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Music History Events: Births

January 9, 1973 Sean Paul is born Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques in Kingston, Jamaica. In the '00s he has a string of dancehall hits including "Get Busy," "We Be Burnin'" and "Temperature" that are popular around the world, especially in America, where he has more chart hits than any other Jamaican.

December 31, 1972 Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is born in Needham, Massachusetts. He joins NKOTB just before turning 13.

December 27, 1972 Matt Slocum (lead guitarist for Sixpence None the Richer) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

December 25, 1972 Pop singer Dido is born Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong in Kensington, London, England.

December 18, 1972 DJ Lethal (of Limp Bizkit, House of Pain) is born Leor Dimant in Riga, Latvia, and eventually settles in New York.

December 17, 1972 Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock (of Sugar Ray) is born in Pasadena, California.

December 9, 1972 Tre Cool (drummer for Green Day) is born Frank Edwin Wright III in Frankfurt, West Germany, but would be raised in Willits, California.

December 8, 1972 Ryan Newell (lead guitarist for Sister Hazel) is born in Gainesville, Florida.

November 15, 1972 Harry Chapin's son Josh is born, which gives him a new appreciation for the poem his wife Sandy wrote (about her ex-husband) called "Cat's In The Cradle." Harry puts music to the poem and it becomes his biggest hit.

October 19, 1972 Pras Michel is born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Irvington, New Jersey. In 1990 he forms Fugees with Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill, and in 1998 he has a solo hit with "Ghetto Superstar (That Is What You Are)." Pras makes news in 2023 when he's caught up in a foreign influence and political conspiracy scheme for which he's sentenced to 14 years in prison.

October 10, 1972 Vinnie Tattanelli (drummer for Nine Days) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

September 26, 1972 Shawn Stockman (of Boyz II Men) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

September 23, 1972 Noted hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri is born in Asheville, North Carolina. He'll work with Mariah Carey, Usher, Jay-Z, and Janet Jackson, among others.

September 21, 1972 David Silveria, Korn's drummer drummer from their founding in 1993 until his departure in 2006, is born in San Leandro, California.

September 21, 1972 Liam Gallagher is born William John Paul Gallagher in Burnage, Manchester, England. He forms Oasis with his older brother, Noel.

September 8, 1972 Neil Young's girlfriend, the actress Carrie Snodgrass, gives birth to his first child, a son Zeke, who has cerebral palsy. His next child, Ben, also has the condition.

August 22, 1972 Alt rocker Paul Doucette (of Matchbox Twenty) is born in North Huntington, Pennsylvania.

August 16, 1972 Emily Robison of the The Chicks is born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

August 15, 1972 Michael "Mikey" Graham (of Boyzone) is born in Raheny, County Dublin, Ireland.

August 9, 1972 Arion Salazar (bass guitarist for Third Eye Blind) is born in Oakland, California.

August 6, 1972 Geri Halliwell (The Spice Girls' "Ginger Spice") is born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

July 20, 1972 Vitamin C is born Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey.

July 4, 1972 William Goldsmith (drummer for Foo Fighters) is born in Seattle, Washington.

June 25, 1972 Mike Kroeger (bassist for Nickelback) is born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada.

June 9, 1972 Puddle Of Mudd leader Wes Scantlin is born in Kansas City, Missouri. After getting a demo tape to Fred Durst in 1999, he signs with Durst's label and, with a new band lineup, releases their debut album, Come Clean, with the hits "Blurry" and "She Hates Me."

May 21, 1972 The Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, is born Christopher George Latore Wallace in Brooklyn, New York. He releases just one solo album before he is murdered in 1997, but leaves a legacy as one of the most creative and distinctive rappers of his time.

May 20, 1972 Rapid-fire rapper Busta Rhymes is born Trevor George Smith Jr. in Brooklyn, New York. Chuck D of Public Enemy provides his stage name, which comes from a college football player named George "Buster" Rhymes.

May 19, 1972 Jenny Berggren (lead singer of Ace of Base) is born Jenny Cecilia Petrén in Gothenburg, Sweden.

May 8, 1972 Darren Hayes (frontman for Savage Garden) is born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

May 4, 1972 Green Day bass player Mike Dirnt is born Michael Pritchard in Berkeley, California, where he is adopted by a couple from nearby El Sobrante.