Music History Events: Births
February 22, 1974 James Blunt is born in Tidworth, England.
February 17, 1974 Country singer Bryan White is born in Oklahoma.
February 13, 1974 Robbie Williams is born in Stoke-on-Trent, England. After a run of UK hits with the boy band Take That he becomes the breakout star of the group, starting with his 1997 solo album Life Thru A Lens, which includes his classic song "Angels."
January 12, 1974 Melanie Chisholm - also known as Mel C or "Sporty Spice" of The Spice Girls - is born in Whiston, England.
January 7, 1974 Carly Simon and James Taylor welcome their first child, Sally Taylor.
November 9, 1973 Nick Lachey (lead singer of 98 Degrees) is born in Harlan, Kentucky.
October 2, 1973 R&B singer LaTocha Scott (of Xscape) is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
October 2, 1973 Lene Grawford Nystrom (lead singer for Aqua) is born in Tonsberg, Norway.
September 14, 1973 Rapper Nas is born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York.
September 3, 1973 Pop singer Jennifer Paige is born Jennifer Paige Scoggins in Marietta, Georgia.
August 22, 1973 Howie Dorough of Backstreet Boys is born in Orlando, Florida.
August 8, 1973 Creed frontman Scott Stapp is born in Orlando, Florida. Raised in a very religious household, his faith informs songs like "Higher" and "My Own Prison." He goes through periods of addiction and depression as he struggles to reconcile his Christian values with rock stardom.
July 29, 1973 Wanya Morris (of Boyz II Men) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
July 24, 1973 Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, of the alt Hip-Hop group Digable Planets, is born in Brazil.
July 22, 1973 Daniel Jones (instrumentalist of Savage Garden) is born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, but will be raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
July 5, 1973 Bengt Lagerberg (drummer for The Cardigans) is born in Jönköping, Sweden.
July 5, 1973 R&B singer Joe is born Joseph Lewis Thomas in Columbus, Georgia, but will shortly move to Opelika, Alabama.
June 26, 1973 Country singer Gretchen Wilson, known for her hit "Redneck Woman," is born in Pocahontas, Illinois.
June 20, 1973 Deftones frontman Chino Moreno is born Camillo Wong Moreno in Sacramento, California. He's known for unpredictable lyrics and vocals with wide dynamic range, often going from whisper quiet to wake-up-the-neighbors loud in the same song.
June 10, 1973 R&B singer Faith Evans is born in Lakeland, Florida.
May 23, 1973 Neo-soul singer Maxwell is born Gerald Maxwell Rivera in Brooklyn, New York.
May 17, 1973 Queens Of The Stone Age leader Josh Homme is born in Palm Springs, California. The surrounding area becomes home base for his long-running Desert Sessions project, which brings together a wide range of creative types to make music on the fly.
May 14, 1973 Pop singer Natalie Appleton (of All Saints) is born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
May 14, 1973 R&B singer-songwriter Shanice is born Shanice Lorraine Wilson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
April 30, 1973 Pop singer Jeff Timmons (of 98 Degrees) is born in Canton, Ohio.
April 29, 1973 Mike Hogan (bassist for The Cranberries) is born in Limerick, Ireland, to a family that already includes brother and future bandmate, Noel.
April 4, 1973 R&B singer Kelly Price is born in Queens, New York.
March 17, 1973 Caroline Corr (singer, drummer for The Corrs) is born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.
February 25, 1973 Justin Jeffre (of 98 Degrees) is born in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
February 23, 1973 Lars-Olof Johansson of The Cardigans is born in Sweden.
Back to Categories©2026 Songfacts®, LLC