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2001 Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and his wife Skylar have their second child, a son named Layne.

1987 Rapper Meek Mill is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1971 Chris Shiflett (lead guitarist for Foo Fighters) is born in Santa Barbara, California.

1967 Mark Bryan (lead guitarist for Hootie & the Blowfish) is born in Silver Spring, Maryland.

1964 Tony Scalzo (frontman for Fastball) is born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

1960 Alt rocker John Flansburgh (of They Might Be Giants) is born in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

1951 Guitarist Davey Johnstone, a longtime member of Elton John's band, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1950 Robbie McIntosh (drummer for The Average White Band) is born in Dundee, Scotland.

1948 Folk singer Mary MacGregor, known for the 1976 hit "Torn Between Two Lovers," is born in St. Paul, Minnesota.

1945 Bob Seger is born in Lincoln Park, Michigan. He becomes a fixture on the Detroit music scene in the late '60s and becomes a star with his 1976 album Night Moves. He rocks out on songs like "Old Time Rock And Roll" and "Katmandu" but is best known for songs like "Turn The Page" and "Against The Wind," which stir up a range of emotions.

1942 Colin Earl (pianist for Foghat, Mungo Jerry) is born Hampton Court, London, England.

1939 Herbie Cox (lead singer of The Cleftones) is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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