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Born on November 29

1968 Jonathan Knight (of New Kids on the Block) is born in Dorcester, Massachusetts. He is the older brother of fellow NKOTB member Jordan Knight and the oldest member of the group.

1965 Wallis Buchanan (didgeridoo player for Jamiroquai) is born.

1958 Michael Dempsey, original bassist for The Cure, is born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, but is raised in England.

1951 Rock guitarist Barry Goudreau (of Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1947 Ronnie Montrose (of Edgar Winter Group, Montrose) is born in San Francisco, California.

1942 Felix Cavaliere (keyboardist for The Rascals) is born in Pelham, New York.

1940 Jazz composer and flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione is born in Rochester, New York.

1940 Denny Doherty (of The Mamas & The Papas, Mugwumps) is born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1939 Domenico "Meco" Monardo is born in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania. His space disco version of the Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band hits #1 in 1977.

1933 John Mayall (founder of The Bluesbreakers) is born in Macclesfield, England.

1932 Jazz guitarist Ed Bickert (of the Paul Desmond Quartet) is born in Hochfeld, Manitoba, Canada.

1932 Singer/actor John Gary is born in Watertown, New York.

1917 Merle Travis, writer and original performer of "Sixteen Tons," is born in Rosewood, Kentucky.