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Music History Events: Births

February 8, 1946 Adolfo 'Fito' de la Parra (drummer for Canned Heat) is born in Mexico City, Mexico.

February 8, 1946 Paul Wheatbread (drummer for Gary Puckett & the Union Gap) is born in San Diego, California.

February 7, 1946 Sammy Johns, who has a hit in 1975 with "Chevy Van," is born in Charlotte, North Carolina.

February 2, 1946 Howard Bellamy (of the country duo The Bellamy Brothers) is born in Darby, Florida.

January 31, 1946 Terry Kath, co-founder and guitarist of (Chicago), is born in Chicago, Illinois.

January 28, 1946 Rick Allen (keyboardist for The Box Tops, The Gentrys) is born in Little Rock, Arkansas.

January 27, 1946 Nedra Talley (of The Ronettes) is born in New York City.

January 19, 1946 Dolly Parton is born in Sevier County, Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children. In 1967, she gets a big break when country star Porter Wagoner brings her on to co-host his popular TV variety show; Parton writes the song "I Will Always Love You," later a huge hit for Whitney Houston, as a heartfelt goodbye when she sets out on her own.

January 12, 1946 Jazz musician George Duke is born in San Rafael, California.

January 11, 1946 Naomi Judd is born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky. She and daughter Wynonna form the country duo The Judds and release their first album, Why Not Me, in 1984.

January 10, 1946 Aynsley Dunbar (drummer for Journey, Whitesnake, and Jefferson Airplane) is born in Liverpool, England.

January 8, 1946 The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger is born in Los Angeles.

January 7, 1946 Andy Brown (drummer for The Fortunes) is born in Birmingham, England.

January 6, 1946 Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett is born Roger Keith Barrett in Cambridge, England. He's the band's leader in their early years but suffers from mental illness that leads to erratic behavior and his ouster in 1968. The band moves forward with Roger Waters and David Gilmour at the helm.

January 4, 1946 Arthur Conley, famous for his hit "Sweet Soul Music," is born in Georgia.

January 3, 1946 Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones is born in Sidcup, Kent, England.

January 2, 1946 Chick Churchill (keyboardist for Ten Years After) is born Michael George Churchill in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England.

December 30, 1945 Davy Jones (of The Monkees) is born in Manchester, England.

December 25, 1945 Noel Redding (bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience) is born David Noel Redding in Folkestone, Kent, England.

December 25, 1945 Soul singer Steve Mancha, of 100 Proof (Aged in Soul), is born Clyde Darnell Wilson in Walhalla, South Carolina.

December 23, 1945 Ron Bushy (drummer for Iron Butterfly) is born in Washington, DC.

December 20, 1945 Peter Criss is born George Peter John Criscuola in Brooklyn, New York. He will become the drummer for Kiss and write their song "Beth."

December 19, 1945 Folk musician John McEuen (of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is born in Oakland, California.

December 16, 1945 Tony Hicks (of The Hollies) is born in Nelson, Lancashire, England.

December 13, 1945 Robert Martinez (original drummer for ? & the Mysterians) is born. Like the rest of his bandmates, he was born in Texas, but raised in Michigan.

December 12, 1945 Jazz drummer Tony Williams is born Anthony Tillmon Williams in Chicago, Illinois, but would grow up in Boston, Massachusetts. Caught his break playing with Miles Davis.

December 5, 1945 Eduardo "Eddie" Serrato (drummer for ? & the Mysterians) is born

December 1, 1945 Bette Midler is born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She moves to New York City in 1965 and becomes a very popular actress, singer and stage performer. Her most memorable songs are from movies she stars in: "The Rose" from the 1979 movie of the same name, and "The Wind Beneath My Wings" from Beaches in 1988.

November 30, 1945 Deep Purple bass player Roger Glover is born in Wales.

November 27, 1945 Randy Brecker (trumpeter, flugelhornist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.