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1976 R&B singer-songwriter Tracie Spencer is born in Waterloo, Iowa. Shortly after signing to Capitol Records in 1988, at age 12, she releases the hit singles "Hide and Seek" and "Symptoms of True Love."

1967 John Petrucci, guitarist for the progressive metal band Dream Theater, is born in Long Island, New York.

1963 Alan Duval of UB40 is born.

1962 Dan Murphy (former lead guitarist for Soul Asylum) is born in Duluth, Minnesota.

1956 Christian singer Sandi Patti is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1952 Philip Taylor Kramer (bass guitarist for Iron Butterfly) is born in Youngstown, Ohio.

1952 Liz Mitchell (lead singer of Boney M.) is born in Clarendon, Jamaica.

1950 Eric Carr (drummer for KISS) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1948 Walter Egan ("Magnet And Steel") is born in Queens, New York.

1946 Jeff Christie (vocalist, bassist for Christie) is born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

1943 Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac is born Christine Anne Perfect in Bouth, Lancashire, England.

1939 Pop singer Kenny Dino is born in Astoria, Queens, New York. Known for the 1961 hit "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night."

1937 Bill Cosby is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He makes the Music History Calendar for his 1967 hit "Little Ole Man."

1934 Pianist Van Cliburn is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He rises to prominence when he wins the inaugural quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow.

1928 Barbara Cowsill (mother of the family act The Cowsills) is born Barbara Russell in in Cranston, Rhode Island.

1927 Jazz trumpeter Conte Candoli is born in Mishawaka, Indiana.

1895 Oscar Hammerstein II is born in New York City. The musical composer and theater director becomes known for his collaborations with Richard Rodgers, including The King and I and The Sound of Music.

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