Pick a Day

Born on December 26

1979 Chris Daughtry is born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. He places fourth on the fifth season of American Idol but becomes one of the show's most successful alums after forming his band Daughtry.

1969 Peter Klett (lead guitarist for Candlebox) is born in Bellevue, Washington.

1966 J. Yuenger (guitarist for White Zombie) is born Jay Noel Yuenger in Chicago, Illinois.

1963 Drummer Lars Ulrich is born in Gentofte, Denmark. Transfixed by seeing Deep Purple in concert at age 9, he makes music his life when he moves to America in 1980 at 17. A year later, he forms Metallica with singer/guitarist James Hetfield.

1953 Steve Witherington (drummer for Ace) is born in Enfield, Middlesex, England.

1951 Paul Quinn (guitarist for Saxon) is born in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

1946 Bob Carpenter (keyboardist, accordionist for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1940 Famed record producer Phil Spector is born in The Bronx, New York. He moves to Los Angeles in his teens and develops his "wall of sound" recording technique, heard on classic songs like "Be My Baby" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." He goes on to produce The Beatles' Let It Be album and also solo albums for George Harrison and John Lennon.

1935 Duke Fakir, a founding member of The Four Tops, is born Abdul Fakir in Detroit.