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Born on December 28

1978 John Legend is born John Roger Stephens in Springfield, Ohio.

1961 Jazz singer-songwriter Christine Collister is born on the Isle of Man in the UK.

1950 Alex Chilton of The Box Tops and Big Star is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1948 Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste (drummer for The Meters) is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1947 Dick Diamonde (bass guitarist for The Easybeats) is born Dingeman Adriaan Henry van der Sluijs in Hilversum, the Netherlands.

1946 Edgar Winter is born in Beaumont, Texas.

1943 Chas Hodges of the duo Chas & Dave is born in North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton.

1932 Rockabilly singer Dorsey Burnette (of Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1921 Johnny Otis is born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes in Vallejo, California. A singer and songwriter in his own right, he also works as a talent scout and discovers several artists, including Etta James and "Hound Dog" singer Big Mama Thornton.

1914 Roebuck "Pops" Staples (The Staple Singers) is born on a cotton plantation near Winona, Mississippi.

1910 Billy Williams is born Wilfred Williams in Waco, Texas. He has a hit cover of Fats Waller's "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" in 1957.

1903 Jazz pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines is born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.