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Music History Events: Births

July 23, 1971 Chad Gracey (drummer for Live, The Gracious Few) is born in York, Pennsylvania.

July 23, 1971 Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate (rapper for the R&B quartet Jodeci) is born in Charlotte, North Carolina.

July 17, 1971 Jarrett Cordes (aka DJ Minutemix of PM Dawn) is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. His stepfather is George Brown of Kool & the Gang.

July 16, 1971 Live lead singer Ed Kowalczyk is born in York, Pennsylvania.

July 4, 1971 Andrew Creeggan (original percussionist, keyboardist for Barenaked Ladies) is born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

June 20, 1971 Twiggy Ramirez (guitarist, bassist for Marilyn Manson) is born Jeordie White in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, but will be raised in Coral Springs, Florida.

June 18, 1971 Nathan Morris (of Boyz II Men) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

June 16, 1971 Tupac Shakur is born Lesane Parish Crooks in New York City.

June 14, 1971 "Kiss the Rain" singer Billie Myers is born in Coventry, West Midlands, England.

June 10, 1971 Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey (of K-Ci & JoJo) is born in Monroe, North Carolina.

June 5, 1971 Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg is born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he's the youngest of nine children, including older brother Donnie (future member of New Kids on the Block).

June 3, 1971 Twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernandez (of the pop band No Mercy) are born in Cuba.

May 30, 1971 Patrick Dalheimer (bassist for Live) is born in York, Pennsylvania.

May 14, 1971 Rapper Freaky Tah (of Lost Boyz) is born Raymond Rogers in Queens, New York.

May 9, 1971 Oasis bass player Paul McGuigan is born in Manchester, England.

May 6, 1971 Chris Shiflett (lead guitarist for Foo Fighters) is born in Santa Barbara, California.

April 30, 1971 R&B singer Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple (of Soul For Real) is born in Wheatley Heights, New York.

April 20, 1971 Bass player Mikey Welsh is born in Syracuse, New York. In 1998, he replaces Matt Sharp in Weezer, and is replaced by Scott Shriner in 2001.

April 16, 1971 Tejano singer Selena is born Selena Quintanilla in Lake Jackson, Texas.

March 10, 1971 Douglas Ardito (guitarist, bass guitarist for Puddle Of Mudd) is born in Bedford, Massachusetts.

March 4, 1971 Fergal Lawler (drummer for The Cranberries) is born in Limerick, Ireland.

February 27, 1971 Rozonda Thomas (Chilli of TLC) is born in Atlanta.

February 26, 1971 Erykah Badu is born Erica Abi Wright in Dallas, Texas.

February 25, 1971 Daniel Powter ("Bad Day") is born in Vernon, British Columbia. The budding violinist switches to piano after a group of bullies destroy his violin.

February 8, 1971 Will Turpin (bassist for Collective Soul) is born in Fairbanks, Alaska.

February 5, 1971 Sara Evans is born in Boonesboro, Missouri.

January 20, 1971 The Roots drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is born in Philadelphia. He takes on projects as a music historian, winning an Oscar for his 2021 documentary Summer Of Soul.

January 19, 1971 John Wozniak (lead singer of Marcy Playground) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

January 18, 1971 Korn frontman Jonathan Davis is born in Bakersfield, California. With a talent for bagpipes and beatboxing, he brings a unique sound to the band. Many of their songs deal with his childhood traumas in a rather visceral way, including "Mr. Rogers" and "Daddy."

January 17, 1971 Kid Rock is born Robert James Ritchie in Romeo, Michigan.