Musicians Born in 1944 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 333 of 333

Aug 19 Eddy Raven [Futch], American country singer ("Right Hand Man"), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
Aug 19 Peter Leitch, Canadian jazz guitarist, arranger, and composer (New Life Orchestra), born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 20 John Povey, English musician (The Pretty Things; Electric Banana), born in London
Aug 25 Pat Martino [Azzara], American jazz guitarist (DownBeat Guitar Player of the Year, 2004), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
Aug 26 Alan Parker, British session guitarist (Blue Mink; Serge Gainsbourg) and television and film composer (American Gothic), born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Aug 27 Barry Conyngham, Australian composer (Gardener Of Time; Kangaroo Island), born in Sydney
Aug 27 Tim Bogert, American rock bassist (Vanilla Fudge; Jeff Beck), born in New York City (d. 2021) [1]
Aug 30 Charles Colbert, American rocker (American Breed - "Bend Me, Shape Me"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 30 John Surman, English jazz musician, born in Tavistock, Devon, England
Aug 30 William "Smitty" Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode - "When I Die"), born in Belleville, Virginia (d. 1997)
Aug 31 Roger Dean, British artist and album cover designer (Yes; Osibia; Asia), born in Ashford, Kent, England
Sep 1 Archie Bell, American soul-pop singer (Archie Bell & the Drells - "Tighten Up"), born in Henderson, Texas
Sep 1 Leonard Slatkin, American conductor (St. Louis Symphony, 1979-96; Detroit Symphony, 2008-19), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 3 Bill Price, British audio engineer (Tom Jones; Wings: Sparks; Elton John), and record producer (The Clash; Sex Pistols; Waterboys), born in England (d. 2016)
Sep 4 Gene Parsons, American rock drummer (The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers), born in Morongo Valley, California

Sep 8 Peter Bellamy, English folk singer, born in Bournemouth, England (d. 1991)
Sep 9 Olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina, born in Amsterdam (d. 1978)
Sep 10 Thomas Allen, British operatic baritone singer, born in Seaham Harbour, England

Barry White (1944-2003)

Sep 12 American singer ("Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe"; "You're The First, The Last, My Everything"), born in Galveston, Texas

Sep 12 Colin Young, Barbadian-British singer (The Foundations - "Build Me Up Buttercup"), born in Barbados, West Indies
Sep 13 Les Harvey, Scottish rock guitarist (Stone The Crows), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1972)
Sep 13 Peter Cetera, American rock bassist, lead singer, and songwriter (Chicago, 1967-85 - "25 or 6 to 4" ;"If You Leave Me Now"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 14 Joey Heatherton, American dancer and actress (Bluebeard), born in Rockville Center, New York
Sep 16 Betty Kelly, American rocker (Martha Reeves & Vandellas), born in Attalla, Alabama
Sep 18 Michael Franks, American jazz singer and songwriter, born in La Jolla, California
Sep 18 Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress, born in Chipiona, Spain (d. 2006)
Sep 21 Jesse Ed Davis, Native American guitarist, born in Norman, Oklahoma (d. 1988)
Sep 22 Roger Nichols, American recording engineer, producer and inventor (Steely Dan; John Denver), born in Oakland, California (d. 2011)
Sep 25 Eugenia Zukerman, American flutist and novelist (Deceptive Cadence), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sep 29 Mike Post [Leland Michael Postil], American Grammy and Emmy award-winning television composer (Rockford Files; Hill Street Blues; Magnum P.I.), born in Berkley, California
Sep 30 Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer, born in Montreal, Quebec
Oct 1 Barbara Parritt, American soul singer (The Toys - "A Lover's Concerto"), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
Oct 1 Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, American baritone a cappella singer (Persuasions - "Street Corner Symphony"), born in Bamberg, South Carolina (d. 1988)
Oct 2 Ton Koopman, Dutch conductor (Royal Conservatory of the Hague), born in Zwolle, Netherlands
Oct 4 Marlena Davis, American pop singer (The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up"; "South Street"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
Oct 4 Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
Oct 7 Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter (Crayon Angels: Jesus Was A Cross Maker), born in Studio City, California (d. 1979) [1]
Oct 8 Susan Raye, American country music singer ("L.A. International Airport"), born in Eugene, Oregon
Oct 9 John Entwistle, English rock bass guitarist and vocalist (The Who - "Boris The Spider"), born in London, England (d. 2002)
Oct 9 Nona Hendryx, American R&B singer-songwriter (Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles; LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade"), born in Trenton, New Jersey
Oct 10 Stephen Scott, American composer (Bowed Piano Ensemble; Vikings of Sunrise), and educator (Colorado College), born in Corvallis, Oregon (d. 2021)
Oct 13 Robert Lamm, American keyboardist, songwriter, and vocalist (Chicago - "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?": "Beginnings"; "Saturday in the Park"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Oct 18 Nelson Freire, Brazilian classical pianist, born in Boa Esperança, Brazil (d. 2021)
Oct 19 George McCrae, American soul and disco singer ("Lead Me On"; "Rock Your Baby"), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
Oct 19 Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaican reggae musician (The Wailers -"Get Up Stand Up"; Mystic Man, Legalize It), born in Westmoreland, Jamaica (d. 1987)
Oct 20 William Hugh Albright, American composer and musician, born in Gary, Indiana (d. 1998)
Oct 24 Bettye Swann [Champion], American soul singer ("Make Me Yours"; "Don't Touch Me"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Oct 24 Ted Templeman, American musician and record producer (Doobie Brothers; Nicolette Larson; Van Halen), born in Santa Cruz, California
Oct 25 Jon Anderson, British progressive rock singer and songwriter (Yes - "Roundabout"; "Close To The Edge"; Jon & Vangelis), born in Accrington, Lancashire, England
Oct 25 Kathy "Taffy" Danoff, American vocalist (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight"), born in Washington, D.C.
Oct 26 Kenneth Lee Ascher, American jazz pianist, composer ("Rainbow Connection"), and arranger (John Lennon), born in Washington, D.C.
Oct 26 Mike Piano, American rocker (Sandpipers), born in Rochester, New York
Oct 28 Bob Andy [Keith Anderson], Jamaican reggae songwriter, and vocalist ("Feel the Feeling"; "Fire Burning"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2020)
Oct 29 Denny Laine [Brian Hines], British rock guitarist (The Moody Blues, 1964-66 - "Go Now"; Wings - "Mull of Kintyre"), born in Tyseley, Birmingham, England (d. 2023) [1]
Oct 29 Robbie van Leeuwen, Dutch guitarist (Shocking Blue), born in The Hague, Netherlands
Nov 1 (Richard) "Kinky" Friedman, American country rocker ("Ride 'Em Jewboy"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 2 Keith Emerson, English rock keyboardist, composer, and arranger (Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Karn Evil 9"), born in Todmorden, West Yorkshire (d. 2016)
Nov 2 Patrice Chereau, French opera director and actor (Danton), born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, France (d. 2013)
Nov 3 Bob Nave, American rock and blues Hammond B-3 organist (Lemon Pipers - "Green Tambourine"), jazz radio DJ, and philanthropist, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2020)
Nov 4 Scherrie Payne, American singer (The Supremes), born in Detroit, Michigan
Nov 4 Toni Stern, American poet (The Wet Clay of My Heart), and lyricist (Carole King - "It's Too Late", "Where You Lead"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024) [1]
Nov 4 Willem Breuker, Dutch saxophonist and conductor (WB Collective), born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
Nov 6 Bill Henderson, Canadian rock vocalist and guitarist (Chilliwack), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 7 James Dashow, American-Italian composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 8 Bonnie Bramlett, American rock vocalist (Delaney & Bonnie - "Never Ending Song of Love"), born in Granite City, Illinois
Nov 8 Robert Nix, American drummer and songwriter (Roy Orbison; Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So Into You"; "Imaginary Lover"), born in Blakely, Georgia (d. 2012)
Nov 8 Rodney Slater, British rock saxophonist and woodwind player (Bonzo Dog Band), born in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England
Nov 9 James Talley, American country blues singer-songwriter ("The Road to Torreón"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 9 Phil May, English rocker (Pretty Things), born in Dartford, Kent (d. 2020)
Nov 10 Dave Loggins, American singer ("Please Come To Boston"), born in Mountain City, Tennessee

Tim Rice (79 years old)

Nov 10 British lyricist (Jesus Christ Superstar; Evita; Chess; The Lion King) and EGOT (Emmy; Grammy; Oscar; and Tony Awards winner), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

Nov 12 Booker T. Jones, American soul and rock organist (Booker T & MGs - "Green Onions"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 13 Timmy Thomas, American singer and songwriter ("Why Can't We Live Together"), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 2022)
Nov 17 (Harold Eugene) Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter (The Byrds - "Eight Miles High"), born in Tipton, Missouri (d. 1991)
Nov 19 Charlie Coe, American rock guitarist and bassist (Paul Revere & The Raiders, 1963-68), born in Boise, Idaho
Nov 22 Max Romeo [Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, born in St. D'Acre, St. Ann, Jamaica
Nov 25 Mark Minkov, Russian/Soviet theater and film score composer, born in Moscow (d. 2012)
Nov 26 Alan Henderson, Irish rock bassist (Them), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2017)
Nov 26 Jean Terrell, American singer (The Supremes, 1970-73), born in Belzoni, Mississippi
Nov 27 Dozy [Trevor Ward-Davies], British rock bassist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), born in Enford, England (d. 2015)
Nov 28 Ronald Bertram "R.B." Greaves, American pop singer ("Take A Letter Maria"), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 2012)
Nov 30 Luther Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter ("(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"; "I'll Be Your Shelter"), born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 2007)
Nov 30 Rob Grill, American rock bassist/vocalist (Grass Roots), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 1 Eric Bloom, American rock vocalist/guitarist (Blue Öyster Cult), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 1 John Densmore, American drummer (The Doors - "Light My Fire"; "L.A. Woman"), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 2 Gabriel Mekler, Israeli-American songwriter and record producer (Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Janis Joplin, Etta James), born in Palestine (d. 1977)
Dec 3 António Variações [António Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro], Portuguese singer-songwriter (Dar & Receber), born in Braga, Portugal (d. 1984)
Dec 4 Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, born in Montreal, Quebec
Dec 4 Chris Hillman, American bluegrass, folk-rock, and country bassist, mandolin player, guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Byrds; The Flying Burrito Brothers, Desert Rose Band) - Turn Turn Turn), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 4 Craig Doerge, American session keyboard player, session musician, songwriter (Crosby, Stills & Nash; Jackson Browne), and record producer, born in Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 4 Dennis Wilson, American drummer and vocalist (The Beach Boys), born in Hawthorne, California (d. 1983)
Dec 4 Lynford "Hux" Brown, Jamaican session and touring guitarist (Jimmy Cliff; Paul Simon; Toots and the Maytals), born in Port Antonio, Jamaica (d. 2020)
Dec 6 David "Fritz" Fryer, British pop guitarist and songwriter (The Four Pennies -"Juliet"), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2007)
Dec 6 Jonathan King, English singer and songwriter ("Everyone's Gone To The Moon") and record producer, born in London
Dec 7 Daniel Chorzempa, American classical organist, and composer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2023)
Dec 8 George Baker [Johannes Bouwens], Dutch singer and songwriter (Paloma Blanca, Little Green Bag), born in Hoorn, Netherlands
Dec 9 Guy Darrell [John Swail], British singer (I've Been Hurt), born in Kent, England
Dec 11 Brenda Lee [Brenda Mae Tarpley], American pop and country singer ("I'm Sorry"; "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 11 David Ashley White, American composer and educator, born in San Antonio, Texas
Dec 11 Jon Garrison, American tenor, born in Higginsville, Missouri
Dec 12 (Alejandro) "Alex" Acuña, Peruvian-American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Weather Report; Lee Ritenour; Joni Mitchell), educator and producer, born in Pativilca, Peru
Dec 12 Rob Tyner [Robert Derminer], American hard rock singer (MC5 - Kick Out The Jams), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1991)
Dec 16 John Abercrombie, American jazz guitarist, born in Portchester, New York (d. 2017)
Dec 17 Giedrė Lukšaitė-Mrázková, Lithuanian–Czech harpsichord player, organist, and educator, born in Kaunas, Lithuania
Dec 18 (Roger) "Deke" Leonard, Welsh rock musician (Man), born in Llanelli, Wales (d. 2017)
Dec 19 Alvin Lee, British rock vocalist and guitarist (10 Years After), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2013)
Dec 19 Steve Tyrell [Bilao], American jazz and standards singer ("The Way You Look Tonight"), and Grammy Award-winning record producer (Rod Stewart; B.J. Thomas), born in Palo Pinto, Texas
Dec 19 Zal Yanovsky, Canadian rock guitarist (Lovin' Spoonful - "Do You Believe in Magic?"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
Dec 20 Bobby Colomby, American rock drummer (Blood Sweat & Tears - "Spinning Wheel"), born in New York City
Dec 21 Michael Tilson Thomas, American conductor (San Francisco Symphony, 1995-2020), and composer (Shówa/Shoáh), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 22 (Michael) "Mo" Foster, British session and touring rock bassist and producer, born in Byfleet, Surrey, England
Dec 22 Colin "Barry" Jenkins, English rock drummer (Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), born in Leicester, United Kingdom
Dec 24 Mike Curb, American pop singer, chorale master, and producer (Mike Curb Congregation - "Sweet Gingerbread Man"), born in Savannah, Georgia
Dec 25 Emory Gordy Jr., American musician and music producer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 25 Henry Vestine, American guitarist (Canned Heat), born in Takoma Park, Maryland (d. 1997)
Dec 27 Mick Jones, English rock guitarist (Foreigner - "I Want to Know What Love Is"), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Dec 27 Tracy Nelson, American blues rock singer (Mother Earth), born in Madison, Wisconsin