1972 Violent J (Joseph Bruce) of Insane Clown Posse is born in Michigan.
1968 Daisy Berkowitz (lead guitarist for Marilyn Manson) is born Scott Mitchell Putesky in Florida.
1967 "Mama" Cass Elliot of The Mamas & The Papas becomes a real mama, giving birth to her only child, a daughter named Owen Vanessa. Elliot doesn't name the father, but Owen later learns that it's a bass player named Chuck Day.
1966 Rapper Too Short, known for hits like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle," is born Todd Anthony Shaw in Los Angeles, California.
1956 Rock singer-songwriter Jimmy Barnes, who performs with Cold Chisel and INXS, is born James Dixon Swan in Glasgow, Scotland.
1955 Eddie Jobson, violinist and synth player for Curved Air, Roxy Music, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Jethro Tull and Yes, is born in Billingham, England.
1952 Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth is born in Rochester, New York. She is raised in Los Angeles, California.
1945 John Wolters (drummer for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) is born in New Jersey.
1943 Soul singer The Fantastic Johnny C, known for the 1967 hit "Boogaloo Down Broadway," is born Johnny Corley in Greenwood, South Carolina.
1941 Ann-Margret is born in Sweden. She has a few hits as a singer but is best known for her movie roles, which include Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas, which she stars in with Elvis Presley.
1924 Jazz singer Blossom Dearie is born in East Durham, New York.
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