Music History Events: Births
January 7, 1930 Country musician Jack Greene, known for the 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything," is born in Maryville, Tennessee.
January 2, 1930 Pop singer Julius La Rosa - known for '50s hits like "Anywhere I Wander" and "Eh Cumpari" - is born in Brooklyn, New York.
December 25, 1929 Billy Horton of The Silhouettes is born in Hickory, North Carolina.
December 25, 1929 R&B singer Chris Kenner, who writes and sings the original version of "Land Of 1000 Dances," is born in Kenner, Louisiana (yes, his last name and birthplace are both Kenner).
December 23, 1929 Jazz singer/trumpeter Chet Baker is born Chesney Henry Baker Jr. in Yale, Oklahoma. He hits his stride in the '50s when he joins the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and releases his signature hit "My Funny Valentine."
November 15, 1929 Soul singer Joe Hinton is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Known for the 1964 hit "Funny How Time Slips Away," written by Willie Nelson.
November 11, 1929 R&B singer LaVern Baker is born Delores LaVern Baker in Chicago, Illinois. Known for '50s and '60s hits like "Tweedlee Dee," "Jim Dandy," and "I Cried a Tear."
October 26, 1929 Neal Matthews Jr. (of The Jordanaires, backing vocalists for Elvis Presley) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.
October 4, 1929 Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is born in Mora, Missouri. Known for the hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk On By" (1961).
September 18, 1929 Jazz/pop singer Teddi King is born Theodora King in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for the mid-'50s singles "Mr. Wonderful," "Married I Can Always Get" and "Say It Isn't So."
September 17, 1929 Jazz saxophonist Sil Austin is born in Dunnellon, Florida. Known for his signature tune, "Danny Boy."
August 12, 1929 Country singer-songwriter Buck Owens is born Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. in Sherman, Texas.
August 6, 1929 Saxophonist Mike Elliott (of The Foundations) is born in Jamaica, West Indies.
August 3, 1929 Arthur Wood (keyboardist for The Climax Blues Band) is born.
July 30, 1929 Christine McGuire of The McGuire Sisters is born in Middletown, Ohio.
July 27, 1929 Harvey Fuqua of The Moonglows is born in Louisville, Kentucky.
July 21, 1929 Jazz singer Helen Merrill is born Jelena Ana Milčetić in New York City.
July 18, 1929 Shock rocker Screamin' Jay Hawkins is born Jalacy Hawkins in Cleveland, Ohio.
July 9, 1929 Bluegrass mandolinist Jesse McReynolds (of Jim & Jesse) is born in Carfax, Virginia.
July 9, 1929 Singer-songwriter Lee Hazlewood, known for his collaborations with Duane Eddy and Nancy Sinatra, is born Barton Lee Hazlewood in Mannford, Oklahoma.
July 3, 1929 David Lynch (of The Platters) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.
June 23, 1929 June Carter Cash (of The Carter Family) is born Valerie June Carter in Maces Spring, Virginia, to Maybelle and Ezra Carter.
June 15, 1929 Nigel Pickering (rhythm guitarist for Spanky and Our Gang) is born in Pontiac, Michigan.
June 9, 1929 R&B singer Johnny Ace is born John Marshall Alexander Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee.
May 16, 1929 Jazz singer Betty Carter is born Lillie Mae Jones in Flint, Michigan.
May 2, 1929 Rock and roll guitarist Link Wray is born Fred Lincoln Wray Jr. in Dunn, North Carolina.
May 1, 1929 Country singer-songwriter Sonny James, known for the 1957 hit "Young Love," is born James Hugh Loden in Hackleburg, Alabama.
April 29, 1929 Latin jazz musician Ray Barretto is born in New York City.
April 16, 1929 R&B singer Roy Hamilton ("Unchained Melody," "You'll Never Walk Alone") is born in Leesburg, Georgia.
April 16, 1929 Singer-songwriter Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," is born in Fayetteville, Tennessee.
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