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Music History Events: Births

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

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

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

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

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

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

November 26, 1945 John McVie (bass guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers) is born in Ealing, London, England.

November 24, 1945 Lee Michaels is born Michael Olsen in Los Angeles, California. Known for the 1971 pop hit "Do You Know What I Mean."

November 15, 1945 Frida (of ABBA) is born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad in Bjorkasen, Ballangen, Norway.

November 11, 1945 Vince Martell, guitarist for Vanilla Fudge (known for their cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On"), is born Vincent James Martellucci in New York City.

November 11, 1945 Chris Dreja (rhythm guitarist, bassist for The Yardbirds) is born in Surbiton, England.

November 10, 1945 Country singer Donna Fargo is born Yvonne Vaughan in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Known for "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" and "Funny Face," both crossover pop hits in 1972.

November 8, 1945 Don Murray (drummer for The Turtles) is born in Inglewood, California.

November 3, 1945 Nick Simper, the original bass player in Deep Purple, is born in Middlesex, England.

November 2, 1945 J.D. Souther is born in Detroit, Michigan.

November 2, 1945 Len "Chip" Hawkes (bassist for The Tremeloes) is born in England.

October 31, 1945 Rik Kenton (Roxy Music bassist) is born in Nottingham, England.

October 31, 1945 Russ Ballard (Unit 4+2 guitarist and Argent frontman) is born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England.

October 29, 1945 Beatrice Melba Hill, better known as Melba Moore, is born in New York City to saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis.

October 28, 1945 Wayne Fontana (lead singer for The Mindbenders) is born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis in Manchester, Lancashire, England. His stage name comes from Elvis Presley's drummer, D.J. Fontana.

October 27, 1945 Mark Ryan (bass guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service) is born.

October 22, 1945 Guitarist Leslie West (of Mountain) is born Leslie Weinstein in New York City.

October 21, 1945 Kathy Young (Kathy Young and the Innocents) is born in Santa Ana, California. She would become a '60s teen pop star with her cover of "A Thousand Stars."

October 19, 1945 Jeannie C. Riley is born in Stamford, Texas.

October 14, 1945 Colin Hodgkinson (bassist for Whitesnake) is born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.

October 10, 1945 Alan Cartwright (bass player for Procol Harum) is born in London, England.

October 10, 1945 Jerry LaCroix (vocalist/saxophonist for Blood, Sweat & Tears, Edgar Winter's White Trash) is born in Alexandria, Louisiana.

October 8, 1945 Guitarist Ray Royer (of Procol Harum) is born in the UK.

October 8, 1945 Butch Rillera - who replaced Redbone's original drummer, Peter DePoe - is born.

October 7, 1945 Rock musician Kevin Godley (of 10cc) is born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England.