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Music History Events: Births

May 25, 1958 Paul Weller (singer, guitarist for The Jam, The Style Council) is born in Woking, Surrey, England.

May 7, 1958 Rock guitarist Marty Willson-Piper (of The Church) is born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

April 27, 1958 Kate Pierson is born in Weehawken, New Jersey. In the early '70s she moves to Athens, Georgia, where she forms The B-52s. Her voice is one of the most recognizable in rock, heard on the group's hits like "Love Shack" and "Rock Lobster," and also on R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People."

April 21, 1958 Mike Barson (keyboardist for Madness) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

April 18, 1958 Les Pattinson (bass guitarist for Echo & the Bunnymen) is born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

April 12, 1958 Rock guitarist Will Sergeant (of Echo & the Bunnymen) is born in Liverpool, England.

April 11, 1958 Big Country frontman Stuart Adamson is born in Manchester, England.

April 6, 1958 Selwyn Brown (keyboardist for Steel Pulse) is born in London, England.

March 31, 1958 Pat McGlynn (rhythm guitarist for Bay City Rollers) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

March 9, 1958 Martin Fry of ABC is born in Stretford, Lancashire, England.

March 8, 1958 Gary Numan is born in Hammersmith, London, England. He starts his music career as the lead singer of Tubeway Army.

March 5, 1958 Andy Gibb is born in Manchester, England, but is raised in Redcliffe, Australia. His older brothers, Barry, Robin, and Maurice, form the Bee Gees.

March 1, 1958 Nik Kershaw ("The Riddle") is born in Bristol, England.

February 21, 1958 Mary Chapin Carpenter is born in Princeton, New Jersey.

February 12, 1958 Weather Report drummer Omar Hakim is born in New York City.

January 26, 1958 Norman Hassan (percussionist, trombonist for UB40) is born in Birmingham, England.

January 26, 1958 R&B singer-songwriter Anita Baker is born in Toledo, Ohio, but is raised by foster parents in Detroit, Michigan.

January 25, 1958 Gary Tibbs (bass guitarist for Adam & The Ants, Roxy Music) is born in Northwood, London, England.

January 24, 1958 Jools Holland (original keyboardist for Squeeze) is born in Blackheath, London, England.

January 11, 1958 Vicki Peterson, who along with her sister, Debbi, forms The Bangles, is born in Los Angeles.

January 1, 1958 Grandmaster Flash is born Joseph Saddler in Barbados. The name "Flash" came about because he had a friend named Gordon, so one of their buddies called him Flash so they would be "Flash Gordon," like the sci-fi superhero.

December 25, 1957 Shane MacGowan is born in Pembury, Kent, England, to Irish parents. In 1982 he forms The Pogues, blending Celtic music with punk. Fittingly, their most famous tune is a Christmas song: "Fairytale of New York."

December 24, 1957 Ian Burden (keyboardist, bass guitarist for The Human League) is born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.

December 19, 1957 Doug Johnson (keyboardist for Loverboy) is born in New Westminster, British Columbia.

December 12, 1957 Sheila E. is born Sheila Escovedo in Oakland, California.

December 11, 1957 Mike Mesaros (bassist, vocalist for The Smithereens) is born in Carteret, New Jersey.

December 8, 1957 Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen is born in Hackney, London, England. He joins the band in 1982 as a replacement for Pete Willis.

November 30, 1957 John Ashton (guitarist for The Psychedelic Furs) is born in London, England.

November 24, 1957 Chris Hayes, lead guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News from 1979–2001, is born in Great Lakes, Illinois. He co-writes some of the band's biggest hits, including "I Want A New Drug" and "The Power of Love."

November 20, 1957 Jim Brown (drummer for UB40) is born in Birmingham, England.