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1992 Demi Lovato is born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1979 Rod Stewart and his first wife, Alana Hamilton, have a baby girl. Kimberly Stewart grows up to become an actress and model.

1970 Nu-metal pioneer Fred Durst (frontman for Limp Bizkit) is born in Gastonia, North Carolina.

1966 Pantera guitarist Darrell Abbott, aka Dimebag Darrell, is born in Ennis, Texas.

1952 Doug Fieger (lead singer for The Knack) is born in Oak Park, Michigan.

1952 Country singer/guitarist Rudy Gatlin (of The Gatlin Brothers) is born in Olney, Texas.

1952 Folk rocker John Hiatt is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1949 Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott is born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

1948 Robert Plant is born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. Best known at Led Zeppelin's lead singer, he wins the Album of the Year Grammy for Raising Sand, his 2007 collaboration with Alison Krauss.

1947 Trombonist James Pankow (of Chicago) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1946 Ralf Hutter (lead singer, keyboardist for Kraftwerk) is born in Krefeld, Rhine Province, Germany.

1944 Blues drummer "Uncle John" Turner (of Johnny Winter's backing band) is born in Beaumont, Texas.

1944 Jon Povey (keyboardist for The Pretty Things) is born in London, England.

1942 Soul superstar Isaac Hayes is born in Covington, Tennessee.

1941 Space rock musician Dave Brock (of Hawkwind) is born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England.

1940 John Lantree (bass guitarist for The Honeycombs) is born in Newbury, Berkshire, England.

1935 Country singer/songwriter Justin Tubb is born in San Antonio, Texas, to Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb.

1934 Country/rock musician "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow (of The Flying Burrito Brothers) is born in South Bend, Indiana.

1931 Jazz drummer Frank Capp is born in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1931 Paul Robi of The Platters is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1926 Jazz trombonist Frank Rosolino is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1924 Jazz vocalist Joya Sherrill is born in Bayonne, New Jersey. Known for "I'm Beginning to See the Light" with Duke Ellington's orchestra.

1923 Country singer Jim Reeves is born in Galloway, Texas. Known for the 1957 hit "Four Walls."

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