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1980 Shawn Fanning, who upends the music industry when he launches Napster in 1999, is born in Brockton, Massachusetts.

1978 Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is born Karen Orzolek in Busan, South Korea. She's raised in New Jersey when her family moves to America.

1976 Ville Valo, frontman of the gothic metal band HIM, is born in Helsinki, Finland.

1965 Sen Dog of Cypress Hill is born Senen Reyes in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.

1954 Craig Huxley, film and soundtrack producer, is born Craig Hundley in Hollywood, California. He starts his career as a child actor with guest roles on Star Trek, Bewitched, and The Brady Bunch. As a producer and arranger, he works with scores of artists, including Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.

1950 Little Steven Van Zandt (guitarist/mandolinist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1950 Tina Weymouth (bass guitarist for Talking Heads) is born Martina Michele Weymouth in Coronado, California.

1948 Dennis Larden (of Every Mother's Son) is born in New York City, New York. Known for the 1967 hit "Come On Down To My Boat."

1947 Rod Price (lead guitarist for Foghat) is born Roderick Michael Price in Willesden, North London, England.

1947 Sonny Geraci (lead singer for The Outsiders, Climax) is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

1946 Bass guitarist Aston "Family Man" Barrett (of Bob Marley and the Wailers) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. Though he would earn the nickname "Family Man" before he had kids, it turned out to be an apt title: He allegedly fathered 41 children.

1942 Stephen Caldwell (of The Orlons) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1942 Floyd Sneed (drummer for Three Dog Night) is born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

1941 Jesse Colin Young (vocalist, bassist for The Youngbloods) is born Perry Miller in Queens, New York City.

1941 Terry Stafford, known for the hits "Suspicion" (1964) and "Amarillo By Morning" (1973), is born in Hollis, Oklahoma, but would be raised in Amarillo, Texas.

1899 Bandleader Hoagy Carmichael is born Howard Hoagland Carmichael in Bloomington, Indiana. Known for composing enduring standards like "Stardust," "Georgia On My Mind," "Heart and Soul," and "The Nearness of You."

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