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Music History Events: Births

January 6, 1953 Malcolm Mitchell Young (guitarist for AC/DC) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

December 27, 1952 Guitarist David Knopfler is born in Glasgow, Scotland. Along with his older brother Mark, he forms Dire Straits in 1977, but leaves the band after their second album in 1980 to launch a solo career.

December 10, 1952 Susan Dey (of The Partridge Family) is born in Pekin, Illinois. She has no previous acting experience when she lands her first TV role as Laurie Partridge in 1970.

December 3, 1952 Duane Roland (Molly Hatchet guitarist) is born in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

November 21, 1952 Judy Garland gives birth to her second child, baby girl Lorna Luft. The father is Garland's third husband, Sid Luft.

November 18, 1952 John Parr is born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

November 17, 1952 Dean Paul Martin (of Dino, Desi and Billy) is born to Dean Martin and his second wife, Jeanne Biegger.

November 15, 1952 Michael Cooper (lead singer, guitarist for Con Funk Shun) is born in Vallejo, California. Known for '70s R&B hits like "Ffun," "Shake and Dance with Me," and "Chase Me," to name a few.

November 11, 1952 Paul Cowsill (of The Cowsills) is born in Portsmouth, Virginia.

November 2, 1952 Maxine Nightingale is born in Wembley, London, England.

October 31, 1952 Bernard Edwards (bassist, songwriter for Chic) is born in Greenville, North Carolina.

October 26, 1952 David Was (of Was (Not Was)) is born David Weiss in Detroit, Michigan.

October 21, 1952 Brent Mydland (fourth keyboardist for Grateful Dead) is born in Munich, Germany. He is raised in San Francisco, and Antioch, California.

October 8, 1952 Cliff Adams, the trombone player for Kool & The Gang (that's his solo on "Joanna"), is born in Trenton, New Jersey.

September 30, 1952 John Lombardo (guitarist for 10,000 Maniacs) is born in Jamestown, New York.

September 27, 1952 Bassist Robbie Shakespeare (of Sly and Robbie) is born in Kingston, Jamaica.

September 18, 1952 Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones bassist/songwriter) is born Douglas Glenn Colvin in Fort Lee, Virginia; he's raised in Berlin, Germany.

September 13, 1952 Rocker Don Was is born Donald Fagenson in Detroit, Michigan.

September 12, 1952 Neil Peart is born near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1974, he joins Rush, becoming both their drummer and lyricist.

September 12, 1952 Folk rocker Gerry Beckley (of America) is born in Fort Worth, Texas.

September 9, 1952 Dave Stewart, who forms Eurythmics with Annie Lennox in 1980, is born in Sunderland, England. A relentless collaborator, he co-writes songs for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ("Don't Come Around Here No More"), Celine Dion ("Taking Chances"), Mick Jagger ("Old Habits Die Hard") and many others.

September 4, 1952 Martin Chambers (drummer for The Pretenders) is born in Hereford, England.

September 3, 1952 Leroy Smith (keyboardist for Sweet Sensation) is born in Kingston, Jamaica.

August 26, 1952 Rock guitarist Billy Rush (of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes) is born.

August 25, 1952 Geoff Downes (keyboard player/songwriter for Asia and Yes) is born Stockport, Cheshire, England.

August 21, 1952 Rock bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (of Deep Purple) is born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. He has a brief stint as Black Sabbath's frontman in the mid-'80s.

August 20, 1952 Folk rocker John Hiatt is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

August 20, 1952 Country singer/guitarist Rudy Gatlin (of The Gatlin Brothers) is born in Olney, Texas.

August 20, 1952 Doug Fieger (lead singer for The Knack) is born in Oak Park, Michigan.

August 4, 1952 Maire Ni Bhraonian aka Moya Brennan (of the Celtic band Clannad) is born in Dublin, Ireland.