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Born on October 8

1985 Bruno Mars is born Peter Hernandez in Honolulu, Hawaii. His dad calls him Bruno because as a toddler he's chunky like the wrestler Bruno Sammartino. He becomes one of the most popular artists of the streaming era in the 2010s with a run of hits that includes "Grenade," Locked Out of Heaven and "Uptown Funk."

1965 C.J. Ramone (bassist and occasional vocalist for The Ramones) is born Christopher Joseph Ward in Queens, New York City.

1963 Steve Perry - the frontman for Cherry Poppin' Daddies, not the one from Journey - is born in Syracuse, New York.

1952 Cliff Adams, the trombone player for Kool & The Gang (that's his solo on "Joanna"), is born in Trenton, New Jersey.

1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, the bass player in Kool & the Gang, is born in Youngstown, Ohio. He's the namesake of the group, which he formed in the mid-'60s with his brother, Ronald Bell.

1949 Hamish Stuart (of The Average White Band) is born James Hamish Stuart in Glasgow, Scotland.

1948 John Cummings is born in Long Island, New York. A founding member of the Ramones, he becomes "Johnny Ramone."

1947 Tony Wilson (bassist for Hot Chocolate) is born in Trinidad.

1945 Guitarist Ray Royer (of Procol Harum) is born in the UK.

1945 Butch Rillera - who replaced Redbone's original drummer, Peter DePoe - is born.

1944 Country singer Susan Raye is born in Eugene, Oregon. Known for the 1971 hit "L.A. International Airport."

1941 George Bellamy (rhythm guitarist for The Tornados) is born in Sunderland, England.

1941 Progressive rocker Dave Arbus (of East Of Eden) is born in Leicester, England.

1941 Pop singer/songwriter Buzz Clifford is born Reese Francis Clifford III in Berwyn, Illinois. Known for the 1961 crossover hit "Baby Sittin' Boogie."

1940 Soul singer Fred Cash (of The Impressions) is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

1934 Baritone singer Doc Green (of The Drifters) is born in Harlem, New York.