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Music History Events: Births

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.

August 1, 1963 Coolio is born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. in Compton, California. He gets his stage name when a friend sees him playing guitar and says, "Who do you think you are, Coolio Iglesias?"

July 31, 1963 Fatboy Slim is born Quentin Leo Cook in Bromley, Kent, England. An electronic music innovator, he uses samples and loops to create hits in the '90s that include "The Rockafeller Skank" and "Praise You."

July 22, 1963 Emily Saliers (of Indigo Girls) is born in New Haven, Connecticut.

July 17, 1963 Regina Belle is born in Englewood, New Jersey.

July 12, 1963 Alan Duval of UB40 is born.

July 7, 1963 Vonda Shepard is born in New York, but will be raised in California.

July 6, 1963 Guitarist Tim Bricheno (of The Sisters Of Mercy) is born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

July 4, 1963 Matt Malley (former bass guitarist for Counting Crows) is born in Oakland, California.

July 1, 1963 Roddy Bottum (keyboardist for Faith No More) is born Roswell Christopher Bottum III in Los Angeles, California.

June 19, 1963 Simon Wright (drummer for AC/DC) is born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.