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Music History Events: Births

April 9, 1969 Kevin Martin (lead vocalist of Candlebox) is born in Elgin, Illinois.

March 28, 1969 EMF frontman James Atkins is born in Birmingham, England.

March 25, 1969 Singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis, composer of the Britney Spears hit "Toxic," is born in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

March 14, 1969 Michael Bland (drummer for Prince, Soul Asylum) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

March 12, 1969 Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is born in Germany to English parents.

March 11, 1969 Pete Droge is born in Seattle, Washington.

March 4, 1969 Chastity Bono is born to Sonny & Cher.

March 3, 1969 John Bigham (guitarist, keyboardist for Fishbone) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

February 28, 1969 Train lead singer Pat Monahan is born in Erie, Pennsylvania.

February 17, 1969 Country singer Jon Randall is born in Dallas, Texas. He debuts in 1995 with the album What You Don't Know and co-writes the Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss duet "Whiskey Lullaby" in 2003.

February 5, 1969 Bobby Brown is born in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.

February 1, 1969 Patrick Wilson (drummer for Weezer) is born in Buffalo, New York. He starts drum lessons at age 15 after seeing Van Halen in concert.

January 19, 1969 R&B singer Trey Lorenz is born Lloyd Lorenz Smith in Florence, South Carolina. He starts his music career as a backing singer for Mariah Carey and gains notoriety when they team up on the duet "I'll Be There."

January 14, 1969 Dave Grohl (of Nirvana, Foo Fighters) is born in Warren, Ohio.

January 8, 1969 Jeff Abercrombie of Fuel is born in Tennessee.

December 19, 1968 Kevin Shepard (drummer for Tonic) is born in Southern California.

December 16, 1968 Christopher Thorn (rhythm guitarist for Blind Melon) is born in Dover, Pennsylvania.

December 9, 1968 Brian Bell (rhythm guitarist/keyboardist for Weezer) is born in Iowa City, Iowa.

December 5, 1968 Glen Graham (drummer for Blind Melon) is born in Columbus, Mississippi.

December 2, 1968 Nate Mendel (bassist for Foo Fighters) is born in Richland, Washington.

December 2, 1968 Rapper Danny Boy (of House Of Pain) is born Daniel O'Connor in Brooklyn, New York.

November 30, 1968 R&B singer Des'ree is born Desiree Annette Weeks in London, England.

November 29, 1968 Jonathan Knight (of New Kids on the Block) is born in Dorcester, Massachusetts. He is the older brother of fellow NKOTB member Jordan Knight and the oldest member of the group.

November 21, 1968 Blur bass player Alex James is born in Bournemouth, England.

November 14, 1968 Brian Yale (bassist for Matchbox Twenty) is born in Carmel, California.

November 12, 1968 Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of Bikini Kill and major player in the riot grrrl movement, is born in Portland, Oregon.

October 25, 1968 Arrested Development leader Speech is born Todd Thomas in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

October 22, 1968 Reggae fusion artist Shaggy is born Orville Richard Burrell in Kingston, Jamaica.

October 22, 1968 Country singer Shelby Lynne is born Shelby Lynn Moorer in Quantico, Virginia.

October 17, 1968 Reggae musician Ziggy Marley is born David Nesta Marley in Kingston, Jamaica.