January     - ClassicBands.com

January 1^st

1922 - Ray Anthony ("Peter Gunn")
1939 - Joey Powers ("Midnight Mary")
1942 - "Country" Joe McDonald of Country Joe and The Fish ("Fixing To Die Rag")
1943 - Chris Youlden - guitar and vocals for Savoy Brown ("She's Got a Ring in His Nose")
1945 - Silvia Tatler - lead vocalist for The Silkie ("You've Got To Hide Your Love Away")
1950 - Morgan Fisher - keyboards for Mott the Hoople ("All The Young Dudes")

January 2^nd

1936 - Roger Miller ("King Of The Road")
1949 - Chick Churchill - keyboard player for Ten Years After ("I'd Love To Change The World")
1954 - Glenn Goins - guitar and vocals for Parliament / Funkadelic ("Dr. Funkenstein")

January 3^rd

1926 - George Martin - the Beatles' producer
1945 - Stephen Stills - guitarist for Buffalo Springfield ("For What It's Worth")
1946 - John Paul Jones - bassist for Led Zeppelin ("Whole Lotta Love")
1946 - Robert John ("Sad Eyes")

January 4^th

1946 - Arthur Conley ("Sweet Soul Music")
1958 - Marcel King - vocalist for Sweet Sensation ("Sad Sweet Dreamer")
1960 - Michael Stipe - vocalist for R.E.M. ("The One I Love")

January 5^th

1923 - Sam Phillips - founder of Sun Records
1929 - Wilbert Harrison ("Kansas City")
1932 - Johnny Adams ("Reconsider Me")
1940 - George Malone of The Monotones ("Who Wrote The Book Of Love")
1940 - Athol Guy - bassist for The Seekers ("I'll Never Find Another You")
1941 - Grady Thomas - vocalist for The Parliaments ("I Just Wanna Testify")
1949 - George Brown - drummer for Kool and the Gang ("Joanna")
1950 - Chris Stein - guitarist for Blondie ("The Tide Is High")

January 6^th

1937 - Nino Tempo ("Deep Purple" with sister April Stevens)
1937 - Doris Troy ("Just One Look")
1940 - Van McCoy ("Do the Hustle")
1946 - Syd Barrett - guitarist for Pink Floyd ("Another Brick In The Wall")
1953 - Malcolm Young - rhythm guitarist for AC/DC ("You Shook Me All Night Long")
1959 - Kathy Sledge - vocalist for Sister Sledge ("We Are Family")
1959 - Neil Simpson - bassist for Climax Blues Band ("Couldn't Get It Right")

January 7^th

1936 - Eldee Young - bassist for Young / Holt Unlimited ("Soulful Strut")
1938 - Paul Revere - keyboards for Paul Revere and the Raiders ("Kicks")
1939 - Lefty Baker - guitar, banjo, vocals for Spanky and Our Gang ("I'd Like To Get To Know You")
1946 - Andy Brown - drummer for The Fortunes ("You've Got Your Troubles")
1946 - Jann Wenner - founder, editor, publisher of Rolling Stone magazine
1948 - Kenny Loggins ("I'm Alright")
1959 - Kathy Valentine - bassist for The Go-Go's ("We Got The Beat")

January 8^th

1931 - Bill Graham - concert promoter
1935 - Elvis Presley ("Jailhouse Rock")
1937 - Shirley Bassey ("Goldfinger")
1940 - Anthony Gourdine - lead singer of Little Anthony and The Imperials ("Tears On My Pillow")
1942 - John Peterson - drummer for The Beau Brummels ("Laugh, Laugh")
1943 - Marcus Hutson - vocalist for The Whispers ("And The Beat Goes On")
1946 - Robby Krieger - guitarist for The Doors ("Light My Fire")
1947 - David Bowie ("Fame")
1947 - Terry Sylvester - guitarist for The Hollies ("Bus Stop")

January 9^th

1941 - Joan Baez ("The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down")
1943 - Scott Engel - lead vocals for The Walker Brothers ("The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More")
1943 - Dick Yount - bassist for Harper's Bizarre ("Feelin' Groovy")
1943 - Kenneth Kelly - vocalist for The Manhattans ("Kiss And Say Goodbye")
1944 - Jimmy Page - guitarist for Led Zeppelin ("Stairway To Heaven")
1948 - Cassie Gaines - vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Free Bird")
1948 - Paul King - guitar / banjo / harmonica for Mungo Jerry ("In The Summertime")
1948 - Bill Cowsill - guitar / vocals for The Cowsills ("The Rain, The Park And Other Things")
1950 - David Johansen - vocalist for the New York Dolls ("Trash")
1951 - Crystal Gayle ("Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue")

January 10^th

1917 - Jerry Wexler - producer and co-owner of Atlantic records
1927 - Johnnie Ray ("Just Walking In The Rain")
1927 - Gisele MacKenzie ("Hard To Get")
1935 - Ronnie Hawkins ("Mary Lou")
1939 - Scott McKenzie ("San Francisco")
1943 - Jim Croce ("Bad, Bad Leroy Brown")
1945 - Rod Stewart ("Maggie May")
1946 - Bob Lang - bassist for The Mindbenders ("Groovy Kind Of Love")
1948 - Donald Fagen - keyboards and vocals for Steely Dan ("Hey 19")
1948 - Fayette Pinkney - vocalist for The Three Degrees ("When Will I See You Again")
1952 - Scott Thurston - guitarist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ("You Don't Know How It Feels")
1953 - Pat Benatar ("Hit Me With Your Best Shot")
1955 - Luci Martin - vocalist for Chic ("Freak Out")

January 11^th

1924 - Slim Harpo ("Baby, Scratch My Back")
1942 - Clarence Clemons - saxophone player with Bruce Springsteen ("Born In The USA")
1946 - Tony Kaye - keyboard player for Yes ("Roundabout")
1949 - Frederick Dennis Greene - vocalist for Sha Na Na ('50s tribute group)

January 12^th

1926 - Ray Price ("For The Good Times")
1930 - Glenn Yarbrough ("Baby The Rain Must Fall")
1939 - William Lee Golden - vocalist for The Oak Ridge Boys ("Elvira")
1941 - Long John Baldry - ("Let the Heartaches Begin")
1945 - Abe Tilmon - vocalist for The Detroit Emeralds ("Baby Let Me Take You In My Arms")
1946 - Cynthia Robinson - trumpeter for Sly and the Family Stone ("Dance To The Music")
1947 - Jim Gold - lead vocals and guitar for Gallery ("Nice To Be With You")
1954 - Felipe Rose - the American Indian in Village People ("YMCA")

January 13^th

1930 - Bobby Lester - lead singer of The Moonglows ("Sincerely")
1941 - Carl Dobkins Jr. ("My Heart Is An Open Book")
1954 - Trevor Rabin - guitarist for Yes ("Owner Of A Lonely Heart")
1955 - Fred White - drummer for Earth, Wind and Fire ("Shining Star")

January 14^th

1930 - Johnny Grande - piano / accordian for Bill Haley and His Comets ("Rock Around The Clock")
1936 - Clarence Carter ("Slip Away")
1938 - Jack Jones ("Wives And Lovers")
1948 - Tim Harris - drummer for The Foundations ("Baby, Now That I've Found You")
1949 - Lamar Williams - bassist for The Allman Brothers Band ("Ramblin' Man")
1959 - Geoff Tate - vocalist for Queensryche ("Silent Lucidity")
1967 - Zakk Wylde - lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne
1969 - Dave Grohl - drummer for Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit")

January 15^th

1941 - Don Van Vliet - of Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band ("Trout Mask Replica")
1942 - Sonny Bivens - vocalist for The Manhattans ("Kiss And Say Goodbye")
1945 - Joan Johnson - vocalist for The Dixie Cups ("Chapel Of Love")
1948 - Ronnie Van Zant - guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama")
1952 - Melvyn Gale - cello for Electric Light Orchestra ("Telephone Line"

January 16^th

1934 - Bob Bogle - bass guitarist for The Ventures ("Walk, Don't Run")
1938 - Ray Phillips - vocalist for The Nashville Teens ("Tobacco Road")
1942 - Barbara Lynn ("You'll Lose A Good Thing")
1942 - Billy Francis - keyboards for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show ("The Cover of Rolling Stone")
1943 - Ronnie Milsap ("It Was Almost Like A Song")
1944 - Jim Stafford ("Spiders & Snakes")

January 17^th

1943 - Chris Montez ("Let's Dance")
1945 - William Hart - lead vocalist for The Delfonics ("La-La Means I Love You")
1948 - Mick Taylor - former Rolling Stones guitarist ("Brown Sugar")
1953 - Sheila Hutchinson - vocalist for The Emotions ("Best Of My Love")
1956 - Paul Young ("Everytime You Go Away")

January 18^th

1941 - David Ruffin of The Temptations ("My Girl")
1941 - Bobby Goldsboro ("Honey")
1953 - Brett Hudson - bass guitar for The Hudson Brothers ("So You Are A Star")

January 19^th

1939 - Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers ("All I Have To Do Is Dream")
1943 - Janis Joplin ("Me & Bobby McGee")
1944 - Shelley Fabares ("Johnny Angel")
1944 - Laurie London ("He's Got The Whole World In His Hands")
1946 - Dolly Parton ("Nine To Five")
1947 - Rod Evans - vocalist for Deep Purple ("Hush")
1948 - Harvey Hinsley - guitarist for Hot Chocolate ("You Sexy Thing")
1949 - Robert Palmer ("Bad Case Of Loving You")
1951 - Dewey Bunnell - guitar / vocals for America ("A Horse With No Name")
1951 - Martha Davis - vocalist for The Motels ("Suddenly Last Summer")
1957 - Mickey Virtue - keyboards for UB40 ("Red Red Wine")

January 20^th

1941 - Ron Townson - vocalist for The Fifth Dimension ("Up, Up And Away")
1942 - William Powell - vocalist for The O'Jays ("Back Stabbers")
1943 - Rick Evans - vocals / guitar for Zager and Evans ("In The Year 2525")
1945 - Eric Stewart - guitarist for 10cc ("I'm Not In Love")
1952 - Paul Stanley - guitarist for Kiss ("Beth")

January 21^st

1931 - Rudi Maugeri - baritone vocals for The Crew Cuts ("Sh-Boom")
1938 - Wolfman Jack - pioneer disc jockey
1941 - Richie Havens ("Here Comes The Sun")
1942 - Edwin Starr ("War")
1942 - Mac Davis ("Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me")
1944 - Chris Britton - lead guitarist for The Troggs ("Wild Thing")
1947 - Jimmy Ibbotson - multi-instrumentalist for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ("Mr. Bojangles")
1950 - Billy Ocean ("Caribbean Queen")

January 22^nd

1931 - Sam Cooke ("Only Sixteen")
1940 - Addie Harris - vocalist for The Shirelles ("Soldier Boy")
1949 - Steve Perry - lead singer of Journey ("Who's Crying Now")
1949 - J.P. Pennington - vocals / guitar for Exile ("Kiss You All Over")
1952 - Teddy Gentry - vocals / bass for Alabama ("Love In The First Degree")
1960 - Michael Hutchence - vocalist for INXS ("Need You Tonight")

January 23^rd

1940 - Joe Dowell - ("Wooden Heart")
1948 - Anita Pointer - vocalist for The Pointer Sisters ("He's So Shy")
1950 - Patrick Simmons - guitarist for the Doobie Brothers ("Listen To The Music")
1950 - Bill Cunningham - keyboard player for The Box Tops ("Cry Like A Baby")
1950 - Danny Federici - keyboard player for The E Street Band ("Dancing In The Dark")
1953 - Robin Zander - vocalist for Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me")
1959 - Earl Falconer - bassist for UB40 ("Red Red Wine")

January 24^th

1933 - Zeke Carey - vocalist for The Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes For You")
1936 - Jack Scott ("My True Love")
1939 - Ray Stevens ("The Streak")
1941 - Neil Diamond ("Song Sung Blue")
1941 - Aaron Neville ("Tell It Like It Is")
1947 - Warren Zevon ("Werewolves Of London")
1949 - John Belushi - vocalist for The Blues Brothers ("Soul Man")
1953 - Matthew Wilder ("Break My Stride")

January 25^th

1925 - Rusty Draper ("The Shifting, Whispering Sands")
1938 - Etta James ("At Last")
1954 - Richard Finch - bassist for KC and the Sunshine Band ("Shake Your Booty")

January 26^th

1934 - Huey "Piano" Smith ("Don't You Just Know It")
1939 - Marshall Lieb - vocalist / guitarist for The Teddy Bears ("To Know Him Is To Love Him")
1943 - Jean Knight ("Mr. Big Stuff")
1948 - Corky Laing - drummer for Mountain ("Mississippi Queen")
1949 - Derek Holt - guitarist for Climax Blues Band ("Couldn't Get It Right")
1951 - David Briggs - guitarist for The Little River Band ("Lonesome Loser")
1955 - Eddie Van Halen - guitarist for Van Halen ("Jump")
1963 - Andrew Ridgeley - of Wham! ("Wake Me Up Before You Go Go")

January 27^th

1919 - David Seville ("Witch Doctor")
1930 - Bobby "Blue" Bland ("Turn On Your Lovelight")
1937 - Bruce Tate - vocalist for The Penguins ("Earth Angel")
1944 - Nick Mason - drummer for Pink Floyd ("The Wall")
1946 - Nedra Talley - vocalist for The Ronettes ("Be My Baby")
1951 - Brian Downey - drummer for Thin Lizzy ("The Boys Are Back In Town")
1951 - Seth Justman - keyboards / vocals for The J. Geils Band ("Centerfold")
1961 - Margo Timmins - vocalist for Cowboy Junkies ("Sweet Jane")

January 28^th

1929 - Mr. Acker Bilk ("Stranger On The Shore")
1936 - Jack Scott ("What In The World's Come Over You")
1943 - Brian Keenan - drummer for The Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")
1946 - Rick Allen - bassist for The Box Tops ("Soul Deep")

January 29^th

1947 - David Byron - lead singer for Uriah Heep ("Easy Livin'")
1950 - Peter McCann ("Do You Wanna Make Love")
1952 - Tommy Ramone (Thomas Erdelyi) - drummer for The Ramones

January 30^th

1928 - Ruth Brown ("Lucky Lips")
1936 - Horst Jankowski ("A Walk In The Black Forest")
1941 - Joe Terranova of Danny And The Juniors ("At The Hop")
1942 - Marty Balin - vocalist for Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody To Love")
1940 - Sandy Yagoda of Jay And The Americans ("This Magic Moment")
1947 - Steve Marriott - guitarist for The Small Faces and Humble Pie
1949 - William King - trumpet for The Commodores ("Easy")
1951 - Phil Collins ("Groovy Kind Of Love")

January 31^st

1928 - Chuck Willis ("C.C. Rider")
1946 - Terry Kath of Chicago ("25 or 6 to 4")
1951 - Harry Wayne Casey of K.C. And The Sunshine Band ("Shake Your Booty")
1956 - Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) - vocalist for The Sex Pistols ("God Save The Queen")



    February     - ClassicBands.com

February 1^st

1934 - Bob Shane - vocalist for The Kingston Trio ("Tom Dooley")
1937 - Don Everly - guitar / vocals for The Everly Brothers ("Wake Up Little Suzy")
1937 - Ray Sawyer - vocalist for Dr. Hook ("The Cover Of The Rolling Stone")
1948 - Rick James ("Super Freak")
1951 - Rich Williams - guitarist for Kansas ("Dust In The Wind")
1968 - Lisa Marie Presley - Elvis' daughter

February 2^nd

1940 - Alan Caddy - lead guitarist for The Tornados ("Telstar")
1942 - Graham Nash - guitar / vocals for Crosby, Stills And Nash ("Suite Judy Blue Eyes")
1943 - Peter Macbeth - bassist for The Foundations ("Build Me Up Buttercup")
1946 - Howard Bellamy of The Bellamy Brothers ("Let Your Love Flow")
1946 - Whistling Jack Smith ("I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman")
1947 - Peter Lucia - drummer for Tommy James And The Shondells ("Crimson and Clover")
1948 - Alan McKay - guitarist for Earth Wind And Fire ("Shining Star")
1949 - Ross Valory - bassist for Journey ("Don't Stop Believing")

February 3^rd

1939 - Johnny Bristol ("Hang On In There Baby")
1940 - Angelo D'Aleo - vocalist for The Belmonts ("A Teenager in Love")
1943 - Dennis Edwards - vocalist for The Temptations ("I Can't Get Next To You")
1945 - Johnny Cymbal ("Mr. Bass Man") who was also Derek ("Cinnamon")
1947 - Melanie Safka ("Brand New Key")
1947 - Dave Davies - guitarist for The Kinks ("Well Respected Man")

February 4^th

1941 - John Steel - drummer for The Animals ("Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood")
1944 - Florence LaRue Gordon of The Fifth Dimension ("Stoned Soul Picnic")
1947 - Margie Ganser - vocalist for The Shangri-Las ("Leader of the Pack")
1947 - Mary Ann Ganser - vocalist for The Shangri-Las ("Give Him a Great Big Kiss")
1948 - Alice Cooper ("Eighteen")
1950 - James Dunn - vocalist for The Stylistics ("You Make Me Feel Brand New")
1951 - Phil Ehart - drummer for Kansas ("Carry On Wayward Son")

February 5^th

1929 - Hal Blain - session drummer and member of The Wrecking Crew
1933 - Claude King ("Wolverton Mountain")
1941 - Barrett Strong ("Money")
1942 - Cory Wells - vocalist for Three Dog Night ("Eli's Coming")
1944 - Al Kooper - founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears ("More Than You'll Ever Know")
1944 - J.R. Cobb - guitarist for The Atlanta Rhythm Section ("So Into You")
1948 - David Denny - guitarist for The Steve Miller Band ("Jet Airliner")

February 6^th

1936 - Donnie Brooks ("Mission Bell")
1943 - Fabian ("Tiger")
1943 - Georgeanna Tillman - vocalist for The Marvelettes ("Please Mr. Postman")
1945 - Bob Marley ("No Woman No Cry")
1950 - Natalie Cole ("This Will Be")
1962 - Axl Rose - lead singer for Guns N' Roses ("Sweet Child O' Mine")

February 7^th

1934 - King Curtis ("Soul Twist")
1943 - Walter Scott - lead singer for Bob Kuban And The In-Men ("The Cheater")
1946 - Sammy Johns ("Chevy Van")
1948 - Jimmy Greenspoon - keyboards for Three Dog Night ("One Man Band")
1949 - Alan Lancaster - bassist for Status Quo ("Pictures Of Matchstick Men")

February 8^th

1936 - Larry Verne ("Mr. Custer")
1942 - Terry Melcher - vocalist for The Rip Chords ("Hey, Little Cobra")
1943 - Creed Bratton - guitarist for The Grass Roots ("Sooner Or Later")
1946 - Paul Wheatbread - drummer for Gary Puckett And The Union Gap ("Young Girl")
1946 - Fito De La Parra - drummer for Canned Heat ("On The Road Again")
1950 - Dan Seals - vocalist / guitarist for England Dan And John Ford Coley ("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight")

February 9^th

1939 - Barry Mann ("Who Put The Bomp?")
1942 - Carole King ("It's Too Late")
1943 - Barbara Lewis ("Hello Stranger")
1951 - Dennis Thomas - saxophonist for Kool and The Gang ("Celebration")

February 10^th

1933 - Don Wilson - guitarist for The Ventures ("Walk, Don't Run")
1939 - Roberta Flack ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face")
1940 - Jimmy Merchant - vocalist for Frankie Lymon And Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall in Love")
1943 - Ral Donner ("You Don't Know What You've Got Until You Lose It")
1949 - Nigel Olsson - drummer for the Elton John band ("Honky Cat")

February 11^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Gene Vincent ("Be Boppa Lula")
1940 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett ("The Monster Mash")
1941 - Sergio Mendes ("The Fool On The Hill")

February 12^th - ClassicBands.com

1914 - Lorne Greene ("Ringo")
1935 - Gene McDaniels ("A Hundred Pounds Of Clay")
1939 - Ray Manzarek - keyboardist for The Doors ("Light My Fire")
1946 - Joe Schermie - bassist for Three Dog Night ("One Man Band")
1950 - Steve Hackett - guitarist for Genesis ("A Trick of the Tail")
1951 - Vincent James - - vocalist for Sweet Sensation ("Sad Sweet Dreamer")
1952 - Michael McDonald - keyboardist for The Doobie Brothers ("What A Fool Believes")

February 13^th - ClassicBands.com

1919 - "Tennessee" Ernie Ford ("Sixteen Tons")
1942 - Peter Tork - bassist for The Monkees ("Last Train To Clarksville")
1950 - Peter Gabriel ("Solsbury Hill")
1952 - Ed Gagliardi - bassist for Foreigner ("Cold As Ice")
1961 - Henry Rollins - lead vocalist for Black Flag ("Six Pack")

February 14^th - ClassicBands.com

1922 - Murray "the K" Kaufman - pioneer disc jockey
1931 - Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters ("Sugartime")
1940 - Lillie Bryant of Billy & Lillie ("La Dee Dah")
1947 - Tim Buckley - singer/songwriter/guitarist

February 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1944 - Mick Avory - drummer for The Kinks ("You Really Got Me")
1945 - John Helliwell - saxophone / vocals for Supertramp, ("The Logical Song")
1948 - Dill Dennink - guitar, flute, banjo for The Tee Set ("Ma Belle Amie")
1951 - Melissa Manchester ("Don't Cry Out Loud")
1959 - Ali Campbell - vocalist for UB40 ("Red Red Wine")
1960 - Mikey Craig - bassist for Culture Club ("Karma Chameleon")

February 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1916 - Bill Doggett ("Honky Tonk")
1934 - Herbert Kalin - vocalist for The Kalin Twins ("When")
1934 - Harold Kalin - vocalist for The Kalin Twins ("Forget Me Not")
1935 - Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher ("I Got You Babe")
1949 - Lyn Paul - vocalist for The New Seekers ("I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing")
1956 - James Ingram ("One Hundred Ways")
1961 - Andy Taylor - guitarist for Duran Duran ("Hungry Like The Wolf")

February 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1922 - Tommy Edwards ("It's All In The Game")
1933 - Bobby Lewis ("Tossin' and Turnin'")
1941 - Gene Pitney ("Town Without Pity")
1947 - Dodi Stevens ("Pink Shoelaces")

February 18^th

1933 - Yoko Ono (John Lennon's widow)
1939 - Bobby Hart - of Tommy Boyce And Bobby Hart ("I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite")
1941 - Herman Santigo - vocals for Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall in Love")
1947 - Dennis DeYoung - keyboards / vocals for Styx ("Babe")
1952 - Juice Newton ("Queen Of Hearts")
1953 - Robbie Bachman - drummer for Bachman-Turner Overdrive ("Takin' Care Of Business")
1954 - John Travolta ("Let Her In")

February 19^th

1936 - Bob Engemann of The Lettermen ("The Way You Look Tonight")
1940 - Smokey Robinson - vocalist for The Miracles ("I Second That Emotion")
1943 - Lou Christie ("Lightning Strikes")
1948 - Toni Iommi - guitarist for Black Sabbath ("Paranoid")
1948 - Mark Andes - bassist for Spirit ("I Got A Line On You")

February 20^th

1940 - Barbara Ellis - vocalist for The Fleetwoods, ("Come Softly To Me")
1941 - Buffy Sainte-Marie ("Mister Can't You See")
1946 - J. Geils - guitarist for The J. Geils Band ("Freeze Frame")
1950 - Walter Becker - guitarist Steely Dan ("Hey Nineteen")
1951 - Randy California - guitar / vocals for Spirit ("I Got A Line On You")
1955 - Jon Brant - bassist for Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me")
1967 - Kurt Cobain - vocals and guitar for Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit")

February 21^st

1943 - David Geffen (record producer)
1945 - Paul Newton - bassist for Uriah Heep
1949 - Jerry Harrison - keyboards for Talking Heads ("Burning Down The House")
1958 - Mary Chapin Carpenter ("Passionate Kisses")

February 22^nd

1923 - Hurricane Smith ("Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?")
1936 - Ernie K-Doe ("Mother-in-law")
1945 - Oliver (Swofford) ("Jean")

February 23^rd

1944 - Johnny Winter (Blues/Rock guitarist)
1044 - Mike Maxfield - lead guitarist for Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas ("Little Children")
1946 - Rusty Young - steel guitar player for Poco ("Crazy Love")
1952 - Brad Whitford - guitarist for Areosmith ("Sweet Emotion")

February 24^th

1941 - Joanie Sommers ("Johnny Get Angry")
1942 - Paul Jones - vocalist for Manfred Mann ("Do Wah Diddy Diddy")
1944 - Nicky Hopkins (session piano player)
1947 - Rupert Holmes ("The Pina Colada Song")
1947 - Lonnie Turner - bassist for The Steve Miller Band ("Jet Airliner")

February 25^th

1932 - Faron Young ("Hello Walls")
1942 - Roy Michaels - bassist for Cat Mother And The All Night News Boys ("Good Old Rock 'N' Roll")
1943 - George Harrison - lead guitarist for The Beatles ("Something")
1957 - Stuart Wood - guitarist for The Bay City Rollers ("Saturday Night")

February 26^th

1928 - Fats Domino ("Blueberry Hill")
1932 - Johnny Cash ("A Boy Named Sue")
1943 - Paul Cotton - guitarist for Poco ("Crazy Love")
1945 - Mitch Ryder ("Sock It To Me Baby")
1945 - Bob 'Bear' Hite - vocalist for Canned Heat ("On The Road Again")
1950 - Jonathan Cain - keyboards for Journey ("Don't Stop Believin'")
1954 - Michael Bolton ("To Love Somebody")

February 27^th

1927 - Guy Mitchell ("Singin' The Blues")
1948 - Eddie Gray - guitarist for Tommy James And The Shondells ("Hanky Panky")
1950 - Robert Balderrama - guitarist for ? And The Mysterians ("96 Tears")
1954 - Neal Schon - guitarist for Journey ("Faithfully")

February 28^th

1940 - Joe South ("Games People Play")
1941 - Marty Sanders - guitarist for Jay And The Americans ("This Magic Moment")
1942 - Brian Jones - guitarist for The Rolling Stones ("Satisfaction")
1943 - Donnie Iris - lead vocals for The Jaggerz ("The Rapper")
1945 - Ronnie Rosman - keyboard player for Tommy James And The Shondells ("I Think We're Alone Now")

February 29^th

1904 - Jimmy Dorsey ("So Rare")
1940 - Gretchen Christopher - vocalist for The Fleetwoods ("Come Softly To Me")



    March     - ClassicBands.com

March 1^st

1927 - Harry Belafonte ("The Banana Boat Song")
1944 - Roger Daltrey - lead singer of The Who ("I Can See For Miles")
1944 - Mike D'Abo - vocalist for Manfred Mann ("Mighty Quinn")
1957 - Jon Carroll - keyboards / vocals for The Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight")

March 2^nd - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Lawrence Payton - vocalist for The Four Tops ("I Can't Help Myself")
1943 - Lou Reed ("Walk On The Wild Side")
1948 - Rory Gallagher ("Shadow Play")
1950 - Karen Carpenter ("Rainy Days and Mondays")
1955 - Jay Osmond - vocalist for The Osmonds ("One Bad Apple")
1956 - John Cowsill - drummer for The Cowsills ("The Rain, The Park and Other Things")
1962 - Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi ("You Give Love A Bad Name")

March 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Mike Pender - guitarist for The Searchers ("Needles and Pins")
1944 - Jance Garfat - bassist for Dr. Hook ("Sylvia's Mother")
1947 - Jennifer Warnes ("The Right Time Of The Night")

March 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Paul Mauriat - conductor ("Love Is Blue")
1932 - Miriam Makeba ("Pata Pata")
1936 - Eric Allandale - trombone player for The Foundations ("Build Me Up Buttercup")
1944 - Michael Wilson (Mick) - drummer for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich ("Legend Of Xanadu")
1944 - Bobby Womack ("Lookin' For A Love")
1948 - Chris Squire - bassist for Yes ("Owner Of A Lonely Heart")
1951 - Chris Rea ("Fool If You Think It's Over")
1952 - Ron Moss - bassist for Player ("Baby Come Back")
1954 - St. Clair L. Palmer - vocalist for Sweet Sensation ("Sad Sweet Dreamer")

March 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Paul Evans ("Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat")
1939 - Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heel Sneakers")
1946 - Murray Head ("One Night In Bangkok")
1947 - Eddie Hodges ("I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door")
1948 - Eddie Grant - vocalist for The Equals ("Baby Come Back")
1958 - Andy Gibb ("Thicker Than Water")

March 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Sylvia Robinson of Micky And Sylvia ("Love Is Strange")
1939 - Domingo Samudio - lead vocalist of Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs ("Wooly Bully")
1944 - Mary Wilson - vocalist for The Supremes ("Back In My Arms Again")
1945 - Hugh Grundy - drummer for The Zombies ("She's Not There")
1946 - David Gilmour - guitarist for Pink Floyd ("The Wall")
1947 - Kiki Dee ("Don't Go Breakin' My Heart")

March 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1943 - Chris White - bassist for The Zombies ("She's Not There")
1945 - Arthur Lee - lead vocalist for Love ("My Little Red Book")
1946 - Peter Wolf - lead vocalist for The J. Geils Band ("Centerfold")
1946 - Mathew Fisher - organist for Procol Harum ("A Whiter Shade Of Pale")
1947 - Donna Loren ("Beach Blanket Bingo")
1952 - Ernie Isley - guitarist for The Isley Brothers (It's Your Thing")

March 8^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Ralph Ellis - guitarist for The Swinging Blue Jeans ("Hippy Hippy Shake")
1945 - Mickey Dolenz - drummer for The Monkees ("Steppin' Stone")
1946 - Randy Meisner - bass and vocals for The Eagles ("Take It To The Limit")
1947 - Michael Allsup - guitarist for Three Dog Night ("Joy To The World")
1948 - Little Peggy March ("I Will Follow Him")

March 9^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Lloyd Price ("Personality")
1942 - Mark Lindsay - lead singer of Paul Revere And The Raiders ("Kicks")
1945 - Robin Trower - guitarist for Procol Harum ("Conquistador")
1945 - Ron Wilson - drummer for The Surfaris ("Wipe Out")
1948 - Jeffrey Osborne ("On The Wings Of Love")
1951 - Frank Rodriguez - organist for ? And The Mysterians ("96 Tears")

March 10^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Dexter Tisby - vocalist for The Penguins ("Earth Angel")
1940 - Dean Torrence of Jan And Dean ("Dead Man's Curve")
1947 - Tom Scholz - guitarist for Boston ("More Than A Feeling")
1950 - Beverly Bremers ("Don't Say You Don't Remember")

March 11^th - ClassicBands.com

1903 - Lawrence Welk ("Calcutta")
1947 - Mark Stein - keyboards and vocals for Vanilla Fudge ("You Keep Me Hangin' On")
1944 - Rick Rothwell - drummer for Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders ("The Game Of Love")
1950 - Bobby McFerrin ("Don't Worry, Be Happy")
1951 - Katie Kissoon of Mac & Katie Kissoon ("Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep")
1957 - Cheryl Lynn ("Got To Be Real")
1961 - Bruce Watson - guitarist for Big Country ("In A Big Country")

March 12^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Lew DeWitt of The Statler Brothers ("Flowers On The Wall")
1940 - Al Jarreau ("Moonlighting")
1948 - James Taylor ("Fire and Rain")
1949 - Mike Gibbins - drummer for Badfinger ("No Matter What You Are")
1956 - Steve Harris - bassist for Iron Maiden ("Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter")
1957 - Marlon Jackson - guitarist for The Jackson Five ("ABC")

March 13^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Mike Stoller - record producer and songwriter
1939 - Neil Sedaka ("Breaking Up Is Hard To Do")
1960 - Adam Clayton - bassist for U2 ("With Or Without You")

March 14^th - ClassicBands.com

1922 - Les Baxter ("Poor People Of Paris")
1931 - Phil Phillips ("Sea Of Love")
1933 - Quincy Jones - record producer ("We Are The World")
1943 - Jim Pons - bassist for The Turtles ("Happy Together")
1945 - Walt Parazaider - sax player for Chicago ("Saturday In The Park")
1945 - Michael Martin Murphy ("Wildfire")
1947 - Jim O'Rourke - guitarist for John Fred And His Playboy Band ("Judy In Disguise")
1950 - Rick Dees ("Disco Duck")

March 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1912 - Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins - influential Blues guitarist ("T-Model Blues")
1940 - Phil Lesh - bassist for The Grateful Dead ("Truckin")
1941 - Mike Love - vocalist for The Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations")
1944 - Sly Stone - keyboards / lead vocals for Sly And The Family Stone ("Everyday People")
1944 - David Costell - bassist for Gary Lewis And The Playboys ("This Diamond Ring")
1946 - Howard Scott - guitar / vocals for War ("Cisco Kid")
1955 - Dee Snider - lead vocalist for Twisted Sister ("We're Not Gonna Take It")
1955 - Bunny DeBarge - vocalist for DeBarge ("Who's Holding Donna Now")

March 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Jerry Lewis ("Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody")
1942 - Jerry Jeff Walker - songwriter ("Mr. Bojangles")
1948 - Michael Bruce - guitarist for The Alice Cooper Band ("School's Out")
1954 - Nancy Wilson - vocalist for Heart ("Magic Man")

March 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1919 - Nat "King" Cole ("Ramblin' Rose")
1941 - Paul Kantner - guitarist for Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody To Love")
1941 - Clarence Collins - vocalist for Little Anthony And The Imperials ("Tears On My Pillow")
1944 - John Sebastian - guitar / lead vocals for The Lovin' Spoonful ("Summer In The City")
1946 - Harold Brown - drummer for War ("Low Rider")
1948 - Patrick Lloyd - guitarist for The Equals ("Baby Come Back")
1951 - Scott Gorham - guitarist for Thin Lizzy ("The Boys Are Back In Town")

March 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Robert Smith - vocalist for The Tams ("What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am")
1938 - Charlie Pride ("Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'")
1941 - Wilson Pickett ("Midnight Hour")
1947 - B.J. Wilson - drummer for Procul Harum ("Whiter Shade Of Pale")
1950 - John Hartman - drummer for The Doobie Brothers ("Black Water")
1959 - Irene Cara ("Fame")

March 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry ("Ain't Got No Home")
1946 - Ruth Pointer - vocalist for The Pointer Sisters ("Slow Hand")
1946 - Paul Atkinson - guitarist for The Zombies ("She's Not There")
1955 - Derek Longmuir - drummer for The Bay City Rollers ("Saturday Night")

March 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Jerry Reed ("When You're Hot, You're Hot")
1941 - Vito Picone - lead vocalist for The Elegants ("Little Star")
1942 - Robin Luke ("Susie Darlin'")
1950 - Carl Palmer - drummer for Emerson, Lake And Palmer ("Lucky Man")
1951 - Jimmie Vaughan - guitarist for The Fabulous Thunderbirds ("Tuff Enuff")

March 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Solomon Burke ("Got To Get You Off My Mind")
1945 - Rose Stone - pianist for Sly And The Family Stone ("Everyday People")
1946 - Ray Dorset - vocals and guitar for Mungo Jerry ("In The Summertime")
1949 - Eddie Money - ("Baby Hold On)
1950 - Roger Hodgson - vocals and guitar for Supertramp ("Give A Little Bit")
1951 - Russell Thomkins Jr. - lead vocalist for The Stylistics ("You Are Everything")
1951 - Conrad Lozano - bass player for Los Lobos ("La Bamba")
1953 - Robert Johnson - drummer for KC And The Sunshine Band ("That's The Way, I Like It")
1961 - Slim Jim Phantom - drummer for Stray Cats ("Rock This Town")

March 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Roger Whittaker - ("The Last Farewell")
1943 - Keith Relf - vocals and harmonica for The Yardbirds ("For Your Love")
1943 - George Benson ("On Broadway")
1944 - Jeremy Clyde of Chad And Jeremy ("Yesterday's Gone")
1947 - Harry Vanda - lead guitarist for The Easybeats ("Friday On My Mind")
1947 - Patrick Olive - percussionist for Hot Chocolate ("You Sexy Thing")
1948 - Randy Hobbs - bass guitarist for The McCoys ("Hang On Sloopy")
1963 - Susanne Sulley - vocalist for The Human League ("Don't You Want Me")

March 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1949 - Ric Ocasek - lead vocalist for The Cars ("My Best Friend's Girl")
1953 - Chaka Khan ("I'm Every Woman")

March 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1912 - Nervous Norvus ("Transfusion")
1948 - Lee Oskar - harmonica / vocals for War ("The Cisco Kid")
1951 - Dougie Thomson - bassist for Supertramp ("Goodbye Stranger")
1960 - Nena (Gabriele Kerner) ("99 Red Balloons")

March 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1934 - Johnny Burnette ("You're Sixteen")
1938 - Hoyt Axton ("Boney Fingers")
1940 - Anita Bryant ("Paper Roses")
1942 - Aretha Franklin ("Respect")
1947 - Elton John ("Crocodile Rock")
1949 - Nick Lowe ("Cruel To Be Kind")
1960 - Steve Norman - guitar and sax for Spandau Ballet ("True")

March 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1917 - Rufus Thomas ("Walkin' The Dog")
1936 - Freddie Parris - lead vocalist for The Five Satins ("In The Still Of The Night")
1944 - Diana Ross ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough")
1946 - Johnny Crawford ("Cindy's Birthday")
1948 - Richard Tandy - bassist for Electric Light Orchestra ("Livin' Thing")
1948 - Steven Tyler - lead vocalist for Aerosmith ("Dream On")
1949 - Vicki Lawrence ("The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia")
1949 - Fran Sheehan - bassist for Boston ("More Than A Feeling")
1950 - Teddy Pendergrass of Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes ("If You Don't Know Me By Now")
1950 - Ronnie McDowell ("The King Is Gone")

March 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Sarah Vaughan ("Broken-Hearted Melody")
1950 - Tony Banks - keyboards for Genesis ("No Son Of Mine")
1953 - Wally Stocker - lead guitarist for The Babys ("Everytime I Think of You")

March 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1945 - Charles Portz - bassist for The Turtles ("Happy Together")
1948 - John Evans - keyboards for Jethro Tull ("Aqualung")
1948 - Milan Williams - keyboards for The Commodores ("Night Shift")
1949 - Sally Carr - vocalist for Middle Of The Road ("Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep")

March 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1944 - Terry Jacks ("Seasons In The Sun")
1945 - Speedy Keen - drums / vocals for Thunderclap Newman ("Something In The Air")
1947 - Bobby Kimball - lead singer for Toto ("Rosanna")

March 30^th - ClassicBands.com

1913 - Frankie Laine ("Moonlight Gambler")
1930 - Rolf Harris ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport")
1945 - Eric Clapton ("Tears In Heaven")
1942 - Graeme Edge - drummer for The Moody Blues ("Nights In White Satin")
1955 - Randy VanWarmer ("Just When I Needed You Most")

March 31^st - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Herb Alpert ("This Guy's In Love With You")
1935 - Richard Chamberlain ("Theme From Dr. Kildare")
1937 - Willem Duyn (Mouth) - vocalist for Mouth And MacNeal ("How Do You Do")
1944 - Rod Allen - bass / vocals for The Fortunes ("Hear Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again")
1944 - Mick Ralphs - guitarist for Mott The Hoople ("All The Young Dudes")
1946 - Allan Nichol - guitarist for The Turtles ("Happy Together")
1947 - Jon Jon Poulos - drummer for The Buckinghams ("Don't You Care")
1947 - Al Goodman - vocalist for The Moments ("Love On A Two- Way Street")
1954 - Tony Brock - drummer for The Babys ("Isn't It Time")
1955 - Angus Young - guitarist for AC/DC ("You Shook Me All Night Long")



    April     - ClassicBands.com

April 1^st - ClassicBands.com

1932 - Debbie Reynolds ("Tammy")
1934 - Jim Ed Brown - vocalist for The Browns ("Little Jimmy Brown")
1939 - Rudolph Isley - vocalist for The Isley Brothers ("Shout")
1942 - Phil Margo - vocalist for The Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
1942 - Alan Blakely - rhythm guitarist for The Tremeloes ("Here Comes My Baby")
1946 - Ronnie Lane - bassist for The Small Faces ("Itchycoo Park")
1951 - Henry Gross ("Shannon")

April 2^nd - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Marvin Gaye ("Sexual Healing")
1942 - Leon Russell ("Tight Rope")
1943 - Glen Dale - guitar / vocals for The Fortunes ("You've Got Your Troubles")
1945 - David Dundas ("Jeans On")
1946 - Kurt Winter - guitarist for The Guess Who ("Share The Land")
1952 - Leon Wilkeson - bassist for Lynryd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama")
1953 - David Robinson - drummer for The Cars ("Drive")

April 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Doris Day ("Que Sera, Sera")
1928 - Don Gibson ("Oh Lonesome Me")
1941 - Jan Berry of Jan And Dean ("Little Old Lady From Pasadena")
1941 - Phillipe Wynne - lead singer for The Spinners ("Could It Be I'm Falling in Love")
1942 - Wayne Newton ("Danke Shoen")
1943 - Richard Manuel - pianist for The Band ("The Weight")
1944 - Tony Orlando - lead vocalist for Dawn ("Tie A Yellow Ribbon")
1944 - Barry Pritchard - guitar / vocals for The Fortunes ("You've Got Your Troubles")
1945 - Billy Joe Royal ("Down In The Boondocks")

April 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1915 - Muddy Waters - Blues guitarist
1938 - Michael Parks ("Long Lonesome Highway")
1939 - Hugh Masekela ("Grazin' In The Grass")
1941 - Major Lance ("The Monkey Time")
1948 - Berry Oakley - bassist for The Allman Brothers ("Ramblin' Man")
1948 - David Withers - drummer for Dire Straits ("Sultans of Swing")
1951 - Pete Haycock - guitarist for The Climax Blues Band ("Couldn't Get It Right")
1952 - Gary Moore - guitarist for Thin Lizzy ("The Boys Are Back In Town")
1955 - Mick Mars - guitarist for Motley Crue ("Live Wire")

April 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1928 - Tony Williams - vocalist for The Platters ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
1932 - Billy Bland ("Let The Little Girl Dance")
1939 - Ronnie White - vocalist for The Miracles ("The Tears Of A Clown")
1942 - Allan Clarke - lead vocalist for The Hollies ("Long Cool Woman")
1944 - Crispian St. Peters ("The Pied Piper")
1950 - Agnetha Faltskog-Ulvaeus - vocalist for ABBA ("Dancin' Queen")

April 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Merle Haggard ("Okie from Muskogee")
1943 - Julie Rogers ("The Wedding")
1947 - Tony Connor - drummer for Hot Chocolate ("You Sexy Thing")
1951 - Ralph Cooper - drummer for Air Supply ("All Out Of Love")

April 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1908 - Percy Faith ("Theme From A Summmer Place")
1935 - Bobby Bare ("Detroit City")
1937 - Charlie Thomas - vocalist for The Drifters ("There Goes My Baby")
1938 - Spencer Dryden - drummer for Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody To Love")
1947 - Patricia Bennett - vocalist for The Chiffons ("He's So Fine")
1949 - John Oates - guitar / vocals for Hall And Oates ("Sara, Smile")
1948 - Carol Douglas - ("Doctor's Orders")
1951 - Janis Ian ("Society's Child")
1951 - Bruce Gary - drummer for The Knack ("My Sharona")

April 8^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - J. J. Jackson ("But It's Alright")
1941 - Peggy Lennon - vocalist for The Lennon Sisters ("Tonight You Belong To Me""
1947 - Steve Howe - guitarist for Yes ("Owner Of A Lonely Heart")
1951 - Mel Schacher - bassist for Grand Funk ("Bad Time")
1963 - Julian Lennon ("Too Late For Goodbyes")

April 9^th - ClassicBands.com

1932 - Carl Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes")
1943 - Terry Knight ("I Who Have Nothing")
1948 - Phil Wright - drums / vocals for Paper Lace ("The Night Chicago Died")

April 10^th - ClassicBands.com

1921 - Sheb Wooley ("The Purple People Eater")
1932 - Nate Nelson - lead vocalist for The Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes For You")
1936 - Bobby Smith - vocalist for The Spinners ("Rubberband Man")
1947 - Karl Russell - vocalist for The Hues Corporation ("Rock The Boat")
1959 - Brian Setzer - guitar / lead vocals for Stray Cats ("Rock This Town")
1960 - Katrina Leskanich of Katrina And The Waves ("Walking On Sunshine")

April 11^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Richard Berry - composer of "Louie, Louie"
1958 - Stuart Adamson - guitarist / vocalist for Big Country ("In A Big Country")

April 12^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Ned Miller ("From A Jack To A King")
1933 - Tiny Tim ("Tiptoe Through The Tulips")
1940 - Herbie Hancock ("Watermelon Man")
1944 - John Kay - lead singer of Steppenwolf ("Magic Carpet Ride")
1950 - David Cassidy - lead singer of The Partridge Family ("I Think I Love You")
1951 - Alex Briley - the sailor in the Village People ("YMCA")

April 13^th - ClassicBands.com

1934 - Horace Kay - vocalist for The Tams ("What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am")
1940 - Lester Chambers - vocalist for The Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")
1941 - John McElrath - lead vocalist for The Swingin' Medallions ("Double Shot Of My Baby's Love")
1942 - Bill Conti - ("Gonna Fly Now")
1943 - Eve Graham - vocalist for The New Seekers ("I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing")
1944 - Jack Cassidy - bassist for Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody To Love")
1945 - Lowell George - singer and guitarist for Little Feat ("Hate To Lose Your Lovin'")
1946 - Al Green ("Let's Stay Together")
1951 - Peabo Bryson ("If Ever You're In My Arms Again")
1951 - Max Weinberg - drummer for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ("Born To Run")
1954 - Jimmy Destri - keyboards for Blondie ("Heart Of Glass")

April 14^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Tony Burrows - lead singer for Edison Lighthouse("Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes")
1945 - Ritchie Blackmore - lead guitarist for Deep Purple ("Smoke On The Water")
1946 - Patrick Fairley - guitarist for Marmalade "(Reflections Of My Life")
1948 - Larry Ferguson - keyboards for Hot Chocolate ("You Sexy Thing")

April 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1918 - Eddie Arnold ("Make The World Go Away")
1933 - Roy Clark ("Yesterday When I Was Young")
1937 - Bob Luman ("Let's Think About Living")
1940 - Clarence Satchell - guitar and sax for The Ohio Players ("Fire")
1944 - Dave Edmunds ("I Hear You Knockin'")

April 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Henry Mancini ("Moon River")
1924 - Rudy Pompilli - tenor saxophone for Bill Haley And His Comets ("Rock Around The Clock")
1929 - Roy Hamilton ("You Can Have Her")
1935 - Bobby Vinton ("Blue Velvet")
1939 - Dusty Springfield ("I Only Want To Be With You")
1943 - Dave Peverett - guitar and vocals for Foghat ("Slow Ride")
1947 - Gerry Rafferty ("Baker Street")
1962 - Jason Scheff - bass and vocals for Chicago ("Will You Still Love Me")
1963 - Jimmy Osmond ("Long Haired Lover From Liverpool")

April 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1932 - Don Kirshner - Rock concert promoter
1941 - Billy Fury ("Halfway To Paradise"")
1943 - Roy Estrada - bassist for The Mothers Of Invention ("Freak Out")
1944 - Bobby Curtola ("Take Good Care Of My Baby")
1948 - Jan Hammer ("Miami Vice Theme")

April 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Lenny Baker - saxophonist for Sha Na Na
1942 - Mike Vickers - guitarist for Manfred Mann ("Blinded By The Light"
1944 - Skip Spence - drummer for Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody To Love")
1946 - Hayley Mills ("Let's Get Together")
1946 - Tommy Shannon - bassist for Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble ("Texas Flood")
1947 - Polly Brown ("Up In A Puff Of Smoke")

April 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Bobby Russell ("Saturday Morning Confusion")
1942 - Alan Price - keyboard player for The Animals ("House Of The Rising Sun")
1942 - Larry Ramos, Jr. - guitarist for The Association ("Along Comes Mary")
1944 - Bernie Worrell - keyboard player for Parliament / Funkadelic ("On Nation Under A Groove")
1947 - Mark Volman - vocalist for The Turtles ("She'd Rather Be With Me")

April 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Johnny Tillotson ("Poetry In Motion")
1948 - Craig Frost - keyboardist for Grand Funk Railroad ("Bad Time")
1951 - Luther Vandross ("How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye")

April 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Ernie Maresca ("Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out")
1947 - Iggy Pop - vocalist for The Stooges ("I Wanna Be Your Dog")
1947 - Alan Warner - lead guitar for The Foundations ("Baby Now That I've Found You")
1949 - Paul Davis ("'65 Love Affair")
1959 - Robert Smith - vocalist for The Cure ("Love Song")

April 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Glen Campbell ("Rhinestone Cowboy")
1943 - Mel Carter ("Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me")
1946 - Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia of Cannibal And The Headhunters ("Land of 1000 Dances")
1948 - Larry Groce ("Junk Food Junkie")
1950 - Peter Frampton ("Show Me The Way")
1951 - Paul Carrack - lead vocalist for Ace ("How Long")

April 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1930 - Dale Houston of Dale And Grace ("I'm Leaving It Up To You")
1936 - Roy Orbison ("Pretty Woman")
1939 - Ray Peterson ("Tell Laura I Love Her")
1947 - Glenn Cornick - bassist for Jethro Tull ("Bungle In The Jungle")
1960 - Steve Clark - guitarist for Def Leppard ("Love Bites")

April 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Freddie Scott ("Hey Girl")
1942 - Barbra Streisand ("Stoney End")
1945 - Robert Knight ("Everlasting Love")
1945 - Doug Clifford - drummer for Creedance Clearwater Revival ("Green River")
1947 - Ann Kelly - vocalist for The Hues Corporation ("Rock The Boat)
1951 - Nigel Harrison - bassist for Blondie ("The Tide Is High")

April 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1923 - Albert King - "Born Under A Bad Sign"
1933 - Jerry Leiber - (co-wrote "Hound Dog", "Stand By Me", "Charlie Brown")
1944 - Michael Kogel - lead vocalist for Los Bravos ("Black Is Black")
1945 - Bjorn Ulvaeus - guitarist for ABBA ("Waterloo")
1945 - Stu Cook - bassist with Creedance Clearwater Revival ("Fortunate Son")
1946 - Ronnie Gilbert - bassist for Blues Magoos ("We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet")
1949 - Michael Brown - keyboardist for The Left Banke ("Walk Away Rene")
1950 - Steve Ferrone - drummer for Average White Band ("Pick Up The Pieces")

April 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Maurice Williams ("Stay")
1938 - Duane Eddy ("Rebel Rouser")
1941 - Claudine Clark ("Party Lights")
1942 - Bobby Rydell ("Volare")
1943 - Gary Wright ("Dream Weaver")
1945 - Tony Murray - bassist for The Troggs ("Wild Thing")
1946 - Ronny Dayton - leader of Ronny & The Daytonas ("G.T.O.")
1960 - Roger Taylor - drummer for Duran Duran ("Hungry Like The Wolf")

April 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1932 - Casey Kasem - disc jockey for the radio show American Top 40
1944 - Cuba Gooding Sr. - lead vocalist for The Main Ingrediant ("Everybody Plays The Fool")
1947 - Peter Ham - guitarist for Bad Finger ("No Matter What")
1947 - Ann Peebles ("I Can't Stand The Rain")
1949 - Herb Murrell - vocalist for The Stylistics ("You Make Me Feel Brand New")
1951 - Paul "Ace" Frehley - guitarist for KISS ("Hotter Than Hell")
1959 - Sheena Easton ("Morning Train")

April 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1943 - Fantastic Johnny C ("Boogaloo Down Broadway")
1945 - John Wolters - drummer for Dr. Hook ("Sexy Eyes")
1946 - Bev Bivens - lead vocalist for We Five ("You Were On My Mind")

April 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1899 - Duke Ellington ("It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing")
1928 - Carl Gardner of The Coasters ("Charlie Brown")
1931 - Lonnie Donegan ("Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour")
1936 - April Stevens of Nino Tempo And April Stevens ("Deep Purple")
1943 - Duane Allen - vocalist for The Oak Ridge Boys ("Elvira")
1945 - Tammi Terrell ("Ain't Nothin' Like The Real Thing") with Marvin Gaye
1947 - Tommy James ("I Think We're Alone Now")
1949 - Francis Rossi - guitar / vocals for Status Quo ("Pictures Of Matchstick Men")
1968 - Carnie Wilson of Wilson-Phillips ("Hold On")

April 30^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Johnny Horton ("Sink The Bismark")
1933 - Willie Nelson ("You Were Always On My Mind")
1941 - Johnny Farina of Santo And Johnny ("Sleep Walk")
1943 - Bobby Vee ("The Night Has A Thousand Eyes")
1948 - Wayne Kramer - guitarist for The MC Five ("Kick Out The Jams")
1953 - Merrill Osmond - vocalist for The Osmonds ("One Bad Apple ")



    May     - ClassicBands.com

May 1^st - ClassicBands.com

1928 - Sonny James ("Young Love")
1939 - Judy Collins ("Both Sides Now")
1944 - Rita Coolidge ("Higher and Higher")
1946 - Nick Fortune - bassist for The Buckinghams ("Mercy, Mercy, Mercy")
1954 - Ray Parker Jr. ("Ghost Busters")
1957 - Steve Farris - guitarist for Mr. Mister ("Broken Wings")

May 2^nd - ClassicBands.com

1929 - Link Wray ("Rumble")
1936 - Englebert Humperdinck ("Release Me")
1945 - Goldie McJohn - keyboard player for Steppenwolf ("Born To Be Wild")
1945 - Robert Henrit - drummer for Argent ("Hold Your Head Up")
1945 - Randy Cain - vocalist for The Delfonics ("La- La Means I Love You")
1946 - Leslie Gore ("It's My Party")
1950 - Lou Gramm - lead singer of Foreigner ("Waiting for a Girl Like You")
1951 - Prescott Niles - bassist for The Knack ("My Sharona")
1951 - Jo Callis - guitar and keyboards for Human League ("Don't You Want Me")

May 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1928 - Dave Dudley ("Six Days On The Road")
1933 - James Brown ("I Feel Good")
1937 - Frankie Valli ("My Eyes Adored You")
1938 - Napoleon XIV ("They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!")
1944 - Pete Staples - bass guitarist for The Troggs ("Wild Thing")
1950 - Mary Hopkin ("Those Were the Days")
1951 - Christopher Cross ("Never Be The Same")
1953 - Bruce Hall - bass guitarist for REO Speedwagon ("Keep On Loving You")
1955 - Steve Jones - guitar and vocals for The Sex Pistols ("God Save The Queen")
1959 - David Ball - keyboards for Soft Cell ("Tainted Love")

May 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1934 - Ace Cannon ("Tuff")
1937 - Dick Dale ("Let's Go Trippin'")
1938 - Tyrone Davis ("Turn Back The Hands Of Time")
1941 - Richard Burns of The Hondells ("Little Honda")
1942 - Nicholas Ashford of Ashford And Simpson ("Solid")
1942 - Ronnie Bond - drummer for The Troggs ("Wild Thing")
1951 - Jackie Jackson - vocalist for The Jackson Five ("ABC")

May 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1928 - Marshall Grant - bassist for Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three ("I Walk The Line")
1938 - Johnnie Taylor ("Who's Makin' Love To Your Old Lady")
1942 - Tammy Wynette ("Stand By Your Man")
1947 - Robin McNamara ("Lay A Little Lovin' On Me")
1948 - Bill Ward - drummer for Black Sabbath ("Paranoid")
1950 - Maggie MacNeal - vocalist for Mouth And MacNeal ("How Do You Do">
1951 - Rex Goh - guitarist for Air Supply ("Lost In Love")

May 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Herbie Cox - leader of The Cleftones ("Heart & Soul")
1942 - Colin Earl - keyboard player for Mungo Jerry ("In The Summertime")
1945 - Bob Seger ("Like A Rock")
1948 - Mary McGregor ("Torn Between Two Lovers")

May 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1927 - Jim Lowe ("Green Door")
1931 - Teresa Brewer ("A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl")
1939 - Johnny Maestro - lead singer of The Brooklyn Bridge ("The Worst That Could Happen")
1939 - Jimmy Ruffin ("What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted")
1943 - Rick West - guitarist for The Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden")
1946 - Thelma Houston ("Don't Leave Me This Way")
1946 - Bill Danoff - vocalist for The Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight")
1949 - Keith (James Keefer) ("98.6")

May 8^th - ClassicBands.com

1917 - Papa John Creech - fiddle player for Jefferson Airplane
1940 - Rick Nelson ("Hello Mary Lou")
1940 - Gary Glitter ("Rock and Roll Part II")
1941 - John Fred - vocalist for John Fred and The Playboy Band ("Judy In Disguise")
1943 - Toni Tennille of The Captain and Tennille ("Love Will Keep Us Together")
1943 - Paul Samwell-Smith - bassist for The Yardbirds ("For Your Love")
1951 - Phil Bailey - vocalist for Earth, Wind and Fire ("Shining Star")
1953 - Alex Van Halen - drummer for Van Halen ("Jump")

May 9^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Dave Prater of Sam and Dave ("Soul Man")
1937 - Sonny Curtis - guitarist for The Crickets ("That'll Be The Day")
1939 - Nokie Edwards - bassist for The Ventures ("Walk Don't Run")
1941 - Danny Rapp - lead singer for Danny and The Juniors ("At The Hop")
1941 - Pete Birrell - bassist for Freddie and the Dreamers ("I'm Telling You Now")
1942 - Tommy Roe ("Sheila")
1943 - Bruce Milner - keyboards for Every Mother's Son ("Come On Down To My Boat")
1944 - Don Dannemann - lead vocals / rhythm guitar for The Cyrkle ("Red Rubber Ball")
1944 - Richie Furay - guitarist for Poco ("Crazy Love")
1945 - Steve Katz - guitarist for Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel")
1946 - Clint Holmes ("Playground In My Mind")
1949 - Billy Joel ("Just The Way You Are")
1950 - Tom Petersson - bassist for Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me")

May 10^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Larry Williams ("Boney Maronie")
1938 - Henry Fambrough - vocalist for The Spinners ("Working My Way Back To You")
1946 - Dave Mason ("We Just Disagree")
1946 - Donovan ("Mellow Yellow")
1946 - Graham Gouldman - guitarist for 10cc ("I'm Not In Love")
1957 - Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie) - bassist for The Sex Pistols ("God Save The Queen")
1960 - Bono (Paul David Hewson) - guitar and vocals for U2 ("Sunday Bloody Sunday")

May 11^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Eric Burdon - lead singer of The Animals ("House Of The Rising Sun")
1943 - John Chadwick - bassist for Gerry and The Pacemakers ("Ferry Cross The Mersey")
1943 - Arnie Satin - vocalist for The Dovells ("The Bristol Stomp")
1947 - Butch Trucks - drummer for The Allman Brothers ("Ramblin' Man")

May 12^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Billy Swan ("I Can Help")
1943 - David Walker - keyboardist for Gary Lewis and The Playboys ("This Diamond Ring")
1944 - James Purify - vocalist for James and Bobby Purify ("I'm Your Puppet")
1946 - Ian McLagan - keyboardist for The Faces ("Itchycoo Park")
1948 - Steve Winwood - keyboardist for The Spencer Davis Group ("Gimme Some Lovin")
1950 - Billy Squier - ("The Stroke")

May 13^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Ritchie Valens ("La Bamba")
1943 - Mary Wells ("My Guy")
1945 - Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz - harmonica for The J. Geils Band ("Centerfold")
1947 - Peter Overend Watts - bassist for Mott The Hoople ("All The Young Dudes")
1950 - Stevie Wonder ("I Just Called To Say I Love You")
1951 - Paul Thompson - drumer for Roxy Music ("Love Is The Drug")

May 14^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Bobby Darin ("Mack The Knife")
1936 - Charlie Gracie ("Butterfly")
1940 - Troy Shondell ("This Time (We're Really Breaking Up")
1945 - Derek Leckenby - guitarist for Herman's Hermits ("Mrs Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter")
1943 - Jack Bruce - bassist for Cream ("Sunshine Of Your Love")
1945 - Gene Cornish - guitarist for The Rascals ("Groovin")
1946 - Dixie Lee Innes - lead vocalist for The Original Caste ("One Tin Soldier")
1947 - Al Ciner - guitarist for The American Breed ("Bend Me, Shape Me")
1952 - David Byrne - lead singer and guitarist for Talking Heads ("Burning Down The House")

May 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1918 - Eddy Arnold ("Make The World Go Away")
1937 - Trini Lopez ("Lemon Tree")
1938 - Lenny Welch ("Since I Fell For You")
1944 - Ian Amey (Tich) - guitarist for Dave Dee, Dozey, Beaky, Mick and Tich ("Legend Of Xanadu")
1947 - Graham Goble - guitarist for The Little River Band ("Lonesome Loser")
1948 - Gary Thain - bassist for Uriah Heep ("Easy Livin'")
1948 - Brian Eno - synthesiser player for Roxy Music ("Love Is The Drug")

May 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1946 - Robert Fripp - guitarist for King Crimson ("In the Court of the Crimson King")
1946 - Roger Earl - drummer for Foghat ("Slow Ride")
1947 - Darrell Sweet - drummer for Nazareth ("Love Hurts")
1965 - Krist Novoselic - bassist for Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit")
1966 - Janet Jackson ("All For You")

May 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Pervis Jackson - vocalist for The Spinners ("Then Came You")
1941 - Malcolm Hale - lead guitarist for Spanky And Our Gang ("Sunday Will Never Be The Same")
1948 - Bill Bruford - drummer for Yes ("Owner Of A Lonely Heart")

May 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1912 - Perry Como ("Catch A Falling Star")
1942 - Albert Hammond ("It Never Rains In Southern California")
1949 - Rick Wakeman - keyboard player for Yes ("Roundabout")
1949 - Bill Wallace - bassist for The Guess Who ("Clap for the Wolfman")
1953 - Butch Tavares - vocalist for Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel")

May 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1945 - Pete Townshend - guitarist for The Who ("Can't Explain")
1947 - Jerry Hyman - trombone player for Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel")
1949 - Dusty Hill - guitarist and vocalist for ZZ Top
1951 - Joey Ramone of The Ramones ("I Wanna Be Sedated")

May 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Sal Mineo ("Start Movin' In My Direction")
1940 - Shorty Long ("Here Comes The Judge")
1942 - Jill Jackson of Paul & Paula ("Hey Paula")
1944 - Joe Cocker ("The Letter")
1946 - Cher ("Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves")
1959 - Susan Cowsill - vocalist for the Cowsills ("The Rain, The Park and Other Things")

May 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers ("Shout")
1943 - Hilton Valentine - guitarist for The Animals ("House Of The Rising Sun")
1943 - Vincent Crane - keyboardist for The Crazy World of Arthur Brown ("Fire")
1944 - Marcie Blane ("Bobby's Girl")
1948 - Leo Sayer ("When I Need You")

May 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1930 - Kenny Ball - trumpet player for Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen ("Midnight In Moscow")
1939 - Ian Robertson Underwood - keyboardist for the Mothers of Invention
1948 - Des Dyer - lead vocalist for Jigsaw ("Sky High")
1950 - Bernie Taupin (Elton John's songwriting partner)

May 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1928 - Rosemary Clooney ("Sentimental Journey")
1934 - Dr. Robert Moog (inventor of the Moog synthesizer)
1944 - Raymond Fulwood - drummer for The Parliaments ("I Wanna Testify")
1944 - Norman Johnson - lead singer for The Chairmen Of The Board ("Give Me Just A Little More Time")
1946 - Daniel Klein - bassist for The J. Geils Band ("Centerfold")
1947 - Bill Hunt - keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra ("Don't Bring Me Down")
1955 - Dean Friedman ("Ariel")

May 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong ("Earache My Eye")
1941 - Bob Dylan ("Lay Lady Lay")
1942 - Derek Quinn - lead guitarist for Freddie & the Dreamers ("I'm Telling You Now")
1944 - Patti LaBelle ("Lady Marmalade")
1947 - Albert Bouchard - drummer for Blue Oyster Cult ("Don't Fear The Reaper")
1955 - Roseanne Cash ("Seven Year Ache")

May 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Tom T Hall ("I Love")
1947 - Jessi Colter ("I'm Not Lisa")
1947 - Mitch Margo - vocalist for The Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
1950 - Robby Steinhardt - strings for Kansas ("Dust In The Wind")

May 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1920 - Peggy Lee ("Fever")
1940 - Levon Helm - drummer for The Band ("The Weight")
1940 - Ray Ennis - guitarist and vocalist for The Swinging Blue Jeans ("Hippy Hippy Shake")
1941 - Art Sharp - vocalist for The Nashville Teens ("Tobacco Road")
1944 - Verden Allen - keyboardist for Mott the Hoople ("All the Young Dudes")
1945 - Gary Peterson - drummer for The Guess Who ("These Eyes")
1946 - Mick Ronson - guitarist for David Bowie's Spiders From Mars ("Ziggy Stardust")
1948 - Stevie Nicks - vocalist for Fleetwood Mac ("Say You Love Me")

May 27^th

1935 - Ramsey Lewis ("The In Crowd")
1939 - Don Williams - guitar / vocals for The Pozo-Seco Singers ("I Can Make It With You")
1943 - Cilla Black ("Anyone Who Had A Heart")
1945 - Bruce Cockburn - Folk singer
1947 - Marty Kristian - vocalist for The New Seekers ("I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing")
1948 - Pete Sears - bass / keyboards for Jefferson Starship ("Miracles")

May 28^th

1943 - Tony Mansfield - drummer for Billy J Kramer And The Dakotas ("Little Children")
1944 - Gladys Knight ("I Heard It Through The Grapevine")
1945 - John Fogerty ("Centerfield")
1949 - Wendy O Williams - vocalist for The Plasmatics

May 29^th

1936 - Sylvia Vanderpool of Mickey and Sylvia ("Love Is Strange")
1941 - Roy Crewsdon - guitarist for Freddie & the Dreamers ("I'm Telling You Now")
1945 - Gary Brooker - keyboards and vocals for Procol Harum ("A Whiter Shade Of Pale")
1952 - Andrea True of The Andrea True Conection ("More, More, More")
1955 - Mike Porcaro - bassist for Toto ("Rosanna")
1961 - Melissa Etheridge ("Come To My Window")

May 30^th

1944 - Lenny Davidson - guitarist for The Dave Clark Five ("Over and Over")
1955 - Nicky 'Topper' Headon - drummer for The Clash ("Rock The Casbah")

May 31^st

1938 - Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary ("Puff The Magic Dragon")
1938 - Johnny Paycheck ("Take This Job And Shove It")
1948 - John Bonham - drummer for Led Zepplin ("Whole Lotta Love")
1954 - Vicki Sue Robinson ("Turn The Beat Around")
1962 - Corey Hart ("Never Surrender")



    June     - ClassicBands.com

June 1^st

1934 - Pat Boone ("Love Letters In The Sand")
1945 - Linda Scott ("Every Little Star")
1945 - Jim McCarty - guitarist for Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels ("Jenny Take A Ride")
1947 - Ron Wood - guitarist for The Rolling Stones
1950 - Graham Russell - guitarist for Air Supply ("Lost In Love")
1950 - Charlene (D'Angelo) - ("I've Never Been To Me")

June 2^nd

1937 - Jimmy Jones ("Handy Man")
1941 - Charlie Watts - drummer for The Rolling Stones
1941 - William Guest of Gladys Knight and The Pips ("Midnight Train To Georgia")
1944 - Marvin Hamlisch ("The Entertainer")
1948 - Johnny Bee Badanjek - drummer for Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels ("Sock It To Me Baby")
1950 - Chubby Tavares - vocalist for Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel")
1960 - Tony Hadley - vocalist for Spandau Ballet ("True")

June 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1927 - Boots Randolph ("Yakety Sax")
1942 - Curtis Mayfield ("Superfly")
1943 - Michael Clarke - drummer for The Byrds ("Mr. Tambourine Man")
1946 - Eddie Holman ("Hey There Lonely Girl")
1946 - Ian Hunter - vocals / guitar for Mott The Hoople ("All The Young Dudes")
1947 - Mickey Finn - percussion for T-Rex ("Get It On")
1950 - Suzie Quatro ("Stumblin' In")
1951 - Deniece Williams ("Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" with Johnny Mathis)
1952 - Billy Powell - keyboards for Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama")
1954 - Dan Hill ("Sometimes When We Touch")

June 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Freddy Fender ("Wasted Days and Wasted Nights")
1944 - Michelle Phillips - vocalist for The Mamas and Papas ("Dedicated To The One I Love")
1944 - Roger Ball - saxophonist for The Average White Band ("Pick Up The Pieces")
1945 - Gordon Waller of Peter and Gordon ("World Without Love")
1953 - Jimmy McCulloch - guitarist for Thunderclap Newman ("Something In The Air")
1961 - El Debarge - lead vocalist for Debarge ("Rhythm of the Night")

June 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Bill Hayes ("The Ballad Of Davy Crockett")
1941 - Floyd Butler - vocalist for The Friends Of Distinction ("Grazing In The Grass")
1943 - Michael Davis - bassist for The MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams")
1945 - Don Reid - lead vocalist for The Statler Brothers ("Flowers On The Wall")
1946 - Freddie Stone - guitarist for Sly and The Family Stone ("Everyday People")
1948 - Frank Eslersmith - keyboardist for Air Supply ("All Out Of Love")
1950 - Ronnie Dyson ("Why Can't I Touch You")
1954 - Nicko McBrain - drummer for Iron Maiden ("Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter")
1956 - Kenny G ("Songbird")

June 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Levi Stubbs of The Four Tops ("Baby, I Need Your Loving")
1939 - Gary U.S. Bonds ("Quarter To Three")
1942 - Howie Kane - of Jay and the Americans ("Cara Mia")
1944 - Peter Albin - bassist for Big Brother and the Holding Co. ("Piece Of My Heart"

June 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1917 - Dean Martin ("Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime")
1940 - Tom Jones ("It's Not Unusual")
1944 - Clarence White - guitarist for The Byrds ("Mr. Tambourine Man")
1955 - Joey Scarbury ("The Greatest American Hero")
1958 - Prince ("Little Red Corvette")

June 8^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - James Darren ("Goodbye Cruel World")
1940 - Nancy Sinatra ("These Boots Are Made For Walkin'")
1940 - Sherman Garnes - vocalist for Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall In Love")
1942 - Chuck Negron - vocalist for Three Dog Night ("Joy To The World")
1944 - Boz Scaggs ("Lido Shuffle")
1947 - Mick Box - guitarist for Uriah Heep ("Easy Livin")
1953 - Bonnie Tyler ("Total Eclipse Of The Heart")

June 9^th - ClassicBands.com

1915 - Les Paul ("Vaya Con Dios" with partner Mary Ford)
1929 - Johnny Ace ("Pledging My Love")
1934 - Jackie Wilson ("Higher and Higher")
1941 - Jon Lord - keyboardist for Deep Purple ("Hush")
1946 - Stuart Edwards - guitarist for Edison Lighthouse ("Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes")
1950 - Trevor Bolder - bassist for Uriah Heep ("Easy Livin")

June 10^th - ClassicBands.com

1910 - Howlin' Wolf - ("Smokestack Lightning")
1941 - Shirley Owens - lead singer of The Shirelles ("Dedicated To The One I Love")
1941 - Micky Jones - drummer for The First Edition ("Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town")
1942 - Janet Vogel - vocalist for The Skyliners ("Since I Don't Have You")

June 11^th - ClassicBands.com

1934 - Pookie Hudson - vocalist for The Spaniels ("Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite")
1936 - Jud Strunk ("A Daisy A Day")
1940 - Joey Dee ("The Peppermint Twist")
1949 - Frank Beard - drummer for ZZ Top ("La Grange")

June 12^th - ClassicBands.com

1928 - Vic Damone ("On The Street Where You Live")
1942 - Len Barry ("1-2-3")
1943 - Reg Presley - leader of The Troggs ("Wild Thing")
1948 - Barry Bailey - guitarist for The Atlanta Rhythm Section ("So In To You")
1951 - Brad Delp - lead singer for Boston ("More Than A Feeling")
1951 - Bun E. Carlos - drummer for Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me")
1953 - Rockey Burnette ("Tired Of Toein' The Line")

June 13^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Billy "Crash" Craddock ("Rub It In")
1940 - Bobby Freeman ("C'mon and Swim")
1949 - Dennis Locorriere - vocalist for Dr Hook ("The Cover Of The Rolling Stone")
1954 - Bo Donaldson ("Billy Don't Be A Hero")

June 14^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson - vocalist for The Four Tops ("Reach Out I'll Be There")
1941 - Jr. Walker - leader of Jr. Walker and the All Stars ("Shotgun")
1945 - Rod Argent - keyboardist for The Zombies ("She's Not There")
1948 - Steve Hunter - guitarist for the Alice Cooper Group ("Billion Dollar Babies")
1949 - Alan White - drummer for Yes ("Owner Of A Lonely Heart")
1961 - Boy George - lead singer of Culture Club ("Karma Chameleon")

June 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1910 - David Rose ("The Stripper")
1929 - Nigel Pickering - rhythm guitar and vocals for Spanky And Our Gang ("Sunday Will Never Be The Same")
1937 - Waylon Jennings ("Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard")
1941 - Harry Nilsson ("Everybody's Talkin'")
1943 - Muff Winwood - bassist for The Spencer Davis Group ("Gimme Some Lovin")
1946 - Janet Lennon - vocalist for The Lennon Sisters ("Tonight You Belong To Me")
1949 - Russell Hitchcock - guitarist for Air Supply ("Lost In Love")
1949 - Michael Lutz - guitarist for Brownsville Station ("Smokin' In The Boys' Room")
1951 - Steve Walsh - keyboard player for Kansas ("Dust In The Wind")
1954 - Terri Gibbs ("Somebody's Knockin'")

June 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Lamont Dozier (song writer with Holland-Dozier-Holland)
1942 - Edward Lavert - vocalist for The O'Jays ("Back Stabbers")
1946 - Ian Matthews - vocalist for Matthews Southern Comfort ("Woodstock")
1949 - Peppy Castro - guitarist for Blues Magoos ("We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet")
1950 - James Smith - vocalist for The Stylistics ("You Make Me Feel Brand New")
1952 - Gino Vannelli ("I Just Want To Stop")

June 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1930 - Cliff Gallup - guitarist for Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps ("Be-Bop-A-Lula")
1942 - Norman Kuhlke - drummer for The Swinging Blue Jeans ("Hippy Hippy Shake")
1943 - Barry Manilow ("Mandy")
1947 - Greg Rolie - keyboardist for Santana ("Evil Ways")



June 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Paul McCartney ("My Love")
1942 - Carl Radle - bassist for Derek And The Dominos ("Layla")
1947 - Sandy Posey ("Born A Woman")
1953 - Jerome Smith - guitarist for KC and The Sunshine Band ("Get Down Tonight")

June 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
1936 - Tommy de Vito - vocalist for The Four Seasons ("Walk Like A Man")
1939 - Al Wilson ("Show And Tell")
1942 - Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane - lead singer of Spanky & Our Gang ("Sunday Will Never Be The Same")
1950 - Ann Wilson - lead vocalist for Heart ("Barracuda")
1953 - Larry Dunn - keyboards for Earth Wind & Fire ("Shining Star")
1959 - Mark DeBarge - vocalist for DeBarge ("Who's Holding Donna Now")
1962 - Paula Abdul ("Straight Up")

June 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Chet Atkins - session guitarist
1936 - Billy Guy of The Coasters ("Yakety Yak")
1937 - Jerry Keller ("Here Comes Summer")
1938 - Mickey Most - English record producer
1942 - Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations")
1945 - Anne Murray ("You Needed Me")
1949 - Lionel Richie ("All Night Long")
1953 - Alan Longmuir - bassist for The Bay City Rollers ("Shang-A-Lang")
1955 - Michael Anthony - bassist for Van Halen ("Jump")

June 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1932 - O.C. Smith ("Little Green Apples")
1944 - Ray Davies - rhythm guitarist for The Kinks ("Well Respected Man")
1944 - Miguel Vicens - guitarist for Los Bravos ("Black Is Black")
1948 - Joey Molland - guitarist and keyboardist for Badfinger ("No Matter What")
1949 - Greg Munford - vocalist for Strawberry Alarm Clock ("Incense and Peppermints")
1950 - Joey Kramer - drummer for Aerosmith ("Walk This Way")
1950 - John Paul Young ("Love Is In The Air")

June 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Kris Kristofferson ("Why Me")
1943 - Jimmy Castor ("Troglodyte")
1944 - Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon ("World Without Love")
1947 - Howard Kaylan - vocalist for The Turtles ("Happy Together")
1948 - Todd Rundgren ("Hello, It's Me")
1949 - Alan Osmond - vocalist for The Osmonds ("Lazy River")
1953 - Cyndi Lauper ("Girls Just Want To Have Fun")
1956 - Derek Forbes - bassist for Simple Minds ("Don't You Forget About Me")

June 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1929 - June Carter Cash ("Jackson)" with husband Johnny Cash
1937 - Niki Sullivan - guitarist for The Crickets ("Peggy Sue")
1940 - Stu Sutcliffe - original bassist for The Beatles
1944 - Rosetta Hightower - vocalist for The Orlons ("Don't Hang Up")
1956 - Randy Jackson - bassist for Journey and American Idol judge

June 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Paul 'Oz' Bach - bassist / vocalist for Spanky And Our Gang ("I'd Like To Get To Know You")
1942 - Mick Fleetwood - drummer for Fleetwood Mac ("Say You Love Me")
1942 - Arthur Brown - vocalist for The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown ("Fire")
1944 - Jeff Beck - guitarist for The Yardbirds ("Heart Full Of Soul")
1944 - Chris Wood - sax / flute for Traffic ("Mr. Fantasy")
1945 - Colin Blunstone - guitarist / vocalist for The Zombies ("She's Not There")

June 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Eddie Floyd ("Knock On Wood")
1939 - Harold Melvin - leader of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes ("If You Don't Know Me By Now")
1940 - Clint Warwick - bassist for The Moody Blues ("Go Now")
1945 - Carly Simon ("Anticipation")
1946 - Ian McDonald - guitarist for Foreigner ("I Want To Know What Love Is")
1946 - Allen Lanier - guitar / keyboards for Blue Oyster Cult ("Don't Fear The Reaper")
1954 - David Paich - keyboards / vocals for Toto ("Rosanna")
1963 - George Michael - vocalist for Wham ("Wake Me Up Before You Go")

June 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1909 - Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis' manager)
1940 - Billy Davis Jr. - vocalist for The Fifth Dimension ("Up, Up and Away")
1942 - Larry Taylor - bassist for Canned Heat ("On The Road Again")
1943 - Georgie Fame ("The Ballad Of Bonnie and Clyde")
1950 - Junior Daye - vocalist for Sweet Sensation ("Sad Sweet Dreamer")
1955 - Mick Jones - guitar / vocals for The Clash ("Rock The Casbah")
1959 - Stef Burns - guitar / vocals for Huey Lewis and the News ("The Heart Of Rock and Roll")

June 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Frank Mills ("Music Box Dancer")
1944 - Bruce Johnston - vocals and guitar for The Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations")
1945 - Joey Covington - drummer for Hot Tuna

June 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1943 - Bobby Harrison - drummer and vocalist for Procol Harum ("A Whiter Shade Of Pale")
1945 - Dave Knights - bass player for Procol Harum ("Conquistador")
1945 - David Miner - guitarist for The Great Society
1951 - David "Frankie" Toler - drummer for The Gregg Allman Band

June 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1945 - Little Eva (Boyd) ("The Locomotion")
1947 - Carlo Santanna - guitarist for Paper Lace ("The Night Chicago Died")
1948 - Ian Paice - drummer for Deep Purple ("Smoke On The Water")
1948 - Derv Gordon - vocalist for The Equals ("Baby Come Back")
1948 - Lincoln Gordon - guitarist for The Equals ("Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys")
1953 - Colin Hay - lead vocalist for Men At Work ("Down Under")
1960 - Evelyn "Champagne" King - ("Shame")

June 30^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Lawrence Henley - lead singer for The New Beats (Bread and Butter)
1943 - Florence Ballard - vocalist for The Supremes ("Baby Love")
1943 - Eddie Rambeau - ("Concrete And Clay")
1944 - Glenn Shorrock - lead vocalist for The Little River Band ("The Other Guy")
1949 - Andy Scott - guitarist for Sweet ("Little Willy")
1953 - Hal Lindes - guitarist for Dire Straits ("Sultans of Swing")
1956 - Adrian Wright - keyboards for The Human League ("Don't You Want Me")



    July     - ClassicBands.com

July 1^st - ClassicBands.com

1928 - Bobby Day ("Rockin' Robin")
1939 - Delaney Bramlett - guitarist for Delaney & Bonnie & Friends ("Never Ending Song Of Love")
1945 - Deborah Harry - vocalist for Blondie ("Heart Of Glass")
1946 - June Montiero - vocalist for The Toys ("A Lover's Concerto")
1952 - Dan Aykroyd - vocalist for The Blues Brothers ("Soul Man")

July 2^nd - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Marvin Rainwater ("Gonna Find Me A Bluebird")
1934 - Tom Springfield of The Springfields ("Silver Threads and Golden Needles")
1939 - Paul Williams of The Temptations ("My Girl")
1942 - Leapy Lee ("Little Arrows")
1948 - Gene McFadden - vocalist for McFadden and Whitehead ("Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now")
1952 - Johnny Colla - saxophone for Huey Lewis And The News ("The Power Of Love")

July 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1929 - David Lynch - vocalist for The Platters ("The Great Pretender")
1943 - Judith Durham - lead singer for The Seekers ("I'll Never Find Another You")
1940 - Fontella Bass ("Rescue Me")
1946 - Johnny Lee ("Lookin' For Love")
1957 - Laura Branigan ("Gloria")

July 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1900 - Louie Armstrong ("Wonderful World")
1938 - Bill Withers ("Use Me Up")
1943 - Al Wilson - harmonica player for Canned Heat ("Going Up The Country")
1951 - Ralph Johnson - drummer for Earth, Wind and Fire ("Shining Star")
1952 - John Waite - lead vocalist for The Babys ("Every Time I Think Of You")

July 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Darron Stankey - vocalist for Kathy Young & The Innocents ("A Thousand Stars")
1944 - Robbie Robertson - guitarist for The Band ("Up On Cripple Creek")
1945 - Dick Scoppettone - guitarist for Harper's Bizarre ("Feelin' Groovy")
1950 - Michael Monarch - guitarist for Steppenwolf ("Born To Be Wild")
1950 - Huey Lewis ("Happy To Be Stuck With You")

July 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Bill Haley ("Rock Around The Clock")
1937 - Gene Chandler ("The Duke Of Earl")
1940 - Dave Rowberry - organist for The Animals ("Don't Bring Me Down")
1943 - Jan Bradley ("Mama Didn't Lie")
1945 - Rik Elswit - guitarist for Dr. Hook ("The Cover of Rolling Stone")
1949 - Mike Shrieve - drummer for Santana ("Evil Ways")
1959 - John Keeble - drummer for Spandau Ballet ("True")

July 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1927 - Doc Severinsen (Tonight Show bandleader)
1940 - Ringo Starr - drummer for The Beatles ("Yellow Submarine")
1944 - Warren Entner - guitarist and vocalist for The Grass Roots ("Temptation Eyes")
1945 - Jim Rodford - bassist for Argent ("Hold Your Head Up")
1947 - David Hodo - vocalist for The Village People ("Y.M.C.A.")

July 8^th

1932 - Jerry Vale ("You Don't Know Me")
1935 - Steve Lawrence ("Go Away Little Girl")
1944 - Johnny Johanson - drummer for The Allman Brothers ("Ramblin' Man")
1947 - Peter Tetteroo - lead vocalist for The Tee Set ("Ma Belle Amie")

July 9^th

1927 - Ed Ames ("My Cup Runneth Over")
1929 - Lee Hazlewood ("Summer Wine" with Nancy Sinatra)
1946 - Joe Micelli - drummer John Fred and His Playboy Band ("Judy In Disguise")
1946 - Bon Scott - lead singer for AC/DC ("You Shook Me All Night Long")
1947 - Mitch Mitchell - drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience ("Foxy Lady")
1954 - Debbie Sledge - vocalist for Sister Sledge ("We Are Family")
1957 - Marc Almond - vocalist for Soft Cell ("Tainted Love")
1959 - Jim Kerr - vocalist for Simple Minds ("Don't You Forget About Me")

July 10^th

1933 - Jumpin' Gene Simmons ("Haunted House")
1941 - Ian Whitcomb ("You Turn Me On")
1942 - Ronnie James Dio - vocalist for Elf, Rainbow and Black Sabbath
1944 - John Dymond (Beaky) - rhythm guitarist for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich ("Legend Of Xanadu")
1947 - Arlo Guthrie ("Alice's Restaurant")
1949 - John Whitehead - vocalist for McFadden & Whitehead ("Ain't No Stopping Us Now")
1950 - Greg Kihn - guitar / vocals for The Greg Kihn Band ("Jeopardy")

July 11^th

1931 - Thurston Harris ("Little Bitty Pretty One")
1931 - Tab Hunter ("Young Love")
1947 - Jeff Hanna - guitarist for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ("Mr. Bojangles")
1951 - Bonnie Pointer - vocalist for The Pointer Sisters ("Fire")
1953 - Benny DeFranco - guitarist for The DeFranco Family ("Heartbeat, It's A Lovebeat")
1953 - Peter Brown ("Dance With Me")
1959 - Richie Sambora - lead guitarist for Bon Jovi ("You Give Love A Bad Name")

July 12^th

1938 - Bill Cosby ("Little Ole Man")
1943 - Christine McVie - keyboards for Fleetwood Mac ("You Make Lovin' Fun")
1945 - Prudence Ann McIntyre - vocalist for Patience And Prudence ("Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now")
1946 - Jeff Christie - bass and vocals for Christie ("Yellow River")
1948 - Walter Egan ("Magnet and Steel")
1950 - Eric Carr - drummer for Kiss ("Lick It Up")
1952 - Liz Mitchell - vocalist for Boney M ("Rivers Of Babylon")
1952 - Phil Kramer - bassist for Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")

July 13^th

1942 - Roger McGuinn - lead guitar for The Byrds ("Turn, Turn Turn")
1942 - Stephen Jo Bladd - drummer for The J. Geils Band ("Centerfold")
1942 - Jay Uzzell - lead vocalist for The Corsairs ("Smokey Places")
1945 - Diane Renay ("Navy Blue")
1946 - Richard "Cheech" Marin - of Cheech and Chong ("Sister Mary Elephant")

July 14^th

1909 - Burl Ives ("A Little Bitty Tear")
1912 - Woody Guthrie ("Ain't Got No Home")
1952 - Bob Casale - keyboards and guitar for Devo ("Whip It")

July 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Tommy Dee ("Three Stars")
1946 - Linda Ronstadt ("Different Drum")
1948 - Artimus Pyle - drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Freebird")
1952 - Johnny Thunders - guitarist for The New York Dolls ("Trash")
1953 - Alicia Bridges ("I Love The Night Life")
1953 - David Pack - singer / guitarist for Ambrosia ("How Much I Feel")

July 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Tony Jackson - bass guitar / vocals for The Searchers ("Needles and Pins")
1941 - Desmond Dekker ("The Israelites")
1944 - Tom Boggs - drummer for The Box Tops ("Sweet Cream Ladies")
1952 - Stewart Copeland - drummer for The Police ("Every Breath You Take")

July 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Brian Auger - keyboardist for Steampacket ("This Wheel's On Fire")
1941 - Spencer Davis - guitar / vocals for The Spencer Davis Group ("Gimme Some Lovin'")
1942 - Gale Garnett ("We'll Sing In The Sunshine")
1947 - Mick Tucker - drummer for Sweet ("Ballroom Blitz")
1948 - Ron Asheton - guitarist for Iggy Pop And The Stooges ("I Wanna Be Your Dog")
1949 - Mike Vale - bassist for Tommy James and the Shondells ("I Think We're Alone Now")
1949 - Terry "Geezer" Butler - bassist for Black Sabbath ("War Pigs")
1952 - Chet McCracKen - drummer for The Doobie Brothers ("Real Love")
1952 - Phoebe Snow ("Poetry Man")
1952 - Nicolette Larson ("Lotta Love")

July 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Johnny Funches - lead singer for The Dells ("Stay In My Corner")
1939 - Dion DiMucci ("Abraham, Martin and John")
1939 - Brian Auger - keyboards for Brian Auger and Trinity ("This Wheel's On Fire")
1941 - Martha Reeves - lead singer for Martha & The Vandellas ("Heat Wave")
1943 - Robin McDonald - guitarist for Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas) ("Little Children")
1945 - Danny McCullock - guitarist for The Animals ("House Of The Rising Sun")
1948 - Phil Harris - guitarist for Ace ("How Long")
1949 - Wally Bryson - guitarist for The Raspberries ("Go All The Way")
1950 - Glenn Hughes - the leather clad biker in The Village People ("Macho Man")

July 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Sue Thompson ("Norman")
1941 - Vicki Carr ("It Must Be Him")
1944 - George Frayne - aka Commander Cody ("Hot Rod Lincoln")
1946 - Alan Gorrie - bass and vocals for The Average White Band ("Pick Up The Pieces")
1947 - Bernie Leadon - banjo / steel guitar for The Eagles ("Take It Easy")
1947 - Brian May - guitarist for Queen ("We Will Rock You")
1948 - Keith Godchaux - keyboard player for The Grateful Dead ("Working Man's Dead")
1952 - Allen Collins - lead guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama")

July 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Buddy Knox ("Party Doll")
1943 - John Lodge - singer / guitarist for The Moody Blues ("Tuesday Afternoon")
1946 - Kim Carnes ("Bette Davis Eyes")
1947 - Tony Thorpe - vocalist for The Rubettes ("Sugar Baby Love")
1947 - Carlos Santana ("Evil Ways")
1956 - Paul Cook - drummer for The Sex Pistols ("God Save The Queen")
1958 - Michael McNeil - keyboards for Simple Minds ("Don't You Forget About Me")

July 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1922 - Kay Starr ("Rock and Roll Waltz")
1945 - Rosie Hamlin of Rosie and the Originals ("Angel Baby")
1946 - Barry Whitwam - drummer for Herman's Hermits ("Henry VIII")
1948 - Cat Stevens ("Wild World")

July 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1940 - George Clinton - vocals / keyboards for The Parliaments ("I Wanna Testify")
1941 - Thomas Wayne ("Tragedy")
1943 - Bobby Sherman ("Little Woman")
1944 - Estelle Bennett - vocalist for The Ronettes ("Be My Baby")
1944 - Rick Davies - vocals and keyboards for Supertramp ("The Logical Song")
1947 - Don Henley - drummer for The Eagles ("Hotel California")

July 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Cleveland Duncan - vocalist for The Penguins ("Earth Angel")
1942 - Madeline Bell ("I'm Gonna Make You Love Me")
1943 - Tony Joe White ("Polk Salad Annie")
1945 - Dino Danelli - drummer for The Rascals ("Good Lovin")
1946 - Andy Mackay - sax player for Roxy Music ("Love Is The Drug")
1947 - David Essex ("Rock On")
1950 - Blair Thornton - guitarist for Bachman Turner Overdrive ("You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet")
1950 - Ian Thomas ("Painted Ladies")
1952 - Janis Siegel - vocalist for Manhattan Transfer ("Boy From New York City")

July 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Barbara Love - vocalist for The Friends Of Distinction ("Grazing In The Grass")
1942 - Heinz Burt - bass guitarist for The Tornados ("Telstar")
1943 - Tony Joe White - ("Polk Salad Annie")
1947 - Alan Whitehead - drummer for Marmalade ("Reflections Of My Life")
1948 - Kim Berly - drummer for The Stampeders ("Sweet City Woman")

July 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1894 - Walter Brennan ("Old Rivers")
1941 - Manny Charlton - guitarist for Nazareth ("Love Hurts")
1942 - Bruce Woodley - vocalist for The Seekers ("I'll Never Find Another You")
1943 - Jim McCarty - drummer for the Yarbirds ("Heart Full Of Soul")
1944 - Tom Dawes - guitarist / lead vocalist for The Cyrkle ("Red Rubber Ball")
1951 - Verdine White - bassist for Earth, Wind and Fire ("After the Love Has Gone")

July 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Darlene Love ("The Boy I'm Gonna Marry")
1938 - Bobby Hebb ("Sunny")
1941 - Brenton Wood ("The Oogum Boogum Song")
1943 - Dobie Gray ("Drift Away")
1943 - Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones ("Get Off Of My Cloud")
1949 - Roger Taylor - drummer for Queen ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love")

July 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1929 - Harvey Fuqua - leader of Harvey and the Moonglows ("Ten Commandments Of Love")
1933 - Nick Reynolds - singer / guitarist for The Kingston Trio ("Tom Dooley")
1944 - Bobby Gentry ("Ode To Billy Joe")
1943 - Al Ramsey - guitarist for Gary Lewis and the Playboys ("Just My Style")
1949 - Maureen McGovern ("The Morning After")
1950 - Michael Vaughn - guitarist for Paper Lace ("The Night Chicago Died")

July 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - George Cummings - guitarist for Dr. Hook ("The Cover Of The Rolling Stone")
1943 - Mike Bloomfield - guitarist for The Electric Flag ("Killing Floor")
1945 - Rick Wright - keyboardist for Pink Floyd ("The Wall")
1946 - Jonathan Edwards ("Sunshine")
1949 - Simon Kirke - drummer for Free ("All Right Now")
1949 - Peter Doyle - guitarist / vocalist for The New Seekers ("I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing")

July 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Randy Sparks - guitar and vocals for The New Christy Minstrels ("Green Green")
1946 - Neal Doughty - keyboardist for REO Speedwagon ("Can't Fight This Feeling")
1947 - Carlo Paul Santanna - lead vocals / guitar for Paper Lace ("The Night Chicago Died")
1953 - Geddy Lee - guitarist for Rush ("The Spirit of Radio")
1954 - Patti Scialfa - vocalist for The E-Street Band ("Born In The USA")

July 30^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Edward Byrnes ("Kookie Kookie Lend Me Your Comb")
1941 - Paul Anka ("Puppy Love")
1946 - Jeffrey Hammond - bassist for Jethro Tull ("Bungle In The Jungle")

July 31^st - ClassicBands.com

1938 - John R. West - guitarist for Gary Lewis and The Playboys ("Everybody Loves A Clown")
1942 - Daniel Boone ("Beautiful Sunday")
1943 - Lobo ("Me and You and A Dog Named Boo")
1945 - Gary Lewis - drummer for Gary Lewis and The Playboys ("This Diamond Ring")
1946 - Bob Welch ("Sentimental Lady")
1947 - Karl Green - guitarist for Herman's Hermits ("A Kind Of Hush")
1953 - Hugh McDowell - cellist for Electric Light Orchestra (Don't Bring Me Down")



    August     - ClassicBands.com

August 1^st - ClassicBands.com

1898 - Morris Stoloff ("Moonglow and Theme From Picnic)
1942 - Jerry Garcia - guitar / vocals for The Grateful Dead ("Touch Of Grey")
1946 - Boz Burrell - bassist for Bad Company ("Can't Get Enough")
1947 - Ronnie King - bassist for The Stampeders ("Sweet City Woman")
1947 - Ricky Coonce - drummer for The Grass Roots ("Midnight Confessions")
1951 - Tim Bachman - guitar / vocals for Bachman-Turner Overdrive ("Takin' Care Of Business")

August 2^nd - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Garth Hudson - keyboards for The Band ("The Weight")
1939 - Edward Patten - vocalist for Gladys Knight & The Pips ("Midnight Train To Georgia")
1941 - Doris Kenner - of The Shirelles ("Dedicated To The One I Love")
1943 - Kathy Lennon - vocalist for The Lennon Sisters ("Tonight You Belong To Me")
1944 - Jim Capaldi - drummer for Traffic ("Hole In My Shoe"}
1951 - Andrew Gold - ("Lonely Boy")

August 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Gordon Stoker - first tenor for The Jordanaires (Elvis' backup group)
1926 - Tony Bennett ("I Left My Heart In San Francisco")
1939 - Jimmy Nicol - played 9 gigs with The Beatles when Ringo was hospitalised with tonsillitis
1941 - Beverly Lee - vocalist for The Shirelles ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow?")
1951 - Johnny Graham - guitarist for Earth, Wind and Fire ("Shining Star")

August 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1901 - Louis Armstrong ("Hello Dolly")
1936 - Elsberry Hobbs - bass vocalist for The Drifters ("Save The Last Dance For Me")
1939 - Frankie Ford ("Sea Cruise")
1940 - Larry Knechtel - keyboardist for Bread ("Make It With You")
1941 - Timi Yuro ("Hurt")
1943 - David Carr - keyboardist for The Fortunes ("You've Got Your Troubles")
1947 - Paul Layton - bassist for The New Seekers ("I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing")
1947 - Dave Manders - guitar / lead vocals for Paper Lace ("The Night Chicago Died")
1951 - Roy Flowers - drummer for Sweet Sensation ("Sad Sweet Dreamer")

August 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1930 - Damita Jo ("I'll Be There")
1942 - Rick Huxley - guitarist for The Dave Clark Five ("Glad All Over")
1943 - Sammi Smith ("Help Me Make It Through The Night")
1947 - Rick Derringer - guitarist for The McCoys ("Hang On Sloopy")
1947 - Greg Leskiw - guitarist for The Guess Who ("Share The Land")
1953 - Samantha Sang ("Emotion")

August 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1929 - Mike Elliot - sax player for The Foundations ("Build Me Up Buttercup")
1958 - Randy DeBarge - bassist for DeBarge ("Who's Holding Donna Now?")

August 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Charles Pope - vocalist for The Tams ("What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am")
1942 - B.J. Thomas ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head")
1945 - Kerry Chater - bassist for Gary Puckett and The Union Gap ("Young Girl")
1952 - Andy Fraser - bassist for Free ("Free Fallin")

August 8^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Connie Stevens ("Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb")
1933 - Joe Tex ("Skinny Legs & All")
1942 - John David - drummer for Dr. Hook ("Sylvia's Mother")
1944 - Michael Johnson ("Bluer Than Blue")
1949 - Keith Carradine ("I'm Easy")
1949 - Airrion Love - vocalist for The Stylistics ("You Make Me Feel Brand New")

August 9^th - ClassicBands.com

1913 - Harry Mills - vocalist for The Mills Brothers ("Cab Driver")
1939 - Billy Henderson of The Spinners ("It's A Shame")
1947 - Barbara Mason ("Yes I'm Ready")
1963 - Whitney Houston ("I Will Always Love You")

August 10^th - ClassicBands.com

1909 - Leo Fender - inventor of the first mass-produced electric guitar
1928 - Jimmy Dean ("Big Bad John")
1940 - Bobby Hatfield - vocalist for The Righteous Brothers ("Unchained Melody")
1943 - Ronnie Spector - vocalist for The Ronettes ("Be My Baby")
1943 - James Griffin - guitarist for Bread ("Make It With You")
1945 - Larry Larden - guitarist for Every Mother's Son ("Come On Down To My Boat")
1946 - Mick Clarke - bassist for The Rubettes ("Sugar Baby Love")
1947 - Ian Anderson - guitar / flute for Jethro Tull ("Living in the Past")
1948 - Peter Beckett - guitar / vocals for Player ("Baby Come Back")

August 11^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Mike Douglas ("The Men In My Little Girl's Life")
1942 - Mike Hugg - drummer for Manfred Mann (Do Wah Diddy Diddy")
1943 - Jim Kale - bassist for The Guess Who ("American Woman")
1943 - Dennis Payton - sax player for The Dave Clark Five ("Glad All Over")
1949 - Eric Carman - singer / guitarist for The Raspberries ("Go All The Way")
1950 - Eric Braunn - guitarist for Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")
1952 - Bob Mothersbaugh - guitarist for Devo ("Whip It")
1954 - Bryan Bassett - guitarist for Wild Cherry ("Play That Funky Music")
1954 - Joe Jackson ("Is She Really Going Out With Him?")

August 12^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Joe Jones ("You Talk Too Much")
1929 - Buck Owens ("Tiger By The Tail")
1949 - Mark Knopfler - guitarist for Dire Straits ("Sultans Of Swing")
1953 - Jerry Speiser - drummer for Men At Work ("Down Under")

August 13^th - ClassicBands.com

1930 - Don Ho ("Tiny Bubbles")
1938 - Dave "Baby" Cortez ("The Happy Organ")
1949 - Cliff Fish - bassist for Paper Lace ("The Night Chicago Died")
1951 - Dan Fogelberg ("Longer")

August 14^th - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts ("Summer Breeze")
1941 - David Crosby - guitarist for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young ("Marrakesh Express")
1945 - Steve Martin ("King Tut")
1946 - Larry Graham - bassist for Sly and The Family Stone ("Dance To The Music")

August 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Bill Pinkney - vocalist for The Drifters ("Save The Last Dance For Me")
1933 - Bobby Helms ("Jingle Bell Rock")
1933 - Floyd Ashman - vocalist for The Tams ("What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am")
1941 - Johnny Thunder ("Loop De Loop")
1942 - Peter York - drummer for The Spencer Davis Group ("I'm A Man")
1942 - Patience Ann McIntyre - vocalist for Patience and Prudence ("Tonight You Belong To Me")
1948 - Tom Johnson - guitarist for The Doobie Brothers ("Listen To The Music")
1951 - Bobby Caldwell ("What You Won't Do For Love")

August 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1931 - Eydie Gorme ("Blame It On The Bossa Nova")
1945 - Gary Loizzo - guitarist / lead vocals for The American Breed ("Bend Me, Shape Me")
1946 - Gordon Fleet - drummer for The Easybeats ("Friday On My Mind")
1949 - Scott Asheton - drummer for The Stooges ("Search And Destroy")
1953 - JT Taylor - lead singer for Kool and The Gang ("Celebration")
1958 - Madonna ("Material Girl")

August 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Mark Dinning ("Teen Angel")
1944 - John Seiter - drums and vocals for Spanky and Our Gang ("Sunday Will Never Be The Same")
1947 - Gary Talley - guitarist for The Box Tops ("Cry Like A Baby")
1949 - Sib Hashian - drummer for Boston ("More Than A Feeling")
1953 - Kevin Rowland - lead vocalist for Dexy's Midnight Runners ("Come On Eileen")
1957 - Ron Strykert - lead guitarist for Men At Work ("Down Under")

August 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Johnny Preston ("Running Bear")
1945 - Barbara Harris - lead singer for The Toys ("A Lover's Concerto")
1945 - Nona Hendryx - vocalist for Labelle ("Lady Marmalade")
1950 - Dennis Elliott - drummer for Foreigner ("Waiting for a Girl Like You")

August 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Ginger Baker - drummer for Cream ("White Room")
1940 - Johnny Nash ("I Can See Clearly Now")
1942 - Bob Kuban - drummer for Bob Kuban And The In-Men ("The Cheater)
1943 - Billy J. Kramer ("Bad To Me")
1945 - Ian Gillan - vocalist for Deep Purple ("Hush")
1948 - Elliott Lurie - guitarist / lead singer for Looking Glass ("Brandy, You're A Fine Girl")
1948 - Susan Jacks - vocalist for The Poppy Family ("Which Way You Goin' Billy?")
1951 - John Deacon - bassist for Queen ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love")
1972 - Elizabeth Wolfgramm - vocalist for The Jets ("You Got It All")

August 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1923 - Jim Reeves ("He'll Have To Go")
1931 - Paul Robi - vocalist for The Platters ("The Great Pretender")
1937 - Sky Saxon - lead singer of The Seeds ("Pushin' Too Hard")
1940 - John Lantree - bassist for The Honeycombs ("Have I The Right")
1942 - Isaac Hayes ("Shaft")
1947 - James Pankow - trombone player for Chicago ("Saturday In The Park")
1948 - Robert Plant - vocalist for Led Zeppelin ("Whole Lotta Love")
1949 - Phil Lynott - bassist for Thin Lizzy ("The Boys Are Back In Town")
1952 - Doug Fieger - guitarist for The Knack ("My Sharona")

August 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Kenny Rogers ("The Gambler")
1944 - Jackie DeShannon ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")
1947 - Carl Giammarese - guitar and vocals for The Buckinghams ("Don't You Care")
1952 - Joe Strummer - singer / guitarist for The Clash ("Rock The Casbah")
1957 - Kim Sledge - vocalist for Sister Sledge ("We Are Family")

August 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1917 - John Lee Hooker - ("Boom Boom")
1926 - Bob Flanagan - vocalist for The Four Freshmen ("Graduation Day")
1938 - Dale Hawkins ("Susie-Q")
1939 - Fred Milano - first tennor for The Belmonts ("A Teenager in Love")
1945 - Ron Dante - lead vocalist of The Archies ("Sugar, Sugar")
1946 - Gary Withem - keyboards for The Union Gap ("Lady Willpower")
1947 - Donna Godchaux - vocalist for The Grateful Dead
1948 - David Marks - guitarist for The Beach Boys ("Surfin' Safari")

August 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Rudy Lewis - vocalist for The Drifters ("Up On The Roof")
1941 - Pete Shannon - bassist for The Nashville Teens ("Tobacco Road")
1946 - Jim Sohns - vocalist for The Shadows Of Knight ("Gloria")
1946 - Keith Moon - drummer for The Who ("Can't Explain")
1949 - Rick Springfield ("Jessie's Girl")
1951 - Mark Hudson of The Hudson Brothers ("So You Are A Star")
1951 - Jimi Jamison - vocalist for Survivor ("Eye Of The Tiger")

August 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Mason Williams ("Classical Gas")
1941 - Ernest Wright - vocalist for Little Anthony and The Imperials ("Tears On My Pillow")
1942 - Jimmy Soul ("If You Wanna Be Happy")
1942 - Marshall Donald Thompson - vocalist for The Chi-Lites ("Have You Seen Her")
1943 - John Cipollina - guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service
1945 - Ken Hensley - guitar / keyboards for Uriah Heep ("Easy Livin")
1945 - Malcolm Duncan - saxophonist for The Average White Band ("Pick Up The Pieces")
1947 - Jimmy Fox - drummer for The James Gang ("Walk Away")

August 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Christopher Augustine - drummer for Every Mother's Son ("Come On Down To My Boat")
1942 - Walter Williams - vocalist for The O'Jays ("Back Stabbers")
1949 - Gene Simmons - bass / vocals for Kiss ("Rock And Roll All Nite")
1951 - Rob Halford - vocalist for Judas Priest ("Living After Midnight")

August 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Chris Curtis - drums / vocals for The Searchers ("Needles And Pins")
1942 - Vic Dana ("Red Roses For A Blue Lady")
1944 - Maureen "Moe" Tucker - drummer for The Velvet Underground
1946 - Valerie Simpson of Ashford And Simpson ("Solid")
1949 - Bob Cowsill - guitar / vocals for The Cowsills ("The Rain, The Park and Other Things")
1949 - Dick Cowsill - guitar / vocals for The Cowsills ("Indian Lake")

August 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Tommy Sands ("Teen-Age Crush")
1942 - Daryl Dragon - keyboards for The Captain and Tennille ("Love Will Keep Us Together")
1944 - Tim Bogert - bassist for Vanilla Fudge ("You Keep Me Hanging On")
1953 - Alex Lifeson - guitarist for Rush ("New World Man")

August 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1931- John Perkins - lead vocals for The Crew Cuts ("Sh-Boom")
1937 - Clem Cattini - drummer for The Tornados ("Telstar")
1943 - Honey Lantree - drummer for The Honeycombs ("Have I The Right")
1943 - David Soul ("Don't Give Up On Us")
1948 - Danny Seraphine - drummer for Chicago (" Saturday In The Park")
1951 - Wayne Osmond - vocals for The Osmonds ("One Bad Apple")

August 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Dinah Washington - ("What A Diff'rence A Day Makes")
1942 - Sterling Morrison - guitar / vocals for The Velvet Underground
1943 - Dick Halligan - keyboards for Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel")
1958 - Michael Jackson ("Billy Jean")

August 30^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - John Phillips - guitarist for The Mamas and Papas ("Monday, Monday")
1941 - John McNally - guitarist for The Searchers ("Sweets For My Sweet")
1944 - Charles Colbert - bassist for The American Breed ("Bend Me, Shape Me")
1954 - Ronald Beitle - drummer for The Average White Band ("Play That Funky Music")

August 31^st - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Jerry Allison - drummer for Buddy Holly and The Crickets ("Peggy Sue")
1945 - Van Morrison ("Brown Eyed Girl")
1952 - Bruce Soboroff - keyboards for The Buckinghams ("Kind Of A Drag")
1960 - Tony DeFranco - lead vocals for the DeFranco Family ("Heartbeat- It's A Lovebeat")



    September     - ClassicBands.com

September 1^st - ClassicBands.com

1927 - Tommy Evans - vocalist for The Drifters ("Save The Last Dance For Me")
1933 - Conway Twitty ("It's Only Make Believe")
1941 - Roy Head ("Treat Her Right")
1944 - Archie Bell ("Tighten Up")
1946 - Barry Gibb - guitar / vocals for The Bee Gees ("Jive Talkin'")
1946 - Greg Errico - drummer for Sly and the Family Stone ("Everyday People")
1957 - Gloria Estefan ("Don't Wanna Lose You")

September 2^nd - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Hugo Montenegro ("The Good The Bad And The Ugly")
1939 - Bobby Lee Dickey of James and Bobby Purify ("I'm Your Puppet")
1940 - Jimmy Clanton ("Venus In Blue Jeans")
1943 - Joe Simon ("Drowning In The Sea Of Love")
1943 - Rosalind Ashford - singer for Martha and the Vandellas ("Heat Wave")
1946 - Marty Grebb - keyboards for The Buckinghams ("Kind Of A Drag")
1946 - Billy Preston - ("Will It Go 'Round In Circles")
1951 - Mik Kaminksi - Violin for The Electric Light Orchestra ("Livin' Thing")
1957 - Steve Porcaro - keyboards for Toto ("Rosanna")

September 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Al Jardine - rhythm guitarist for The Beach Boys ("Help Me Rhonda")
1944 - Gary Leeds - drummer for The Walker Brothers ("The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore")
1947 - Eric Bell - guitarist for Thin Lizzy ("Whisky In The Jar")
1948 - Don Brewer - drummer for Grand Funk Railroad ("Some Kind Of Wonderful")
1955 - Steve Jones - guitarist and vocalist for The Sex Pistols ("God Save The Queen")

September 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Merald "Bubba" Knight of Gladys Knight and The Pips ("Midnight Train To Georgia")
1946 - Gary Duncan - guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service
1946 - Greg Elmore - drummer for Quicksilver Messenger Service
1950 - Ronald LaPread - bassist for The Commodores ("Brickhouse")

September 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - John Stewart - guitar / vocals for The Kingston Trio ("Where Have All The Flowers Gone")
1943 - Joe "Speedo" Frazier - vocalist for The Impalas ("Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)")
1945 - Al Stewart ("The Year Of The Cat")
1946 - Buddy Miles - drummer for The Electric Flag ("Killing Floor")
1946 - Freddie Mercury - vocalist for Queen ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love")
1946 - Loudon Wainwright III ("Dead Skunk")
1949 - Clem Clempson - guitarist for Humble Pie ("30 Days In The Hole")

September 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Mel McDaniel ("Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On")
1944 - Roger Waters - bassist for Pink Floyd ("The Wall")
1948 - Claydes Smith - guitarist for Kool and the Gang ("Joanna")

September 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Ronnie Dove ("One Kiss For Old Times Sake")
1936 - Buddy Holly ("That'll Be The Day")
1948 - Dennis Thompson - drummer for The MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams")
1949 - Gloria Gaynor ("I Will Survive")
1951 - Morris Albert ("Feelings")
1951 - Chrissie Hynde - guitar and vocals for The Pretenders ("Back On The Chain Gang")
1957 - Margot Chapman - vocalist for The Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight")

September 8^th - ClassicBands.com

1932 - Patsy Cline ("Crazy")
1942 - Sal Valentino - vocalist for The Beau Brummels ("Laugh, Laugh")
1942 - Brian Cole - bassist for The Association ("Along Comes Mary")
1945 - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - harmonica / vocals for the Grateful Dead ("Touch Of Grey")
1945 - Kelly Groucutt - bass / vocals for Electric Light Orchestra ("Telephone Line")
1945 - Cathy Jean Giordano of Cathy Jean And The Roommates ("Please Love Me Forever")
1946 - Dean Daughtry - keyboards for The Atlanta Rhythm Section ("So Into You")

September 9^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Jake Carey - vocalist for The Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes For You")
1940 - Joe Negroni - vocalist for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall In Love")
1941 - Otis Redding ("Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay")
1942 - Luther Simmons - vocalist for The Main Ingredient ("Everybody Plays The Fool")
1945 - Dee Dee Sharp ("Mashed Potato")
1946 - Billy Preston ("Will It Go Round in Circles")
1946 - Doug Ingle - keyboards for Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")
1946 - Bruce Palmer - bassist for Buffalo Springfield ("For What It's Worth")
1947 - Freddy Weller - guitarist for Paul Revere and The Raiders ("Mr Sun, Mr Moon")

September 10^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Danny Hutton - singer for Three Dog Night ("Liar")
1945 - Jose Feliciano ("Light My Fire")
1946 - Don Powell - drummer for Slade ("Coz I Luv You")
1949 - Barrie Barlow - drummer for Jethro Tull ("Living In The Past")
1950 - Joe Perry - guitarist for Aerosmith ("Dream On")

September 11^th - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Bernie Dwyer - drummer for Freddie and The Dreamers ("I'm Telling You Now")
1943 - Mickey Hart - drummer for The Grateful Dead ("Touch Of Grey")
1946 - Dennis Tufano - guitar / vocals for the Buckinghams ("Mercy, Mercy, Mercy")
1953 - Tommy Shaw - guitarist for Styx ("Babe")

September 12^th - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Jewel Akens ("The Birds And The Bees")
1943 - Maria Muldaur ("Midnight At The Oasis")
1944 - Barry White ("Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up")
1946 - Tony Bellamy - lead guitarist for Redbone ("Come And Get Your Love")
1946 - Dickie Peterson - guitar and vocals for Blue Cheer ("Summertime Blues")
1952 - Gerry Beckley - guitarist for America ("A Horse With No Name")
1952 - Neil Peart - drummer for Rush ("New World Man")

September 13^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - David Clayton Thomas - vocalist for Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel")
1944 - Peter Cetera - bass and vocals for Chicago ("Saturday In The Park")
1952 - Randy Jones - the cowboy in The Village People ("Y.M.C.A.")
1952 - Don Was - bassist for Was (Not Was) ("Walk The Dinosaur")
1957 - Joni Sledge - vocalist for Sister Sledge ("We Are Family")

September 14^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Ivory Tilmon - vocalist for The Detroit Emeralds ("Baby Let Me Take You In My Arms")
1946 - Pete Agnew - bass guitarist for Nazareth ("Love Hurts")
1947 - John "Bowser" Bauman - bass vocalist for Sha Na Na
1948 - Fred "Sonic" Smith - guitarist for The MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams")
1949 - Steve Gaines - guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama")
1950 - Paul Kossoff - guitarist for Free ("All Right Now")
1954 - Barry Cowsill - bass guitarist for The Cowsills ("The Rain, The Park and Other Things")
1955 - Steve Berlin - sax and keyboards for Los Lobos ("La Bamba")

September 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1928 - Cannonball Adderley ("Mercy, Mercy, Mercy")
1933 - Pat Barrett - tenor for The Crew Cuts ("Sh-Boom")
1939 - Jimmy Gilmer ("Sugar Shack")
1941 - Les Braid - bassist for The Swinging Blue Jeans ("Hippy Hippy Shake")
1942 - Lee Dorman - bassist for Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")

September 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - B.B. King ("The Thrill Is Gone")
1942 - Bernie Calvert - bassist for The Hollies ("Bus Stop")
1943 - Joe Butler - drummer for The Lovin' Spoonful ("Summer In The City")
1944 - Betty Kelly - vocalist for Martha and the Vandellas ("Jimmy Mack")
1948 - Kenney Jones - drummer for The Small Faces ("Itchycoo Park")
1950 - David Bellamy - vocals / guitar for The Bellamy Brothers ("If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body")
1954 - Frank Reed - lead vocalist for The Chi-Lites ("Oh Girl")

September 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Bill Black - bassist for Bill Black's Combo ("White Silver Sands")
1939 - Lamonte McLemore - vocalist for The Fifth Dimension ("Up, Up and Away")
1942 - Bill Burkette - lead vocalist for The Vogues ("Five O'Clock World")
1950 - Mike Hossack - drummer for The Doobie Brothers ("China Grove")
1950 - John "Fee" Waybill - lead singer of The Tubes ("She's A Beauty")

September 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Jimmie Rodgers ("Kisses Sweeter Than Wine")
1939 - Frankie Avalon ("Venus")
1946 - Alan King - guitarist for Ace ("How Long")
1949 - Kerry Livgren - guitarist for Kansas ("Carry On Wayward Son")
1951 - Dee Dee Ramone - bassist for The Ramones ("Baby, I Love You")

September 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1931 - Brook Benton ("A Rainy Night In Georgia")
1934 - Brian Epstein - The Beatles' manager
1935 - Nick Massi - bass guitar / vocals for The Four Seasons ("Big Girls Don't Cry")
1940 - Bill Medley - vocalist for the Righteous Brothers ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
1940 - Paul Williams - songwriter ("We've Only Just Begun", "Old Fashioned Love Song")
1941 - Cass Elliot - vocalist for the Mamas & the Papas ("Dream A Little Dream")
1945 - Freda Payne ("Band Of Gold")
1945 - Austin Roberts ("Something's Wrong With Me")
1946 - John Coghlan - drummer for Status Quo ("Pictures Of Matchstick Men")
1947 - Lol Creme - multi-instrumentalist for 10cc ("I'm Not In Love")
1951 - Nile Rodgers - guitarist for Chic ("Le Freak")

September 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Gogi Grant ("The Wayward Wind")
1925 - Billy Nunn - vocalist for The Coasters ("Charlie Brown")
1949 - John Panozzo - drummer for Styx ("Babe")
1949 - Chuck Panozzo - bassist for Styx ("The Best Of Times")

September 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Dickey Lee ("I Saw Linda Yesterday")
1945 - George Cameron - lead singer of The Spinners ("It's a Shame")
1947 - Don Felder - guitarist for The Eagles ("Hotel California")

September 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1930 - Joni James ("How Important Can It Be?")
1931 - George Chambers - bassist for The Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")
1956 - Debbie Boone ("You Light Up My Life")
1958 - Joan Jett ("I Love Rock & Roll")

September 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1930 - Ray Charles ("Georgia On My Mind")
1943 - Steve Boone - bassist for The Lovin' Spoonful ("Nashville Cats")
1943 - Julio Iglesias ("To All The Girls I've Loved Before")
1945 - Paul Peterson ("My Dad")
1947 - Jerry Corbetta - vocals / keyboards for Sugarloaf ("Green Eyed Lady")
1947 - Neal Smith - drummer for Alice Cooper ("School's Out")
1949 - Bruce Springsteen "(Born In The USA")

September 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Mel Taylor - drummer for The Ventures ("Hawaii Five-0")
1935 - James Sheppard - lead singer of Shep and The Limelites ("Daddy's Home")
1936 - Jim Henson ("Rainbow Connection")
1940 - Barbara Allbut - vocalist for The Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back")
1941 - Linda McCartney - keyboards / vocals for Wings ("Let 'em In")
1942 - Phyllis Allbut - vocalist for The Angels ("Till")
1942 - Gerry Marsden - guitar / vocals for Gerry and The Pacemakers ("Ferry Cross The Mersey")
1944 - Rosa Lee Hawkins - vocalist for The Dixie Cups ("Chapel of Love")

September 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1943 - John Locke - keyboardist for Spirit ("I Got A Line On You")
1943 - Gary Alexander - guitar / vocals for The Association ("Never My Love")
1945 - Onnie McIntire - rhythm guitar The Average White Band ("Pick Up the Pieces")
1946 - Bryan MacLean - guitarist for Love ("My Little Red Book")
1954 - Craig Chaquico - guitarist for Jefferson Starship ("We Built This City")

September 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Marty Robbins ("El Paso")
1926 - Julie London ("Cry Me A River")
1940 - Creadel Jones - vocalist for The Chi-Lites ("Have You Seen Her")
1941 - Joe Bauer - drummer for The Youngbloods ("Get Together")
1945 - Bryan Ferry - vocalist for Roxy Music ("Love is a Drug")
1947 - Lynn Anderson ("I Never Promised You A Rose Garden")
1948 - Olivia Newton-John ("Let Me Be There")

September 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1943 - Randy Bachman - guitarist for Bachman-Turner Overdrive ("Takin' Care Of Business")
1947 - Meat Loaf ("Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad")
1953 - Greg Ham - saxophone for Men At Work ("Who Can It Be Now")
1959 - Shaun Cassidy ("Da Do Ron Ron")

September 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1902 - Ed Sullivan - host of The Ed Sullivan Show
1938 - Ben E. King ("Stand By Me")
1943 - Nick St. Nicholas - bassist for Steppenwolf ("Magic Carpet Ride")
1946 - Helen Shapiro ("Walkin Back To Happiness")
1950 - Paul Burgess - drummer for 10CC ("I'm Not In Love")

September 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Jerry Lee Lewis ("Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On")
1939 - Tommy Boyce of Boyce and Hart ("I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight")
1943 - Manuel Fernandez - keyboards for Los Bravos ("Black Is Black")
1944 - Mike Post ("The Rockford Files")
1948 - Mark Farner - guitarist for Grand Funk ("Bad Time")
1948 - Mike Pinera - guitarist for Blues Image ("Ride Captain Ride")

September 30^th

1935 - Johnny Mathis ("Chances Are")
1935 - Jill Corey ("Love Me To Pieces")
1940 - Dewey Martin - drummer for Buffalo Springfield ("For What Its Worth")
1942 - Frankie Lymon ("Why Do Fools Fall In Love")
1943 - Marilyn McCoo - vocalist for The Fifth Dimension ("Stoned Soul Picnic")
1946 - Sylvia Peterson of The Chiffons ("He's So Fine")
1947 - Marc Bolan - guitar / vocals for T-Rex ("Get It On")



    October     - ClassicBands.com

October 1^st

1930 - Richard Harris ("MacArthur Park")
1934 - Geoff Stephens - lead vocalist for The New Vaudeville Band ("Winchester Cathedral")
1942 - Herb Fame - vocalist for Peaches and Herb ("Reunited")
1943 - Jerry Martin - sax player for Sly and the Family Stone ("Dance To The Music")
1944 - Barbara Parritt - vocalist for The Toys ("A Lover's Concerto")
1945 - Donny Hathaway ("Where Is the Love?" with Roberta Flack)
1948 - Mariska Veres - vocalist for Shocking Blue ("Venus")
1948 - Michael "Cub" Koda - vocals and guitar for Brownsville Station ("Smokin' In The Boys Room")

October 2^nd

1939 - Lolly Vegas - guitar and lead vocals for Redbone ("Come And Get Your Love")
1941 - Ron Meagher - bassist for The Beau Burmmels ("Laugh, Laugh")
1945 - Don McLean ("American Pie")
1950 - Mike Rutherford - guitarist for Genesis ("Throwing It All Away")
1951 - Sting - bassist and vocalist for Police ("Every Breath You Take")
1955 - Phil Oakey - lead vocalist for Human League (Don't You Want Me")

October 3^rd


1938 - Eddie Cochran ("Summertime Blues")
1940 - Alan O'Day ("Undercover Angel")
1941 - Chubby Checker ("The Twist")
1945 - Antonio Martinez - lead guitarist for Los Bravos ("Black Is Black")
1949 - Lindsey Buckingham - guitarist for Fleetwood Mac ("Go Your Own Way")
1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan - rock / blues guitarist
1962 - Tommy Lee - drummer for Motley Crue ("Dr. Feelgood")

October 4^th

1929 - Leroy Van Dyke ("Walk On By")
1944 - Marlena Davis - vocalist for The Orlons ("Don't Hang Up")
1947 - Jim Fielder - bassist for Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel")

October 5^th

1924 - Jose Jimenez ("The Astronaut")
1938 - Carlo Mastrangelo - vocalist for Dion And The Belmonts ("A Teenager In Love")
1941 - Wally Lester of The Skyliners ("Since I Don't Have You")
1942 - Richard Street of The Temptations ("My Girl")
1943 - Steve Miller ("The Joker")
1945 - Brian Connolly - vocalist for Sweet ("Ballroon Blitz")
1947 - Brian Johnson - vocalist for AC/DC ("You Shook Me All Night Long")
1949 - B.W. Stevenson ("My Maria")
1950 - "Fast" Eddie Clarke - guitarist for Motorhead ("Ace Of Spades")
1951 - Bob Geldof - vocalist for The Boomtown Rats ("I Don't Like Mondays")

October 6^th

1946 - Millie Small ("My Boy Lollipop")
1949 - Thomas McClary - guitar and vocals for The Commodores ("Night Shift")
1949 - Bobby Farrell - vocalist for Boney M ("Rivers Of Babylon")
1951 - Kevin Cronin - keyboards for REO Speedwagon ("Keep On Loving You")

October 7^th

1939 - Colin Cooper - saxophone for The Climax Blues Band ("Couldn't Get It Right")
1941 - Tony Silvester - vocalist for The Main Ingredient ("Everybody Plays The Fool")
1941 - Martin Murray - guitarist for The Honeycombs ("Have I The Right")
1945 - Kevin Godley - drummer for 10cc ("I'm Not In Love")
1949 - David Hope - bassist for Kansas ("Dust In The Wind")
1951 - John Mellencamp ("Jack and Diane")
1959 - David Taylor - bassist for Edison Lighthouse ("Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes)

October 8^th

1934 - Doc Green - baritone vocalist for The Drifters ("Save The Last Dance For Me")
1940 - Fred Cash - vocalist for The Impressions ("It's All Right")
1941 - George Bellamy - rhythm guitarist for The Tornados ("Telstar")
1942 - Buzz Clifford ("Baby Sittin' Boogie")
1949 - Hamish Stuart - guitarist / vocalist for The Average White Band ("Pick up the Pieces")
1945 - Butch Rillera - drummer for Redbone ("Come And Get Your Love")
1948 - Johnny Ramone (John William Cummings) - guitarist for The Ramones ("Blitzkrieg Bop")
1950 - Robert 'Kool' Bell - leader of Kool and The Gang ("Celebrate")

October 9^th

1937 - Pat Burke - saxaphone for The Foundations ("Build Me Up Buttercup")
1940 - John Lennon - singer / guitarist for The Beatles ("All You Need Is Love")
1944 - John Entwistle - bassist for The Who ("I Can See For Miles")
1946 - Don Baskin - vocalist for The Syndicate of Sound ("Little Girl")
1948 - Jackson Browne ("Runnin' On Empty")

October 10^th

1914 - Ivory Joe Hunter ("Since I Met You Baby")
1940 - Anita Humes - lead vocalist for The Essex ("Easier Said Than Done")
1943 - Denis D'Ell - vocalist for The Honeycombes ("Have I The Right")
1948 - Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers ("Tell It Like It Is")
1953 - James "Midge" Ure - guitar and vocals for Ultravox ("Vienna")
1955 - David Lee Roth - lead singer for Van Halen ("Jump")

October 11^th

1946 - Gary Mallaber - drummer for The Steve Miller Band ("Abracadabra")
1949 - Daryl Hall - keyboards / vocals for Hall and Oates ("I Can't Go For That")
1949 - Greg Douglas - guitarist for The Steve Miller Band ("Jungle Love")
1950 - Andrew Woolfolk - saxophone for Earth Wind and Fire ("Shining Star")
1957 - Jon Moss - drummer for Culture Club ("Karma Chameleon")

October 12^th

1935 - Sam Moore of Sam and Dave ("Hold On, I'm Comin'")
1942 - Melvin Franklin of The Temptations ("My Girl")
1948 - Rick Parfitt - guitar and vocals for Status Quo ("Pictures Of Matchstick Men")
1948 - Steve Martin Caro - lead singer of The Left Banke ("Walk Away Renee")

October 13^th

1941 - Paul Simon ("50 Ways To Leave Your Lover")
1944 - Robert Lamm - vocals / keyboards for Chicago ("Make Me Smile")
1947 - Sammy Hagar - vocalist for Van Halen ("Jump")
1947 - Dorothy Moore ("Misty Blue")
1951 - John Ford Coley of England Dan and John Ford Coley ("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight")
1959 - Marie Osmond ("Paper Roses")

October 14^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Bill Justis ("Raunchy")
1930 - Robert Parker ("Barefootin'")
1940 - Cliff Richard ("We Don't Talk Anymore")
1946 - Justin Hayward - guitar / vocals for the Moody Blues ("Nights in White Satin")
1946 - Dan McCafferty - lead vocalist for Nazareth ("Love Hurts")
1948 - Marcia Barrett - vocalist for Boney M ("Rivers Of Babylon")
1948 - Ivory Tilmon - guitar and vocals for The Detroit Emeralds ("You Want It, You Got It")

October 15^th - ClassicBands.com

1925 - Mickey Baker of Mickey & Sylvia ("Love Is Strange")
1935 - Barry McGuire ("Eve Of Destruction")
1938 - Marv Johnson ("I Love The Way You Love Me")
1942 - Don Stevenson - drummer for Moby Grape
1946 - Richard Carpenter - keyboards for The Carpenters ("We've Only Just Begun")
1948 - Chris De Burgh ("Lady In Red")
1953 - Tito Jackson - guitarist for The Jackson Five ("ABC")

October 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1923 - Bert Kaempfert ("Wonderland By Night")
1937 - Emile Ford - leader of Emile Ford & The Checkmates ("What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?")
1943 - Fred Turner - bass / vocals for Bachman-Turner Overdrive ("Takin' Care Of Business")
1947 - Bob Weir - guitarist for The Grateful Dead ("Uncle John's Band")
1959 - Gary Kemp - guitarist for Spandau Ballet ("True")

October 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Jeanine Deckers (The Singing Nun) ("Dominique")
1941 - Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts ("Summer Breeze")
1941 - Alan Howard - bassist for The Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden")
1942 - Gary Puckett - lead singer of The Union Gap ("Young Girl")
1946 - Jim Tucker - guitarist for The Turtles ("Happy Together")
1949 - Bill Hudson of The Hudson Brothers ("So You Are A Star")

October 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Chuck Berry ("Roll Over Beethoven")
1943 - Russ Giguere - guitarist for The Association ("Along Comes Mary")
1947 - Laura Nyro (songwriter who wrote "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Eli's Comin")
1949 - Gary Richrath - guitarist for REO Speedwagon ("Take It On The Run")
1949 - Joe Egan - keyboards / vocals for Stealers Wheel ("Stuck In The Middle With You")
1952 - Keith Knudson - drummer for The Doobie Brothers ("What A Fool Believes")

October 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1944 - George McCrae ("Rock Your Baby")
1945 - Jeannie C. Riley ("Harper Valley P.T.A.")
1946 - Keith Reid - lyricist for Procol Harum ("A Whiter Shade Of Pale")
1947 - Wilbert Hart - vocalist for The Delfonics ("La La Means I Love You")
1956 - Nino DeFranco - vocalist for The DeFranco Family ("Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat")

October 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Wanda Jackson ("In The Middle Of A Heartache")
1939 - Jay Siegel - lead singer of The Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
1945 - Ric Lee - drummer for Ten Years After ("Spider In My Web")
1951 - Al Greenwood - keyboardist for Foreigner ("Waiting For A Girl Like You")
1953 - Tom Petty ("Don't Do Me Like That")

October 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Norman Wright - vocalist for The Del Vikings ("Come Go With Me")
1940 - Jimmy Beaumont - lead singer for The Skyliners ("Since I Don't Have You")
1940 - Michael Lubowitz - leader of Manfred Mann ("Do Wah Diddy Diddy")
1941 - Steve Cropper - guitarist for Booker T and The MGs ("Green Onions")
1942 - Elvin Bishop ("Fooled Around and Fell In Love")
1943 - Ron Elliott - guitarist for The Beau Brummels ("Laugh, Laugh")
1945 - Kathy Young ("A Thousand Stars")
1946 - Lee Loughnane - trumpet for Chicago ("Saturday In The Park")
1952 - Brent Mydland - keyboards for The Grateful Dead ("Easy To Love You")
1953 - Charlotte Caffey - guitarist for The Go-Go's ("We Got The Beat")
1955 - Eric Faulkner - guitarist for The Bay City Rollers ("Saturday Night")
1957 - Steve Lukather - guitarist for Toto ("Africa")

October 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Ray Jones - bassist for Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas "(Little Children")
1942 - Annette Funicello ("Tall Paul")
1942 - Bobby Fuller - guitar / vocals for The Bobby Fuller Four ("I Fought The Law")
1945 - Eddie Brigati - vocals for The Young Rascals ("How Can I Be Sure")
1945 - Leslie West - guitarist for Mountain ("Mississippi Queen")
1952 - Carl Carlton ("Everlasting Love")

October 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Fred Marsden - drummer for Gerry and The Pacemakers ("I Like It")
1943 - Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups ("Chapel Of Love")
1947 - Greg Ridley - bassist for Humble Pie ("Natural Born Boogie")
1959 - "Weird" Al Yankovic - parody artist

October 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1930 - J P Richardson ("Chantilly Lace")
1936 - Bill Wyman - bassist for The Rolling Stones ("Get Off Of My Cloud")
1937 - Santo Farina - steel guitar player for Santo and Johnny ("Sleep Walk")
1944 - Ted Templeman - lead singer of Harper's Bizarre ("Feelin' Groovy")
1946 - Jerry Edmonton - drummer for Steppenwolf ("Born To Be Wild")
1946 - Rob Van Leeuwen - guitar / vocals for Shocking Blue ("Venus")

October 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Helen Reddy ("I Am Woman")
1943 - Roy Lynes - keyboardist for Status Quo ("Pictures Of Matchstick Men")
1944 - Jon Anderson - vocalist for Yes ("Roundabout")
1944 - Kathy Danoff - vocalist for The Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight"
1946 - John Hall - drummer for The Equals ("Baby Come Back")
1950 - Chris Norman ("Stumblin' In" with Suzi Quatro)

October 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1929 - Neal Mathews of The Jordanaires - Elvis' backup singers
1936 - Dr. Elmo (Shropshire) ("Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer")
1944 - Michael Piano of The Sandpipers ("Guantanamera")
1946 - Keith Hopwood - guitarist for Herman's Hermits ("Wonderful World")

October 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Floyd Cramer ("Last Date")
1942 - Lee Greenwood ("I.O.U.")
1949 - Byron Allred - keyboards for The Steve Miller Band ("The Joker")

October 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Charlie Daniels ("The Devil Went Down To Georgia")
1940 - Jay Proctor - leader of Jay and The Techniques ("Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie")
1941 - Curtis Lee ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes")
1945 - Wayne Fontana - vocalist for The Mindbenders ("A Groovy Kind Of Love")
1948 - Telma Hopkins - vocalist for Tony Orlando and Dawn ("Tie A Yellow Ribbon")

October 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1944 - Denny Laine - guitar / vocals for The Moody Blues ("Go Now")
1955 - Kevin DuBrow - vocalist for Quiet Riot ("Cum On Feel The Noize")
1946 - Peter Green - guitarist for Fleetwood Mac ("Man of the World")
1949 - James Williamson - guitarist for The Stooges ("Search And Destroy"{
1961 - Randy Jackson - vocals for The Jacksons ("ABC")

October 30^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Otis Williams - vocalist for The Temptations ("My Girl")
1939 - Grace Slick - lead singer for Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody To Love")
1947 - Timothy B. Schmidt - bassist for The Eagles ("I Can't Tell You Why")
1949 - David Green - bassist for Air Supply ("Lost In Love")

October 31^st - ClassicBands.com

1934 - Ray Smith ("Rockin' Little Angel")
1947 - Russ Ballard - vocalist / guitarist for Argent ("Hold Your Head Up")
1952 - Bernard Edwards - bassist for Chic ("Le Freak")



    November     - ClassicBands.com

November 1^st - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Barry Sadler ("Ballad of The Green Berets")
1944 - Chris Morris - guitarist for Paper Lace ("The Night Chicago Died")
1945 - Rick Gretch - bassist for Blind Faith ("Had To Cry Today")
1950 - Dan Peek - guitar / vocals for America ("A Horse With No Name")
1951 - Ronald Bell - vocalist / saxophonist for Kool & The Gang ("Celebration")

November 2^nd - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Earl 'Speedo' Carroll of The Coasters ("Charlie Brown")
1938 - Jay Black - lead singer for Jay and the Americans ("This Magic Moment")
1941 - Brian Poole - lead vocalist for The Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden")
1944 - Keith Emerson - keyboards for Emerson, Lake and Palmer ("Lucky Man")
1946 - Chip Hawkes - bassist for The Tremeloes ("Here Comes My Baby")
1952 - Maxine Nightingale ("Right Back Where We Started From")

November 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1945 - J.D. Souther ("You're Only Lonely")
1946 - Nick Simper - bassist for Deep Purple ("Smoke On The Water")
1946 - Tommy Dee ("Three Stars")
1948 - Lulu ("To Sir With Love")
1954 - Adam Ant - vocals / guitar for Adam And The Ants ("Stand And Deliver")

November 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Harry Elston - vocalist for Friends Of Distinction ("Grazing In The Grass")
1940 - Delbert McClinton ("Givin' It Up For Your Love")
1956 - James Honeyman-Scott - guitarist for The Pretenders ("Back On The Chain Gang")

November 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1931 - Ike Turner ("Proud Mary")
1941 - Art Garfunkel ("All I Know")
1946 - Gram Parsons - guitarist for The Byrds ("Sweetheart of the Rodeo")
1947 - Peter Noone - lead singer for Herman's Hermits ("Henry VIII")
1950 - Dennis Provisor - keyboards / vocals for The Grass Roots ("Two Divided By Love")
1957 - David Moyse - guitarist for Air Supply ("Lost In Love")
1957 - Mike Score - keyboards / vocals for A Flock Of Seagulls ("I Ran")
1959 - Bryan Adams ("Straight From The Heart")

November 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1916 - Ray Conniff ("Somewhere My Love")
1932 - Stonewall Jackson ("Waterloo")
1937 - Eugene Pitt - vocalist for The Jive Five ("My True Story")
1938 - Jim Pike - vocalist for The Lettermen ("When I Fall In Love")
1938 - P.J. Proby ("Niki Hoeky")
1941 - Doug Sahm - leader of The Sir Douglas Quintet ("She's About A Mover")
1947 - George Young - guitarist for The Easybeats ("Friday On My Mind")
1948 - Glenn Frey - guitar / vocals for The Eagles ("Peaceful, Easy Feeling")

November 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1922 - Al Hirt ("Java")
1938 - Dee Clark ("Rain Drops")
1942 - Johnny Rivers ("Poor Side Of Town")
1943 - Joni Mitchell ("Big Yellow Taxi")

November 8^th - ClassicBands.com

1942 - Gerald Alston - lead vocals for The Manhattans ("Kiss And Say Goodbye")
1944 - Bonnie Bramlett of Delaney and Bonnie ("Never Ending Song Of Love")
1946 - Roy Wood - guitar and vocals for The Move ("Flowers In The Rain")
1947 - Minnie Riperton ("Lovin' You")
1949 - Bonnie Raitt ("Something To Talk About")
1954 - Rickie Lee Jones ("Chuck E's In Love")

November 9^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary ("Leaving On A Jet Plane")
1941 - Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Proud Mary")
1943 - Lee Graziano - drummer for The American Breed ("Bend Me, Shape Me")
1948 - Alan Gratzer - drummer for REO Speedwagon ("Keep On Lovin' You")
1948 - Benny Mardones ("Into The Night")
1948 - Joe Bouchard - bassist for Blue Oyster Cult ("Don't Fear The Reaper")

November 10^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Kyu Sakamoto ("Sukiyaki")
1945 - Donna Fargo ("Funny Face")
1947 - Dave Loggins ("Please Come To Boston")
1947 - Glenn Buxton - guitarist for Alice Cooper ("School's Out")
1948 - Greg Lake - guitarist for Emerson, Lake and Palmer ("From The Begining")
1950 - Ronnie Hammond - singer with The Atlanta Rhythm Section ("So Into You")

November 11^th

1929 - LaVern Baker ("Tweedlee Dee")
1938 - Roger Lavern - keyboards for The Tornados ("Telstar")
1943 - Mac Kissoon of Mac & Katie Kissoon ("Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep")
1944 - Jesse Colin Young - guitar / vocals for The Youngbloods ("Get Together")
1945 - Chris Dreja - rhythm guitarist for The Yardbirds ("Heart Full Of Soul")
1945 - Vincent Martell - guitarist for Vanilla Fudge ("You Keep Me Hangin' On")
1950 - Jim Peterik - keyboardist for The Ides Of March ("Vehicle")
1952 - Paul Cowsill - keyboardist for The Cowsills ("The Rain, The Park & Other Things")
1953 - Marshall Crenshaw - ("Someday Someway")

November 12^th

1917 - Jo Stafford ("It's Almost Tomorrow")
1936 - Charlotte Davis of The Tune Weavers ("Happy, Happy Birthday Baby")
1937 - Bob Crewe ("Music To Watch Girls By")
1939 - Ruby Nash Curtis of Ruby and The Romantics ("Our Day Will Come")
1943 - Brian Hyland ("Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini")
1943 - John Maus - guitarist for The Walker Brothers ("The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More")
1944 - Booker T Jones - organist for Booker T and The MGs ("Green Onions")
1945 - Neil Young ("Heart Of Gold")
1946 - Wayne Wadhams - keyboards and lead vocals for The Fifth Estate ("Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead")
1947 - Donald Roeser - guitarist for Blue Oyster Cult ("Don't Fear The Reaper")
1948 - Errol Brown - lead singer for Hot Chocolate ("You Sexy Thing")
1952 - Lawrence Juber - guitarist for Wings ("Goodnight Tonight")

November 13^th

1944 - Timmy Thomas ("Why Can't We Live Together")
1949 - Roger Steen - guitarist for The Tubes ("She's A Beauty")
1948 - Terry Reid - English guitarist ("Better By Far")
1951 - Bill Gibson - drummer for Huey Lewis and The News ("Happy To Be Stuck With You")
1956 - Aldo Nova - ("Fantasy")
1960 - Wayne Parker - bassist for Glass Tiger ("Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone")

November 14^th

1938 - Cornelius Gunter - tenor for The Coasters ("Charlie Brown")
1940 - Freddie Garrity - lead singer of Freddie and The Dreamers ("I'm Telling You Now")
1948 - James Young - guitarist for Styx ("Babe")
1951 - Stephen Bishop ("On & On")

November 15^th

1928 - C.W. McCall ("Convoy")
1932 - Petula Clark ("Downtown")
1932 - Clyde McPhatter ("Lover Please")
1937 - Little Willie John ("Need Your Love So Bad")
1945 - Anni-Frid Anderson - vocalist for ABBA ("Super Trouper")
1945 - David Teegarden - drums and vocals for Teegarden And Van Winkle ("God, Love And Rock 'n' Roll")
1954 - Tony Thompson - drummer for Chic ("Le Freak")

November 16^th

1940 - John Ryanes - bass vocals for The Monotones ("Who Wrote The Book Of Love? ")
1943 - Winifred Lovett of The Manhattans ("Shining Star")
1948 - Chi Coltrane ("Thunder and Lightning")

November 17^th

1933 - Jeannie Deckers - The Singing Nun ("Dominique")
1938 - Gordon Lightfoot ("Sundown")
1942 - Bob Gaudio - keyboards for The Four Seasons ("Big Girls Don't Cry")
1944 - Gene Clark - vocalist for The Byrds ("Turn, Turn, Turn")
1946 - Martin Barre - guitarist for Jethro Tull ("Bungle In The Jungle")
1946 - Bob McBride - lead vocalist for Lighthouse ("One Fine Morning")
1952 - Dino Martin - bassist for Dino, Desi & Billy ("I'm A Fool")

November 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1936 - Hank Ballard of The Midnighters ("Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go")
1950 - Graham Parker - lead vocalist for Graham Parker And The Rumour ("Hold Back the Night")
1953 - John McFee - guitarist for The Doobie Brothers ("One Step Closer")
1954 - Charles Williams - trombone player for KC and the Sunshine Band ("Get Down Tonight")
1954 - John Parr ("St. Elmo's Fire")

November 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Hank Medress - vocalist for The Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
1937 - Ray Collins - vocalist for The Mothers Of Invention ("Valley Girl")
1939 - Pete Moore - bass vocalist for The Miracles ("Ain't That Peculiar")
1944 - Fred Lipsius - saxophonist for Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel")

November 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Tony Butalo - vocalist for The Lettermen ("The Way You Look Tonight")
1942 - Norman Greenbaum ("Spirit In The Sky")
1946 - Duane Allman - guitarist for The Allman Brothers ("Ramblin' Man")
1947 - Joe Walsh - guitarist for The Eagles ("Hotel California")
1947 - George Grantham - drummer for Poco ("Crazy Love")
1954 - Frank Marino - lead guitarist for Mahogany Rush ("Child Of The Novelty")

November 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Dr. John ("Right Place, Wrong Time")
1948 - Lonnie Jordan - keyboard player for War ("Spill The Wine")
1950 - Livingston Taylor ("I Will Be In Love With You")

November 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Terry Stafford ("Suspicion")
1941 - Steve Wahrer - drummer and vocalist for The Trashmen ("Surfin' Bird")
1942 - Steve Caldwell - vocalist with The Orlons ("Don't Hang Up")
1943 - Floyd Sneed - drummer for Three Dog Night ("Old Fashion Love Song")
1947 - Rod Price - lead guitarist for Foghat ("Slow Ride")
1948 - Dennis Larden - lead vocalist for Every Mother's Son ("Come On Down To My Boat")
1950 - Steve Van Zandt - guitarist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band ("Born In The USA")
1950 - Tina Weymouth - bassist for Talking Heads ("Burning Down The House")

November 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Betty Everett ("The Shoop Shoop Song")
1954 - Bruce Horsby ("Mandolin Rain")

November 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Jim Yester - guitarist for The Association ("Cherish")
1941 - Donald "Duck" Dunn - bassist for Booker T and The MGs ("Green Onions")
1941 - Pete Best - the Beatles' drummer before Ringo
1944 - Bev Bevan - drummer for The Electric Light Orchestra ("Can't Get You Out Of My Head")
1945 - Lee Michaels ("Do You Know What I Mean")
1955 - Clement Burke - drummer for Blondie ("The Tide Is High")
1957 - Chris Hayes - guitarist for Huey Lewis and the News ("The Power Of Love")

November 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Percy Sledge ("When A Man Loves A Woman")
1944 - Bob Lind ("Elusive Butterfly")

November 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Phil Humphrey - guitarist for The Fendermen ("Mule Skinner Blues")
1937 - Jim Sundquist - guitarist for The Fendermen ("Mule Skinner Blues")
1939 - Tina Turner ("What's Love Got To Do With It?")
1944 - Jean Terrell - vocalist for The Supremes ("Stoned Love")
1945 - John McVie - bassist for Fleetwood Mac ("Go Your Own Way")

November 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Al Jackson - drummer for Booker T. and The MGs ("Green Onions")
1942 - Jimi Hendrix ("Purple Haze")
1944 - Eddie Rabbitt ("I Love A Rainy Night")
1944 - Trevor Davies (Dozy) - bassist for Dave Dee, Dozey, Beaky, Mick and Tich ("Legend Of Xanadu")
1945 - Randy Brecker - trumpeter for Blood Sweat & Tears ("And When I Die")
1948 - Dave Winthrop - vocals, flute, saxophone for Supertramp ("The Logical Song")

November 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1929 - Berry Gordy Jr. - Motown Records founder
1932 - Ray Perkins - vocalist for The Crew Cuts ("Sh-Boom")
1939 - Gary Troxel - vocalist for The Fleetwoods ("Mr. Blue")
1940 - Bruce Channel ("Hey, Baby")
1940 - Clem Curtus - vocalist for The Foundations ("Baby Now That I've Found You")
1943 - Randy Newman ("Short People")
1943 - R.B. Greaves ("Take A Letter Maria")
1948 - Beeb Birtles - guitar / vocals for The Little River Band ("Reminiscing")
1949 - Paul Shaffer - David Letterman's band leader

November 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - John Mayall - rock / blues guitarist
1939 - Meco (Domenico Monardo) ("The Theme From Star Wars")
1940 - Chuck Mangione ("Feels So Good")
1941 - Denny Doherty - vocalist for The Mamas and Papas ("California Dreamin'")
1944 - Felix Cavaliere - vocalist and keyboards for The Young Rascals ("Good Lovin'")
1947 - Ronnie Montrose - guitarist for The Edgar Winter Group ("Frankenstein")
1951 - Barry Goudreau - guitarist for Boston ("More Than A Feeling")

November 30^th - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Allan Sherman ("Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!")
1929 - Dick Clark - host of American Bandstand
1937 - Frank Ifield ("I Remember You")
1937 - Paul Stookey - vocalist / guitarist for Peter, Paul and Mary ("I Dig Rock and Roll Music")
1943 - Leo Lyons - bassist for Ten Years After ("I'd Love To Change The World")
1944 - Rob Grill - bass / vocals for The Grassroots ("Midnight Confession")
1944 - Luther Ingram ("If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right")
1949 - Ruby Starr - vocalist for Black Oak Arkansas ("Jim Dandy")
1953 - June Pointer of The Pointer Sisters ("Fire")



    December     - ClassicBands.com

December 1^st - ClassicBands.com

1934 - Billy Paul ("Me and Mrs. Jones")
1935 - Lou Rawls ("You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine")
1938 - Sandy Nelson ("Teen Beat")
1939 - Diane Lennon - vocalist for The Lennon Sisters ("Tonight You Belong To Me")
1944 - John Densmore - drummer for The Doors ("Light My Fire")
1944 - Eric Bloom - guitar and vocals for Blue Oyster Cult ("Don't Fear The Reaper")
1945 - Bette Midler ("The Wind Beneath My Wings")
1946 - Gilbert O'Sullivan ("Alone Again, Naturally")

December 2^nd - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Tom McGuinness - bassist for Manfred Mann ("Do Wah Diddy Diddy")
1942 - Ted Bluechel - drummer for The Association ("Cherish")
1960 - Rick Savage - guitarist for Def Leppard ("Love Bites")

December 3^rd - ClassicBands.com

1927 - Andy Williams ("Moon River")
1927 - Ferlin Husky ("Wings Of A Dove")
1948 - Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath ("War Pigs")
1949 - Mickey Thomas - vocalist for The Elvin Bishop Band ("Fooled Around and Fell in Love")
1951 - Nicky Stevens - vocalist for Brotherhood Of Man ("United We Stand")
1952 - Don Barnes - guitarist for 38 Special ("Caught Up In You")
1952 - Duane Roland - guitarist for Molly Hatchet ("Dreams I'll Never See")

December 4^th - ClassicBands.com

1933 - Wink Martindale ("Deck Of Cards")
1940 - Freddy Cannon ("Palisades Park")
1944 - Chris Hillman - bassist for The Byrds ("Mr. Tambourine Man")
1944 - Dennis Wilson - drummer for The Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations")
1948 - John Lyon - leader of Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes
1951 - Gary Rossington - guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama")

December 5^th - ClassicBands.com

1932 - Little Richard ("Tutti Frutti")
1936 - Chad Mitchell of The Chad Mitchell Trio ("The John Birch Society")
1938 - J.J. Cale ("Crazy Mama")
1945 - Eduardo Serrato - drummer for ? & The Mysterians ("96 Tears")
1946 - Andy Kim ("Rock Me Gently")
1947 - Jim Messina - guitarist for Loggins and Messina ("Your Mama Don't Dance")
1947 - Kim Simmonds - guitarist for Savoy Brown ("Street Corner Talking")

December 6^th - ClassicBands.com

1920 - Dave Brubeck ("Take Five")
1935 - George Williams - lead vocalist for The Tymes ("So Much In Love")
1939 - Steve Alaimo ("Everyday I Have To Cry Some")
1943 - Mike Smith - keyboards and lead singer for The Dave Clark Five ("Glad All Over")
1944 - Jonathan King ("Everyone's Gone To The Moon")
1955 - Rick Buckler - drummer for The Jam ("Town Called Malice")
1956 - Peter Buck - guitarist for R.E.M. ("Losing My Religion")
1956 - Randy Rhoades - guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne ("Crazy Train")

December 7^th - ClassicBands.com

1924 - Bent Fabric ("Ally Cat")
1942 - Harry Chapin ("Cat's In The Cradle")
1949 - Tom Waits ("The Piano Has Been Drinking")

December 8^th - ClassicBands.com

1944 - George Baker - vocalist for The George Baker Selection ("Little Green Bag")
1925 - Sammy Davis Jr. ("The Candy Man")
1939 - Jerry Butler ("Only The Strong Survive")
1942 - Bobby Elliot - drummer for The Hollies ("Bus Stop")
1943 - Jim Morrison - lead singer of The Doors ("Hello, I Love You")
1944 - Bertie Higgins ("Key Largo")
1944 - Mike Botts - drummer for Bread ("Make It With You")
1947 - Gregg Allman - keyboards and vocals for The Allman Brothers Band ("Ramblin' Man")
1947 - Geoff Daking - drummer for Blues Magoos ("We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet")
1950 - Dan Hartman - ("I Can Dream About You")

December 9^th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - David Houston ("Almost Persuaded")
1939 - Sammy Strain - vocalist for The O'Jays ("Use ta Be My Girl")
1943 - Kenny Vance - vocalist for Jay And The Americans ("She Cried")
1944 - Shirley Brickley - vocalist for The Orlons ("Don't Hang Up")
1946 - Dennis Dunaway - bassist for Alice Cooper ("School's Out")
1957 - Donny Osmond ("Puppy Love")

December 10^th

1943 - Chad Stewart - guitar / vocals for Chad and Jeremy ("Yesterday's Gone")
1946 - Walter Orange - drummer for The Commodores ("Nightshift")
1948 - Ralph Tavares of Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel")
1952 - Susan Dey of The Partridge Family ("I Think I Love You")

December 11^th

1940 - David Gates - guitar / vocals for Bread ("Diary")
1941 - J. Frank Wilson ("Last Kiss")
1944 - Brenda Lee ("Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree")
1954 - Jermaine Jackson - vocalist for The Jackson Five ("ABC")
1958 - Nikki Sixx - bassist for Motley Crue ("Dr. Feelgood")

December 12^th

1915 - Frank Sinatra ("My Way")
1938 - Connie Francis ("Lipstick On Your Collar")
1940 - Dionne Warwick ("Do You Know The Way To San Jose?")
1941 - Tim Hauser - vocalist for The Manhattan Transfer ("Boy From New York City")
1941 - Terry Kirkman - keyboards / vocals for The Association ("Never My Love")
1943 - Dickey Betts - guitar / vocals for The Allman Brothers Band ("Ramblin' Man")
1943 - Dave Munden - drummer for The Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden")
1944 - Rob Tyner - vocalist for The MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams")
1945 - Alan Ward - guitarist for The Honeycombs ("Have I The Right?")
1947 - Ralph Scala - keyboard player for Blues Magoos ("We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet")

December 13^th

1940 - Tony Gomez - keyboard player for The Foundations ("Baby Now that I've Found You")
1946 - Skip Prokop - drummer and vocalist for Lighthouse ("Sunny Days")
1948 - Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter of The Doobie Brothers ("Listen To The Music")
1948 - Ted Nugent - lead guitarist for The Amboy Dukes ("Journey To The Center Of The Mind")

December 14^th

1932 - Charlie Rich ("The Most Beautiful Girl")
1937 - Warren Ryanes - vocalist for The Monotones ("Who Wrote The Book Of Love")
1946 - Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn ("Knock Three Times")
1946 - Patty Duke ("Don't Just Stand There")
1949 - Cliff Williams - bassist for AC/DC ("You Shook Me All Night Long")

December 15^th

1921 - Alan Freed - the disc jockey who popularized the phrase "rock and roll"
1928 - Jerry Wallace ("Primrose Lane")
1932 - Jesse Belvin ("Goodnight My Love")
1939 - Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes ("Stoned Love")
1942 - Dave Clark - drummer for The Dave Clark Five ("Glad All Over")
1946 - Carmine Appice - drummer for Vanilla Fudge ("You Keep Me Hangin' On")
1955 - Paul Simonon - bassist for The Clash ("Train In Vain")

December 16^th - ClassicBands.com

1943 - Tony Hicks - guitarist for The Hollies ("Long Cool Woman")
1946 - Benny Andersson - keyboardist for ABBA ("Super Trouper")
1950 - Billy Gibbons - guitarist for ZZ Top ("Sleeping Bag")

December 17^th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Art Neville - keyboards / vocals for The Neville Brothers ("Tell It Like It Is")
1939 - Eddie Kendricks - vocalist for The Temptations ("My Girl")
1942 - Paul Butterfield - vocals / harmonica for The Paul Butterfield Blues Band ("Drivin' Wheel")
1943 - Dave Dee - vocalist for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich ("Legend Of Xanadu")
1948 - Jim Bonfanti - drummer for The Raspberries ("Go All The Way")
1949 - Paul Rodgers - vocalist for Free ("All Right Now")
1950 - Carlton Barrett - drummer for Bob Marley & The Wailers ("No Woman No Cry")
1951 - Wanda Hutchison - vocalist for The Emotions ("Best Of My Love")

December 18^th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Chas Chandler - bass guitarist for The Animals ("House Of The Rising Sun")
1941 - Sam Andrew - guitarist for Big Brother and The Holding Company ("Piece Of My Heart")
1943 - Keith Richards - guitarist for The Rolling Stones ("Get Off Of My Cloud")
1953 - Elliot Easton - guitarist for The Cars ("Drive")

December 19^th - ClassicBands.com

1920 - Little Jimmy Dickens ("May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose")
1940 - Phil Ochs - folk singer
1941 - Maurice White - vocalist / drummer for Earth, Wind and Fire ("After The Love Has Gone")
1944 - Alvin Lee - guitarist for Ten Years After ("I'd Love To Change The World")
1944 - Zal Yanovsky - lead guitarist for The Lovin' Spoonful ("Summer In The City")
1945 - John McEuen - guitarist for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ("Mr. Bojangles")
1952 - Jeff Davis - bassist for The Amazing Rhythm Aces ("Third Rate Romance")
1952 - Walter Murphy ("A Fifth Of Beethoven")

December 20^th - ClassicBands.com

1944 - Bobby Colomby - drummer for Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel")
1947 - Peter Criss - drummer for Kiss ("Rock And Roll All Nite")
1948 - Stephen Wright - lead singer for The Easybeats ("Friday On My Mind")
1948 - Alan Parsons - keyboard player for The Alan Parsons Project ("Eye In The Sky")
1956 - Anita Ward ("Ring My Bell")

December 21^st - ClassicBands.com

1940 - Frank Zappa ("Vally Girl")
1940 - Ray Hildebrand of Paul and Paula ("Hey Paula")
1942 - Carla Thomas ("Gee Whiz")
1943 - Gwen McCrae ("Rockin' Chair")
1946 - Carl Wilson - lead guitar for The Beach Boys ("Surfin' USA")
1951 - Nick Gilder ("Hot Child In The City")
1953 - Betty Wright ("Clean Up Woman")

December 22^nd - ClassicBands.com

1939 - James Gurley - guitarist for Big Brother And The Holding Company ("Piece Of My Heart")
1944 - Barry Jenkins - drummer for The Nashville Teens ("Tobacco Road")
1946 - Rick Nielson - guitarist for Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me")
1948 - Alan Williams - lead vocalist for The Rubettes ("Sugar Baby Love")
1949 - Maurice Gibb - bass / keyboards for The Bee Gees ("To Love Somebody")
1949 - Robin Gibb - vocalist for The Bee Gees ("Massachusetts")

December 23^rd - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Harold Dorman ("Mountain Of Love")
1935 - Esther Phillips ("What A Difference A Day Makes")
1939 - Johnny Kidd - lead singer for Johnny & The Pirates ("Shakin' All Over")
1940 - Jorma Kaukonen - lead guitarist for Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody To Love")
1940 - Tim Hardin - songwriter ("If I Were A Carpenter - Reason To Believe")
1940 - Eugene Record - lead singer of The Chi-Lites ("Have You Seen Her")
1945 - Ron Bushy - drummer for Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")
1946 - Robbie Dupree ("Steal Away")
1956 - Dave Murray - guitarist for Iron Maiden ("The Trooper")

December 24^th - ClassicBands.com

1926 - Lee Dorsey ("Workin In The Coal Mine")
1945 - Lemmy Kilmister - bassist for Motorhead ("Overkill")
1957 - Ian Burden - keyboardist for Human League ("Don't You Want Me")

December 25^th - ClassicBands.com

1929 - Billy Horton - lead singer of The Silhouettes ("Get A Job")
1929 - Chris Kenner ("I Like It Like That")
1937 - O'Kelly Isley - vocalist for The Isley Brothers ("Twist And Shout")
1944 - Henry Vestine - guitarist for Canned Heat ("On The Road Again")
1945 - Noel Redding - bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience ("Foxy Lady")
1946 - Jimmy Buffett ("Margaritaville")

December 26^th - ClassicBands.com

1920 - Steve Allen ("Autumn Leaves")
1935 - Abdul Fakir - vocalist for The Four Tops ("I Can't Help Myself")
1940 - Phil Spector - record producer
1946 - Bob Carpenter - keyboards for The Dirt Band ("Make a Little Magic")

December 27^th - ClassicBands.com

1931 - Scotty Moore - Elvis's guitarist ("Hound Dog")
1941 - Les Maguire - pianist for Gerry And The Pacemakers ("Ferry Cross The Mersey")
1941 - Mike Pinder - keyboard player for The Moody Blues ("Nights In White Satin")
1947 - Mick Jones - guitarist for Foreigner ("Waiting For A Girl Like You")
1948 - Larry Byrom - guitarist for Steppenwolf ("Who Needs Ya")

December 28^th - ClassicBands.com

1914 - Roebuck 'Pops' Staples - vocalist and guitarist for The Staple Singers ("Let's Do It Again")
1921 - Johnny Otis ("Willie & the Hand Jive")
1932 - Dorsey Burnette ("There Was A Tall Oak Tree")
1938 - Charles Neville - vocalist for The Neville Brothers ("Bird On A Wire")
1946 - Edgar Winter ("Frankenstein")
1947 - Dick Diamond - bassist for The Easybeats ("Friday On My Mind")
1950 - Alex Chilton - lead singer of The Box Tops ("Cry Like A Baby")

December 29^th - ClassicBands.com

1941 - Ray Thomas - flautist and vocalist for The Moody Blues ("Go Now")
1942 - Rick Danko - bassist for The Band ("Up On Cripple Creek")
1942 - Jerry Summers of The Dovells ("The Bristol Stomp")
1945 - Rusty Day - vocalist for Cactus ("Token Chokin'")
1946 - Marianne Faithfull ("As Tears Go By")
1947 - Cozy Powell - session drummer
1948 - Charlie Spinosa - trumpet player for John Fred And His Playboy Band ("Judy In Disguise")
1950 - Robert Parissi - lead vocals and guitar for Wild Cherry ("Play That Funky Music")
1951 - Yvonne Elliman ("If I Can't Have You")
1955 - Neil Giraldo - guitarist for the Pat Benatar group ("Hit Me With Your Best Shot")

December 30^th

1928 - Bo Diddley ("Hey Bo Diddley")
1931 - Skeeter Davis ("End Of The World")
1934 - Del Shannon ("Runaway")
1939 - Felix Pappalardi - bass and vocals for Mountain ("Mississippi Queen")
1942 - Mike Nesmith - guitarist for the Monkees ("Steppin' Stone")
1945 - Davy Jones - vocalist for the Monkees ("Valleri")
1946 - Patti Smith - ("Because The Night")
1947 - Jeff Lynne - guitarist for Electric Light Orchestra ("Livin' Thing")

December 31^st

1928 - Ross Barbour - vocalist for The Four Freshmen ("Graduation Day")
1942 - Andy Summers - guitarist for The Police ("Every Breath You Take")
1943 - John Denver ("Rocky Mountain High")
1943 - Pete Quaife - bass player for The Kinks ("Lola")
1947 - Burton Cummings - piano/lead vocals for The Guess Who ("American Woman")
1948 - Donna Summer ("Love To Love You Baby")
1948 - Steve Farmer - guitarist for The Amboy Dukes ("Journey To The Center Of The Mind")
1951 - Fermin Goytisolo - percussionist for KC And The Sunshine Band ("Shake Your Booty")
1951 - Tom Hamilton - bassist for Aerosmith ("Dream On")

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