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December 9, 1941 Country singer Dan Hicks is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Known for songs like "I Scare Myself" and "Canned Music."
December 2, 1941 Tom McGuinness (guitarist for Manfred Mann) is born in Wimbledon, South London, England.
November 27, 1941 Country singer Eddie Rabbitt is born in Brooklyn, New York. Before embarking on a recording career, he pens the hits "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap.
November 24, 1941 Bass guitarist Donald "Duck" Dunn (of Booker T. & the MG's) is born in Memphis, Tennessee. His dad gives him the nickname "Duck" while they watch cartoons together featuring the popular Donald Duck.
November 22, 1941 Terry Stafford, known for the hits "Suspicion" (1964) and "Amarillo By Morning" (1973), is born in Hollis, Oklahoma, but would be raised in Amarillo, Texas.
November 22, 1941 Jesse Colin Young (vocalist, bassist for The Youngbloods) is born Perry Miller in Queens, New York City.
November 21, 1941 David Porter, singer-songwriter and producer, is born in Memphis, Tennessee. A prolific songwriter, he's known for contributing to hits like Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin," Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover," and Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It."
November 21, 1941 Sax player Andrew Love (of The Memphis Horns) is born in Memphis, Tennessee. Contributed to the legendary horn sound on recordings by Stax Records performers like Otis Redding.
November 16, 1941 '60s soul singer-songwriter Dan Penn is born Wallace Daniel Pennington in Vernon, Alabama. Wrote Aretha Franklin's "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man."
November 9, 1941 Tom Fogerty (rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival) is born in Berkeley, California.
November 8, 1941 Multi-instrumentalist Rodney Slater (of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band) is born in Crowland, Lancashire, England.
November 2, 1941 Bruce Welch (guitarist, vocalist for The Shadows) is born in Bognor Regis, England.
October 28, 1941 Hank Marvin (lead guitarist for The Shadows) is born Brian Robson Rankin in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He becomes interested in guitar after hearing Buddy Holly play.
October 25, 1941 Singer/songwriter/activist Helen Reddy is born in Melbourne, Australia. In the '70s, she rises to fame in both her native country and in America, where she has three #1 hits: "I Am Woman," "Delta Dawn" and "Angie Baby."
October 21, 1941 Steve Cropper (guitarist for Booker T & The MGs) is born in Dora, Missouri.
October 13, 1941 Paul Simon is born in Newark, New Jersey. He meets his longtime music partner, Art Garfunkel, when they both perform in a school production of Alice in Wonderland for their sixth grade graduation. They would become Simon & Garfunkel.
October 8, 1941 George Bellamy (rhythm guitarist for The Tornados) is born in Sunderland, England.
October 7, 1941 R&B singer Tony Silvester (of The Main Ingredient) is born Enrique Antonio Silvester in Colon, Panama. Known for the 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool."
October 7, 1941 Martin Murray (rhythm guitarist for The Honeycombs) is born in London, England.
October 3, 1941 Chubby Checker is born Ernest Evans in Spring Gulley, South Carolina; he is raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.More
September 16, 1941 Joe Butler (drummer/vocalist for The Lovin' Spoonful) is born on Long Island, New York.
September 13, 1941 David Clayton-Thomas is born in England. He would grow up in Canada and become the lead singer in Blood, Sweat, Tears, bringing with him their biggest hit, "Spinning Wheel."
September 9, 1941 Duffy Power is born Raymond Leslie Howard in Fulham, London, England. The blues/rock 'n roll singer is known for his covers of hits like Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover" and The Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There."
August 20, 1941 Space rock musician Dave Brock (of Hawkwind) is born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England.
August 15, 1941 Country musician Don Rich (of The Buckaroos, Buck Owens' backing band) is born in Olympia, Washington.
August 12, 1941 Pop singer Craig Douglas is born Terence Perkins in Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Known for his popular cover of Sam Cooke's "Only Sixteen."
August 5, 1941 Jazz drummer/percussionist Airto Moreira (of Weather Report) is born in Itaiopolis, Brazil.
July 28, 1941 Judy Garland marries her first husband, composer David Rose. They divorce in 1944.
July 26, 1941 Soul singer Brenton Wood is born Alfred Jesse Smith in Shreveport, Louisiana. Known for 1967's "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign."
July 25, 1941 Guitarist Manny Charlton (of Nazareth) is born in La Linea, Spain.
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