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1987 Kevin Jonas, the oldest of the Jonas Brothers, is born in Teaneck, New Jersey.

1974 Ryan Adams is born David Ryan Adams in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He'll front the alt country band Whiskeytown before embarking on a solo career.

1971 Jonny Greenwood (lead guitarist, keyboardist of Radiohead) is born in Oxford, England.

1970 Twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley (of the country duo The Kinleys) are born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1963 Andrea McArdle is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for originating the title role of Annie on Broadway.

1961 Counting Crows guitarist David Bryson is born in California.

1959 Bryan Adams is born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

1957 A Flock of Seagulls lead singer Mike Score is born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Before landing his famous gig, he makes a living as a hairdresser.

1957 David Moyse (guitarist for Air Supply) is born in Adelaide, Australia.

1948 Don McDougall (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Canada.

1948 Peter Hammill (lead vocalist for Van Der Graaf Generator) is born in Ealing, London, England.

1947 Peter Noone is born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England. He becomes lead singer of Herman's Hermits.

1946 Gram Parsons (of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers) is born Ingram Cecil Connor III in his mom's hometown of Winter Haven, Florida, but will reside in Waycross, Georgia.

1946 Dance singer Loleatta Holloway ("Love Sensation") is born in Chicago.

1943 Pablo Gomez (drummer for Los Bravos) is born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

1941 Art Garfunkel (half of the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel) is born in Queens, New York. He meets Paul Simon in elementary school when the pair are cast to perform in Alice in Wonderland for sixth grade graduation.

1936 "Stand By Your Man" songwriter Billy Sherrill is born in Phil Campbell, Alabama.

1931 Ike Turner is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

1911 Cowboy singer and film star Roy Rogers is born Leonard Franklin Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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