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Music History Events: Births

September 2, 1956 Fritz McIntyre (keyboardist for Simply Red) is born in Birmingham, England.

August 27, 1956 Glen Matlock (original bass guitarist for The Sex Pistols) is born in Paddington, London, England.

August 14, 1956 Sharon Bryant (of Atlantic Starr) is born in Westchester County, New York.

August 8, 1956 Alister "Ali" Score (drummer for A Flock Of Seagulls) is born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England.

July 20, 1956 Paul Cook (drummer for The Sex Pistols) is born in Hammersmith, London.

July 15, 1956 Marky Ramone (drummer for The Ramones) is born Marc Steven Bell in Brooklyn, New York.

July 15, 1956 Joe Satriani is born in Westbury, New York.

July 12, 1956 Christian singer Sandi Patti is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

June 30, 1956 Philip Adrian Wright (first Director of Visuals, then keyboardist for The Human League) is born in Wakefield, England.

June 22, 1956 Derek Forbes (former bass guitarist for Simple Minds) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

June 15, 1956 Bernie Shaw (lead vocalist for Uriah Heep) is born in Victoria, British Columbia.

June 5, 1956 Richard Butler (lead singer of The Psychedelic Furs) is born in Kingston upon Thames, London, England.

June 5, 1956 Saxophone player Kenny G is born Kenneth Gorelick in Seattle, Washington. His instrumental hits "Songbird" and "Silhouette" usher in a new radio format in the '80s: Smooth Jazz. With at least 50 million albums sold, he lays claim to the title of best-selling instrumentalist in history.

June 3, 1956 Danny Wilde (of The Rembrandts) is born Daniel Thomas in Houlton, Maine.

May 24, 1956 Larry Blackmon (frontman for Cameo) is born in New York City.

May 7, 1956 Anne Dudley (of The Art of Noise) is born in Beckenham, Kent, England.

April 28, 1956 Rock singer-songwriter Jimmy Barnes, who performs with Cold Chisel and INXS, is born James Dixon Swan in Glasgow, Scotland.

April 12, 1956 German musician Herbert Grönemeyer, who also starred in the 1981 war film Das Boot, is born in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.

March 12, 1956 Steve Harris is born in London, England. After giving up dreams of playing pro soccer, he forms Iron Maiden, becoming the group's bass player and a primary songwriter.

March 5, 1956 Teena Marie is born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, California.

March 2, 1956 Mark Evans (bassist for AC/DC) is born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where he meets his future bandmates at the city's Station Hotel in 1975.

March 2, 1956 John Cowsill (of The Cowsills) is born in Newport, Rhode Island.

February 19, 1956 Dave Wakeling of General Public and The English Beat is born in Birmingham, England.

February 13, 1956 Peter Hook (bassist for New Order) is born Peter Woodhead in Broughton, Salford, England.

February 3, 1956 Lee Ranaldo (guitarist for Sonic Youth) is born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York.

January 31, 1956 John Lydon is born in London. As Johnny Rotten, he fronts The Sex Pistols, a band that helps define British punk. When they break up in 1978 he forms Public Image Ltd., known for their songs "Rise" and "This Is Not a Love Song."

January 25, 1956 Andy Cox (guitarist for Fine Young Cannibals) is born in Birmingham, England.

January 21, 1956 Rob Brill (drummer for Berlin) is born in California.

January 18, 1956 Tom Bailey (lead vocalist for Thompson Twins) is born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

January 17, 1956 Paul Young ("Everytime You Go Away") is born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.