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December 6, 1944 Jonathan King, a pop singer and producer who discovers Genesis, is born in London, England.
November 28, 1944 The movie musical Meet Me in St. Louis, featuring Judy Garland, opens in theaters.
November 20, 1944 Record producer Mike Vernon is born in Harrow, Middlesex, England. He'll produce albums from David Bowie, Eric Clapton, and Fleetwood Mac.
November 17, 1944 Gene Clark (tambourine player, guitarist, vocalist for The Byrds) is born Harold Eugene Clark in Tipton, Missouri.
November 10, 1944 Lyricist Tim Rice, known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, is born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. He would also co-write the hit "A Whole New World" from Aladdin and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from The Lion King, a partnership with Elton John.
October 29, 1944 Rob Van Leeuwen (guitarist for Shocking Blue) is born in The Hague, Netherlands.
October 29, 1944 Denny Laine is born Brian Hines on a boat off the Jersey coast. He becomes a founding member of both The Moody Blues and Wings.
October 19, 1944 Reggae musician Peter Tosh is born Winston Hubert McIntosh in Grange Hill, Jamaica.
October 9, 1944 Nona Hendryx is born in Trenton, New Jersey. After her group Labelle splits up, she embarks on an eclectic musical journey, singing with the experimental-funk group Material and new-wave innovators Talking Heads, as well as establishing a solo career.
September 12, 1944 R&B singer Barry White is born Barry Eugene Carter in Galveston, Texas. He is raised in South Central Los Angeles.More
September 4, 1944 Gene Parsons (multi-instrumentalist for The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers) is born in Morongo Valley in California's Mojave Desert.
September 1, 1944 Soul singer Archie Bell is born in Henderson, Texas.
August 8, 1944 Country/Pop singer Michael Johnson is born in Alamosa, Colorado.
July 24, 1944 Guitarist Jim Armstrong, of Them, is born in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
July 22, 1944 Supertramp vocalist/keyboard player Rick Davies is born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. He's the singer and main writer of their songs "Bloody Well Right" and "Goodbye Stranger."
July 15, 1944 Soul singer-songwriter Millie Jackson is born in Thomson, Georgia.
July 7, 1944 Warren Entner (guitarist for The Grass Roots) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
June 24, 1944 Rock guitarist Jeff Beck is born in Wallington, England. At 20, he replaces Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds, and later forms the Jeff Beck Group.
June 24, 1944 Chris Wood (flautist/saxophonist/keyboardist for Traffic) is born in Quinton, Birmingham, England.
June 21, 1944 Ray Davies (rhythm guitarist, vocalist for The Kinks) is born in Fortis Green, London, England.
June 17, 1944 Chris Spedding is born Peter Robinson in Staveley, Derbyshire, England. A renowned session guitarist, he's recorded with the likes of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Brian Eno, and Art Garfunkel.
June 7, 1944 Country rocker Clarence White (guitarist for The Byrds) is born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc in Lewiston, Maine.
June 2, 1944 Marvin Hamlisch is born in New York City. The composer will not only win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Chorus Line in 1975, but will snag multiple Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and Academy Awards for his work for stage and screen (The Way We Were, The Sting).
May 30, 1944 Lenny Davidson (guitarist for The Dave Clark Five) is born in Enfield, Middlesex, England.
May 24, 1944 Patti LaBelle is born Patricia Louise Holt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She leads the vocal group Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles, which evolves into the R&B trio Labelle of "Lady Marmalade" fame. Her solo career takes off in the '80s with hit singles like "New Attitude" and "On My Own."
May 23, 1944 Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood (drummer for Parliament, Funkadelic) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
May 12, 1944 R&B singer James Purify (of James & Bobby Purify) is born in Pensacola, Florida.
May 9, 1944 Rock guitarist Richie Furay (of Buffalo Springfield, Poco) is born in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
May 9, 1944 Don Dannemann (singer, guitarist for The Cyrkle) is born in Brooklyn, New York City. Dannemann will also become a jingle writer, penning the original 7Up "Uncola" song.
May 3, 1944 Pete Staples (bass guitarist for The Troggs) is born in Andover, Hampshire, England.
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