Pick a Day

Born on August 17

1994 Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers is born in Pasadena, California. She acts in TV commercials before launching a solo career and forming the band Boygenius with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker.

1969 Singer/actor Donnie Wahlberg (of New Kids on the Block) is born in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts.

1969 Rapper Kelvin Mercer (of De La Soul) is born in The Bronx, New York.

1966 Vocalist/bassist Jill Cunniff (of Luscious Jackson) is born in New York City.

1965 Drummer Steve Gorman, a founding member of The Black Crowes, is born in Muskegon, Michigan. His time with the band ends in 2015; in 2019 he publishes a tell-all memoir called Hard To Handle. His pick for their best album: The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion from 1992.

1964 Alt rock/country singer Maria McKee is born in Los Angeles, California.

1958 Belinda Carlisle, lead vocalist for The Go-Go's, is born in Los Angeles, California.

1955 Colin Moulding (bassist for XTC) is born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

1949 Sib Hashian (drummer for Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1947 Rock/soul musician Gary Talley (of The Box Tops and Big Star) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1944 Folk rocker John Seiter (of Spanky and Our Gang) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1933 Pop singer Mark Dinning is born in Manchester, Oklahoma.

1932 Jazz pianist/composer Duke Pearson is born in Atlanta, Georgia.

1919 Jazz singer Georgia Gibbs is born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Known for the 1950 hit "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake."

1909 Trumpeter/bandleader Larry Clinton is born in Brooklyn, New York.