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Born on August 7

1966 Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses is born in Atlanta, Georgia. After suffering a brain injury from a bike accident at 16, she starts hearing noises in her head and develops a split personality she calls Rat Girl, who emerges when she writers and performs.

1964 EMF songwriter/guitarist Ian Dench is born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

1960 Jacquie O'Sullivan of Bananarama is born in Hendon, London, England.

1958 Bruce Dickinson, who takes over as Iron Maiden's lead singer in 1981, is born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. His soaring vocals lead the band into a new era as they become one of the most popular UK rock bands. Dickinson-sung hits include "Aces High" and "Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter."

1952 Bass guitarist/vocalist Andy Fraser (of Free) is born in Paddington, London, England.

1951 Pete Way of UFO is born in Enfield, North London.

1947 Jazz historian, occasional songwriter and the future first wife of Larry Coryell, Julie Nathanson, is born in Manhattan, New York.

1945 Bassist/songwriter Kerry Chater (of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap) is born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1943 Pop singer Lana Cantrell is born in Sydney, Australia.

1942 B.J. Thomas is born in Hugo, Oklahoma. He lands #1 hits in America with "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song."

1939 Pop singer Ron Holden is born in Seattle, Washington. Known for the 1960 hit "Love You So."

1936 Charles Pope (of The Tams) is born in Atlanta, Georgia.

1931 Herb Reed (founding member of The Platters) is born in Kansas City, Missouri.

1926 Voice actor/recording artist Stan Freberg is born in Pasadena, California.

1925 Songwriter Felice Bryant is born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Co-wrote hit songs with husband Boudleaux Bryant, including the widely covered hit "Love Hurts."

1921 Big Band trombonist Warren Covington is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.