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Born on October 1

1974 Keith Duffy of Boyzone is born in Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland.

1968 Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1959 Youssou N'Dour is born in Dakar, Senegal.

1957 Andy Walton (drummer for Kenny) is born in Enfield, Middlesex, England.

1948 Brownsville Station frontman Michael "Cub" Koda is born in Detroit, Michigan. He writes the group's 1973 hit "Smokin' in the Boy's Room," which is later covered by Motley Crue.

1947 Martin Turner (bassist/lead vocalist for Wishbone Ash) is born in Torquay, Devon, England.

1947 Mariska Veres (lead singer for Shocking Blue) is born in The Hague, Netherlands.

1947 Mud lead guitarist Rob Davis is born in Carshalton, Surrey, England.

1945 Soul singer Donny Hathaway is born in Chicago, Illinois, raised by his grandmother in St. Louis, Missouri.

1944 Barbara Parritt of The Toys is born in Wilmington, North Carolina.

1943 Jerry Martini, sax player for Sly and the Family Stone, is born in Denver, Colorado.

1942 Herb Fame of Peaches & Herb is born Herbert Feemster in Anacostia, Washington, D.C.

1935 Julie Andrews is born Julia Elizabeth Wells in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England.More

1934 Songwriter Geoff Stephens of The New Vaudeville Band is born in New Southgate, North London.

1932 Albert Collins, electric blues guitarist and singer, is born in Leona, Texas. Movie fans can catch his cameo appearance in the 1987 comedy Adventures in Babysitting, where he performs "Babysitting Blues" with the cast.

1930 Singer/actor Richard Harris, who has an unlikely hit with "MacArthur Park," is born in Limerick, Ireland.

1926 Ragtime performer Max Morath is born in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1919 Songwriter J.M. Robinson is born Jessie Mae Booker in Call, Texas.

1913 Producer/composer Charles Randolph Grean is born. Wrote the popular 1950 novelty song "The Thing."