Birthdays in Music in 1944

About 1944

How Old? 73 or 74 years old
Generation: Traditionalist or Silent Generation

Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep (Jan 1 - Jan 24), Monkey (Jan 25 - Dec 31)

Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 251

Jimmy Page

Jan 9 Jimmy Page, rock guitarist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven), born in London, England

Jan 9 Scott Engel, vocalist (Walker Brothers-Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore)
Jan 10 Frank Sinatra Jr, American singer/bandleader (Golddigers), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2016)
Jan 11 York Georg Holler, composer
Jan 12 Viktoria Postnikova, Russian pianist
Jan 16 Jim Stafford, Eloise Fla, singer (Spiders & Snakes, My Girl Bill)
Jan 17 Françoise Hardy, French singer
Jan 18 Larry "Legs" Smith, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band-Urban Spaceman)
Jan 19 Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer
Jan 19 Laurie London, English singer
Jan 21 Neely Bruce, American composer

Jan 23 Jerry Lawson, US singer (Persuasions-Under the Boardwalk)
Jan 24 Klaus Nomi, German singer (d. 1983)
Jan 27 Kevin Coyne, English musician, born in Derby (d. 2004)
Jan 27 Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd), born in Birmingham, England
Jan 28 Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home)
Jan 28 John Tavener, composer (The Whale), (d. 2013)
Jan 28 Martin Fried, rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball)
Jan 30 Lynn Harrell, American cellist, born in NYC, New York
Jan 31 Charley Musselwhite, blues musician (Stand Back, Louisiana Fog)
Feb 1 Tommy Duffy, rocker (Echos)
Feb 2 Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor (New Phil Orch-London)
Feb 2 Ursula Oppens, American pianist and co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC), born in NYC, New York
Feb 3 Trisha Noble, Australian singer and actress
Feb 4 Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
Feb 5 Al Kooper [Alan Peter Kuperschmidt], American rock musician, record producer and songwriter (Blood Sweat & Tears, Super Session), born in Brooklyn, New York
Feb 5 J R Cobb, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV), born in Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 6 Georgeanna Tillman, US singer (the Marvelettes), born in Inkster, Michigan (d. 1980)
Feb 10 Peter Allen, Australia, vocalist/pianist (I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond)
Feb 10 Rufus Reid, American musician, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 12 Moe Bandy, Meridian Ms, country vocalist (Just Good Ol' Boys)
Feb 15 Michael "Mick" Avory, British rock drummer (The Kinks), born in East Molesey, Surrey
Feb 17 Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
Feb 20 Lew Soloff, American jazz trumpeter (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in Brooklyn, New York
Feb 23 Johnny Winter, [John Dawson], American blues guitarist (Silver Train), born in Leland Miss, (d. 2014)
Feb 23 Mike Maxfield, British rocker (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)

Feb 24 Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver)
Feb 28 Storm Thorgerson, British graphic designer and music video director (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Cranberries), born in Potters Bar, Middlesex (d. 2013)
Feb 29 David Briggs, record producer
Mar 1 Mike D'Abo, rock vocalist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn)
Mar 1 Roger Daltrey, English rocker/actor/producer (The Who-Tommy)
Mar 2 Leif Segerstam, composer
Mar 4 Bobby Womack, American R&B singer/guitarist (Woman's Got to Have It), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2014)
Mar 6 Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand operatic soprano (Don Giovanni), born in Gisborne, New Zealand
Mar 6 Mary Wilson, vocalist (Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go), born in Detroit, Michigan
Mar 7 Townes Van Zandt, Texas, singer/songwriter (Kathleen, Loretta), (d. 1997)
Mar 8 Sergey Nikitin, Russian composer
Mar 8 Palito Ortega, Argentine singer and actor
Mar 9 Trevor Burton, English guitarist and rocker (The Move), born in Aston, Birmingham
Mar 9 Gary Leeds, American rocker (Walker Brothers), born in Glendale, California
Mar 11 Ric Rothwell, drummer (Mindbenders-Games of Love)
Mar 15 Gordon "Jazz" Summers, British music manager (Wham, Snow Patrol), born in Winchester, Hampshire (d. 2015)
Mar 15 Ralph MacDonald, rock percussionist (Graceland)
Mar 17 John Sebastian, American singer (Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter), born in NYC, New York
Mar 17 Pat McCauley, N Ireland, rock drummer (Them)
Mar 19 Joseph Celli, composer
Mar 19 Myung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, cellist (Chung Trio)
Mar 21 Henrik Colding-Jorgensen, composer
Mar 21 Jamary Oliveira, composer
Mar 21 David Lindley, American musician (The Kaleidoscope), born in San Marino, California
Mar 22 Chris Stainton, English session musician (Joe Cocker, The Who), born in Woodseats, England
Mar 23 Michael Nyman, composer (Mesmer, Carrington)
Mar 26 Diana Ross, [Earle], (Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany), born in Detroit, Michigan
Mar 31 Rod Allen, [B Rodney Bainbridge] rock bassist/vocalist (Fortunes)
Mar 31 Mick Ralphs, English guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
Apr 3 Barry Pritchard, English rock guitarist (Fortunes), born in Birmingham (d. 1999)

Apr 3 Tony Orlando, American singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon), born in NYC, New York
Apr 5 Nicholas Caldwell, Rhythm and Blues singer (Whispers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
Apr 6 Felicity Palmer, British mezzo-soprano
Apr 7 Carol Grimes, British singer (Delivery), born in London, England
Apr 10 Danny Woods, American musician (CEO of the Board), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2018)
Apr 12 John Kay [Joachim Krauledat], German-born Canadian rock singer (Steppenwolf), born in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
Apr 12 Karel Kryl, Czechoslovak folk singer, born in Kroměříž, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (d. 1994)
Apr 13 Jack Casady, rock bassist (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane), born in Washington, D.C.
Apr 15 Dave Edmunds, Welsh singer and guitarist (Rockpile - Girls Talk), born in Cardiff, Wales
Apr 16 Dennis Russell Davies, composer
Apr 17 John Lill, professor/pianist
Apr 18 Rudy Shackelford, composer
Apr 19 Bernie Worrell, US keyboardist (Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2016)
Apr 22 Joshua Rifkin, American conductor and musicologist who played a key role in the ragtime revival of the 1970s, born in NYC, New York
Apr 24 St. Clair Lee, American singer (Rock the Boat), born in California
Apr 24 Tony Visconti, American music producer (Blackstar, Low, "Heroes"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 27 Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (Everybody Plays the Fool), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
Apr 27 Herb Pedersen, American singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited), born in Berkeley, California
May 2 Bob Henrit, English pop drummer (Argent - Hold Your Head Up; Kinks), born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
May 4 Peggy Santiglia, American singer-songwriter (Angels), born in Belleville, New Jersey
May 7 Alison Bauld, Australian composer, born in Sydney, Australia
May 8 Bill Legend [William Fifield], British musician and rock drummer (T. Rex), born in Barking, Essex
May 9 Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
May 10 Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter (Is This What You Want), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2013)
May 12 James Purify, US singer (I'm Your Puppet)
May 13 Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (Angel), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1988)
May 14 Gene Cornish, rock bassist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Rascals), born in Ottawa, Ontario
May 15 Ian "Tich" Amey, British rock musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), born in Salisbury Wiltshire
May 16 Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American jazz drummer (Mahavishnu Orchestra), born in Colón, Panama
May 17 Jesse Winchester, singer/songwriter (Learn to Love it), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2014)
May 17 Paul Crossley, concert pianist
May 18 Albert Hammond, rocker (It Never Rains In Southern California ), born in London
May 20 Boudouin de Groot, Dutch singer (Good night mister president)
May 20 Cipa Dichter, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Joe Cocker

May 20 Joe Cocker, English rock vocalist (With a Little Help from My Friends), born in Sheffield England, (d. 2014)

May 21 Marcie Blane, American singer, born in New York City
May 23 Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood, US drummer (Funkadelic, Knee Deep)
May 24 Patti LaBelle, [Holt], singer (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 26 Verden "Phally" Allen, keyboardist (Mott the Hoople)
May 28 Billy Vera, musician (& Beaters-At This Moment, Into the Night)

May 28 Gladys Knight, singer, leader of Pips (Last Train), born in Atlanta, Georgia
May 28 Gary Stewart, American country singer (She's Actin' Single), born in Jenkins, Kentucky (d. 2003)
May 28 Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens, Northern-Irish actress, voice artist and singer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Jun 2 Marvin Hamlisch, American composer/pianist (Sting, Chorus Line), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
Jun 2 Antone Tavares, American R&B musician (Tavares)
Jun 3 Michael Clarke, American rock drummer (Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!), born in NYC, New York
Jun 4 Charlie Whitney, rock guitarist (Family)
Jun 4 Michelle Phillips, singer/actress (Mamas & Papas), born in Long Beach, California
Jun 4 Roger Ball, Scotland, saxophonist (Average White Band)
Jun 5 Colm Wilkinson, Irish singer
Jun 6 Edgar Froese, German musician (Tangerine Dream), born in Tilsit, East Prussia (d. 2015)
Jun 7 Clarence White, American guitarist (Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!), born in Lewiston, Maine (d. 1973)
Jun 8 Boz Scaggs [William Royce], American rocker (Steve Miller Band), born in Dallas, Texas
Jun 12 Maurice Jackson, American singer (The Independents - "Leaving Me"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 18 Paul Lansky, American electronic composer, born in New York City
Jun 18 Sandy Posey, American singer
Jun 18 Rick Griffin, American artist and a leading designer of psychedelic posters in the 1960s (Grateful Dead), born in Palos Verdes, California (d. 1991)
Jun 19 Chico Buarque, Brazilian musician
Jun 21 Jon Hiseman, English drummer (Colosseum), born in London, United Kingdom (d. 2018)
Jun 21 Ray Davies, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kinks), born in London
Jun 22 Peter Asher, singer (Peter & Gordon-World Without Love), born in London, England
Jun 22 Steve Weber, guitarist, (Rounders-Holy "Boobs" Modal)
Jun 23 Rosetta Hightower, American singer (Don't Hang Up), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (d. 2014)
Jun 24 Jeff Beck, Surrey England, singer/guitarist (Jeff Beck Group)
Jun 25 Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer and composer, born in Montreal, Quebec
Jun 30 Glenn Shorrock, Australian rock vocalist (Little River Band), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Jul 4 Harvey Brooks [Goldstein], American bassist, born in Manhattan, New York
Jul 7 Warren Entner, rock vocalist/guitarist (Grass Roots), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 8 Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, US rock drummer (Allman Brothers)
Jul 15 Millie Jackson, Thompson Ga, model/singer (Get it out 'cha system)
Jul 16 Thomas Boggs, American rock drummer (Box Tops), born in Wynne, Arkansas (d. 2008)
Jul 19 Commander Cody [George Frayne], American singer and pianist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen), born in Boise, Idaho
Jul 22 Estelle Bennett, vocalist (Ronettes - Be My Baby), born in NYC, New York (d. 2009)
Jul 22 Rick Davies, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Supertramp), born in London, England
Jul 23 Dino Danelli, American rock drummer (Fotomaker, Young Rascals), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jul 24 Barbara Thompson, jazz musician/composer/bandleader
Jul 24 Jim Armstrong, rock guitarist (Them)
Jul 27 Bobbie Gentry, American singer and songwriter (Ode to Billy Joe), born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Jul 30 Teresa Cahill, opera singer, born in Maidenhead, Berkshire
Aug 2 Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (Traffic-Something So Strong), born in Evesham, Worcestershire, England (d. 2005)

Aug 8 Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist (Jumping Jewels)
Aug 8 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, born in Alamosa, Colorado
Aug 8 John Renbourn, English folk musician (Pentangle), born in London
Aug 9 Viv Prince, rocker (Pretty Things)
Aug 12 Peter Hofmann, German tenor
Aug 13 David Mahler, American pianist and composer, born in Plainfield, New Jersey
Aug 14 Tim Bogert, Richfiled NJ, rock bassist (Vanilla Fudge) [or 8/27]
Aug 15 Frederick Knight, American singer and songwriter (I've been lonely so long), born in Birmingham, Alabama
Aug 15 Sylvie Vartan, French pop singer (Twiste et Chante), born in Iskretz, Bulgaria
Aug 15 Pamela Polland, American singer-songwriter (Hawaiianized Pop Classics), born in California
Aug 16 Russ Titelman, American record producer and songwriter, born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 18 Carl Wayne, English singer and actor (The Move), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
Aug 19 Eddy Raven, Lafayette La, country singer (Right Hand Man)
Aug 20 John Povey, English musician, born in London
Aug 21 Jackie DeShannon, American singer (What the World Needs Now), born in Hazel, Kentucky
Aug 25 Pat Martino, American jazz guitarist (2004 Guitar Player of the Year, Down Beat), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 27 Barry Conyngham, composer
Aug 27 Tim Bogert, American rocker (Vanilla Fudge), born in New York City
Aug 30 Charles Colbert, American rocker (American Breed), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 30 John Surman, English jazz musician, born in Tavistock, Devon, England
Sep 1 Archie Bell, US singer (& the Drells-Tighten up)
Sep 1 Leonard Slatkin, American conductor (Detroit Symphony), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 4 Gene Parsons, American rock drummer (The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers), born in Morongo Valley, California
Sep 9 Olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina
Sep 10 Thomas Allen, British opera singer

Barry White

Sep 12 Barry White, American singer (Love's Theme), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2003)

Sep 13 Peter Cetera, American lead singer (Chicago-25 or 6 to 4, Old Days), 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 25 Eugenia Zukerman, American flutist and novelist (Deceptive Cadence), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sep 29 Mike Post, composer (Rockford Files, Hill St Blues, Magnum PI)
Sep 30 Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer
Oct 1 Barbara Parritt, US soul singer (Toys-Lover's Concerto)
Oct 1 Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, US singer (Persuasions-Spread the Word)
Oct 2 Ton Koopman, Dutch conductor (Royal Conservatory of the Hague), born in Zwolle, Netherlands
Oct 4 Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
Oct 7 Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter (Crayon Angels), born in Studio City, California (d. 1979)
Oct 8 Susan Raye, American country music singer (L.A. International Airport), born in Eugene, Oregon
Oct 9 John Entwistle, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Who-Baba O'Riley), born in London, England (d. 2002)
Oct 9 Nona Hendryx, American R&B singer (Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles), born in Trenton, New Jersey
Oct 10 Stephen Scott, American composer, born in Corvallis, Oregon
Oct 13 Robert Lamm, American rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now), born in NYC, New York
Oct 19 George McCrae, US singer (Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby)
Oct 19 Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaica, reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa)
Oct 20 William Hugh Albright, composer
Oct 24 Ted Templeman, American musician and record producer, born in Santa Cruz, California

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