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Born on October 3

1988 A$AP Rocky is born Rakim Athelston Mayers in Harlem, New York, named after the legendary rapper Rakim of Eric B. & Rakim. He takes his stage name after joining the rap collective A$AP Mob in 2007, and in 2011 he makes a statement with the track "Peso." In 2013 he puts out his debut album, LongLiveA$AP, which goes to #1 and sells over 2 million copies.

1984 Ashlee Simpson is born in Waco, Texas, to a family that includes older sister and fellow singer Jessica Simpson. Propelled by MTV's The Ashlee Simpson Show, her debut album goes straight to #1 and sells over 3 million copies.

1979 Instrumentalist Nate Wood (of The Calling) is born.

1975 Soul singer India.Arie is born in Denver, Colorado.

1972 Garrett Dutton - G. Love of G. Love & Special Sauce - is born in Philadelphia.

1971 Kevin Richardson of Backstreet Boys is born in Lexington, Kentucky.

1969 Gwen Stefani is born in Fullerton, California. In 1987 she becomes lead singer of No Doubt, a band formed by her brother Eric. She releases her first solo album in 2004 and in 2014 becomes a coach on The Voice.

1967 Chris Collingwood (lead vocalist for Fountains of Wayne) is born in Britain, but would be raised in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

1962 Motley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee is born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece. He soaks up media attention by marrying Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson, and locking horns with lead singer Vince Neil. Outside of Crüe, he fronts a rap-metal band called Methods Of Mayhem.

1954 Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan is born in Dallas, Texas.

1950 Saxophonist Ronnie Laws (of Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in Houston, Texas.

1949 Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac is born in Palo Alto, California.

1945 Antonio Martinez (guitarist for Los Bravos) is born in Madrid, Spain.

1941 Chubby Checker is born Ernest Evans in Spring Gulley, South Carolina; he is raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.More

1940 Pop rocker Alan O'Day is born in Hollywood, California.

1938 Rockabilly singer Eddie Cochran is born in Albert Lea, Minnesota.