Musicians Born in 1943 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 349 of 349

Mick Jagger (80 years old)

Jul 26 English rock vocalist, songwriter (Rolling Stones - "Let's Spend the Night Together"; "Sympathy For The Devil"), actor (Performance), and knight, born in Dartford, Kent

Jul 26 Roger Smalley, British-Australian pianist, conductor, and composer (Gloria Tibi Trinitas), born in Swinton, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
Jul 27 Allan Ramsey, American rock bassist (Gary Lewis & the Playboys,1964-65 - "This Diamond Ring"), born in the USA (d. 1985)
Jul 28 Mike Bloomfield, American blues guitarist/singer (Analine), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1981)
Jul 28 Richard Wright, British progressive rock keyboardist, arranger, composer, and occasional vocalist (Pink Floyd - "Time"; "Echoes"; "The Art Of Conversation"), born in Hatch End, Middlesex (d. 2008)
Jul 31 Lobo [Roland Kent Lavoie], American pop singer-songwriter ("Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"; "A Big Red Kite"), born in Tallahassee, Florida
Aug 1 Denny Cordell, British rock music and record producer (The Moody Blues; Leon Russell), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1995)
Aug 1 Geoffrey Britton, British rock drummer (Paul McCartney & Wings), born in Lewisham, South East London, England
Aug 2 Kathy Lennon, American pop singer (Lennon Sisters), born in Santa Monica, California
Aug 4 David Carr, British rock keyboardist (The Fortunes), born in Leyton, London (d. 2011)
Aug 4 Tina Cole, American singer (King Cousins) and actress (My Three Sons - "Katie"), born in Hollywood, California
Aug 5 Sammi Smith, American country music singer ("Help Me Make It Through The Night"), born in Orange County, California (d. 2005)
Aug 5 Sandy Pearlman, American lyricist; music producer, artist manager (Blue Öyster Cult), music journalist and record company executive, born in Rockaway, Queens, New York City (d. 2016)
Aug 7 Lana Cantrell, Australian singer (Those Were the Days), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Aug 8 Daniel Börtz, Swedish classical composer, born in Hässleholm, Sweden
Aug 9 Wanda Young, American pop singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"; “Don’t Mess With Bill"), born in Eloise, Michigan (d. 2021)
Aug 10 Jimmy Griffin, American pop singer, guitarist and songwriter, (Bread), and Academy Award winner ("For All We Know"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2005)
Aug 10 Michael Mantler, Austrian javant-garde jazz trumpeter and contemporary music composer, born in Vienna, Austria
Aug 10 Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett], American pop singer (The Ronettes -"Be My Baby"), born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
Aug 11 Denis Payton, British rock saxophonist (Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over"), born in London (d. 2006)
Aug 11 James Kale, Canadian rock bass player and songwriter (The Guess Who, 1962-72 - "American Woman"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Aug 11 Kenny Gamble, American songwriter, and "Philadelphia Soul" producer, with Leon Huff (Billy Paul - "Me & Mrs Jones"; The O'Jays; Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 11 Krzysztof Meyer, Polish pianist, composer, and music scholar, born in Kraków, Poland
Aug 12 Lesley Duncan (Cox), British session singer (Pink Floyd; Jesus Christ Superstar), and singer-songwriter ("Love Song"; "Sing Children Sing"), born in Stockton-On-Tees, England (d. 2010)
Aug 14 Terry Ellis, British record producer, artist manager (Jethro Tull; Paula Cole: Baby Animals), and label executive (co-founder of Chrysalis Records), born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Aug 17 Dave "Snaker" Ray, American blues singer, and guitarist, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2002)
Aug 17 Edward Cowie, English composer (Leviathan), and painter, born in Birmingham, England
Aug 19 Billy J. Kramer, British pop rock vocalist (The Dakotas - "Bad To Me"), born in Bootle, Lancashire, England
Aug 19 Edwin Hawkins, American gospel musician, choir master and composer ("Oh Happy Day"), born in Oakland, California (d. 2018)
Aug 21 Clydie Mae King, American session and touring vocalist (Ray Charles; Bob Dylan; Humble Pie; Lynyrd Skynrd), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2019)
Aug 24 John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service - "Fresh Air"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1989)
Aug 28 (Ann) "Honey" Lantree, British rock drummer (The Honeycombs), born in Hayes, Middlesex, England (d. 2018)
Aug 28 David Soul [Solberg], American-British actor (Starsky & Hutch; Here Come s the Brides), and singer ("Don't Give Up On Us"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2024) [1]
Aug 29 Dick Halligan, American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger (Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1967-72 - "Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie"), born in Troy, New York (d. 2022)
Aug 30 David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, born in New Bedford, Massachusetts (d. 2017)

Robert Crumb (80 years old)

Aug 30 American cartoonist (Father Time; Fritz the Cat) and album cover artist (Janis Joplin; Grateful Dead), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sep 2 Rosalind Ashford, American rock vocalist (Martha Reeve & Vandellas - "Heat Wave"; "Dancing In The Street"), born in Detroit, Michigan
Sep 2 Đorđe Novković, Croatian pop singer-songwriter (Pro Arte), and television personality (Hrvatski Idol), born in Vladimirci, German-occupied Serbia (d. 2007)
Sep 3 Mark Wirtz, French pop music record producer, and composer ("Excerpt From A Teenage Opera"), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2020)
Sep 5 Joe "Speedo" Frazier, American doo-wop vocalist (Impalas - "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"), born in New York City (d. 2014)

Roger Waters (80 years old)

Sep 6 English rock bassist and vocalist (Pink Floyd, 1964-85, 2005 - "Another Brick in the Wall"), born in Cambridge, England

Sep 7 Gloria Gaynor [Fowles], American disco singer (I Will Survive), born in Newark, New Jersey
Sep 7 Lena Valaitis, Lithuanian-German Schlager singer, born in Klaipėda, Lithuania
Sep 9 Larry Hosford, American folk singer-songwriter (The King Takes The Queen), born in Salinas, California (d. 2016)
Sep 10 Garrett List, American classical and jazz composer and trombonist (Julliard Ensemble), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2019)
Sep 11 Jack Ely, American singer and guitarist (The Kingsmen - "Louie, Louie"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2015)
Sep 11 Mickey Hart [Hartman], American drummer and percussionist (Grateful Dead, 1967-71 & 1974-96; Planet Drum: Rhythm Devils), born in Brooklyn, New York
Sep 11 Paul Riser, American session trombonist and musical arranger (Motown's "Funk Brothers"), born in Detroit, Michigan
Sep 12 Maria Muldaur, American folk-blues-pop singer ("Midnight at the Oasis"), born in Greenwich Village, New York
Sep 18 Michael Vetter, German composer, born in Oberstdorf, Germany (d. 2013)
Sep 20 Roek Williams [Willemze], Dutch singer (Roek Williams & The Fighting Cats), born in Amsterdam
Sep 21 David Hood, American bassist and trombonist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section; Traffic), born in Sheffield, Alabama
Sep 22 Toni Basil [Antonia Basilotta], American singer (Mickey), and choreographer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 23 Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer (Of All the Girls I Loved Before)
Sep 23 Steve Boone, American rock bassist and vocalist (Lovin' Spoonful - "Do You Believe In Magic"), born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Sep 23 Walter Scott, American R&B singer (The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"; "Rock Steady"), born in Fort Worth, Texas
Sep 25 (Jules) Gary Alexander, American rock vocalist and guitarist (The Association - "Cherish"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Sep 25 John Locke, American rock keyboardist (Spirit - "I Got A Line On You"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)
Sep 27 Bob Curiano, American rock bassist (Mink Deville (touring only); Blackmore's Night, 2001-06; Rainbow, 2016-present)
Sep 27 Maxwell Boyce, Welsh comedian and singer, born in Glynneath, Wales
Sep 27 Randy Bachman, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (Guess Who - "American Woman"; Bachman-Turner Overdrive "Takin' Care Of Business"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sep 28 Nick St Nicholas [Klaus Kassbaum], German-Canadian rock bassist and songwriter (Steppenwolf, 1968-70 - "The Pusher"), born in Plön, Germany
Sep 30 Marilyn McCoo, American soul singer (5th Dimension; "You Don't Have To Be A Star") and TV host (Solid Gold), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Oct 1 Jerry Martini [Gerald L. Martini], American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone - "Everyday People"), born in Denver, Colorado

Steve Miller (80 years old)

Oct 5 American rocker ("The Joker"; "Abracadabra"; "Fly Like An Eagler"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Oct 6 Cees Veerman, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (Cats - "Sure He's a Cat"), born in Volendam, Holland (d. 2014)
Oct 6 Udo Zimmermann, composer
Oct 8 James E. Sellars, American composer, born in Fort Smith, Arkansas (d. 2017)
Oct 9 Tony Tribe [Anthony Mossop], Jamaican-British reggae singer ("Red, Red Wine"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 10 Denis D'Ell, English rocker, born in London (d. 2005)
Oct 11 Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist and saxophonist (Les Baroques)
Oct 11 Gene Watson, American country singer ("Love in the Hot Afternoon"; "Fourteen Carat Mind"), born in Palestine, Texas
Oct 11 Per-Gunnar Alldahl, Swedish composer, born in Solna, Sweden
Oct 14 Anthony Iannaccone, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York
Oct 15 Larrie Londin [Ralph Gallant], American session drummer (Motown and Nashville), born in Norfolk, Virgina (d. 1992)
Oct 16 Charles Frederick "C.F." Turner, Canadian rock bassist and songwriter (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "Let It Ride"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oct 17 Susan Davenny Wyner, American soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize), born in New Haven, Connecticut
Oct 18 Russ Giguere, American pop-rock guitarist and singer (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Oct 19 Robert Morris, American composer, born in Cheltenham, England
Oct 19 Robin Holloway, British composer (Seascape And Harvest), and educator (University of Cambridge, 1974-2011), born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Oct 20 Dunja Vejzović, Croatian soprano, born in Zagreb, Croatia
Oct 21 Paula Kelly, American dancer, choreographer, and actress (Night Court, 1984 - "Liz"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2020)
Oct 21 Ron Elliott, American guitarist and songwriter (The Beau Brummels - "Just A Little"), born in Healdsburg, California
Oct 22 Paul Zukofsky, American violinist and conductor (Cappricio), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
Oct 22 Robert Long [Jan Leverman], Dutch pop singer (Vroeger of Later (Sooner or Later); Unit Gloria), actor, and television presenter, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2006)
Oct 23 Barbara Ann Hawkins, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love"; "Iko Iko"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 23 Billy Talbot, American singer-songwriter and bassist (Crazy Horse), born in New York City
Oct 25 Charlie Smalls, American Tony Award-winning composer and songwriter (The Wiz), born in Queens, New York (d. 1987)
Oct 25 Roy Lynes, British rock organist (Status Quo, 1964-70), born in Redhill, Surrey, England
Oct 31 Tony Hazzard, British pop songwriter ("Hello World"; "Listen To Me"; "(I Think I'm Over) Getting Over You"), born in Liverpool, England
Nov 1 Salvatore Adamo, Belgian singer and composer (Tombe la neige), born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy
Nov 3 Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician (Pentangle), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2011)
Nov 4 (James) "Boo Boo" Davis, American electric blues guitarist, singer, drummer, and harmonica player ("I'm So Tired"; Boo Boo Boogaloo), born in Drew, Mississippi
Nov 5 Pablo Gomez, Spanish rock drummer (Los Bravos - "Black Is Black"), born in Barcelona, Catalonia

Joni Mitchell (80 years old)

Nov 7 Canadian singer-songwriter, producer ("Both Sides Now"; "River"; "A Case Of You"), and painter, born in Fort Macleod, Alberta

Nov 7 Judith Forst, Canadian mezzo-soprano, born in New Westminster, British Columbia
Nov 7 Peter Straker, Jamaican-British stage and screen singer and actor, born in Jamaica
Nov 9 Lee Graziano, American rock drummer (American Breed), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 11 Karin Kent [Janneke Kanteman], Dutch pop singer ("Will You Dance With Me All Night?"), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nov 12 Brian Hyland, American rocker ("She Wore an Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini"), born in Queens, New York
Nov 12 Errol Brown, British-Jamaican singer-songwriter (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2015)
Nov 12 Jimmy "Bro" Hayes, American doo-wop bass singer (Persuasions - "Under the Boardwalk"), born in Hopewell, Virginia (d. 2017)
Nov 12 John Walker [Maus], American rock vocalist (Walker Brothers - "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"), born in New York City (d. 2011)
Nov 16 Winfred "Blue" Lovett, American singer (Manhattans - "One Life to Live"), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2014)
Nov 17 Richard Anthony Hewson, British musician, poducer, arranger, and conductor (RAH Band - "The Crunch"), born in Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, England
Nov 19 Fred Lipsius, American rock pianist and saxophone player (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in New York City
Nov 24 Richard Tee [Ten Ryk], American jazz and session pianist and arranger (Paul Simon - "Slip' Slidin' Away"; Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes"; Grover Washington, Jr - "Just The Two Of Us"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1993)
Nov 24 Robin Williamson, Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and storyteller (Incredible String Band), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Nov 28 Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter ("Short People"; "You've Got a Friend in Me"; "Louisiana 1927") and film score composer (The Natural; Seabiscuit; Pixar films), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 30 (James Jay) "J.J." Barnes, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Please Let Me In"; "Baby Please Come Back Home"), born in Detroit, Michigan
Nov 30 Jerry Hunt, American experimental composer and video artist, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1993)
Nov 30 Leo Lyons, British blues-rock bassist (Ten Years After - "Love Like a Man"; "Choo Choo Mama"), born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Nov 30 Oscar Harris, Surinames-Dutch pop and soul singer ("Try A Little Love"), born in Albina, Suriname
Dec 2 Dave Munden, British rock drummer (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
Dec 6 Mike Smith, British rock singer and keyboardist (Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over"), born in London, England (d. 2008)

Jim Morrison (1943-1971)

Dec 8 American singer-songwriter (The Doors) and poet, born in Melbourne, Florida

Dec 9 Kenny Vance [Rosenberg], American musician (Jay and the Americans - "Come a Little Bit Closer"; "This Magic Moment"; The Planotones), and producer (Beaver Bown), born in Brooklyn, NYC
Dec 12 Dickey Betts, American rock guitarist, songwriter, and singer (The Allman Brothers Band - "Ramblin' Man"; "Jessica"), born in West Palm Beach, Florida (d. 2024) [1]
Dec 12 Grover Washington Jr., American jazz saxophonist (Mr Magic), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1999)
Dec 13 (Margaret) "Marti" Webb, British actress and singer (Evita; Tell Me on a Sunday), born in Hampstead, London
Dec 14 Dandy Livingstone (Robert Livingstone Thompson), Jamaican-British reggae musician and record producer, ("Suzanne Beware of the Devil"; "Rudy, A Message to You"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Dec 14 Frank Allen, English rock vocalist (Searchers - "Needles & Pins"), born in Hayes, Middlesex, England
Dec 17 Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and avant-garde, symphonic rock, and film score composer, born in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dec 17 William Brooks, American composer, educator, and musicologist, born in the USA
Dec 18 Bobby Keys, American session and touring rock saxophonist (Rolling Stones; Harry Nilsson; John Lennon), born in Slaton, Texas (d. 2014)

Keith Richards (80 years old)

Dec 18 English guitarist and songwriter (The Rolling Stones), born in Dartford, Kent

Dec 19 Mulatu Astatke, Ethiopian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, composer, and arranger, born in Jimma, Ethiopian Empire
Dec 20 Walter "Wolfman" Washington, American funk, R&B, and blues guitarist (Johnny Adams; The Roadmasters), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2022)
Dec 21 Albert Lee, English guitarist, born in Lingen, Herefordshire
Dec 23 Derek Small, British fictional heavy metal bassist (Spinal Tap), born in Nilford-on-Null, West Midlands, England
Dec 23 Harry Shearer, American screenwriter, actor (SNL, 1975-85; The Simpsons; This Is Spinal Tap), radio host (Le Show), and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 23 Ross Edwards, Australian composer (Dawn Mantras), born in Sydney, Australia
Dec 25 Arthur Adams, American session, funk, soul, and blues guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist, born in Medon, Tennessee
Dec 25 Jacqui McShee, English folk-jazz singer (Pentangle), born in Catford, England
Dec 25 Trevor Lucas, Australian folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Fairport Convention), born in Bungaree, Victoria (d. 1989)
Dec 27 Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish pop, rock and nueva canción singer-songwriter, born in Barcelona, Spain
Dec 27 Peter Sinfield, British lyricist (King Crimson; Emerson, Lake, & Palmer; Celine Dion), and haiku poet, born in Fulham, London, England
Dec 28 Bobby Comstock, American pop-rock singer (The Counts - "Let's Stomp"), born in Ithaca, New York (d. 2020)
Dec 28 Charles "Chas" Hodges, English musician (Chas & Dave), born in London (d. 2018)
Dec 29 Rick Danko, Canadian rock bassist and singer (The Band - "Stage Fright"), born in Blayney, Ontario (d. 1999)
Dec 30 Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2002)
Dec 30 Rolf Gehlhaar, German-American electronic and avant-garde composer, born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) (d. 2019)

John Denver (1943-1997)

Dec 31 American pop songwriter ("Leaving On A Jet Plane"), country-pop singer ("Sunshine On My Shoulders"; "Calypso"; "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"), and actor (Oh, God!), born in Roswell, New Mexico

Dec 31 Pete Quaife, British rock bassist (The Kinks, 1963-69 -"Sunny Afternoon"), and cartoonist, born in Tavistock, Devonshire, England (d. 2010)