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Music History Events: Births

April 2, 1967 Guitarist and songwriter Greg Camp (of Smash Mouth) is born in West Covina, California.

March 29, 1967 Blues Traveler frontman John Popper is born in Chardon, Ohio.

March 21, 1967 Jonas Berggren (of Ace Of Base) is born in Gothenburg, Sweden.

March 21, 1967 Keith "Maxim" Palmer (of The Prodigy) is born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.

March 17, 1967 Billy Corgan is born in Elk Grove Village, a suburb of Chicago. He forms Smashing Pumpkins in 1988, taking the reins as their lead singer, guitarist and songwriter. They carve out a sound in the '90s distinguished by waves of sound and Corgan's emotional intensity. Popular tracks include "1979" and "Bullet With Butterfly Wings."

March 7, 1967 Randy Guss (drummer for Toad the Wet Sprocket) is born.

March 4, 1967 Evan Dando (frontman for The Lemonheads) is born in Essex, Massachusetts.

January 15, 1967 Lisa Velez (of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) is born in Hell's Kitchen, New York City.

January 9, 1967 Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell is born in Santa Clara, California.

December 26, 1966 J. Yuenger (guitarist for White Zombie) is born Jay Noel Yuenger in Chicago, Illinois.

December 20, 1966 Chris Robinson (lead singer for The Black Crowes) is born in Marietta, Georgia. His dad, Stanley "Stan" Robinson, had a 1959 hit with "Boom-A-Dip-Dip."

December 10, 1966 Timothy Christian Riley (drummer, keyboardist for Tony! Toni! Tone!) is born.

December 8, 1966 Rapper Bushwick Bill (of Geto Boys) is born Richard Stephen Shaw in Jamaica.

December 8, 1966 Sinead O'Connor is born in Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland. At 23 she takes the Prince-written "Nothing Compares 2 U" to #1 around the world, but she struggles with fame and soon becomes known less for her music and more for courting controversy, especially after she tears up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992.

November 25, 1966 R&B and gospel singer Stacy Lattisaw is born in Washington, D.C. She has a #1 hit in 1989 with the duet "Where Do We Go From Here" with Johnny Gill.

November 23, 1966 Ken Block (lead singer of Sister Hazel) is born in Gainesville, Florida.

November 23, 1966 Charlie Grover (second drummer for Sponge) is born.

November 1, 1966 Willie D (of Geto Boys) is born Willie James Dennis in Houston, Texas.

October 31, 1966 Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock of Beastie Boys) is born in Manhattan, New York. He shouts out his own birthday in the song "The New Style."

October 23, 1966 Gospel singer David Thomas (of Take 6) is born.

October 11, 1966 Singer-songwriter Todd Snider is born in Portland, Oregon. Known for humorous story songs like "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues" and "Beer Run," he builds a following in the Pacific Northwest but is careful to stay out of the mainstream.

October 6, 1966 Tommy Stinson (bass guitarist for The Replacements) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

September 27, 1966 Stephan Jenkins (frontman for Third Eye Blind) is born in Indio, California.

September 20, 1966 Nuno Bettencourt (lead guitarist for Extreme) is born in Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal. He would be raised in Hudson, Massachusetts.

September 18, 1966 Ian "Spike" Spice (drummer for Breathe) is born in England. Known for the 1988 hit "Hands to Heaven."

September 12, 1966 Singer/pianist Ben Folds is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

September 10, 1966 Miles Zuniga (guitarist/vocalist for Fastball) is born in Laredo, Texas.

September 10, 1966 Robin Goodridge (drummer for Bush) is born in Crawley, West Sussex, England.

September 5, 1966 R&B singer Terry Ellis (of En Vogue) is born in Houston, Texas.

August 26, 1966 Dan Vickrey (lead guitarist for Counting Crows) is born in Walnut Creek, California.