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Music History Events: Births

March 15, 1977 Joseph Hahn is born in Dallas, Texas. As Linkin Park's DJ and director of many of their music videos, he adds an innovative electronic edge to the band's nu-metal sound and visual aesthetic.

March 10, 1977 Robin Thicke is born to Canadian actor Alan Thicke and actress Gloria Loring in Los Angeles, California.

March 6, 1977 Country-rap originator Bubba Sparxxx is born Warren Anderson Mathis in Troup County, Georgia.

March 3, 1977 Pop singer Ronan Keating (of Boyzone) is born in Swords, Dublin, Ireland.

March 2, 1977 Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin is born in Whitestone, Exeter, Devon, England. During orientation week at University College London in 1996, he meets guitarist Jonny Buckland and the new friends decide to start a band. Just four years later, Coldplay release their debut album, Parachutes, featuring their breakthrough hit, "Yellow."

February 11, 1977 Linkin Park founder Mike Shinoda is born in Agoura Hills, California. His smooth vocal flow provides a counterbalance to Chester Bennington's screams, creating a dynamic tension that helps distinguish the band.

February 8, 1977 Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bassist for Linkin Park) is born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He is raised in Mission Viejo, California.

February 4, 1977 Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw is born in South Fallsburg, New York. After moving to New York City, he signs with Clive Davis' J Records and releases his first album, Chariot, in 2003. The first single, "I Don't Want To Be," becomes the theme song to the TV series One Tree Hill.

February 3, 1977 Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee is born Ramon Rodriguez in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

January 28, 1977 Joey Fatone (of 'N Sync) is born in Brooklyn, New York, where he grows up in the Bensonhurst neighborhood.

November 22, 1976 Ville Valo, frontman of the gothic metal band HIM, is born in Helsinki, Finland.

November 12, 1976 R&B singer and actor Tevin Campbell is born in Waxahachie, Texas. Known for '90s hits like "Tell Me What You Want Me To Do," "Can We Talk," and "I'm Ready."

September 17, 1976 Pop singer Maile Misajon (of Eden's Crush) is born in Long Beach, California.

September 15, 1976 Pop singer Ivette Sosa (of Eden's Crush) is born in Edison, New Jersey. Known for the 2001 hit "Get Over Yourself."

August 8, 1976 Drew Lachey (of 98 Degrees) is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

August 8, 1976 JC Chasez (of 'N Sync) is born Joshua Scott Chasez in Washington, D.C.

August 1, 1976 Gladys Knight gives birth to her third child, Shanga-Ali.

July 12, 1976 R&B singer-songwriter Tracie Spencer is born in Waterloo, Iowa. Shortly after signing to Capitol Records in 1988, at age 12, she releases the hit singles "Hide and Seek" and "Symptoms of True Love."

July 3, 1976 Shane Lynch (of Boyzone) is born in Donaghmede, North-east Dublin, Ireland.

June 27, 1976 Leigh Nash (lead vocalist for Sixpence None the Richer) is born in New Braunfels, Texas.

June 21, 1976 Mike Einziger (guitarist for Incubus) is born in Los Angeles, California.

June 15, 1976 Dryden Mitchell (frontman for Alien Ant Farm) is born in Redondo Beach, California.

June 4, 1976 Country singer Kasey Chambers is born in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia.

June 2, 1976 Tim Rice-Oxley (keyboardist for Keane) is born in Oxford, England.

May 29, 1976 Dave Buckner (original drummer for Papa Roach) is born in Los Angeles, California.

May 17, 1976 R&B singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss (of Xscape) is born in College Park, Georgia.

May 14, 1976 Hunter Burgan (bass guitarist for AFI) is born in Grass Valley, California.

April 26, 1976 Jose Pasillas (drummer for Incubus) is born in Calabasas, California.

March 26, 1976 David Keuning (lead guitarist for The Killers) is born in Pella, Iowa.

March 20, 1976 Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington is born in Phoenix, Arizona. Known for writing songs about inner turmoil and singing them with blistering ferocity, he helps the band build a huge and fiercely loyal fanbase. Bennington, though, struggles with depression and substance abuse and dies by suicide in 2017 at 41.