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Music History Events: Births

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 Ziggy Marley, Bob Marley's first son, is born David Nesta Marley in Kingston, Jamaica. His dad puts him in charge of the group Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, which includes three of his siblings. They land a hit with "Tomorrow People" in 1988, and in 2003 Ziggy becomes the first of the Marley kids to release a solo album.

October 13, 1968 Florence Ballard (of The Supremes) gives birth to twin daughters, born two months premature.

October 7, 1968 Thom Yorke (lead singer/songwriter for Radiohead) is born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England.

October 1, 1968 Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

September 29, 1968 Bassist Brad Smith (of Blind Melon) is born in West Point, Mississippi.

September 21, 1968 David Jolicoeur aka Trugoy the Dove (of De La Soul) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

September 20, 1968 Ben Shepherd (bass player for Soundgarden) is born Hunter Benedict Shepherd in Okinawa, Japan, but would be raised in Bainbridge Island, Washington.

September 17, 1968 Rapper Lord Jamar (of Brand Nubian) is born Lorenzo Dechalus in New Rochelle, New York.

September 16, 1968 Salsa artist Marc Anthony is born Marco Antonio Muñiz in New York City.

September 10, 1968 Rapper Big Daddy Kane is born Antonio Hardy in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Known for 1988's "Ain't No Half-Steppin'."

September 5, 1968 Brad Wilk (drummer for Rage Against The Machine) is born in Portland, Oregon.

August 18, 1968 MC Eric/Me One (of Technotronic) is born Eric Martin in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

August 11, 1968 Guitarist/singer/songwriter Charlie Sexton is born in San Antonio, Texas.

August 10, 1968 R&B singer Michael "Biv" Bivins (of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

July 24, 1968 Singer/actress Kristin Chenoweth is born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where she's adopted five days later by Jerry and Junie Chenoweth. After she becomes a Broadway star, introducing her signature song "Popular" as Glinda in Wicked, she learns her biological father is musician Billy Ethridge, who once played bass for ZZ Top.

June 25, 1968 Rapper Candell "Candyman" Manson is born in Los Angeles, California.

June 21, 1968 Sonique, known for the 1998 electronic hit "It Feels So Good," is born Sonia Marina Clarke in Crouch End, North London, England.

June 13, 1968 David Gray is born in Sale, Cheshire, England.

June 3, 1968 Saffron (lead singer of Republica) is born Samantha Marie Sprackling is born in Lagos, Nigeria.

June 1, 1968 Jason Donovan is born in Malvern, Melbourne, Australia. After finding fame on the Australian soap opera Neighbours, he'll hit the top of the UK charts in a duet with co-star Kylie Minogue: "Especially For You."

May 17, 1968 Dave Abbruzzese, drummer for Pearl Jam on their albums Vs. and Vitalogy, is born in Stamford, Connecticut, raised in Mesquite, Texas.

May 16, 1968 Ralph Tresvant (lead singer of New Edition) is born in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

May 7, 1968 Eagle-Eye Cherry (yes, that's his real name) is born in Skane, Sweden. Known for his hit "Save Tonight," he's the son of trumpet player Don Cherry and half-brother of Neneh Cherry.

May 1, 1968 D'Arcy Wretsky-Brown (bass guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins) is born in South Haven, Michigan.

April 29, 1968 Carnie Wilson (of Wilson Phillips) is born in Bel Air, California, to The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and his first wife, Marilyn Rovell.

April 28, 1968 Daisy Berkowitz (lead guitarist for Marilyn Manson) is born Scott Mitchell Putesky in Florida.

April 24, 1968 Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess is born in Phoenix, Arizona.

April 23, 1968 Stan Frazier (drummer for Sugar Ray) is born Charles Stanton Frazier in Orange County, California.