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Born on June 9

1978 Muse frontman Matt Bellamy is born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

1972 Puddle Of Mudd leader Wes Scantlin is born in Kansas City, Missouri. After getting a demo tape to Fred Durst in 1999, he signs with Durst's label and, with a new band lineup, releases their debut album, Come Clean, with the hits "Blurry" and "She Hates Me."

1970 Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers is born in Herne Hill, South London, England.

1967 Dean Felber (bass guitarist for Hootie & the Blowfish) is born in Bethesda, Maryland.

1967 Dean Dinning (bass guitarist for Toad the Wet Sprocket) is born in Santa Barbara, California.

1963 Johnny Depp is born in Kentucky. He stars in the Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers video for "Into The Great Wide Open," and plays guitar on tracks by Oasis, Patti Smith and Ryan Adams.

1950 Trevor Bolder (bass guitarist for Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash) is born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

1949 George Bunnell (bass and rhythm guitarist for The Strawberry Alarm Clock) is born.

1947 Mick Box (lead guitarist for Uriah Heep) is born in Walthamstow, East London, England.

1941 Jon Lord, keyboard player for Deep Purple and Whitesnake, is born in Leicester, England.

1934 Jackie Wilson is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1929 R&B singer Johnny Ace is born John Marshall Alexander Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee.

1915 Les Paul, a key developer of the electric guitar, is born Lester William Polsfuss in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

1891 Cole Porter is born in Peru, Indiana. His classic songs include "It's De-Lovely," "Anything Goes" and "Begin The Beguine."

1865 Composer Carl Nielsen is born on the Danish island of Funen.