August 31, 1945, June 7, 2012

Robert Lawrence "Bob" Welch, Jr. (August 31, 1945 – June 7, 2012) was an American musician. A former member of Fleetwood Mac, Welch had a successful solo career in the late 1970s. His singles included "Hot Love, Cold World," "Ebony Eyes," "Precious Love," ...

5 October 1945, 9 February 1997

Brian Francis Connolly (5 October 1945 – 9 February 1997) was a British musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of the British glam rock band Sweet. Brian Connolly was born in 1945 (some early Sweet biographies claim he was born in 1949) in G ...

30 December 1945, 29 February 2012

David Thomas "Davy" Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, actor and businessman best known as one of the Monkees four-man pop rock group and co-star of the TV series of the same name. His acting credits in ...

October 1, 1945, January 13, 1979

Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American jazz, blues, soul, and gospel vocalist and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto, Part I" in early 1 ...

18 March 1945, 2 December 2009

Eric Norman Woolfson (18 March 1945 – 2 December 2009) was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and co-creator of The Alan Parsons Project. He sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Following the 10 successful albums he ...

May 30, 1945, January 26, 2011

Gladys Catherine Horton (May 30, 1945 – January 26, 2011) was an American R&B and pop singer, famous for being the founder and lead singer of the popular Motown all-female vocal group The Marvelettes. Born in Gainesville, Florida, she was raised in the ...

June 25, 1945, March 9, 1974

Harris "Harry" Womack (June 25, 1945 – March 9, 1974) was an American singer and musician, most notable for his tenure as a member of the family R&B quintet, The Valentinos.Harris "Harry" Womack grew up the fourth of five sons to Friendly and Naomi Womack ...

June 27, 1945, June 4, 2013

Joseph Edward "Joey" Covington (June 27, 1945 – June 4, 2013) was an American drummer, best known for his involvements with Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship. Though best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane, Electric Hot Tuna, an ...

February 22, 1945, February 12, 2000

William Oliver Swofford (February 22, 1945 – February 12, 2000), known professionally as Oliver, was an American pop singer, best known for his 1969 song "Good Morning Starshine" from the musical Hair as well as "Jean" (the theme from the film The Prime o ...

September 8, 1945, March 8, 1973

Ronald Charles McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973), known as Pigpen, was an American singer and musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972. McKernan grew up heavily ...