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Music History Events: Births

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 Otis Redding is born Otis Ray Redding Jr. in Dawson, Georgia. He would be raised in nearby Macon.

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."

September 5, 1941 John Stewart (of The Kingston Trio) is born in San Diego, California. Wrote The Monkees' #1 hit "Daydream Believer."

September 1, 1941 Diane Ray, known for her 1963 hit "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard," is born in Gastonia, North Carolina.

August 25, 1941 Christopher Augustine (drummer for Every Mother's Son) is born in New York. Known for the 1967 hit "Come on Down to My Boat."

August 24, 1941 Doo-wop singer Ernest Wright (of Little Anthony & the Imperials) in Brooklyn, New York.

August 23, 1941 Pete Shannon (bass player for The Nashville Teens) is born in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

August 21, 1941 Keyboardist Tom Coster (of Santana) is born in Detroit, Michigan. He composed "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" with Carlos Santana.

August 21, 1941 Pop singer Jackie DeShannon is born Sharon Lee Myers in Hazel, Kentucky.

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 14, 1941 David Crosby is born in Los Angeles. With The Byrds, he takes folk-rock to new heights; with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he sets new standards in harmony vocals. Along the way, he has lots of (mostly drug-related mishaps) and in 1986 does five months in prison.

August 14, 1941 Country singer Connie Smith, known for the 1964 hit "Once A Day," is born Constance June Meador in Elkhart, Indiana.

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.

August 4, 1941 Singer-songwriter Timi Yuro is born Rosemary Timothy Yuro in Chicago, Illinois. Known for the 1961 hit "Hurt."

August 3, 1941 Beverly Lee (of The Shirelles) is born in Passaic, New Jersey.

August 2, 1941 Doris Kenner-Jackson (of the The Shirelles) is born Doris Coley in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

August 2, 1941 Andrew Steele (drummer for The Herd) is born in Hendon, North West London, England.

July 30, 1941 Paul Anka is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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 26, 1941 Pop/Jazz singer Darlene Love is born in Hawthorne, California.

July 26, 1941 Rock singer/songwriter Neil Landon (of The Flowerpot Men and Fat Mattress) is born in Kirdford, Sussex, England.

July 25, 1941 Guitarist Manny Charlton (of Nazareth) is born in La Linea, Spain.

July 24, 1941 Barbara Jean Love, of the Soul group The Friends of Distinction, is born in Los Angeles, California.

July 22, 1941 Estelle Bennett (of The Ronettes) is born in New York. Her younger sister is Ronettes lead singer Ronnie Spector.

July 19, 1941 Pop singer Vicki Carr is born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas-Martinez Cardona in El Paso, Texas. Her first hit is a cover of The Crystals' "He's A Rebel" in 1962.

July 19, 1941 R&B guitarist/bassist Phil Upchurch is born in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to recording with Curtis Mayfield, Dee Clark, B.B. King, Michael Jackson, and others, he's known for the 1961 instrumental hit "You Can't Sit Down."

July 18, 1941 Martha Reeves of Martha & the Vandellas is born in Eufaula, Alabama.