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Music History Events: Births

November 16, 1958 Harry Rushakoff (original drummer for Concrete Blonde) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

October 28, 1958 William Reid (guitarist for The Jesus and Mary Chain) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

October 20, 1958 Mark King (lead singer, bassist for Level 42) is born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.

October 17, 1958 Country singer Alan Jackson is born in Newnan, Georgia. He holds down blue-collar jobs while writing songs and playing in bands at night and on weekends. In 1989, he becomes the first country artist signed to Arista Records.

October 14, 1958 New wave/synthpop singer Thomas Dolby is born Thomas Morgan Robertson in London, England.

October 10, 1958 Country singer Tanya Tucker is born in Seminole, Texas. Known for '70s hits like "What's Your Mama's Name" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down."

October 4, 1958 Barbara K. MacDonald (of Timbuk3) is born in Wausau, Wisconsin.

September 27, 1958 Pop singer/actor Shaun Cassidy is born in Los Angeles, California. Although he doesn't join The Partridge Family cast with mom Shirley Jones and half-brother David Cassidy, he stars on The Hardy Boys Mysteries and lands a trio of Top 10 hits in 1977 - including the chart-topper "Da Doo Ron Ron."

September 19, 1958 Lita Ford is born in London. She joins the all-female rock group The Runaways as a teenager and has a hit with "Kiss Me Deadly" in 1988.

September 10, 1958 Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama and Shakespears Sister is born in Dublin, Ireland.

September 8, 1958 David Lewis (lead singer/guitarist for Atlantic Starr) is born.

September 2, 1958 Jerry Augustyniak (drummer for 10,000 Maniacs) is born in Sloan, New York.

August 30, 1958 Martin Jackson (drummer for Swing Out Sister) is born in Manchester, England.

August 22, 1958 Guitarist Ian Mitchell (of Bay City Rollers) is born in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is just 17 years old when he joins the band in 1976.

August 17, 1958 Belinda Carlisle, lead vocalist for The Go-Go's, is born in Los Angeles, California.

August 8, 1958 Chris Foreman (guitarist for Madness) is born in London, England.

August 8, 1958 Bing Crosby and his second wife, Kathryn, have their first child together: Harry Lillis Crosby III (Harry is Bing's real first name). Crosby had a total of seven children - six boys and one girl.

August 7, 1958 Bruce Dickinson, who takes over as Iron Maiden's lead singer in 1981, is born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. His soaring vocals lead the band into a new era as they become one of the most popular UK rock bands. Dickinson-sung hits include "Aces High" and "Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter."

August 6, 1958 Randy DeBarge (of DeBarge) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

August 4, 1958 Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds is born in Liverpool, England.

August 1, 1958 Songwriter/composer Michael Penn, brother of actor Sean Penn, is born in Greenwich Village, New York.

July 31, 1958 Bill Berry (drummer for R.E.M.) is born in Duluth, Minnesota.

July 25, 1958 Guitarist and singer/songwriter Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth) is born in Coral Gables, Florida.

July 20, 1958 Mick MacNeil (keyboardist for Simple Minds) is born on the Isle of Barra, Scotland.

July 18, 1958 Nigel Twist (drummer for The Alarm) is born Nigel Buckle in Manchester, England.

July 4, 1958 INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly is born in Kew, Victoria, Australia.

June 14, 1958 Nick Van Eede (of Cutting Crew) is born in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.

June 11, 1958 Pop/rock musician Barry Adamson (bass guitarist of Magazine) is born in Moss Side, Manchester, England.

May 30, 1958 Marie Fredriksson (half of the pop-rock duo Roxette) is born in Össjö, Sweden.

May 27, 1958 Neil Finn (frontman for Crowded House) is born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand.