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Music History Events: Births

February 13, 1945 Soul singer King Floyd, known for the 1970 hit "Groove Me," is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

February 13, 1945 Roy Dyke (drummer for Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) is born in Liverpool, England.

February 3, 1945 Johnny Cymbal is born John Hendry Blair in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland.

January 26, 1945 Ashley Hutchings (bass guitarist for Fairport Convention) is born in Southgate, England.

January 21, 1945 Peter Kircher (drummer for Status Quo) is born in Folkestone, Kent, England.

January 20, 1945 Eric Stewart (guitarist for The Mindbenders, 10cc) is born in Droylsden, Lancashire, England.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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