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1988 Country singer Billy Gilman, known for his hit debut "One Voice" at just 11 years old, is born in Westerly, Rhode Island.

1969 Rich Robinson (guitarist for The Black Crowes) is born in Atlanta, Georgia.

1967 Rapper Heavy D is born Dwight Errington Myers in Mandeville, Middlesex, Jamaica.

1956 Larry Blackmon (frontman for Cameo) is born in New York City.

1955 Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian, welcome their daughter, Rosanne Cash. She grows up to be a country singer like her dad.

1947 Cynthia "Plaster" Caster, an artist known for her plaster casts of celebrities' genitalia and breasts, is born Cynthia Albritton in Chicago, Illinois. Her work inspires the 2001 documentary Plaster Caster.

1947 Blue Öyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard is born in Watertown, New York.

1946 Steve Upton (original drummer for Wishbone Ash) is born in Wrexham, Wales, but will be raised in Exeter, Devon, England.

1945 Priscilla Presley is born Priscilla Ann Wagner in Brooklyn, New York. At age 14, she'll meet future husband Elvis Presley in Germany while he's serving in the US Army.

1944 Patti LaBelle is born Patricia Louise Holt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She leads the vocal group Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles, which evolves into the R&B trio Labelle of "Lady Marmalade" fame. Her solo career takes off in the '80s with hit singles like "New Attitude" and "On My Own."

1942 Derek Quinn (guitarist, harmonica player for Freddie & the Dreamers) is born in Manchester, England.

1941 Bob Dylan is born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota.

1938 Ska pioneer Prince Buster is born Cecil Bustamente Campbell in Orange Street, Jamaica. He earns his nickname for his boxing prowess.

1938 Comedian Tommy Chong (of Cheech & Chong) is born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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