Music History Events: Births
December 14, 1932 Country singer Charlie Rich, known for the 1973 hits "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," is born in Colt, Arkansas.
December 14, 1932 Singer/actress Abbe Lane is born Abigail Francine Lassman in Brooklyn, New York. Known as "the swingingest sexpot in show business," she would marry (and divorce) bandleader Xavier Cugat.
November 30, 1932 Bob Moore is born in Nashville, Tennessee. After serving as a member of the Nashville A-Team, an acclaimed group of session musicians, in the '50s and '60s, he plays bass for Moby Grape from 1969 to 1971.
November 29, 1932 Jazz guitarist Ed Bickert (of the Paul Desmond Quartet) is born in Hochfeld, Manitoba, Canada.
November 29, 1932 Singer/actor John Gary is born in Watertown, New York.
November 15, 1932 Clyde McPhatter (of The Dominoes, The Drifters) is born in Hayti, Durham, North Carolina.
November 15, 1932 Petula Clark is born Sally Olwen Clark in Epsom, Surrey, England. Petula is a nickname given to her by her father.
November 10, 1932 Pianist Paul Bley is born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
November 6, 1932 Honky Tonk singer and musician Stonewall Jackson is born in Tabor City, North Carolina. Stonewall is his real name - he was named after Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
October 11, 1932 Country singer/songwriter Dottie West is born Dorothy Marie Marsh near McMinnville, Tennessee.
October 1, 1932 Albert Collins, electric blues guitarist and singer, is born in Leona, Texas. Movie fans can catch his cameo appearance in the 1987 comedy Adventures in Babysitting, where he performs "Babysitting Blues" with the cast.
September 25, 1932 Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is born in Toronto.
September 21, 1932 Don Preston (of Mothers of Invention) is born in Flint, Michigan.
September 8, 1932 Country singer Patsy Cline is born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, to Hilda, a 16-year-old seamstress, and Sam, a 43-year-old blacksmith.
August 17, 1932 Jazz pianist/composer Duke Pearson is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
August 15, 1932 Pop singer Johnny Thunder is born Gil Hamilton in Leesburg, Florida.
August 8, 1932 Country singer Mel Tillis is born in Dover, Florida. Known for the hits "I Ain't Never," "Good Woman Blues," and "Coca-Cola Cowboy."
July 19, 1932 Buster Benton, guitarist for Willie Dixon's Blues All-Stars, is born Arley Benton in Texarkana, Arkansas.
July 14, 1932 Country singer Del Reeves, known for the 1965 novelty hit "Girl On The Billboard" and the 1968 trucker's anthem "Looking At The World Through A Windshield," is born Franklin Delano Reeves in Sparta, North Carolina.
July 6, 1932 Big Dee Irwin is born DiFosco T. Ervin Jr. in Harlem, New York. Recorded a popular version of "Swinging on a Star" with Little Eva.
June 21, 1932 Lalo Schifrin, the Argentine composer who wrote the classic "Theme From Mission: Impossible" and the music for Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry films, is born in Buenos Aires.
June 21, 1932 O.C. Smith, known for the 1968 hit "Little Green Apples," is born in Mansfield, Louisiana.
June 5, 1932 Pete Jolly is born in New Haven, Connecticut. The jazz pianist and accordionist is known for his work in film and television, including The Love Boat, M*A*S*H, and Dallas.
June 2, 1932 R&B singer Sammy Turner, known for the 1959 hit "Lavender-Blue," is born Samuel Black in Paterson, New Jersey.
May 16, 1932 Drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt (Young-Holt Unlimited, The Ramsey Lewis Trio) is born in Rosedale, Mississippi.
May 14, 1932 Record producer Bob Johnston, known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Simon & Garfunkel, is born in Hillsboro, Texas.
April 27, 1932 Country singer Maxine Brown (of The Browns) is born in Campti, Louisiana.
April 25, 1932 Jazz tenor saxophonist Willis "Gator" Jackson is born in Miami, Florida.
April 12, 1932 Singer Tiny Tim is born Herbert B. Khaury is born in Manhattan, New York City.
April 9, 1932 Rockabilly singer Carl Perkins is born in Ridgely, Tennessee.
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