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Music History Events: Births

March 15, 1963 Bret Michaels (lead singer of Poison) is born Bret Michael Sychak in Butler, Pennsylvania.

March 10, 1963 Bass player Jeff Ament is born in Havre, Montana. He moves to Seattle in the early '80s, and with guitarist Stone Gossard forms Mother Love Bone, which evolves into Pearl Jam.

March 4, 1963 Jason Newsted is born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He plays bass for Flotsam and Jetsam, Metallica and Voivod.

February 21, 1963 General Public/The English Beat toaster Ranking Roger (real name: Roger Charlery) is born in Birmingham, England.

February 20, 1963 Ian Brown (lead singer of The Stone Roses) is born in Warrington, England.

February 19, 1963 Seal (real name: Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel) is born in Paddington, England.

February 9, 1963 Country singer Travis Tritt is born in Marietta, Georgia.

January 26, 1963 DJ Jazzie B (of Soul II Soul) is born Trevor Beresford Romeo in Hornsey, London, England.

January 26, 1963 Andrew Ridgeley is born in Windlesham, Surrey, England. He meets George Michael in high school and together they form the duo Wham!.

January 19, 1963 Caron Wheeler (lead singer of Soul II Soul) is born in Acton, London, England.

January 9, 1963 Eric Erlandson of Hole is born in Los Angeles, California.

January 5, 1963 Grant Young (drummer for Soul Asylum) is born in Iowa City, Iowa.

December 8, 1962 Marty Friedman (lead guitarist for Megadeth) is born in Washington, D.C. He picks up the guitar at age 14 after seeing Kiss in concert.

December 6, 1962 Ben Watt (of the alt rock duo Everything but the Girl) is born in Marylebone, London, England.

December 4, 1962 Sponge frontman Vinnie Dombroski is born in Detroit, Michigan.

November 28, 1962 Drummer Matt Cameron is born in San Diego, California. He's with Soundgarden from 1986 until their breakup in 1997. In 1998 he becomes the fifth drummer for Pearl Jam, a position he holds until leaving the band in 2025.

November 27, 1962 Charlie Benante (drummer for Anthrax) is born in The Bronx, New York.

November 27, 1962 Mike Bordin (drummer for Faith No More) is born in San Francisco, California. In high school, he forms the band EZ-Street with future Faith No More bandmate Jim Martin and future Metallica bassist Cliff Burton.

November 24, 1962 John Squire (guitarist for The Stone Roses) is born in Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, where future bandmate Ian Brown is a neighbor.

November 21, 1962 Stephen Curtis Chapman is born in Paducah, Kentucky.

November 18, 1962 Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett is born in San Francisco, California.

November 16, 1962 Mani (bassist for The Stone Roses) is born Gary Manny Mounfield in Crumpsall, Manchester, England.

November 1, 1962 Anthony Kiedis (lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers) is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

October 29, 1962 Einar Orn Benediktsson (trumpet player for The Sugarcubes) is born in Reykjavík, Iceland.

October 16, 1962 Flea (bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers) is born Michael Peter Balzary in Melbourne, Australia. His nickname - originally "Mike B the Flea" - comes from his manic energy, as he is always jumping around.

October 11, 1962 Scott Johnson (rhythm guitarist/backing vocalist for Gin Blossoms) is born.

October 3, 1962 Motley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee is born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece. He soaks up media attention by marrying Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson, and locking horns with lead singer Vince Neil. Outside of Crüe, he fronts a rap-metal band called Methods Of Mayhem.

October 2, 1962 Sigtryggur Baldursson (drummer for The Sugarcubes) is born in Norway to Icelandic parents.

September 26, 1962 Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) is born in Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

September 24, 1962 Cedric Dent (of Take 6) is born in Detroit, Michigan.