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03 Jan 1945 birth Stephen Stills, guitar, vocals, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Manassas. 1969 UK No.17 single 'Marrakesh Express' & 1970 US No.1 album Deja Vu plus 1971 solo UK No.37 single 'Love The One Your With.'
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07 Jan 1945 birth Dave Cousins, vocals, guitar, The Strawbs, (1973 UK No.2 single with 'Part Of The Union').
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08 Jan 1945 birth Terry Sylvester, guitar, vocals, Swinging Blue Jeans, The Hollies, (joined in 1969). 1972 US No.2 single 'Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress', 1988 UK No.1 single 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother', first released in 1969.
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10 Jan 1945 birth Martin Turner, guitar, Wishbone Ash, (1972 UK No.3 album 'Argus' and 8 other Top 40 albums).
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10 Jan 1945 birth Rod Stewart, singer, songwriter, The Hoochie Coochie Men, Steampacket, Shotgun Express, Jeff Beck Group, The Faces, (UK No.6 & US No.17 single 'Stay With Me'). Solo, (1971 UK & US No.1 single 'Maggie May', plus five other UK No.1's & over 35 Top 40 hits). His 1971 debut album 'Every Picture Tell's A Story' was the first album ever to simultaneously be No.1 in the UK & US.
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12 Jan 1945 birth Maggie Bell, singer, The Power, Stone The Crows & solo, (UK No.11 solo single 'Hold Me').
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12 Jan 1945 birth Abe Tilmon, Detroit Emeralds, (1973 UK No.7 single 'Feel The Need In Me'). Died of a heart attack in 1982
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17 Jan 1945 birth William Hart, vocals, The Delfonics, (1968 US No.4 & 1971 UK No.19 single 'La-La Means I Love You').
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20 Jan 1945 birth Eric Stewart, guitar, keyboards, vocals, Mindenders, (1966 UK No.2 single Groovy Kind Of Love'), Hotlegs, (1970 UK No.2 single 'Neanderthal Man'), 10cc, (1975 UK No.1 & US No. 2 single 'I'm Not In Love' plus 10 other Top 30 hits).
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26 Jan 1945 birth Ashley Hutchings, bassist with UK folk group Fairport Convention who had the 1969 UK No.21 single 'Si Tu Dois Partir'.
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28 Jan 1945 birth Robert Wyatt multi instrumentalist who was a member of Soft Machine. As a solo artist Wyatt scored the 1983 UK No.35 single 'Shipbuilding'. During an alcohol-fuelled party in London in 1983, an inebriated Wyatt fell from a fourth floor window. He was paralysed from the waist down and consequently uses a wheelchair.
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02 Feb 1945 birth Ronnie Goodson, from John Fred and His Playboy Band, who had the 1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Judy In Disguise'.
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06 Feb 1945 birth Bob Marley, singer / songwriter and guitarist who had the 1981 UK No.8 single with ‘No Woman No Cry’, plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles and the 1976 US No.8 & UK No. 15 album ‘Rastaman Vibration’. Marley died of cancer on May 11th 1981. The 1984 ‘Best Of’ album spent 330 weeks on the UK chart. In 1990, February 6th was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica to commemorate his birth. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
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12 Feb 1945 birth Joe Schermie, bass, Three Dog Night, who had the 1970 UK No.3 & US No.1 single 'Mama Told Me Not To Come'.
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13 Feb 1945 birth Roy Dyke, Ashton Gardner & Dyke, who had the 1971 UK No.3 single 'The Resurrection Shuffle'.
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14 Feb 1945 birth Vic Briggs, guitarist with The Animals, who had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'.
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15 Feb 1945 birth John Helliwell, saxophonist with Supertramp, who had the 1979 UK No.7 & US No.6 single 'The Logical Song'.
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18 Feb 1945 birth Jimmy Jewell, from Gallagher & Lyle who had the 1976 UK No.6 single 'I Wanna Stay With You'.
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20 Feb 1945 birth Alan Hull, guitarist, singer, songwriter, with English group Lindisfarne who had the 1972 UK No.3 single 'Lady Eleanor'. Hull also worked as a solo artist. Hull died of a heart attack on 17th November 1996.
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26 Feb 1945 birth Bob The Bear Hite, vocalist and harmonica player with Canned Heat who had the 1968 US No.11 single with ‘Going Up The Country’ and a 1970 UK No.2 single with ‘Let’s Work Together’. He died on April 5th 1981.
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28 Feb 1945 birth Ronnie Rosman, from Tommy James & The Shondells who had the 1966 US No.1 single 'Hanky Panky', 1968 UK No.1 single 'Mony Mony'.
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06 Mar 1945 birth Hugh Grundy, drummer with The Zombies who had the 1964 US No.2 & UK No.12 single 'She's Not There'.
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07 Mar 1945 birth Arthur Lee, guitarist, songwriter with US group Love who had the 1966 US No.33 single '7 And 7 Is', and the 1968 UK No.24 album 'Forever Changes'. Lee died on 3rd Aug 2006 in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia.
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07 Mar 1945 birth Chris White, bassist with The Zombies who had the 1964 US No.2 & UK No.12 single 'She's Not There'.
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08 Mar 1945 birth Michael Dolenz, singer and drummer with The Monkees who had the 1967 UK & US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus 10 US & 8 UK Top 40 singles. Dolenz is now a actor, television director, radio personality and theatre director.
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09 Mar 1945 birth Robert Calvert, singer, poet, Hawkwind & solo, (1972 UK No.3 single 'Silver Machine'). Calvert died on 14th August 1988.
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09 Mar 1945 birth Ron Wilson, drummer, The Surfaris, (1963 US No.2 & UK No.3 single 'Wipe Out'). Died of a brain anueryism on 7th May 1989.
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09 Mar 1945 birth Robin Trower, guitar, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 single & US No.5 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' & three top 20 solo albums).
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10 Mar 1945 birth Pete Nelson, The Flowerpot Men, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Let's Go To San Francisco').
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11 Mar 1945 birth American guitarist, Harvey Mandel who played with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, The Rolling Stones, and John Mayall as well as having a solo career. Mandel is one of the first rock guitarists to use two-handed fretboard tapping.
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14 Mar 1945 birth Walter Parazaider, sax, Chicago, (1976 UK & US No. 1 single 'If You Leave Me Now', five US NO.1 albums during the 70's).
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14 Mar 1945 birth James O’Rourke, guitarist and singer with John Fred & His Playboy Band, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single with ‘Judy In Disguise’).
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21 Mar 1945 birth Rosemary Stone, vocals, piano, Sly and The Family Stone, (1971 US No.1 & 1972 UK No.15 single 'Family Affair').
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24 Mar 1945 Billboard published the first US LP chart. Nat King Cole was at No.1 with 'A Collection Of Favourites.'
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28 Mar 1945 birth Chuck Portz, The Turtles, (1967 US No.1 single 'Happy Together', 1967 UK No.4 single 'She'd Rather Be With Me').
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29 Mar 1945 birth Speedy Keen, drums, vocals, Thunderclap Newman, (1969 UK No.1 & US No.37 single 'Something In The Air'). Keen died of heart failure on 21 March 2002.
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30 Mar 1945 birth Eric Clapton, guitarist, singer, songwriter who has been a member of The Roosters, Casey Jones and the Engineers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Cream who had the 1967 UK No.11 single 'I Feel Free'. Then formed Derek and the Dominoes who had the 1972 UK No.7 single 'Layla'. As a solo artist Clapton has scrored many hits including the 1974 US No.1 single 'I Shot The Sheriff' and the 1992 UK No.5 & US No.25 single 'Tears in Heaven'.
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01 Apr 1945 birth John Barbata, The Turtles, (US No.1 single 'Happy Together', Jefferson Starship, (1987 UK & US No.1 single 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us').
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04 Apr 1945 birth Knox Carnochan, The Vibrators, (1978 UK No.35 single 'Automatic Lover').
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13 Apr 1945 birth Lowell George, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Little Feat. Two Top 40 albums during the 70's, best-known songs 'Dixie Chicken' and 'Sailin Shoes'. One time member of Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention. Lowell died from a heart attack on 29th June 1979.
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14 Apr 1945 birth Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist, Deep Purple, (1970 UK No.2 single 'Black Night', 1973 US No.4 single 'Smoke On The Water'), Rainbow, (1981 UK No.3 single 'I Surrender').
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20 Apr 1945 birth Jimmy Winston, organ, Small Faces, (left in Nov 1965).
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24 Apr 1945 birth Doug Clifford, drums, Creedence Clearwater Revival, (1969 UK No.1 and US No.2 single 'Bad Moon Rising' plus 11 other US Top 40 singles, 1970 US & UK No.1 album 'Cosmo's Factory').
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25 Apr 1945 birth Bjorn Ulvaeus, guitar, vocals, Abba, (first UK hit was 1974 No.1 single 'Waterloo', followed by eight other UK No.1 singles and nine No.1 albums, 1977 US No.1 single 'Dancing Queen').
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25 Apr 1945 birth Stu Cook, bass, Creedence Clearwater Revival, (1969 UK No.1 and US No.2 single 'Bad Moon Rising' plus 11 other US Top 40 singles, 1970 US & UK No.1 album 'Cosmo's Factory').
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25 Apr 1945 birth Michael Kogel, Los Bravos, (1966 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'Black Is Black'). First Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single.
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26 Apr 1945 birth Tony Murray, The Troggs, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Wild Thing').
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26 Apr 1945 birth Gary Wright, Spooky Tooth, solo, (1976 US No.2 single 'Dream Weaver').
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28 Apr 1945 birth John Wolters, drums, Dr Hook, (1972 UK No.2 and US No.5 single 'Sylvia's Mother').
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29 Apr 1945 birth Tammi Terrell, singer, who died of a brain tumour on March 16th 1970 after collapsing into Marvin Gaye's arms on stage during a duet of ‘That’s All You Need To Get By’. Terrall had undergone eight brain operations in 18 months. She had had hits with Marvin Gaye, including the 1967 US No.5 ‘Your Precious Love’.
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01 May 1945 birth Rita Coolidge, US singer, songwriter, backing singer with Joe Cocker, Delaney and Bonnie, solo, (1977 UK No.6 & US No.7 single 'We're All Alone'). Married Kris Kristofferson.
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02 May 1945 birth Goldy McJohn, Steppenwolf, (1968 US No.2 and 1969 UK No.30 single 'Born To Be Wild').
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02 May 1945 birth Randy Cain, The Delfonics, (1968 US No.4 & 1971 UK No.19 single 'La- La Means I Love You'). Died on 9th April 2009 at the age of 63.
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04 May 1945 birth George Wadenius, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy').
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06 May 1945 birth Bob Seger, US singer, songwriter, (1987 US No.1 single 'Shakedown', from the film 'Beverly Hills Cop II', 1995 UK No.22 single 'We've Got Tonight').
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07 May 1945 birth Christy Moore, Irish singer, songwriter, Planxty, solo,
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09 May 1945 birth Steve Katz, guitar, vocals, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy').
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12 May 1945 birth Jayotis Washington, singer, The Persuasions, a- cappella group, worked with Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Don McLean.
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13 May 1945 birth Magic Dick, harmonica, The J Geils Band, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Centerfold').
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19 May 1945 birth Pete Townshend, guitar, vocals, The Who, (1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' 1967 US No.9 single 'I Can See For Miles' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles and rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'). Townshend became known for his eccentric stage style during the band's early days, swinging his right arm against the guitar strings in his signature move; a windmill style, often smashing guitars on stage.
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24 May 1945 birth Dave Peacock, Chas & Dave, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Ain't No Pleasing You').
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25 May 1945 birth Dave Lee Travis, BBC Radio 1 and TV presenter. (1976 UK No.4 single ‘Convoy GB’ as Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks).
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26 May 1945 birth Verden Allen, keyboards, Mott The Hoople, (1972 UK No.3 & US No.37 single 'All The Young Dudes').
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26 May 1945 birth Gary Peterson, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman').
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28 May 1945 birth John Fogerty, guitar, vocals, Creedence Clearwater Revival, (1969 UK No.1 and US No.2 single 'Bad Moon Rising', plus ten other US Top 30 hits, 1970 US & UK No.1 album 'Cosmo's Factory'). Solo and The Blue Ridge Rangers.
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29 May 1945 birth Gary Brooker, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 and US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale'). Brooker founded The Paramounts in 1962 with his guitarist friend Robin Trower and has also worked with Eric Clapton, Alan Parsons and Ringo Starr.
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01 Jun 1945 birth James William McCarty, guitarist, Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, Buddy Miles, Cactus, Mystery Train, Bob Seger.
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04 Jun 1945 birth Gordon Waller, Peter & Gordon, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'A World Without Love').
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14 Jun 1945 birth Rod Argent, keyboards, The Zombies, (1964 UK No.12 single 'She's Not There'). Argent, (1972 UK No.5 single 'Hold Your Head Up'). Now a TV and film composer.
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21 Jun 1945 birth Chris Britton, guitar, The Troggs, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Wild Thing').
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24 Jun 1945 birth Colin Blunstone, singer, Zombies, (1964 UK No.12 single 'She's Not There'), solo, (1981 UK No.13 single 'What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted').
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25 Jun 1945 birth Carly Simon, US singer, songwriter, (1973 UK No.3 and US No.1 single 'Your So Vain', 1974 US No.5 single with James Taylor 'Mockingbird'). Bob Egan Pop Spots
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28 Jun 1945 birth David Knights, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
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29 Jun 1945 birth Little Eva, US singer. She was babysitting for Carole King and Gerry Goffin who asked her to record a song they had written. It gave her the 1962 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'The Loco-Motion'. She died on April 10th 2003.
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01 Jul 1945 birth Deborah Harry, singer, Blondie, who scored five UK No.1 singles including the 1979 UK & US No.1 single 'Heart Of Glass' and the 1978 world-wide No.1 album 'Parallel Lines'. As a solo artists she scored the 1986 UK No. 8 single 'French Kissing In The USA'. A former Playboy Bunny, her acting career spans over thirty film roles and numerous television appearances.
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02 Jul 1945 birth Peter Cruickshank, bass, The Groundhogs, (1971 UK No.5 album 'Split').
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05 Jul 1945 birth Dick Scoppettone, Harpers Bizarre, (1967 US No. 13 & UK No.34 single 'The 59th Street Bridge Song, Feelin' Groovy').
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06 Jul 1945 birth Rik Elswit, guitar, Dr Hook, (1972 US No.5 & UK No.2 single 'Sylvia's Mother' plus 9 other US Top 40 hits).
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07 Jul 1945 birth Jim Rodford, Argent, (1972 UK No.5 single 'Hold Your Head Up').
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08 Jul 1945 birth Ricky Wolf, The Flowerpot Men, (1967 UK No.4 single 'Let's Go To San Francisco').
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14 Jul 1945 birth Jim Gordon, American drummer, one of the most requested session drummers in the late 1960s and 1970s. Gordon co-wrote Layla with Eric Clapton, worked with The Everly Brothers, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, (Pet Sounds) The Byrds, George Harrison, (All Things Must Pass), John Lennon, (Imagine), The Carpenters, Traffic, Glen Campbell, (Wichita Lineman), Steely Dan, Jackson Browne, Frank Zappa and many others. A diagnosed schizophrenic, Gordon murdered his mother on June 3, 1983, by pounding her head with a hammer. He was sentenced to sixteen years-to-life in prison in 1984.
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15 Jul 1945 birth Peter Lewis, Moby Grape, (1967 US No.124 album 'Moby Grape').
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18 Jul 1945 birth Danny McCullock, guitar, The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun').
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20 Jul 1945 birth John Lodge, bass, vocals, The Moody Blues, (1965 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Go Now' and 1968 UK No.19 & 1972 US No.2 single 'Nights In White Satin').
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20 Jul 1945 birth Kim Carnes, US female singer, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.10 single 'Betty Davis Eyes').
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21 Jul 1945 birth Mike Wilson, The Four Pennies, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Juliet').
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23 Jul 1945 birth Dino Danelli, drums, The Young Rascals, (1967 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Groovin').
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28 Jul 1945 birth Rick Wright, keyboards, vocals, Pink Floyd, (1973 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Dark Side Of The Moon', spent a record breaking 741 weeks on the US chart. 1979 UK and US No.1 single ‘Another Brick In The Wall, (part 2)’. Pink Floyd have sold over 200 million albums worldwide). Wright died on 15th Sept 2008 aged 65 from cancer. Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.
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30 Jul 1945 birth David Sanborn, saxophone, US session player, worked with Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, David Bowie.
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07 Aug 1945 birth Kerry Chater, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, (1968 UK No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Young Girl').
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16 Aug 1945 birth Kevin Ayers, singer, songwriter, and founder member of Soft Machine, who had the 1970 UK No.18 album, 'Third'. Ayers who was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement died on 18th February 2013.
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16 Aug 1945 birth Gary Loizzo, American Breed, (1967 US No.5 & UK No. 24 single 'Bend Me, Shape Me').
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18 Aug 1945 birth Nona Hendryx, Labelle, (1975 US No.1 & UK No.17, single 'Lady Marmalade').
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18 Aug 1945 birth Barbara Harris, singer, The Toys, 1965 US No. 2 & UK No.5 single 'A Lover's Concerto').
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19 Aug 1945 birth Ian Gillan, vocals, Deep Purple, (1970 UK No.2 single 'Black Night', 1973 US No. 4 single 'Smoke On The Water').
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22 Aug 1945 birth Ron Dante, singer, songwriter, The Archies, (1969 US & UK No.1 single 'Sugar Sugar') and The Cufflinks, (1969 UK No.4 single 'Tracy').
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24 Aug 1945 birth Ken Hensley, Uriah Heep, (1975 UK No.7 album 'Return To Fantasy').
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24 Aug 1945 birth Molly Duncan, Average White Band, (1975 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Pick Up The Pieces').
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27 Aug 1945 birth Malcolm Allured, Showaddywaddy, (1976 UK No.1 single 'Under The Moon Of Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).
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29 Aug 1945 birth Chris Copping, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
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31 Aug 1945 birth Van Morrison, singer, songwriter, Them, (1965 UK No.2 single 'Here Comes The Night'), solo, (1970 album 'Moondance', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 albums).
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31 Aug 1945 birth Bob Welch, American musician. A former member of Fleetwood Mac, Welch had a briefly successful solo career in the late 1970s. His singles included Hot Love, Cold World, Ebony Eyes, Precious Love, and his signature Sentimental Lady. Welch committed suicide in his Nashville home on 7th June 2012. He was found by his wife with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.
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03 Sep 1945 birth George Biondo, Steppenwolf, (1969 UK No.30 single 'Born To Be Wild').
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05 Sep 1945 birth Al Stewart, UK singer, songwriter, (1977 UK No.31 & US No.8 single 'Year Of The Cat').
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08 Sep 1945 birth Kelly Groucutt, bass, vocals, Electric Light Orchestra, (1979 UK No.3 & US No.4 single 'Don't Bring Me Down' plus 26 other Top 40 hits). Died from a heart attack on 19 February 2009.
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08 Sep 1945 birth Ron Mckernan, organ, Grateful Dead, (1970 UK No.69 and US No.127 album 'Workingman's Dead'). Died on 8th March 1973 from cirrhosis of the liver aged 27.
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09 Sep 1945 birth Doug Ingle, Iron Butterfly, (1968 US No.14 single 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida').
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10 Sep 1945 birth Jose Feliciano, singer, songwriter, guitarist, born blind, (1968 US No.3 & UK No.6 single 'Light My Fire').
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19 Sep 1945 birth Freda Payne, US soul singer, (1970 US No.3 & UK No.1 single 'Band Of Gold').
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19 Sep 1945 birth David Bromberg, US guitarist, fiddle, mandolin player worked with Bob Dylan
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20 Sep 1945 birth Sweet Pea Atkinson, Was Not Was, (1992 UK No.4 single 'Shake Your Head').
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25 Sep 1945 birth Onnie Mcintyre, Average White Band, (1975 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Pick Up The Pieces').
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26 Sep 1945 birth Bryan Ferry, singer, Roxy Music, (1972 UK No.4 single 'Virgina Plain', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles, solo (1976 UK No.4 single, 'Let's Stick Together').
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01 Oct 1945 birth Donny Hathaway, US soul singer (1972 UK No.29 single with Roberta Flack 'Where Is The Love', 1978 US No.2 single 'The Closer I Get'). Committed suicide falling from a 15th floor hotel window on 13th January 1979.
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02 Oct 1945 birth Don McLean, US singer, songwriter, (1971 US & 1972 UK No.1 single 'American Pie', a song inspired by the death of Buddy Holly).
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03 Oct 1945 Elvis Presley made his first ever-public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show singing 'Old Shep', Elvis was 10 years old at the time and came second.
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03 Oct 1945 birth Antonio Martinez, Los Bravos, (1966 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'Black Is Black'). First Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single.
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05 Oct 1945 birth Brian Connolly, vocals, Sweet, (1973 UK No.1 single 'Blockbuster', plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles). Connolly died of kidney and liver failure on 9th February 1997.
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06 Oct 1945 birth Robin Shaw, The Flowerpot Men. (1967 UK No.4 single 'Let's Go to Francisco').
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07 Oct 1945 birth Kevin Godley, drums, vocals, 10cc, (1975 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'I'm Not In Love', plus 10 other UK Top 30 hits including 2 No.1's). Godley And Creme (1981 UK No.3 single 'Under Your Thumb'). Video producer.
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08 Oct 1945 Born on this day Butch Rillera, Redbone, (1971 UK No.2 & US No.21 single 'The Witch Queen Of New Orleans').
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08 Oct 1945 Born on this day Ray Royer, guitarist, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
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10 Oct 1945 birth Alan Cartwright, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
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10 Oct 1945 birth Jerry Lacroix, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No. 35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy').
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14 Oct 1945 birth Colin Hodgkinson, bass, Whitesnake, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again').
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16 Oct 1945 birth Roger Hawkins, American drummer best known as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. He played on many hits including, Percy Sledge (When a Man Loves a Woman), Aretha Franklin (Respect,, Wilson Pickett (Mustang Sally, The Staple Singers, Johnnie Taylor, Cat Stevens, Duane Allman, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Bobby Bland, Traffic and Willie Nelson.
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19 Oct 1945 birth Jeannie C Riley, singer, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.12 'Harper Valley PTA'. Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 1968).
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20 Oct 1945 birth Ric Lee, drummer, Ten Years After, (UK rock group, 1970 UK No.10 single 'Love Like A Man').
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22 Oct 1945 birth Leslie West, guitar, Mountain, (1970 US No.21 single 'Mississippi Queen'), West Bruce & Laing.
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02 Nov 1945 birth John David Souther, singer, songwriter. The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band, (1974 US No.27 single 'Fallin' In Love').
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11 Nov 1945 birth Vince Martell, guitar, Vanilla Fudge, (1968 US No.6 single 'You Keep Me Hangin' On').
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11 Nov 1945 birth Vince Martell, guitar, Vanilla Fudge, (1968 US No.6 single 'You Keep Me Hangin' On').
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12 Nov 1945 birth Neil Young, Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist who as a member of Buffalo Springfield had the 1967 US #17 single 'For What It's Worth'. Joined Crosby Stills Nash and Young who had the 1970 US #1 and UK #5 album 'DejVu'. As a solo artist Young scored the 1972 US #1 and UK #10 single Heart Of Gold, and his 1972 UK #7 album Harvest spent 66 weeks on the UK chart.
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12 Nov 1945 birth Neil Young, Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist who as a member of Buffalo Springfield had the 1967 US #17 single 'For What It's Worth'. Joined Crosby Stills Nash and Young who had the 1970 US #1 and UK #5 album 'DejVu'. As a solo artist Young scored the 1972 US #1 and UK #10 single Heart Of Gold, and his 1972 UK #7 album Harvest spent 66 weeks on the UK chart.
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15 Nov 1945 birth 1945, Frida Lyngstad, vocals, Abba, (first UK hit 1974 No.1 single 'Waterloo', followed by 8 other UK No.1 singles and 9 UK No.1 albums, 1977 US No.1 single 'Dancing Queen').
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15 Nov 1945 birth 1945, Frida Lyngstad, vocals, Abba, (first UK hit 1974 No.1 single 'Waterloo', followed by 8 other UK No.1 singles and 9 UK No.1 albums, 1977 US No.1 single 'Dancing Queen').
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26 Nov 1945 birth John McVie, Fleetwood Mac, (1987 UK No.5 single 'Little Lies', and 1977 US No.1 single 'Dreams', from worldwide No.1 album 'Rumours').
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27 Nov 1945 birth Randy Brecker, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy').
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30 Nov 1945 birth Roger Glover, bass, Deep Purple, (1970 UK No.2 single 'Black Night'), 1973 US No. 4 single 'Smoke On The Water').
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05 Dec 1945 birth Eduardo Delgado, ? & The Mysterians, (1966 US No. 1 & UK No.37 single '96 Tears'). '96 Tears' was a UK No.17 hit for The Stranglers in 1990.
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12 Dec 1945 birth Alan Ward, The Honeycombs, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Have I The Right').
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13 Dec 1945 birth Robert Martinez, ? & The Mysterians, (1966 US No. 1 & UK No.37 single '96 Tears'). '96 Tears' was a UK No.17 hit for The Stranglers in 1990.
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16 Dec 1945 birth Tony Hicks, guitar, The Hollies, (over 25 Top 40 hits since 1963, 1972 US No.2 single 'Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress', 1988 UK No.1 single 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' first released in 1969.
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24 Dec 1945 birth Lemmy, Hawkwind, (1972 UK No.3 single 'Silver Machine'), Motorhead, (1980 UK No.15 single 'Ace Of Spades').
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25 Dec 1945 birth Noel Redding, bassist with the Jimi Hendrix Experience who had the 1967 UK No.3 single 'Purple Haze', and the 1970 UK No.1 single 'Voodoo Chile'. Redding was the first person to join the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the first to leave, his final concert with them was in June 1969. Redding died on 11th May 2003 aged 57.
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30 Dec 1945 birth Davy Jones, vocals, guitar, The Monkees, (1967 UK & US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus 10 US & 8 UK Top 40 singles). Actor in 1986 London cast of 'Godspell'. Jones died on 29 February 2012 of a severe heart attack due to atherosclerosis.
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