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Music History Events: Births

September 9, 1946 Bruce Palmer (bassist for Buffalo Springfield) is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

September 9, 1946 Trevor Leslie Oaks (guitarist for Showaddywaddy) is born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

September 8, 1946 Dean Daughtry (keyboardist for Atlanta Rhythm Section) is born in Kinston, Alabama.

September 7, 1946 Disco/soul singer Alfa Anderson (of Chic) is born in Augusta, Georgia.

September 5, 1946 Dean Ford (lead singer for Marmalade) is born Thomas McAleese in Coatbridge, Scotland.

September 5, 1946 Rock drummer Buddy Miles (of The Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix's Band Of Gypsys) is born George Allen Miles Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska. His grandmother calls him "Buddy" after jazz drummer Buddy Rich.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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