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Music History Events: Births

September 30, 1954 R&B performer Patrice Rushen is born in Los Angeles, California. Known for her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots," which earned her a Grammy Nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

September 28, 1954 Dokken guitarist George Lynch is born in Spokane, Washington, but is raised in Auburn, California.

September 26, 1954 Guitarist Craig Chaquico (of Jefferson Airplane) is born in San Francisco, California.

September 26, 1954 Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos) is born in Hermosillo, Mexico.

September 16, 1954 Frank Reed (lead singer for The Chi-Lites) is born in Omaha, Nebraska.

September 14, 1954 Barry Cowsill (drummer, then bassist for The Cowsills) is born in Newport, Rhode Island.

September 13, 1954 Doo-wop singer Den Hegarty (of Darts) is born in Dublin, Ireland.

August 25, 1954 Rock singer/songwriter Elvis Costello is born Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus in Paddington, London, England. He would adopt his stage surname from his dad, who performed as Day Costello.

August 21, 1954 Drummer Steve Smith (of Focus and Journey) is born in Whitman, Massachusetts.

August 12, 1954 Jazz guitarist/composer Pat Metheny (of the Pat Metheny Group) is born in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

August 11, 1954 Guitarist Bryan Bassett (of Wild Cherry) is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

August 11, 1954 Singer/musician Joe Jackson is born David Ian Jackson in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.

July 28, 1954 Guitarist Steve Morse is born in Hamilton, Ohio. After forming The Dixie Dregs, he joins Deep Purple in 1994.

July 23, 1954 Marisa DeFranco (of The DeFranco Family) is born in Ontario, Canada.

July 18, 1954 Country/bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs is born in Cordell, Kentucky.

July 13, 1954 Country singer Louise Mandrell is born Thelma Louise Mandrell in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is the younger sister of fellow singer Barbara Mandrell.

July 10, 1954 Neil Tennant (lead vocalist, keyboardist for Pet Shop Boys) is born in North Shields, Tyneside, England.

July 9, 1954 Debbie Sledge (of Sister Sledge) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

July 2, 1954 Pete Briquette (bassist for The Boomtown Rats) is born Patrick Martin Cusack in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, Ireland. His stage name is a nod to his homeland, where peat briquettes were burned for heat.

June 25, 1954 David Paich (keyboardist for Toto) is born in Los Angeles, California.

June 20, 1954 Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony is born in Chicago, Illinois.

June 16, 1954 Garry Roberts (lead guitarist for The Boomtown Rats) is born in Dublin, Ireland.

June 15, 1954 Country singer Terri Gibbs is born in Miami, Florida, but raised in Grovetown, Georgia. Known for the hit 1980 single "Somebody's Knockin'."

June 13, 1954 Bo Donaldson (of Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods) is born Robert Walter Donaldson in Cincinnati, Ohio.

June 5, 1954 Jazz drummer Pete Erskine (of Weather Report) is born in Somers Point, New Jersey.

June 3, 1954 Dan Hill, known for the 1977 ballad "Sometimes When We Touch," is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

May 31, 1954 Vicki Sue Robinson ("Turn The Beat Around") is born in New York.

May 20, 1954 Jimmy Henderson (guitarist for Black Oak Arkansas) is born in Mississippi.

May 19, 1954 Phil Rudd (drummer for AC/DC) is born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis in Melbourne, Australia.

May 2, 1954 Prescott Niles (bassist for The Knack) is born in New York City.