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1985 Pop/R&B singer Leona Lewis is born in Islington, London, England.
1974 Drew Shirley (guitarist for Switchfoot) is born in Key West, Florida.
1968 Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach is born Sebastian Philip Bierk is born in Freeport, Bahamas, raised in Canada.
1961 Eddie Murphy is born in New York City. In 1985, he has a hit with "Party All The Time," written and produced by Rick James. Murphy also makes the charts with the novelty song "Put Your Mouth On Me" and the Michael Jackson collaboration "Whatzupwitu."
1949 Guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson (of Fairport Convention) is born in Notting Hill Gate, London, England.
1944 Tony Orlando is born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. He becomes a teen singing sensation with the 1961 hit "Bless You," but by 1970 is working in music publishing. That year, he is asked to record vocals for a song called "Candida," as the original singer didn't work out. When it becomes a hit, Orlando resumes his singing career as Tony Orlando & Dawn.
1943 Richard Manuel (lead singer of The Band) is born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
1942 "Down In The Boondocks" singer Billy Joe Royal is born in Valdosta, Georgia.
1942 Wayne Newton is born Carson Wayne Newton in Norfolk, Virginia.
1941 Surf rocker Jan Berry (of Jan & Dean) is born William Jan Berry in Los Angeles, California.
1938 Songwriter Jeff Barry is born Joel Adelberg in Brooklyn, New York. In 1964, 17 songs he co-wrote make the Hot 100, including three chart-toppers: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," "Chapel Of Love" and "Leader of the Pack."
1928 Country singer-songwriter Don Gibson ("Sweet Dreams," "I Can't Stop Loving You") is born in Shelby, North Carolina.
1922 Actress and singer Doris Day is born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff in Cincinnati, Ohio. She turns to singing when a car accident wrecks her dreams of becoming a professional dancer.More
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