August 17, 1944, October 28, 1970

James Ramey (August 17, 1944 – October 28, 1970), better known as Baby Huey, was an American rock and soul singer. He was the frontman for the band Baby Huey & the Babysitters, whose sole LP for Curtom Records in 1971 was influential in the development of ...

September 12, 1944, July 4, 2003

Barry White (born Barry Eugene Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American composer and singer-songwriter. A three-time Grammy Award–winner known for his distinctive bass-baritone voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came i ...

May 13, 1944, April 25, 1988

Carolyn Ann Franklin (May 13, 1944 – April 25, 1988) was an American singer–songwriter. Besides from her own musical success, Franklin was best known as the daughter of prominent Detroit preacher and civil rights activist C. L. Franklin; and the younger s ...

24 June 1944, 12 July 1983

Christopher Gordon Blandford 'Chris' Wood (24 June 1944—12 July 1983) was a founder member of the English rock band Traffic, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Dave Mason. Born in Quinton,a suburb of Birmingham, Chris Wood had an interest in mu ...

April 8, 1944, March 24, 2013

Deke Richards (April 8, 1944 – March 24, 2013), born Dennis Lussier and also known as Deke Lussier, was an American songwriter and record producer, one of many white musicians/songwriters who were affiliated with Motown. He is notable for being a member o ...

May 20 1944, December 22 2014

John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer and musician. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and definitive versions of popular songs. Cocker's cover of the Beatles' "With ...

16 August 1944, 18 February 2013

Kevin Ayers (16 August 1944 – 18 February 2013) was an English singer-songwriter and a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement. Ayers was a founding member of the pioneering psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was close ...

January 24, 1944, August 6, 1983

Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona. Nomi was known for his bizarrely visionary theatrical live performances, ...

December 14, 1944, March 14, 1972

Linda Jones (December 14, 1944 - March 14, 1972) was an American soul singer with a strong gospel-influenced style. Jones was born in Newark, New Jersey. She started singing in her family's gospel group, the Jones Singers at the age of six. Her first rec ...

February 24th 1944, September 6th 1944

Nicholas Christian Hopkins was born in Perivale, Middlesex, England on 24 February 1944. His musical talent emerged early and he began playing piano at age three. He attended Wembley County Grammar School which now forms part of Alperton Community School ...

June 19 1944, January 22 2002

Peter Skiving Bardens (19 June 1944 – 22 January 2002) was a keyboardist and a founding member of the British progressive rock group Camel. He played organ, piano, synthesizers and mellotron, and wrote songs with Andrew Latimer. During his career, Bardens ...

October 19th 1944, September 11th 1987

Peter Tosh, OM (born Winston Hubert McIntosh; 19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer he was one of the core members of the band The Wailers (1963–1974), after which he established himsel ...