Today's

births - July 17

Birth Year Name Full name Bio
1928
Vince Guaraldi
Vincent Dellaglio Grammy-winning jazz pianist, bandleader and composer noted for penning the music and arrangements for the nearly all of the animated
1938
Stanley Bronstein
Founding member and saxophonist for jazz-psych-rock Elephant's Memory, "Mongoose" (Top 100, 1969), which became the ba...
1942
Gale Garnett
Gale Zoë Garnett New Zealand-born Canadian pre-The Beatles one hit wonder pop singer...
1942
Spencer Davis
Spencer David Nelson Davies Welsh guitarist and leader of popular 60s British pop-rock The Spencer Davis Group with hits such as "Gimme Some Lovin...
1945
Eric McCredie
Bassist for Scot bubblegum pop-rock Middle Of The Road, "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" (UK #1, 1971), died on 10/6/2007, ...
1947
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.
Mexican-American session and tour bassist with over 4,000 recording s to his credit, including work with George Benson...
1947
Wolfgang Flür
Electronic percussion for German electro-rock pioneers Kraftwerk, "Autobahn" (#25, 1975)...
1947
Mick Tucker
Drummer and backing vocals for glam pop-rock Sweet, "Ballroom Blitz" (#5, 1973), died of leukemia on 2/14/2002, age 54...
1948
Ron Asheton
Guitarist for influential proto-punk The Stooges, "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (1969), #29 on Rolling Stone magazine...
1949
Geezer Butler
Terence Michael Joseph Butler Longtime bassist and lyricist for hard rock/gloom metal Black Sabbath
1949
Mike Vale
Bassist for bubblegum-pop Tommy James & The Shondells, "Hanky Panky" (#1, 1966) and psych-pop, "Crimson And Clover...
1950
Phoebe Snow (Phoebe Ann Laub)
Poet, songwriter and folk-pop-jazz singer, "Poetry Man" (#5, 1974), backing vocals and collaborations with multiple other artists, died...
1952
Chet McCracken
Drummer for California soul-pop-rock The Doobie Brothers, "Listen T...
1952
Nicolette Larson
Country-rock backing vocalist and country-pop solo artist, "Lotta Love" (#8, 1979), died from cerebral edema and liver failure on 12/16...
1957
Bruce Crump
Drummer for Southern rock power-guitar band Molly Hatchet, "Flirtin' With Disaster" (#42, 1979), then Gator Co...
1963
Regina Belle
R&B-jazz-gospel singer/songwriter, Grammy-winning duet with Peabo Bryson, "A Whole New World" (#1, 1993)...
1966
Lou Barlow
Bassist for influential indie/cult rock Dinosaur Jr., "Start Choppin'" (Modern Rock #3, 1993)...
1967
Stokely Williams
Lead singer and drummer for new jack swing R&B/soul-pop sextet Mint Condition, "What Kind Of Man Would I Be?" (#17...
1970
Mandy Smith
Dance-pop singer, model, ex-wife of Rolling Stones bassist ...
1971
DJ Minute Mix
Jarrett Cordes Innovative brother hip hop, smooth soul, urban R&B and prog rap duo P.M. Dawn, "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" (#3, D...
1982
Natasha Hamilton
Vocals for Brit dance-pop vocal trio Atomic Kitten, "Whole Again" (UK #1, 2000)...
1985
Tom Fletcher
Guitar and vocals for Brit pop-rock boy band McFly, "All About You" (UK #1, 2005)...
1987
Jeremih
Jeremy Felton Contemporary R&B/hip hop singer and songwriter with slow jam "Birthday Sex" (#4, R&B #1, 2009) and three other Top 20 hits...
1963
Kim Shattuck
Kimberly Dianne Shattuck Singer, songwriter and former bassist for L.A. all-female garage rock The Pandoras, left in 1990 to found and front po...
1935
Peter Schickele
Johann Peter Schickele Four-time Grammy-winning composer, educator and musical parodist best known for a five-decade run of recordings and performances of his...
1942
Zoot Money
George Bruno Money English vocalist and bandleader, formed bluesy Big Roll Band in 1961, the group became one of many influential blues-r...