Music History Events: Births
February 2, 1975 Billy Mohler, best known as a member of The Calling, is born in Laguna Beach, California.
February 2, 1975 Stevie Wonder's daughter Aisha (heard crying at the beginning of "Isn't She Lovely") is born. Aisha is Wonder's first child, born to Yolanda Simmons.
February 1, 1975 Big Boi (of the hip-hop duo OutKast) is born Antwan André Patton in Savannah, Georgia.
January 2, 1975 Hoobastank lead singer Doug Robb is born in Agoura Hills, California. His lyrics for their 2003 hit "The Reason" ("I'm not a perfect person...") resonate in the TikTok era, when the song finds a new audience.
December 10, 1974 Meg White (of The White Stripes) is born Megan Martha White in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
December 9, 1974 Rapper Canibus is born Germaine Williams in Kingston, Jamaica. He would spend his childhood moving to various cities, following his mother's career.
December 7, 1974 Nicole Appleton (of All Saints) is born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
November 28, 1974 Rapper Apl.de.Ap (of Black Eyed Peas) is born Allan Pineda Lindo in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. He relocates to the US at age 14, where he is adopted by lawyer Joe Ben Hudgens.
November 21, 1974 Kelsi Osborn (of SheDaisy) is born in Magna, Utah.
November 14, 1974 Singer-songwriter Adina Howard is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Known for her debut single, "Freak Like Me" (1995).
November 2, 1974 Nelly is born Cornell Haynes, Jr. in Austin, Texas, but grows up in St. Louis, where he becomes the first major rapper to emerge from the city.
October 18, 1974 Peter Svensson (main songwriter/guitarist for The Cardigans) is born in Huskvarna, Sweden.
October 14, 1974 Natalie Maines, lead singer for The Chicks, is born in Lubbock, Texas. Her group becomes one of the biggest acts in country music, but as a child, Maines is into pop stars like Michael Jackson and Madonna.
October 5, 1974 R&B/soul singer Heather Headley is born in Trinidad.
October 1, 1974 Keith Duffy of Boyzone is born in Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland.
September 6, 1974 Nina Persson (lead singer for The Cardigans) is born in Jönköping, Sweden.
August 30, 1974 Pop singer/songwriter Rich Cronin (of LFO) is born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
July 13, 1974 R&B singer Deborah Cox is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but grows up in Scarborough. She breaks into the music industry as a backup singer for Celine Dion in the early '90s.
June 25, 1974 Mario Calire (drummer for The Wallflowers) is born in Buffalo, New York.
June 7, 1974 Terry "T-Low" Brown (of Next) is born in Minnesota.
June 6, 1974 Uncle Kracker is born Matthew Shafer in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
June 5, 1974 Aaron "P-Nut" Wills (bassist for 311) is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
June 4, 1974 Stefan Lessard (bassist for The Dave Matthews Band) is born in Anaheim, California. He's just 16 when he joins the band as a founding member in 1991.
June 3, 1974 Kelly Jones (lead singer of Stereophonics) is born in Cwmaman, Wales.
June 1, 1974 Alanis Morissette is born, along with twin brother Wade, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
April 18, 1974 Guitarist Mark Tremonti is born in Detroit, Michigan. As a student at Florida State University, he forms Creed with lead singer Scott Stapp. When Creed splits in 2004, Tremonti and the other original musicians in the band form Alter Bridge with frontman Myles Kennedy.
April 17, 1974 Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham (of Spice Girls) is born Victoria Adams in Harlow, Essex, England.
April 14, 1974 Rapper Shawntae "Da Brat" Harris is born in Chicago, Illinois.
April 4, 1974 R&B singer Andre Dalyrimple is born in Georgia. Along with his three brothers, he'll form the group Soul For Real, known for their 1994 hit "Candy Rain."
March 18, 1974 Stuart Zender (original bass guitarist for Jamiroquai) is born in London, England.
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