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1970 Skoob (of the hip-hop duo Das EFX) is born William Hines in Brooklyn, New York.

1965 Fiachna O'Braonian (guitarist, vocalist for Hothouse Flowers) is born in Dublin, Ireland.

1962 Charlie Benante (drummer for Anthrax) is born in The Bronx, New York.

1962 Mike Bordin (drummer for Faith No More) is born in San Francisco, California. In high school, he forms the band EZ-Street with future Faith No More bandmate Jim Martin and future Metallica bassist Cliff Burton.

1959 Charlie Burchill (guitarist for Simple Minds) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

1948 Dave Winthrop (sax player and flautist for Supertramp) is born.

1945 Randy Brecker (trumpeter, flugelhornist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.

1944 Trevor Leonard Ward-Davies aka Dozy (of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich) is born in Enford, Wiltshire, England.

1942 Jimi Hendrix is born Johnny Allen Hendrix in Seattle, Washington.

1941 Country singer Eddie Rabbitt is born in Brooklyn, New York. Before embarking on a recording career, he pens the hits "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap.

1936 Producer Henri Belolo is born in Morocco. He works with many disco acts, and with his partner Jacques Morali, creates The Village People.

1934 Al Jackson (of Booker T. & the MG's) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1925 Folk musician Derroll Adams is born in Portland, Oregon. He meets fellow folkie Ramblin' Jack Elliott while busking in Los Angeles, and the two begin playing together. They release their debut album, The Rambling Boys, in 1957.

1917 Howdy Doody host "Buffalo" Bob Smith is born Robert Emil Schmidt in Brooklyn, New York.

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