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Born on May 18

1982 Actor/singer Eric West is born Eric Rosa in New York City. Records the single "Can You Help Me?" in 2002, which becomes a huge hit in Latin America.

1975 Surfer/musician Jack Johnson is born on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.

1970 Mark Richardson (drummer for Skunk Anansie) is born in Leeds, England.

1969 Martika, known for her 1989 US #1 hit "Toy Soldiers," is born Marta Marrero to Cuban parents in Whittier, California.

1957 Electronic musician Michael Cretu (of Enigma) is born in Bucharest, Romania.

1952 Country singer George Strait is born in Poteet, Texas.

1950 Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is born in Akron, Ohio. A prolific composer of TV and film music, his work can be heard in Rugrats, Tiger King, and the Hotel Transylvania franchise.

1949 Keyboard player Rick Wakeman is born in London. After making his name as a session musician, he joins Yes in 1971.

1949 Bill Wallace (bassist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1944 Singer-songwriter Albert Hammond is born in London after his family evacuates from Gibraltar during World War II.

1922 Kai Winding, jazz composer and trombonist, is born in Aarhus, Denmark.

1912 Perry Como is born Pierino Ronald Como in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. One of the most popular crooners of the 1940s and 1950s, he also starred in a number of movies and made many TV appearances.

1911 Bluesman Big Joe Turner is born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr in Kansas City, Missouri.