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1974 R&B singer Andre Dalyrimple is born in Georgia. Along with his three brothers, he'll form the group Soul For Real, known for their 1994 hit "Candy Rain."

1973 R&B singer Kelly Price is born in Queens, New York.

1972 R&B singer Jill Scott is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1972 Magnus Sveningsson (bass guitarist for The Cardigans) is born in Falkoping, Sweden.

1966 Mike Starr (bass guitarist for Alice in Chains) is born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

1962 Craig Adams (bass guitarist for The Cult) is born in Otley, West Yorkshire, England.

1952 Blues guitarist Gary Moore (of Thin Lizzy) is born Robert William Gary Moore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1952 Dave Hill (guitarist for Slade) is born in Holbeton, Devon, England.

1951 Country musician Steve Gatlin (of The Gatlin Brothers) is born in Olney, Texas.

1950 Rock drummer Phillip "Pip" Pyle (of Gong, Hatfield and the North, and National Health) is born in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.

1948 Pick Withers (drummer for Dire Straits) is born David Withers in Leicester, England.

1948 Berry Oakley (bass guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band) is born Raymond Berry Oakley III in Chicago, Illinois.

1942 Kris Jensen, known for the 1962 hit "Torture," is born Peter Jensen in New Haven, Connecticut.

1941 R&B singer Major Lance, known for hits like "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um," is born in Winterville, Mississippi.

1940 Songwriter Sharon Sheeley, who writes hits for Glen Campbell, Brenda Lee and Eddie Cochran, is born in California. She also pens Ricky Nelson's first #1 hit, "Poor Little Fool."

1939 Jazz musician Hugh Masekela is born in Witbank, South Africa.

1938 Country singer-songwriter Norris "Norro" Wilson is born in Scottsville, Kentucky.

1938 Actor and singer Michael Parks is born Harry Samuel Parks in Corona, California.

1936 Margo Sylvia, lead singer of The Tune Weavers (known for the 1957 hit "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"), is born Margo Lopez.

1932 Music mogul Clive Davis, founder of Arista Records, is born in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to working with artists like Kelly Clarkson, TLC, Alicia Keys, and Aretha Franklin, he will help launch the careers of Whitney Houston and Barry Manilow.

1914 Singer and actress Frances Langford is born Julia Frances Langford in Hernando, Florida.

1913 Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters is born McKinley Morganfield in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

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