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Born on March 20

1982 Nick Wheeler (lead guitarist for The All-American Rejects) is born in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

1976 Chester Bennington (lead vocalist for Linkin Park) is born in Phoenix, Arizona.

1951 Blues rocker Jimmie Vaughan (of Fabulous Thunderbirds) is born in Dallas, Texas. His younger brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan, is born in 1954.

1950 Drummer Carl Palmer is born in Birmingham, England. At age 20, he gets the gig with Greg Lake and Keith Emerson, who choose him over Mitch Mitchell for their band Emerson, Lake & Palmer.More

1944 Jance Garfat (bassist for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) is born Robert Jance Garfat in California.

1942 Rockabilly singer Robin Luke is born in Los Angeles, California.

1941 Vito Picone (lead singer of The Elegants) is born in South Beach, Staten Island, New York.

1940 "If I Had A Girl" singer Rod Lauren is born in Fresno, California.

1937 Country performer Jerry Reed is born Jerry Reed Hubbard in Atlanta, Georgia.

1937 R&B singer Joe Rivers (of Johnnie & Joe) is born in Charleston, South Carolina.

1936 Lee "Scratch" Perry, a reggae musician, label boss (Upsetter) and producer, is born in Jamaica. Known for his work with Bob Marley, Perry also records with Keith Richards, Beastie Boys and George Clinton.

1922 Jazz bandleader Larry Elgart is born in New London, Connecticut. Along with his older brother, Les, he records the American Bandstand theme, "Bandstand Boogie."

1918 Jazz pianist Marian McPartland is born Margaret Marian Turner in Slough, Berkshire, England. In 1978, she becomes the host of NPR's long-running radio show Piano Jazz.

1917 Vera Lynn is born Vera Welch in East Ham, Essex, England. She becomes one of England's top entertainers during World War II, a time when she becomes an emblem of wartime spirit and national pride thanks in part to her rendition of "We'll Meet Again."

1906 Ozzie Nelson is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He starts his career as a bandleader before starring with his family, including son Rick Nelson, in the long-running radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.