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1980 Singer/Guitarist/Producer Dave "Brownsound" Baksh (of Sum 41 and Organ Thieves) is born in Ajax, Ontario, Canada.

1967 Timothy Barnwell - "Headliner" of Arrested Development - is born in New Jersey.

1961 Singer-songwriter Gary Cherone is born in Malden, Massachusetts. Best known for his work in the band Extreme, he joins Van Halen for one album: Van Halen III, released in 1997.

1950 Singer/keyboardist Duncan Mackay (of 10cc) is born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

1949 Roger Taylor (drummer for Queen) is born in Dersingham, Norfolk, England.

1943 Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is born Michael Philip Jagger in Dartford, Kent, England.

1941 Soul singer Brenton Wood is born Alfred Jesse Smith in Shreveport, Louisiana. Known for 1967's "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign."

1941 Pop/Jazz singer Darlene Love is born in Hawthorne, California.

1941 Rock singer/songwriter Neil Landon (of The Flowerpot Men and Fat Mattress) is born in Kirdford, Sussex, England.

1940 Singer Dobie Gray is born in Simonton, Texas.

1938 Bobby Hebb, who had a hit with "Sunny" in 1966, is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

1914 Erskine Hawkins, trumpeter and Big Band leader known for "Tuxedo Junction," is born in Birmingham, Alabama.

1895 Gracie Allen, comedic radio and TV star with partner/husband George Burns, is born in San Francisco, California (though the specific date of her birth is disputed).

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