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Born on September 18

1967 Ricky Bell (of Bell Biv DeVoe) is born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

1966 Ian "Spike" Spice (drummer for Breathe) is born in England. Known for the 1988 hit "Hands to Heaven."

1962 Synthpop singer Joanne Catherall (of The Human League) is born in Sheffield, England.

1955 Keith Morris (frontman for Black Flag and Circle Jerks) is born in Hermosa Beach, California.

1952 Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones bassist/songwriter) is born Douglas Glenn Colvin in Fort Lee, Virginia; he's raised in Berlin, Germany.

1949 Kerry Livgren (songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist for Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.

1946 Alan "Bam" King (lead guitarist for Ace) is born in Kentish Town, London, England.

1940 Singer/actor Frankie Avalon is born Francis Thomas Avallone in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1929 Jazz/pop singer Teddi King is born Theodora King in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for the mid-'50s singles "Mr. Wonderful," "Married I Can Always Get" and "Say It Isn't So."

1587 Francesca Caccini, composer and performer in the early Baroque era, is born in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.