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Music History Events: Births

April 10, 1970 Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest is born Jonathan Davis in New York City. Also known as "The Abstract," he works to elevate hip-hop by incorporating more eclectic samples (many from jazz records) and writing lyrics that carry a socially conscious message that never comes off preachy.

March 27, 1970 Brendan Hill, drummer for Blues Traveler, is born in London, England.

March 24, 1970 P.A. Pasemaster Mase (of De La Soul) is born Vincent Lamont Mason Jr. in Brooklyn, New York.

March 24, 1970 Sharon Corr (of The Corrs) is born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.

March 18, 1970 Queen Latifah is born Dana Elaine Owens in Newark, New Jersey.

March 14, 1970 Kristian Bush of Sugarland is born in Knoxville, Tennessee.

March 6, 1970 Betty Boo is born Alison Moira Clarkson in Kensington, London, England.

March 5, 1970 John Frusciante is born in New York City. He does two stints with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

February 21, 1970 Sublime bass player Eric Wilson is born in Long Beach, California.

February 12, 1970 Jim Creeggan (bassist for Barenaked Ladies) is born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

January 27, 1970 Mark Trojanowski (Sister Hazel drummer) is born.

January 26, 1970 Gospel musician Kirk Franklin is born in Fort Worth, Texas.

January 18, 1970 DJ Quik is born David Marvin Blake in Compton, California.

January 12, 1970 Raekwon, aka "The Chef" of Wu-Tang Clan, is born Corey Quontrell Wood in Staten Island, New York.

January 12, 1970 Zack de la Rocha, the lead singer and lyricist of Rage Against The Machine, is born in Long Beach, California. He uses his platform to draw attention to causes like the military-industrial complex ("Bulls On Parade") and police brutality ("Killing In The Name") while pushing musical boundaries by merging rock with rap.

December 30, 1969 Jay Kay (lead singer of Jamiroquai) is born Jason Luis Cheetham in Wangford, Suffolk, England.

December 26, 1969 Peter Klett (lead guitarist for Candlebox) is born in Bellevue, Washington.

November 19, 1969 Travis McNabb (drummer for Better Than Ezra) is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

November 18, 1969 Duncan Sheik is born in Montclair, New Jersey.

November 16, 1969 Bryan Abrams (of Color Me Badd) is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

November 9, 1969 Sandra Denton (aka Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. She spends her childhood in Queens, New York, and Logan, Utah. She meets Cheryl "Salt" James, a fellow nursing student, while they both work as customer service reps at Sears. Their big breakthrough is "Push It," a hip-hop club banger that everyone thinks is about sex but is really about dancing.

November 4, 1969 Sean Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy, is born in Harlem, New York City. With his Bad Boy Records, he launches the careers of The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans, and helps bring hip-hop into the mainstream with the 1997 hits "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You."

November 2, 1969 Korn bass player Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu is born in Los Angeles, California. His nickname comes from his resemblance to the cartoon cat Garfield.

October 29, 1969 Douglas "SA" Vincent Martinez (vocalist, DJ for 311) is born in Omaha, Nebraska.

October 21, 1969 R&B singer Garfield Bright (of Shai) is born in Nashville, Tennessee. Known for the 1992 hit "If I Ever Fall In Love."

October 17, 1969 Wyclef Jean of Fugees is born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. When he is 9, his family moves to Brooklyn, New York, where he is raised.

October 16, 1969 Brian Wilson's wife Marilyn gives birth to their second child, Wendy. Along with Chynna Phillips and her older sister Carnie, she forms the group Wilson Phillips.

October 12, 1969 Martie Maguire of The Chicks is born Martha Elenor Erwin in York, Pennsylvania.

October 9, 1969 PJ Harvey is born Polly Jean Harvey in Bridport, Dorset, England.

October 7, 1969 Leeroy Thornhill (of The Prodigy) is born in Barking, East London, England.