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Music History Events: Births

March 17, 1976 Stephen Gately (of Boyzone) is born in Dublin, Ireland.

March 8, 1976 Gaz Coombes (lead vocalist, guitarist of Supergrass) is born in Oxford, England.

February 29, 1976 Ja Rule is born Jeffrey Atkins in Queens, New York.

February 15, 1976 Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd is born in Van Nuys, California.

February 4, 1976 Rapper Cam'ron is born Cameron Ezike Giles in Harlem, New York.

January 28, 1976 R&B singer Raphael "Tweet" Brown (of Next) is born in Minnesota.

January 21, 1976 Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice" of Spice Girls) is born in Finchley, North London.

January 8, 1976 Jenny Lewis is born in Las Vegas, Nevada. She's a child actress (Troop Beverly Hills, The Wizard) before launching her music career as frontwoman for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley in 1998. She's also a solo artist and is involved in lots of collaborations, notably with The Postal Service - she sings on their 2003 debut album and also tours with the band.

December 18, 1975 Sia is born Sia Furler in Adelaide, Australia. She co-writes and sings on David Guetta's "Titanium" and Flo Rida's "Wild Ones" before releasing her breakthrough album, 1000 Forms Of Fear, in 2014, which includes the hits "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart."

December 14, 1975 R&B singer Brian Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is born in Wheatley Heights, New York.

December 13, 1975 Tom DeLonge (guitarist, co-lead vocalist for Blink-182) is born in Poway, California. Two pivotal moments in his youth shape DeLonge's future: In junior high, he picks up his first electric six-string guitar in a room filled with punk-rock records and he discovers a book about the Loch Ness Monster in the school library. The former primes him to be a rock star, while the latter inspires a lifelong fascination with mysterious phenomena.

November 30, 1975 Country singer Mindy McCready is born in Fort Myers, Florida.

November 26, 1975 DJ Khaled is born Khaled Mohammed Khaled in New Orleans to Palestinian parents. He's known for bringing together top artists in high-energy productions. In 2017 he lands a #1 hit with "I'm the One," which features Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne.

November 20, 1975 AFI frontman Davey Havok is born David Paden Passaro in Rochester, New York. After his father dies when he's 5 years old, his mother remarries and he takes his stepfather's surname, Marchand. He gets "Havok" during the early days of AFI, when the band play aggressive hardcore punk.

November 20, 1975 R&B singer Tamika Scott (of Xscape) is born in College Park, Georgia. Originated the role of Millet Jennet Baptiste-Brown in Tyler Perry's play Meet the Browns in 2004.

November 14, 1975 Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is born in Fontana, California. He joins the superhero-themed rock band The Aquabats as the mysterious Baron Von Tito before a fateful gig filling in for blink-182's original drummer earns him a permanent position with the pop-punk band in 1998.

November 10, 1975 Jimmy Eat World frontman Jim Adkins is born in Mesa, Arizona.

October 18, 1975 Rapper Baby Bash is born Ronnie Ray Bryant in Vallejo, California. Known for songs like "Cyclone," featuring T-Pain, and "What Is It," featuring Sean Kingston.

October 14, 1975 R&B singer Shaznay Lewis (of All Saints) is born in Islington, London, England.

October 9, 1975 On father John Lennon's 35th birthday, Yoko Ono gives birth to Sean Ono Taro Lennon (Sean Lennon), who becomes a musician, playing a number of instruments and also producing tracks for Lana Del Rey and Soulfly.

October 9, 1975 Brandy Clark is born in Morton, Washington. After moving to Nashville, she establishes herself as a songwriter with tracks for Miranda Lambert ("Mama's Broken Heart") and LeAnn Rimes ("Crazy Women") before issuing her debut album, 12 Stories, in 2013.

October 3, 1975 Soul singer India.Arie is born in Denver, Colorado.

September 11, 1975 Brad Fischetti (of LFO) is born in New York City, New York.

September 2, 1975 Soul/R&B singer Tony Thompson (lead singer for Hi-Five) is born Waco, Texas. He would be raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

August 29, 1975 Kyle Cook (lead guitarist for Matchbox Twenty) is born in Frankfort, Indiana.

July 18, 1975 Singer-rapper M.I.A. is born Mathangi Arulpragasam in London. She has a groundbreaking hit in 2007 with "Paper Planes," a song inspired by her efforts to enter America on a visa, a bureaucratic nightmare.

July 18, 1975 Daron Malakian (guitarist, vocalist for System Of A Down) is born in Los Angeles, California.

July 14, 1975 Rapper Taboo (of Black Eyed Peas) is born Jaime Luis Gomez in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California.

July 14, 1975 R&B singer Tameka "Tiny" Cottle (of Xscape) is born in Jonesboro, Georgia. She receives a Grammy Award as a co-writer on TLC's hit "No Scrubs."

July 11, 1975 Lil' Kim is born Kimberly Denise Jones in New York City. In 1995 she joins The Notorious B.I.G. in the group Junior M.A.F.I.A., establishing herself as a hard-core rapper who can go toe-to-toe with the guys. Her debut album, Hard Core, is released in 1996 on Atlantic Records; in 2001 she becomes the first female rapper to appear on a #1 hit when "Lady Marmalade" tops the chart.