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Born on May 27

2009 Gerard Way (of My Chemical Romance) becomes a father when wife Lyn-Z (of Mindless Self Indulgence) gives birth to daughter Bandit Lee.

1999 Lionel Richie and his wife Diane Alexander have their first child, Miles Brockman.

1975 Rapper Andre 3000 (of OutKast) is born André Lauren Benjamin in Atlanta, Georgia.

1966 Sean Kinney, drummer for Alice in Chains, is born in Seattle, Washington.

1958 Neil Finn (frontman for Crowded House) is born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand.

1957 Eddie Harsch, keyboard player for The Black Crowes from 1992-2006, is born Edward Hawrysch in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He dies in 2006 at 59.

1957 Siouxsie Sioux (lead singer for Siouxsie and the Banshees) is born Susan Janet Ballion in London, England.

1948 Pete Sears (bassist, keyboardist, guitarist for Jefferson Starship) is born in Bromley, Kent, England.

1947 Folk rocker Peter Knight (of Steeleye Span) is born in London, England.

1947 Marty Kristian of The New Seekers is born Martin Vanags in Leipzig, Germany.

1945 Bruce Cockburn is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

1943 Cilla Black is born Priscilla Maria Veronica White in Vauxhall, Liverpool, England.

1939 Don Williams, singer of 11 #1 country hits such as "You're My Best Friend" (1975) and "I'm Just A Country Boy" (1977), is born in Floydada, Texas.

1935 Jazz composer/pianist Ramsey Lewis, who will have hit instrumental versions of "Hang On Sloopy" and "The In Crowd" with his Ramsey Lewis Trio, is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1922 Actor and occasional singer Christopher Lee is born in Belgravia, Westminster, London. He's best known for his villainous roles in Dracula, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

1915 Lyricist Fred Wise is born in New York City. Among his compositions: "Rock-A-Hula Baby" and "Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie."