1948 in Music - Births

Births

• January 7 - Kenny Loggins, singer and songwriter
• January 8 - Paul King (Mungo Jerry)
• January 10 - Donald Fagen, singer and songwriter (Steely Dan)
• January 14 - T-Bone Burnett, record producer, artist
• January 15 - Ronnie Van Zant, singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1977)
• January 16 - John Carpenter, film-maker and composer
• January 17 - Mick Taylor, guitarist (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones)
• January 23 - Anita Pointer (The Pointer Sisters)
• January 26 - Corky Laing (Mountain)
• February 1 - Rick James, singer, songwriter and record producer (d. 2004)
• February 2 - Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• February 4 - Alice Cooper, entertainer
• February 5
  • David Denny (Steve Miller Band)
  • Christopher Guest, actor, musician (This Is Spinal Tap)
• February 8 - Ron Tyson, The Temptations
• February 19 - Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath
• March 2 - Rory Gallagher
• March 4 - Chris Squire, Yes, The Syn
• March 5
  • Eddy Grant, singer and songwriter
  • Richard Hickox, conductor
• March 8 - Little Peggy March
• March 9
  • Jeffrey Osborne, singer and songwriter
  • Jimmie Fadden, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• March 12 - James Taylor, singer-songwriter
• March 17 - Fran Byrne (Ace)
• March 22
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer
  • Randy Hobbs (The McCoys)
• March 24 - Lee Oskar (War)
• March 25 - Michael Stanley, singer-songwriter and DJ
• March 26
  • Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
  • Richard Tandy (Electric Light Orchestra)
• March 28
  • John Evans (Jethro Tull)
  • Milan Williams (Commodores)
• March 30 - Jim Dandy (Black Oak Arkansas)
• April 1
  • Jimmy Cliff, reggae singer
  • Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats)
• April 4
  • Pick Withers (Dire Straits)
  • Berry Oakley, The Allman Brothers Band
• April 7 - John Oates, Hall & Oates
• April 9
  • Chico Ryan (Sha Na Na)
  • Phil Wright (Paper Lace)
• April 17 - Jan Hammer, composer, pianist and keyboardist
• April 20 - Craig Frost (Grand Funk Railroad)
• April 21 - Paul Davis, singer (d. 2008)
• April 27 - Kate Pierson, The B-52's
• April 30 - Wayne Kramer, MC5
• May 2 - Larry Gatlin, country singer
• May 5 - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
• May 6 - Mary MacGregor, singer
• May 12
  • Ivan Kral, guitarist for Patti Smith Group
  • Steve Winwood, R&B singer (Blind Faith)
• May 15 - Brian Eno, synthesizer virtuoso and composer
• May 17 - Bill Bruford, Yes, King Crimson
• May 19 - Tom Scott
• May 21 - Leo Sayer, singer-songwriter
• May 24 - Ernst Jansz (Doe Maar)
• May 25 - Klaus Meine (Scorpions)
• May 26 - Stevie Nicks, singer
• May 27 - Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna)
• May 29 - Michael Berkeley, composer and broadcaster
• May 31 - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
• June 20 - Alan Longmuir, guitarist (Bay City Rollers)
• June 21 - Joey Molland (Badfinger)
• June 22 - Todd Rundgren, singer and producer
• June 24 - Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues)
• June 25 - Kenji Sawada, rock singer and songwriter
• June 29 - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
• July 3 - Paul Barrere (Little Feat)
• July 4 - Jeremy Spencer, guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
• July 7 - Larry Rheinhardt (Iron Butterfly)
• July 12 - Walter Egan, rock musician
• July 18 - Philip Harris (Ace)
• July 19 - Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead)
• July 21 - Cat Stevens, singer-songwriter
• July 25 - Steve Goodman, folk singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
• August 8 - Andy Fairweather-Low, singer (Amen Corner)
• August 10 - Patti Austin
• August 12 - Tony Santini (Sha Na Na)
• August 13 - Kathleen Battle, opera singer
• August 16 - Barry Hay (Golden Earring)
• August 19
  • Susan Jacks, pop singer
  • Elliot Lurie (Looking Glass)
• August 20 - Robert Plant, singer (Led Zeppelin)
• August 24 - Jean Michel Jarre, composer
• August 28 - Daniel Seraphine (Chicago)
• September 3 - Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad)
• September 6 - Claydes Smith (Kool & the Gang)
• September 11 - John Martyn, singer
• September 13 - Nell Carter, US singer and actress
• September 16 - Kenny Jones, drummer (The Faces, The Who)
• September 26 - Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress
• September 29 - Mark Farner (Terry Knight and the Pack, Grand Funk Railroad)
• October 1 - Cub Koda (Brownsville Station)
• October 5 - Delroy Wilson, reggae artist (d. 1995)
• October 8 - Johnny Ramone, guitarist (Ramones) (d. 2004)
• October 10 - Cyril Neville, The Neville Brothers
• October 15 - Chris de Burgh, singer and songwriter
• October 28
  • Rick Reynolds (Black Oak Arkansas)
  • Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
• November 3 - Lulu, singer and actress
• November 6
  • Glenn Frey (Eagles)
  • George Young (The Easybeats)
  • Rushton Moreve (Steppenwolf)
• November 16 - Robert John "Mutt" Lange, record producer
• November 21 - Lonnie Jordan (War)
• November 22 - Dennis Larden (Every Mother's Son)
• December 1 - Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult)
• December 3 - Ozzy Osbourne, rock singer
• December 4 - John Lyon (Southside Johnny)
• December 10 - Jessica Cleaves, The Friends of Distinction
• December 13
  • Jeff Skunk Baxter, The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan
  • Ted Nugent
• December 17 - Jim Bonfanti, Raspberries
• December 20 - Stevie Wright, The Easybeats
• December 23 - Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, author, educator, and music journalist
• December 25 - Barbara Mandrell
• December 28 - Larry Byrom, Steppenwolf
• December 31 - Donna Summer, soul and discosinger (d. 2012)