Music History Events: Births
June 22, 1964 Mike Edwards (lead singer, keyboardist of Jesus Jones) is born in Wiltshire, England.
June 10, 1964 Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin is born in Joliet, Illinois. Drug problems get him booted from the group in 1996, but he's welcomed back in 1998.
June 7, 1964 John "Ecstacy" Fletcher (co-vocalist for Whodini) is born.
June 4, 1964 Chris Kavanagh (drummer for Sigue Sigu Sputnik, Big Audio Dynamite) is born in Woolwich, London, England.
June 3, 1964 Slayer guitarist Kerry King is born in Los Angeles, California.
May 31, 1964 Darryl McDaniels, the DMC of Run-DMC, is born in Harlem, New York City. He creates a new rap style by trading off lines with his fellow MC Joseph Simmons (Run). They also become fashion icons, with gold chains, fedoras and sneakers with no shoelaces.
May 30, 1964 Guitarist Tom Morello is born in Harlem, New York. He graduates from Harvard in 1986 with a degree in political science, and in 1991 forms Rage Against The Machine, becoming heavily involved in activism. When Rage disbands in 2000 he forms Audioslave with lead singer Chris Cornell.
May 30, 1964 Country singer Wynonna Judd is born Christina Claire Ciminella in Ashland, Kentucky. She rises to fame alongside her mom, Naomi Judd, in the duo The Judds.
May 8, 1964 Blur drummer Dave Rowntree is born in Essex, Rowntree, England.
May 6, 1964 Tony Scalzo (frontman for Fastball) is born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
April 25, 1964 Synthpop singer Andy Bell (of Erasure) is born in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.
April 18, 1964 Bez of Happy Mondays is born Mark Berry in Lancashire, England. A founding member and mainstay in the group, his role is dancing on stage and shaking maracas to create a vibe.
April 17, 1964 Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan is born James Herbert Keenan in Ravenna, Ohio.
April 16, 1964 David Pirner (frontman of Soul Asylum) is born in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
April 14, 1964 UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore is born in New Castle, Delaware.
April 12, 1964 Folk singer-songwriter Amy Ray (of Indigo Girls) is born in Decatur, Georgia.
April 8, 1964 Rapper Biz Markie is born Marcel Theo Hall in New Jersey.
April 5, 1964 Rapper Christopher "Kid" Reid (Kid 'N Play) is born in The Bronx, New York City.
March 30, 1964 Tracy Chapman is born in Cleveland, Ohio.
March 27, 1964 Derrick McKenzie (drummer for Jamiroquai) is born in London, England.
March 15, 1964 R&B singer Rockwell is born Kennedy William Gordy in Detroit, Michigan.
March 10, 1964 Neneh Cherry is born Neneh Mariann Karlsson in Stockholm, Sweden. She takes her surname from stepdad Don Cherry.
March 8, 1964 Peter Gill (drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood) is born in Liverpool, England.
February 5, 1964 Bass player Duff McKagan is born Michael Andrew McKagan in Seattle, Washington. With the Seattle drug scene causing problems, he heads to Los Angeles, where he forms Guns N' Roses.
January 10, 1964 Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is born in Winnipeg, Canada. His super-deep voice powers their big hit, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm."
January 6, 1964 Mark O'Toole (bass player for Frankie Goes To Hollywood) is born in Liverpool, England.
December 31, 1963 Scott Ian (guitarist, backing vocalist for Anthrax) is born Scott Ian Rosenfeld in Queens, New York.
December 24, 1963 Mary Ramsey, who goes on to replace Natalie Merchant as lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs, is born in Washington, DC.
December 12, 1963 Spin Doctors guitarist Eric Schenkman is born in Boston.
December 7, 1963 Barbara Weathers (of Atlantic Starr) is born in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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