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August 29, 1943 Jazz/rock musician Dick Halligan (of Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Troy, New York.
August 28, 1943 Ann "Honey" Lantree (drummer and singer for The Honeycombs) is born in Hayes, Middlesex, England.
August 11, 1943 Songwriter Kenny Gamble is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Co-wrote a string of popular Soul hits with Leon Huff, including "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "Back Stabbers" and "Me and Mrs. Jones."
August 10, 1943 Ronnie Spector, lead singer of The Ronettes, is born Veronica Bennett in New York City. They define the girl group sound of the '60s with hits like "Be My Baby" and "Walking in the Rain." Ronnie marries their producer, Phil Spector, in 1968, but it's a tumultuous relationship that ends in divorce in 1974.
August 5, 1943 Country music singer/songwriter Sammi Smith is born Jewel Faye Smith in Orange County, California.
August 1, 1943 Producer Denny Cordell is born Dennis Cordell-Lavarack in Buenos Aires. His productions include "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and "American Girl."
July 28, 1943 Guitarist Mike Bloomfield is born in Chicago. He plays on Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited and joins The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
July 25, 1943 Drummer Jim McCarty (of The Yardbirds and Renaissance) is born in Walton, Liverpool, England.
July 23, 1943 Singer-songwriter Tony Joe White is born in Oak Grove, Louisiana. He has a hit in 1969 with "Polk Salad Annie" and pens "Rainy Night In Georgia," made famous by Brook Benton in 1970.
July 20, 1943 John Lodge (bass guitarist for The Moody Blues) in Erdington, Birmingham, England.
July 18, 1943 Robin McDonald (rhythm guitarist, bassist for Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas) is born in Nairn, Scotland.
July 6, 1943 Soul singer Jan Bradley, who becomes popular by covering Curtis Mayfield tunes before writing her own songs, is born Addie Bradley in Byhalia, Mississippi.
July 5, 1943 Robbie Robertson (lead guitarist for The Band) is born Jaime Royal Robertson in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
July 4, 1943 Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson (guitarist, harmonica player for Canned Heat) is born in Arlington, Massachusetts.
July 3, 1943 Judith Durham (lead singer of The Seekers) is born Judith Mavis Cock in Essendon, Victoria, Australia.
June 29, 1943 Roger Spear (multi-instrumentalist of The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) is born in Hammersmith, London, England.
June 26, 1943 R&B/jazz musician Georgie Fame is born Clive Powell in Leigh, Lancashire, England.
June 26, 1943 Thanks to Dooley Wilson's rendition as piano-playing Sam in Casablanca, Rudy Vallee's 12-year-old version of "As Time Goes By" lands at #1 on the charts, where it stays for four weeks.
June 17, 1943 Barry Manilow is born Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn, New York. Despite never wanting to be an entertainer, he becomes one of the best-selling artists in the world as a famous soft-rock balladeer.More
June 17, 1943 After planning to return to his hometown and resume his career as a barber, Perry Como is signed to RCA Records.
May 28, 1943 Vaughn De Leath, a female crooner who was one of the first artists to record "Are You Lonesome Tonight," dies at age 42.
May 25, 1943 Country singer Jessi Colter is born Miriam Johnson in Phoenix, Arizona. Known for her collaborations with husband Waylon Jennings.
May 21, 1943 Hilton Valentine (original guitarist for The Animals) is born in North Shields, Northumberland, England.
May 21, 1943 Vincent Crane is born in Reading, England. As a member of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, he co-writes "Fire," and later joins Atomic Rooster.
May 14, 1943 Jack Bruce (bassist, singer for Cream, Manfred Mann, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers) is born in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
May 14, 1943 Derek Leckenby (lead guitarist for Herman's Hermits) is born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
May 8, 1943 Danny Whitten, guitarist in Neil Young's band Crazy Horse, is born in Columbus, Georgia. The song "The Needle And The Damage Done" is about Whitten, who dies of a drug overdose at 29.
May 8, 1943 Paul Samwell-Smith (bassist for The Yardbirds) is born in Richmond, Surrey, England.
May 7, 1943 Rick West (lead guitarist for The Tremeloes) is born Richard Westwood in Dagenham, Essex, England.
May 2, 1943 "Roll Out The Barrel" is banned as a marching song for training American airmen, as it is deemed "too lusty."
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