Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong and Bruford, in addition to solo work.

6 August 1946

Born on the same birth day (6 August): Cecil Howard Green • Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor • David Robinson • François Fénelon • Jess Collins • Johann Bernoulli • Leanne Crichton • Melissa George • Pat MacDonald (musician) • Víctor Zambrano

Born in the same month (August 1946): Ann Coffey • Bob McCarthy • Bruce Coslet • Charles Bolden • Francine D. Blau • Jimmy Webb • Lesley Ann Warren • Patrick Manning • Peggy Lipton • Rick Coonce • Shirley Ann Jackson • Xavier Trias