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Music History Events: Births

September 5, 1946 Folk rocker Loudon Wainwright III is born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to Life magazine columnist/editor Loudon Wainwright Jr. and his yoga teacher wife, Martha.

September 2, 1946 Rocker Marty Grebb (of The Buckinghams) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

September 2, 1946 Billy Preston is born in Houston, Texas. He is raised in Los Angeles, California. Aside from being a sought-after session musician for acts like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, the affable performer with the gap-toothed grin becomes a star in his own right with a number of funky hits throughout the '70s.More

September 1, 1946 Greg Errico (drummer for Sly & the Family Stone) is born in San Francisco, California.

September 1, 1946 Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees is born in Douglas, Isle of Man. He is raised in Manchester, England.

August 23, 1946 Rock singer Jim Sohns (of The Shadows Of Knight) is born in Chicago, Illinois. The band is known for their popular 1966 cover of Them's song "Gloria."

August 23, 1946 Keith Moon (drummer for The Who) is born in Wembley, London, England.

August 22, 1946 Gary "Mutha" Withem (keyboardist for Gary Puckett & the Union Gap) is born in San Diego, California.

August 20, 1946 Ralf Hutter (lead singer, keyboardist for Kraftwerk) is born in Krefeld, Rhine Province, Germany.

August 16, 1946 Gordon Fleet (drummer for The Easybeats) is born in Merseyside, England.

August 15, 1946 Singer/songwriter/composer Jimmy Webb is born in Elk City, Oklahoma.

August 14, 1946 Bass guitarist Larry Graham (of Sly and the Family Stone) is born in Beaumont, Texas.

August 10, 1946 Mick Clarke (bass player/vocalist for the Rubettes) is born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.

August 9, 1946 John Parry (trombonist for The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) is born.

August 9, 1946 Marinus "Rinus" Gerritsen (bassist, keyboardist for Golden Earring) is born in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands.

August 6, 1946 Allan Holdsworth (guitarist for Soft Machine) is born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

August 3, 1946 John York (bass guitarist for The Byrds) is born in White Plains, New York.

August 1, 1946 Boz Burrell (bass player for Bad Company) is born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England.

August 1, 1946 Rick Coonce (drummer for The Grass Roots) is born Erik Michael Coonce in Los Angeles, California.

July 30, 1946 Jeffrey Hammond (bass guitarist for Jethro Tull) is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

July 29, 1946 Neal Doughty (keyboardist for REO Speedwagon) is born in Evansville, Indiana.

July 28, 1946 Folk singer Jonathan Edwards ("Sunshine") is born in Aitkin, Minnesota.

July 25, 1946 Jose "Chepito" Areas (of Santana) is born in Leon, Nicaragua.

July 23, 1946 English multi-instrumentalist Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music) is born in Lostwithiel, Cornwall.

July 21, 1946 Barry Whitwam (drummer for Herman's Hermits) is born in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.

July 20, 1946 John Almond (of The Johnny Almond Music Machine, Mark-Almond) is born in Enfield, Middlesex, England.

July 19, 1946 Alan Gorrie (guitarist/vocalist/bassist for The Average White Band) is born in Perth, Scotland.

July 18, 1946 Tim Lynch (guitarist, harmonica player for Flamin' Groovies) is born in San Francisco, California.

July 12, 1946 Jeff Christie (vocalist, bassist for Christie) is born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

July 11, 1946 John Lawton, lead vocalist for Uriah Heep from 1976 to 1979, is born in Halifax, England.