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Born on September 22

1958 Joan Jett is born Joan Marie Larkin near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, raised in Rockville, Maryland. After joining the music scene as the guitarist for the all-girl punk band The Runaways, she goes on to form Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Their debut album is turned down by the first 23 record labels it is offered to, despite containing the future #1 hit "I Love Rock And Roll."

1957 Johnette Napolitano (lead singer of Concrete Blonde) is born in Hollywood, California.

1957 Nick Cave, frontman of The Birthday Party and the Bad Seeds, is born in Warracknabeal, Australia, to teacher Colin Cave and librarian Dawn Cave.

1956 Debby Boone is born in Hackensack, New Jersey, to Pat Boone and Shirley Foley Boone (daughter of country singer Red Foley). She is the third of their four children (all girls), and becomes part of their gospel group, The Boone Family. Debby becomes an actress and recording artist like her dad, and scores the biggest hit of 1977 with "You Light Up My Life."

1953 Richard Fairbrass, singer for Right Said Fred, is born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England.

1951 David Coverdale is born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, England. After fronting Deep Purple from 1973-1976, he forms his own band, Whitesnake, in 1978.

1943 Toni Basil is born Antonia Christina Basilotta in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1930 Traditional pop singer Joni James is born Giovanna Carmella Babbo in Chicago, Illinois. Among other hits, she's known for her 1953 cover of "Your Cheatin' Heart."