1944 in Music - Births

Births

• January 6 - Alan Stivell, folk musician
• January 9
  • Scott Walker, singer
  • Jimmy Page, guitarist (Led Zeppelin)
• January 10 - Frank Sinatra, Jr., singer
• January 16 - Jim Stafford, singer-songwriter and musician
• January 17 - Françoise Hardy, singer
• January 19 - Shelley Fabares, actress and singer
• January 28 - John Tavener, composer
• February 2 - Andrew Davis, conductor
• February 3 - Trisha Noble, singer and actress
• February 5 - Al Kooper, musician, songwriter and record producer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• February 10 - Clifford T. Ward, singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
• February 15 - Mick Avory, drummer (The Kinks)
• February 17 - Karl Jenkins, composer
• February 20 - Lew Soloff, jazz trumpeter, composer and actor Blood, Sweat & Tears
• February 23
  • Johnny Winter, blues guitarist, singer and producer
  • Mike Maxfield, guitarist (Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas)
• February 24
  • Paul Jones, R&B singer, actor and broadcaster
  • Nicky Hopkins, keyboard player and session musician (d. 1994)
• March 1
  • Mike d'Abo, vocalist (Manfred Mann)
  • Roger Daltrey, vocalist (The Who)
• March 4 - Bobby Womack, singer-songwriter
• March 6 - Mary Wilson (The Supremes)
• March 9 - Mark Lindsay, vocalist (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
• March 15 - Sly Stone, singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
• March 17
  • John Sebastian, songwriter and harmonica player (The Lovin' Spoonful)
  • John Lill, pianist
  • Pattie Boyd, ex-wife and muse of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton
• March 22 - Jeremy Clyde, actor and singer (Chad & Jeremy)
• March 23 - Michael Nyman, composer
• March 26 - Diana Ross, singer
• March 29 – Terry Jacks, singer/songwriter, producer, environmentalist
• April 3 - Tony Orlando, singer
• April 5 - Crispian St. Peters, singer (d. 2010)
• April 6
  • Michelle Phillips, actress and vocalist (The Mamas & the Papas)
  • Felicity Palmer, operatic soprano
• April 12 - John Kay, singer, songwriter and guitarist (Steppenwolf)
• April 13 - Jack Casady, bass guitarist (Jefferson Airplane)
• April 15 - Dave Edmunds, rock singer and guitarist
• April 17 – Bobby Curtola, pop singer and teen idol
• April 18 - Skip Spence, singer-songwriter (Moby Grape) (d. 1999)
• May 1 - Rita Coolidge, singer
• May 9 - Richie Furay, country musician and singer (Buffalo Springfield)
• May 12 - James Purify, singer
• May 14 - Gene Cornish, guitarist (The Rascals)
• May 17 - Jesse Winchester, musician and songwriter
• May 20
  • Joe Cocker, British singer
  • Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer
• May 21 - Marcie Blane, singer
• May 24 - Patti LaBelle, singer
• May 28
  • Billy Vera, singer, actor and writer
  • Gladys Knight, singer
• May 31 - Mick Ralphs, guitarist and songwriter (Mott the Hoople)
• June 2 - Marvin Hamlisch, songwriter and composer (d. 2012)
• June 6 - Edgar Froese, electronic music pioneer (Tangerine Dream)
• June 7 - Clarence White, guitarist (The Byrds), (Nashville West) (d. 1973)
• June 8 - Boz Scaggs, singer-songwriter
• June 17 - Chris Spedding, guitarist and songwriter
• June 21 - Ray Davies, singer-songwriter (The Kinks)
• June 22 - Peter Asher, singer and record producer (Peter & Gordon)
• June 23 - Rosetta Hightower, singer
• June 24:
  • Chris Wood, rock musician (Traffic) (d. 1983)
  • Jeff Beck, guitarist
  • Arthur Brown, singer (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)
• June 27 - Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys)
• June 30 - Glenn Shorrock, singer and songwriter (Little River Band)
• July 8
  • Michael Johnson, singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • Jai Johanny Johanson, drummer (The Allman Brothers Band)
• July 22
  • Estelle Bennett (The Ronettes)
  • Rick Davies, keyboardist (Supertramp)
• July 25 - Jim McCarty, drummer (The Yardbirds, Renaissance)
• July 27 - Bobbie Gentry, singer-songwriter
• July 28 - Mike Bloomfield, musicianm, guitarist and composer (d. 1981)
• August 2 - Jim Capaldi, drummer, singer and songwriter (Traffic) (d. 2005)
• August 3 - Nino Bravo, singer (d. 1973)
• August 12 - Larry Troutman, R&B musician (Zapp) (d.1999)
• August 18 - Carl Wayne, vocalist (The Move) (d. 2004)
• August 19 - Eddy Raven, country musician
• August 21 - Jackie DeShannon, singer-songwriter
• August 27
  • Tim Bogert, bass guitarist (Vanilla Fudge)
  • Cuba Gooding, Sr., vocalist (Main Ingredient)
• September 1
  • Archie Bell, R&B singer-songwriter (The Drells)
  • Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• September 3 - Gary Leeds (The Walker Brothers)
• September 12 - Barry White, soul singer-songwriter and record producer (d. 2003)
• September 13 - Peter Cetera, vocalist (Chicago)
• September 16
  • Winston Grennan, drummer
  • Betty Kelley (Martha and the Vandellas)
• September 23 - Ivan Martin Jirous, poet and musician (The Plastic People of the Universe)
• September 29
  • Tommy Boyce, songwriter (d. 1994)
  • Mike Post, TV theme composer
• September 30 - Marilyn McCoo, singer (The 5th Dimension)
• October 1 - Barbara Parritt, (The Toys)
• October 4
  • Nona Hendryx, singer, songwriter, author and actress
  • Marlena Davis (The Orlons)
• October 9
  • John Entwistle, bassist (The Who) (d. 2002)
  • Peter Tosh, reggae musician (d. 1987)
• October 13 - Robert Lamm, keyboardist, singer and songwriter (Chicago)
• October 16 - Patsy Watchorn, folk musician
• October 24
  • Ted Templeman, record producer
  • Bettye Swann, soul singer
• October 25 - Jon Anderson, vocalist of Yes
• October 26 - Jim McCann, folk musician
• October 29 - Denny Laine, guitarist and singer (The Moody Blues, Wings)
• November 2 - Keith Emerson, keyboardist and composer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
• November 8 - Bonnie Bramlett, singer (Delaney & Bonnie)
• November 10 - Sir Tim Rice, lyricist
• November 12 - Booker T. Jones, musician, record producer, composer and arranger
• November 17 - Gene Clark, singer-songwriter (The Byrds) (d. 1991)
• November 21 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
• November 26 - Jean Terrell, singer
• November 28 - R. B. Greaves, singer
• December 1 - John Densmore (The Doors)
• December 4 - Dennis Wilson (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983)
• December 6 - Jonathan King, singer, songwriter and record producer
• December 7 - Daniel Chorzempa, organist
• December 9
  • Neil Innes, singer-songwriter and comedian
  • Shirley Brickley (The Orlons)
• December 11 - Brenda Lee, singer
• December 12 - Rob Tyner (MC5)
• December 13 - Marti Webb, singer
• December 19
  • Alvin Lee, guitarist and singer (Ten Years After)
  • Zal Yanovsky, guitarist and singer (The Lovin' Spoonful) (d. 2002)
  • William Christie, harpsichordist and conductor
• December 20 - Bobby Colomby, drummer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• December 21 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
• December 22 - Barry Jenkins, drummer (The Animals)
• December 25 - Henry Vestine, guitarist (Canned Heat) (d. 1997)
• December 27 - Mick Jones, guitarist, songwriter and record producer (Foreigner)