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Born on January 29

2015 Shakira gives birth to her second child, baby boy Sasha, with Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique.

1982 Adam Lambert is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. After making his mark on American Idol, he goes on to a successful solo career and becomes the frontman for Queen.

1981 Blues guitar prodigy Jonny Lang is born Jon Langseth, Jr. in Fargo, North Dakota.

1962 Marcus Vere (of Living In A Box) is born in the UK.

1961 Eddie Jackson (bassist for Queensryche) is born in Robstown, Texas.

1953 Louie Perez (drummer, lyricist for Los Lobos) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1949 Tommy Ramone (drummer for Ramones) is born Tamas Erdelyi in Budapest, Hungary, but is raised in Queens, New York.

1947 David Byron of Uriah Heep is born David Garrick in Epping, England.

1942 Claudine Longet is born in Paris. The French singer is the subject of the Rolling Stones song "Claudine."

1936 James Jamerson, the bass player in Motown's house band The Funk Brothers, is born in South Carolina. His distinctive grooves form the bedrock of many hits released on the label; good examples of his work are "My Girl" by The Temptations and "Where Did Our Love Go" by The Supremes.

1933 R&B singer Ron Townson (of The 5th Dimension) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1917 Singer/actor John Raitt, known for his roles in the stage musicals Carousel and Oklahoma!, among others, is born in Santa Ana, California.

1862 Composer Frederick Delius is born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.