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Music History Events: Births

January 17, 1945 R&B singer William Hart (of The Delfonics) is born in Washington, D.C.

January 12, 1945 Singer Maggie Bell of Stone the Crows is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

January 7, 1945 Dave Cousins (lead singer for The Strawbs) is born David Joseph Hindson in Hounslow, Middlesex, England.

January 3, 1945 Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield, and later, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, is born in Dallas, Texas. As a solo artist, he has a hit with his 1970 single "Love The One You're With."

December 27, 1944 Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones is born in Portsmouth, England. Along with lead singer Lou Gramm, he's the primary songwriter in the band, whose hits include "Juke Box Hero" and "I Want to Know What Love Is."

December 25, 1944 Henry Vestine aka The Sunflower (guitarist for Canned Heat) is born in Takoma Park, Maryland.

December 25, 1944 John Edwards, who in 1977 replaces Philippé Wynne in The Spinners, is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

December 24, 1944 Mike Curb, founder of Curb Records and head of the Mike Curb Congregation, is born in Savannah, Georgia.

December 22, 1944 Barry Jenkins (drummer for Nashville Teens, The Animals) is born Colin Ernest Jenkins in Leicester, England.

December 20, 1944 Bobby Colomby (drummer for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in New York.

December 19, 1944 Zal Yanovsky (lead guitarist for The Lovin' Spoonful) is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

December 19, 1944 Alvin Lee (lead guitarist for Ten Years After) is born Graham Anthony Barnes in Nottingham, England.

December 11, 1944 Brenda Lee is born Brenda Mae Tarpley in Atlanta, Georgia. Her small stature and big voice inspire the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite," which she lives up to by blowing up the charts with rockabilly bops ("Sweet Nothin's"), pop ballads ("I'm Sorry"), and Christmas tunes ("Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree") throughout the '60s. More

December 9, 1944 R&B singer Shirley Brickley (The Orlons) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

December 9, 1944 Neil Innes (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles) is born in Danbury, Essex, England.

December 8, 1944 George Baker is born Johannes Bouwens in Hoorn, Netherlands. His group George Baker Selection scores a hit with their debut single, "Little Green Bag," which is later revived in the Quentin Tarantino movie Reservoir Dogs in 1992.

December 6, 1944 Jonathan King, a pop singer and producer who discovers Genesis, is born in London, England.

December 4, 1944 Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, the only member who surfs, is born in Inglewood, California.

December 3, 1944 Pop singer Paul Nicholas is born Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England. As an actor, he's known for starring in the 1983 BBC TV sitcom Just Good Friends.

December 1, 1944 Blue Öyster Cult lead singer Eric Bloom is born in New York City.

December 1, 1944 John Densmore (drummer for The Doors) is born in Los Angeles, California.

November 27, 1944 Trevor Leonard Ward-Davies aka Dozy (of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich) is born in Enford, Wiltshire, England.

November 26, 1944 R&B singer Jean Terrell is born Velma Jean Terrell in Belzoni, Mississippi. In 1970, she will replace Diana Ross as lead singer of The Supremes.

November 25, 1944 Drummer Bev Bevan (of Electric Light Orchestra) is born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England.

November 20, 1944 Record producer Mike Vernon is born in Harrow, Middlesex, England. He'll produce albums from David Bowie, Eric Clapton, and Fleetwood Mac.

November 17, 1944 Gene Clark (tambourine player, guitarist, vocalist for The Byrds) is born Harold Eugene Clark in Tipton, Missouri.

November 13, 1944 R&B singer Timmy Thomas, known for the 1972 hit "Why Can't We Live Together," is born in Evansville, Indiana.

November 12, 1944 Booker T. Jones (frontman for Booker T. & the MG's) is born in Memphis, Tennessee. (The "T" stands for Taliaferro.)

November 10, 1944 Lyricist Tim Rice, known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, is born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. He would also co-write the hit "A Whole New World" from Aladdin and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from The Lion King, a partnership with Elton John.

November 9, 1944 Phil May (lead singer of Pretty Things) is born Philip Arthur Dennis Wadey in Dartford, Kent, England.