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Born on July 13

1989 Leon Bridges is born Todd Michael Bridges in Atlanta, Georgia, but grows up in Fort Worth, Texas. He releases his debut album, Coming Home, in 2015 and is hailed as "the second coming of Sam Cooke."

1974 R&B singer Deborah Cox is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but grows up in Scarborough. She breaks into the music industry as a backup singer for Celine Dion in the early '90s.

1954 Country singer Louise Mandrell is born Thelma Louise Mandrell in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is the younger sister of fellow singer Barbara Mandrell.

1942 Roger McGuinn of The Byrds is born in Chicago, Illinois. With his trusty Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, he creates the signature jangle heard on hits like "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" and "Eight Miles High."

1942 Stephen Bladd (drummer for The J. Geils Band) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1942 Doo wop singer Jay Uzzell (of The Corsairs) is born in La Grange, North Carolina.

1935 Latin jazz percussionist Pete Escovedo (of Santana) is born in Pittsburg, California.