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Music History Events: Births

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.

November 26, 1963 Adam Gaynor (rhythm guitarist for Matchbox Twenty) is born in Manhattan, New York.

November 6, 1963 Rod Stewart, 18, becomes a father for the first time when his girlfriend Susannah gives birth to daughter Sarah, who is put up for adoption. Sarah doesn't find out about her famous father until she turns 18.

November 5, 1963 Andrea McArdle is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for originating the title role of Annie on Broadway.

November 4, 1963 Child singer Lena Zavaroni is born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

November 2, 1963 Bobby Dall (bassist for Poison) is born Robert Harry Kuykendall in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

November 1, 1963 Rick Allen (drummer for Def Leppard) is born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England.

October 31, 1963 Guitarist Johnny Marr is born in Ardwick, Manchester, England. Along with lead singer Morrissey, he's the creative force in The Smiths. After that group breaks up in 1987 he does time in The Pretenders, Modest Mouse and The The before touring and recording as a solo artist.

October 26, 1963 Natalie Merchant (lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs) is born in Jamestown, New York.

October 25, 1963 John Leven (bass guitarist for Europe) is born in Stockholm, Sweden.

October 8, 1963 Steve Perry - the frontman for Cherry Poppin' Daddies, not the one from Journey - is born in Syracuse, New York.