Music History Events: Births
June 19, 1966 Brian Vander Ark (lead singer of The Verve Pipe) is born in Holland, Michigan.
June 15, 1966 Michael Britt (lead guitarist for Lonestar) is born in Fort Worth, Texas.
June 15, 1966 Rob Mitchell (drummer for Sixpence None the Richer) is born.
June 7, 1966 Eric Kretz (drummer for Stone Temple Pilots) is born in San Jose, California.
May 27, 1966 Sean Kinney, drummer for Alice in Chains, is born in Seattle, Washington.
May 22, 1966 Johnny Gill is born in Washington, DC. He joins New Edition in 1987, replacing Bobby Brown, and has a solo hits in 1990 with "Rub You the Right Way" and "My, My, My."
May 20, 1966 Gitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is born.
May 14, 1966 Fabrice Morvan is born in Paris, France. Along with Rob Pilatus, he is the face of Milli Vanilli, a duo that is busted for not actually singing on their recordings.
May 14, 1966 Mike Inez, bass player for Alice In Chains, is born in San Fernando, California.
May 14, 1966 Raphael Saadiq (of Tony! Toni! Toné!) is born Charles Ray Wiggins in Oakland, California.
May 1, 1966 Rock bassist Johnny Colt (of The Black Crowes, Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born Charles Brandt in Cherry Point, North Carolina.
April 28, 1966 Rapper Too Short, known for hits like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle," is born Todd Anthony Shaw in Los Angeles, California.
April 22, 1966 Kimberley Dahme (rhythm guitarist, bassist for Boston) is born.
April 18, 1966 Ana Voog (lead singer of The Blue Up) is born Rachel Olson in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
April 15, 1966 Samantha Fox, known for her ti... we mean, hits, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" and "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)," is born in London.
April 13, 1966 Blues-rock guitarist Marc Ford (of The Black Crowes) is born in Long Beach, California.
April 11, 1966 Lisa Stansfield is born in Manchester, England. She becomes the first white woman with more than one #1 hit on the US R&B chart when "All Around The World" and "You Can't Deny It" both hit the top spot in 1989.
April 5, 1966 Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is born in Pensacola, Florida. One of his most notable songwriting contributions to the band is "Given To Fly" from 1998, a song that represents a period of renewal.
April 4, 1966 Mike Starr (bass guitarist for Alice in Chains) is born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
March 25, 1966 Blues rocker Jeff Healey is born in Toronto. Blinded by eye cancer when he's a year old, he plays guitar with the instrument flat on his lap, fretting it from above. With his Jeff Healey Band, he has a hit in 1988 with "Angel Eyes."
March 18, 1966 Alice In Chains songwriter-guitarist Jerry Cantrell is born in Tacoma, Washington. He keeps the band going after Layne Staley's 2002 death with new singer William DuVall. Cantrell also puts out a series of solo albums where he handles the vocals himself.
March 10, 1966 Edie Brickell ("What I Am") is born in Dallas, Texas. She marries Paul Simon in 1992.
March 4, 1966 Patrick Hannan (drummer for The Sundays) is born in the UK.
March 3, 1966 Rapper Tone-Loc is born Anthony Terrell Smith in Los Angeles, California.
February 13, 1966 Freedom Williams (of C+C Music Factory) is born Frederick Williams in Brooklyn, New York.
February 6, 1966 Rick Astley is born in Lancashire, England. He gets a big break when the producer Pete Waterman of Stock Aitken Waterman spots him singing at a showcase and offers him an office job, which leads to a record deal.
February 2, 1966 Robert DeLeo, who will form Stone Temple Pilots along with his brother Dean and lead singer Scott Weiland, is born in Montclair, New Jersey.
January 31, 1966 Al Doughty, bassist for the British alt rock band Jesus Jones, is born Alan Jaworski in Plymouth, Devon, England.
January 5, 1966 Kate Schellenbach (drummer for Luscious Jackson) is born in New York City, New York.
January 4, 1966 Deana Carter is born in Nashville. Her dad is country guitarist Fred Carter, Jr.
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