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Born on February 19

1981 The Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto is born Mary Beth Patterson in Judsonia, Arkansas.

1963 Seal (real name: Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel) is born in Paddington, England.

1956 Dave Wakeling of General Public and The English Beat is born in Birmingham, England.

1955 Jeff Daniels is born in Athens, Georgia. Best known as an actor, he also releases several albums as a musician.

1954 Francis Buchholz (bass guitarist for Scorpions) is born in Hannover, Germany.

1950 Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash is born in London.

1949 Eddie Hardin of The Spencer Davis Group is born in London.

1948 Mark Andes, a bass player who does stints in Spirit, Firefall, Canned Heat and Heart, is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1948 Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is born in Birmingham, England.

1943 Lou Christie ("Lightnin' Strikes") is born in Pennsylvania.

1940 Smokey Robinson is born William Robinson Jr. in Detroit. Nicknamed "Smokey Joe" by his uncle, he fronts the Motown group The Miracles and is a top songwriter and producer for the label.

1940 Bobby Rogers of The Miracles is born in Detroit.

1935 Bob Engemann of The Lettermen is born in Highland Park, Michigan.