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Born on April 20

1971 Bass player Mikey Welsh is born in Syracuse, New York. In 1998, he replaces Matt Sharp in Weezer, and is replaced by Scott Shriner in 2001.

1970 Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest is born Malik Taylor in Queens, New York. His insistent delivery provides the counterweight to Q-Tip's smooth flows in the group. Stricken with diabetes, he dies in 2016 at 45.

1967 Drummer Mike Portnoy is born in Long Beach, New York. A founding member of Dream Theater, he also writes many of the band's lyrics.

1951 R&B singer Luther Vandross is born in New York City.

1948 Craig Frost (keyboardist for Grand Funk Railroad) is born in Flint, Michigan.

1945 Keyboardist Jimmy Winston (The Moments, The Small Faces) is born in Stratford, London, England.

1939 Singer-songwriter Johnny Tillotson is born in Jacksonville, Florida.

1923 Tito Puente, mambo musician and Latin jazz composer, is born Ernesto Antonio Puente in New York City.

1908 Jazz musician Lionel Hampton is born in Louisville, Kentucky.