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Music History Events: Births

September 20, 1979 Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. (drummer/percussionist for Lifehouse) is born in Gilbert, Arizona.

September 17, 1979 Chuck Comeau (drummer for Simple Plan) is born Charles-André Comeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

September 16, 1979 Flo Rida is born Tramar Lacel Dillard in, you guessed it, Florida (Carol City, to be exact).

September 8, 1979 Pink is born Alecia Moore in Abington, Pennsylvania. She becomes a huge pop star with soul-baring songs like "Family Portrait" and party jams like "Raise Your Glass." Highly athletic, she's also the first major singer to do aerial routines while performing, which she incorporates into her act in 2004.

August 27, 1979 Jon Siebels (guitarist for Eve 6) is born in Los Angeles, California.

August 20, 1979 Rod Stewart and his first wife, Alana Hamilton, have a baby girl. Kimberly Stewart grows up to become an actress and model.

July 31, 1979 Donny Osmond's wife, Debra Glenn, gives birth to their first child, Donny Jr. The couple end up having five children, all boys.

June 26, 1979 Nathan Followill (drummer for Kings of Leon) is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to a family that will later include younger brothers - and future bandmates - Caleb and Jared.

June 12, 1979 Electropop singer Robyn is born Robin Miriam Carlsson in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1995 the 16-year-old releases her debut album, Robyn Is Here, which yields her first pair of Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love."

May 19, 1979 Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter become the parents of Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings.

May 9, 1979 Pierre Bouvier (lead singer, guitarist for Simple Plan) is born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

May 9, 1979 Rock singer and party starter Andrew W.K. is born Andrew Wilkes-Krier in Stanford, California. He defines his style and image with songs like "Party Hard," "It's Time To Party" and "Big Party," which he says encourage an active and thoughtful lifestyle. He expounds on the meaning of party culture in interviews, speaking engagements, and even an advice column in The Village Voice.

May 4, 1979 Lance Bass of 'N Sync is born James Lance Bass in Laurel, Mississippi.

April 29, 1979 Matt Tong (drummer for Bloc Party) is born in Bournemouth, England.

April 29, 1979 Pop singer-songwriter Jo O'Meara (of S Club 7) is born in Romford, Greater London, England.

April 22, 1979 Alt-rocker Daniel Johns (frontman for Silverchair) is born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

April 11, 1979 Rock drummer and vocalist Sebastien Grainger (of Death from Above 1979) is born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

April 10, 1979 Pop singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor is born in Hounslow, London, England.

March 30, 1979 Norah Jones is born Geetali Norah Shankar in New York City. Her father is the Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, but Norah never lives with him. Raised by her mom, the concert promoter Sue Jones, she grows up in Texas before venturing back to New York to pursue music in 1999.

March 22, 1979 Chaka Khan gives birth to her son, Damien Milton Patrick Holland.

March 14, 1979 Jacques Brautbar (guitarist for Phantom Planet) is born in Los Angeles, California.

March 11, 1979 Joel and Benji Madden (Good Charlotte) are born Joel Rueben Combs and Benjamin Levi Combs in Waldorf, Maryland.

March 8, 1979 Tom Chaplin (lead singer of Keane) is born in Hastings, East Sussex, England.

February 11, 1979 Brandy (Brandy Norwood) is born in McComb, Mississippi. She's just 15 in 1994 when she lands her first hit, "I Wanna Be Down." In 1998 she teams with Monica for the iconic duet "The Boy Is Mine."

January 21, 1979 Nokio the N-Tity (of the R&B group Dru Hill) is born Tamir Mateen Raheem Hameed Ruffin in Baltimore, Maryland.

January 20, 1979 Linkin Park drummer Rob Bourdon is born in Calabasas, California.

January 10, 1979 Chris Smith, the half of Kris Kross known as "Daddy Mac," is born in Atlanta. The duo has a #1 hit in 1992 with "Jump."

December 30, 1978 R&B singer Tyrese is born Tyrese Darnell Gibson in Watts, Los Angeles, California. He catches his break singing the slogan "Always Coca-Cola" for a 1994 Coke commercial.

December 28, 1978 John Legend is born John Roger Stephens in Springfield, Ohio. He earns credits as a singer and piano player on tracks for Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Kanye West before launching his solo career with his 2004 album Get Lifted.

December 2, 1978 Nelly Furtado is born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to Portuguese parents. Her 2000 debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, includes the hits "Turn Off The Light" and "I'm Like A Bird," but she reaches new heights with her 2006 album Loose, produced by Timbaland. That one includes the #1 hits "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right."