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Born on January 9

1978 A.J. McLean of Backstreet Boys is born in West Palm Beach, Florida.

1968 Carl Bell of Fuel is born in Kenton, Tennessee.

1967 Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell is born in Santa Clara, California.

1967 Dave Matthews is born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He eventually settles in Charlottesville, Virginia, and forms The Dave Matthews Band.

1963 Eric Erlandson of Hole is born in Los Angeles, California.

1951 Crystal Gayle ("Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue") is born in Paintsville, Kentucky. She's the younger sister of country singer Loretta Lynn.

1950 David Johansen, lead singer of New York Dolls, is born in Staten Island, New York.

1948 Paul King of Mungo Jerry is born in Dagenham, Essex, England.

1944 James Patrick "Jimmy" Page is born in Heston, Middlesex, England. He is a session musician in England before forming The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.

1943 Kenneth "Wally" Kelly, tenor vocalist in The Manhattans, is born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

1943 Scott Walker is born in Hamilton, Ohio. In the '60s, he has a number of UK hits as a solo artist and as a member of The Walker Brothers, who aren't actually brothers.

1941 Joan Baez is born in Staten Island, New York. An unrelenting activist, she lends her voice and music to the Civil Rights Movement, leads protests against the Vietnam War, and fights to abolish the death penalty.

1941 Singer Roy Head is born in Three Rivers, Texas. Known for the 1965 soul song "Treat Her Right."

1898 Music hall star Gracie Fields is born Grace Stansfield at Rochdale, Lancashire, England.

1839 Composer John Knowles Paine is born in Maine.