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Music History Events: Births

March 21, 1951 Soul singer Russell Thompkins, Jr. (of The Stylistics) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

March 20, 1951 Blues rocker Jimmie Vaughan (of Fabulous Thunderbirds) is born in Dallas, Texas. His younger brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan, is born in 1954.

March 19, 1951 Derek Longmuir (drummer for Bay City Rollers) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

March 17, 1951 Scott Gorham (of Thin Lizzy, Supertramp) is born in Glendale, California.

March 14, 1951 Spanish entertainer Charo is born with a much longer moniker: María del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza.

March 11, 1951 Katie Kissoon (of the pop duo Mac & Katie Kissoon) is born Katherine Farthing in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.

March 9, 1951 Frank Rodriguez, the keyboard player who comes up with the famous riff on "96 Tears" for ? and the Mysterians, is born in Bay City, Michigan.

March 4, 1951 Chris Rea is born in Middlesbrough, England.

March 4, 1951 Rocker Pete Haycock (lead guitarist, vocalist for Climax Blues Band) is born in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

February 21, 1951 Vince Welnick (keyboardist for The Tubes, Grateful Dead) is born in Phoenix, Arizona.

February 20, 1951 Randy California of the band Spirit is born in Los Angeles. Born Randy Craig Wolfe, he writes and performs the guitar instrumental "Taurus," which becomes the subject of a lawsuit claiming Led Zeppelin incorporated it into the intro of "Stairway To Heaven."

February 20, 1951 Kathie Baillie, lead singer and guitarist of the country band Baillie & the Boys, is born in Morristown, New Jersey.

February 15, 1951 Melissa Manchester is born in the Bronx, New York.

February 14, 1951 Simple Minds drummer Kenny Hyslop is born in Helensburgh, Scotland.

February 13, 1951 Singer/actor David Naughton is born in West Hartford, Connecticut.

February 9, 1951 Dennis "DT" Thomas (alto saxophonist Kool & the Gang) is born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

February 4, 1951 Phil Ehart (drummer for Kansas) is born in Coffeyville, Kansas.

February 1, 1951 Rich Williams (guitarist for Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.

February 1, 1951 Fran Christina (drummer for The Fabulous Thunderbirds) is born in Texas.

January 31, 1951 Harry Wayne Casey, founder of KC and the Sunshine Band, is born in Opa-locka, Florida. He leads the way into the disco era, first by writing and producing the 1974 George McCrae hit "Rock Your Baby," and then with a string of KC hits, including "Get Down Tonight" and "I'm Your Boogie Man."

January 31, 1951 Phil Manzanera (lead guitarist of Roxy Music) is born Philip Geoffrey Targett-Adams in London, England.

January 30, 1951 Phil Collins is born in Chiswick, London, England. Before embarking on a solo career in 1980, he is the drummer and lead singer for Genesis.

January 30, 1951 Marv Ross (guitarist for Quarterflash) is born in Oregon.

January 27, 1951 Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) is born in Dublin, Ireland.

January 27, 1951 Seth Justman (The J. Geils Band keyboardist) is born in Washington, D.C.

January 26, 1951 David Briggs, who replaces Ric Formosa as lead guitarist for Little River Band, is born in Melbourne, Australia.

January 26, 1951 Big Star bass player Andy Hummel is born to former Miss America (1947) Barbara Walker Hummel in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. He is raised in Memphis, Tennessee.

January 19, 1951 Martha Davis (lead singer of The Motels) is born in California.

January 12, 1951 Big Star guitarist Chris Bell is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

January 9, 1951 Crystal Gayle ("Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue") is born in Paintsville, Kentucky. She's the younger sister of country singer Loretta Lynn.