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Born on April 26

1976 Jose Pasillas (drummer for Incubus) is born in Calabasas, California.

1975 Nathan "Joey" Jordison, Slipknot's drummer from 1995-2013, is born in Des Moines, Iowa. He dies in 2021 at 46; the cause of death is not disclosed.

1970 Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins (TLC) is born in Des Moines, Iowa.

1961 Chris Mars (drummer for The Replacements) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1960 Roger Taylor (drummer for Duran Duran) is born in Nechells, Birmingham, England. He remains with the band until their performance at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in 1985 - but rejoins a decade later.

1946 John "Bucky" Wilkin (Ronny of Ronny & the Daytonas) is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1943 '70s rock singer Gary Wright is born in Cresskill, New Jersey.

1942 '60s teen idol Bobby Rydell is born Robert Louis Ridarelli in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1941 R&B singer Claudine Clark, known for composing and performing the 1952 hit "Party Lights," is born in Macon, Georgia.

1940 Synthpop pioneer Giorgio Moroder is born in Italy. As Donna Summer's producer, he crafts a disco sound on hits like "I Feel Love" and "Bad Girls" that elevates her to queen of the genre. In the '80s he writes and produces the soundtrack hits "Flashdance... What a Feeling" and "Danger Zone."

1938 Maurice Williams of Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs is born in Lancaster, South Carolina. He writes their #1 hit "Stay" as well as another doo-wop classic: "Little Darlin'" by The Diamonds.

1938 Twang guitar pioneer Duane Eddy is born in Corning, New York. His signature staccato riff powers hits like "Rebel Rouser" and "Because They're Young," and influences acts like The Ventures and The Shadows.

1925 Jazz and pop guitarist Jorgen Ingmann is born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1915 Blues singer and guitarist Johnny Shines is born in Frayser, Memphis, Tennessee.

1886 Blues singer Ma Rainey is born Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia.