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Born on April 5

1973 Singer/superproducer Pharrell Williams is born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. As half of the hip-hop production duo The Neptunes, he's a prime architect of the popular music landscape of the 2000s. More

1968 Singer-songwriter Paula Cole, known for the 1997 hit "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?," is born in Rockport, Massachusetts.

1966 Alt rock guitarist Mike McCready (of Pearl Jam) is born in Pensacola, Florida.

1964 Rapper Christopher "Kid" Reid (Kid 'N Play) is born in The Bronx, New York City.

1951 Everett Morton (drummer for The English Beat) is born in the West Indies.

1950 Agnetha Faltskog (of ABBA) is born in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden.

1944 R&B singer Nicholas Caldwell (of The Whispers) is born in San Francisco, California.

1942 Allan Clarke (original lead singer of The Hollies) is born Harold Allan Clarke in Salford, Lancashire, England.

1941 Folk musician Dave Swarbick (of Fairport Convention) is born in New Malden, England.

1939 Pop singer-songwriter Crispian St. Peters is born Robin Peter Smith in Swanley, Kent, England.

1939 R&B singer Ronnie White (of The Miracles) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1934 Jazz tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1932 R&B singer Billy Bland, known for the '60s hits "Let the Little Girl Dance" and "Harmony," is born in Wilmington, North Carolina.

1929 English record producer Joe Meek, famous for writing and producing the Tornados' instrumental hit "Telstar," is born Robert George Meek in Newent, Gloucestershire, England.

1928 R&B singer Tony Williams (of The Platters) is born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

1926 Jazz drummer Stan Levey is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1922 Actress and singer Gale Storm, star of the '50s TV shows My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show, is born Josephine Owaissa Cottle in Bloomington, Texas.