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Born on August 11

2000 Madonna gives birth to her second child, Rocco. The father is Guy Ritchie, director of the films Snatch and Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.

1985 J-Boog (of B2K) is born Jarell Damonte Houston in Compton, California.

1982 Donna Summer has her first daughter, Amanda Grace Sudano, with husband Bruce Sudano.

1978 Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of Kris Kross is born in Atlanta, Georgia. The rap duo becomes known for their hit "Jump" and for wearing their clothes backwards, a look they call "totally krossed out."

1970 DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1968 Guitarist/singer/songwriter Charlie Sexton is born in San Antonio, Texas.

1962 Bragi Ólafsson (bassist for The Sugarcubes) is born in Reykjavík, Iceland.

1954 Guitarist Bryan Bassett (of Wild Cherry) is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1954 Singer/musician Joe Jackson is born David Ian Jackson in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.

1950 Eric Braunn (guitarist for Iron Butterfly) is born Rick Davis in Pekin, Illinois.

1949 Eric Carmen (of The Raspberries) is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

1948 Bill Hurd (pianist/organist for the Rubettes) is born in East Ham, East London, England.

1943 Songwriter Kenny Gamble is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Co-wrote a string of popular Soul hits with Leon Huff, including "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "Back Stabbers" and "Me and Mrs. Jones."

1943 Jim Kale (bassist for The Guess Who) is born Michael James Kale in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1943 Saxophonist Denis Payton (of The Dave Clark Five) is born in Walthamstow, North London, England.

1942 Mike Hugg (of Manfred Mann) is born in Gosport, Hampshire, England.

1942 Guy Villari (of The Regents - the original "Barbara Ann" singers) is born in The Bronx, New York.

1937 Shel Talmy, who produces the first Who album and much of the early Kinks output, is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1925 Singer/talk show host Mike Douglas is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1922 Ron Grainer, composer of the "Doctor Who Theme," is born in Queensland, Australia.