Billy Thorpe was born March 29th of 1946 in Manchester, England. His family moved to Australia when Thorpe was 9 years old. As the lead singer of Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs he had a lot of success in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s. They did not have success in the US. He is [...]

David Gilmour was born on March 6th of 1946 in Cambridge, England. He is best known for his work with Pink Floyd as their lead vocalist and lead guitarist from 1968 on. He was also contributed to the writing of many of Pink Floyd’s songs. Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968 as a replacement for [...]

John Geils was born on February 20th of 1946 in New York City. He is best known as the founder, lead singer, lead guitarist, and namesake of The J. Geils Bands. The band released many moderately successful albums and singles during the 1970s with a blues rock sound before moving to a more pop rock [...]

Syd Barrett was born as Roger Keith Barrett on January 6th of 1946 in Cambridge, England. Barrett was the original lead singer, main songwriter, and lead guitarist for Pink Floyd (known as The Pink Floyd at that time.) Incredibly he was only 21 years old when Pink Floyd released their debut album The Piper at [...]

John Paul Jones was born as John Baldwin on January 3rd of 1946 in England. He is most well known as the bass guitarist, keyboardist, and occasional mandolin player for the hugely successful rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also released four solo albums to date and worked with numerous other bands & artists such [...]

Edgar Winter was born on December 28th of 1946 in Beaumont, Texas. He sings and plays the keyboard & saxophone (among other instruments.) He performed on two songs at the Woodstock Festival with his older brother Johnny Winter: “I Can’t Stand It” and “Tobacco Road.” He is most well known for his time with his [...]