Pick a Day

Music History Events: Births

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.

September 29, 1963 Primus singer/bassist Les Claypool is born in Richmond, California.

September 16, 1963 Richard Marx is born in Chicago, Illinois.

September 3, 1963 Jonathan Segel of Camper Van Beethoven is born in Marseilles, France, but would be raised in Davis, California, and Tucson, Arizona.

August 31, 1963 Keyboardist/pianist Larry Waddell (of Mint Condition) is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Wrote the group's gold-certified single "What Kind of Man Would I Be" (1996).

August 30, 1963 Trance DJ/record producer Paul Oakenfold is born in London, England.

August 25, 1963 Digital Underground leader Greg Jacobs is born in New York City. He assumes various personas in the group, most famously Shock G and Humpty Hump. Digital Underground become one of the most comically joyful and musically inventive acts of their time. At one point, Tupac is a member, learning the ropes from Jacobs.

August 22, 1963 R&B/Soul singer James DeBarge (of DeBarge) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

August 12, 1963 Sir Mix-a-Lot, who likes big butts and cannot lie, is born Anthony Ray in Seattle, Washington.

August 3, 1963 Ed Roland (lead vocalist for Collective Soul) is born in Stockbridge, Georgia.

August 3, 1963 James Hetfield of Metallica is born in Downey, California.