checker).
September 8, 1945 Kelly Groucutt (bassist and co-lead vocalist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born Michael William Groucutt in Coseley, Staffordshire, England.
September 5, 1945 Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Scaduto get married. The couple become one of the most successful songwriting teams in pop music, with over 700 songs published, including "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Bye Bye Love."
September 3, 1945 George Biondo (bass guitarist for Steppenwolf) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
September 3, 1945 Mike Harrison (lead singer of Spooky Tooth) is born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Known for the 1969 song "Better By You, Better Than Me," later covered by Judas Priest.
August 31, 1945 Bob Welch (guitarist for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Los Angeles, California.
August 29, 1945 Rock musician Chris Copping (of Procol Harum) is born in Middleton, Lancashire, England.
August 24, 1945 Ken Hensley (multi-instrumentalist and songwriter for Uriah Heep) is born in Hertfordshire, England.
August 24, 1945 Malcolm "Molly" Duncan (tenor saxophonist for The Average White Band) is born in Montrose, Scotland.
August 22, 1945 Ron Dante is born Carmine Granito in Staten Island, New York. Heard but rarely seen, Dante is the voice of the studio groups The Archies ("Sugar, Sugar") and The Cuff Links ("Tracy").
August 18, 1945 Sarah Dash is born in Trenton, New Jersey. She finds fame as a member of the R&B vocal group Labelle before going solo with the disco hit "Sinner Man" (1978). She also becomes a sought-after session performer, most notably with The Rolling Stones and Keith Richards.
July 20, 1945 Tony Thorpe (guitarist, vocalist for The Rubettes) is born in Smithfield, London, England.
July 18, 1945 Danny McCulloch (bassist for The Animals) is born in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England.
July 6, 1945 Rik Elswit (lead guitarist for Dr. Hook) is born in California.
June 28, 1945 David Knights (original bass guitarist for Procol Harum) is born in Islington, North London, England.
June 24, 1945 Colin Blunstone (lead singer of The Zombies) is born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
June 2, 1945 Soul singer Chubby Tavares (of Tavares) is born Antone Lee Tavares in Providence, Rhode Island.
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