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Music History Events: Births

October 10, 1983 Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale is born Elizabeth Hale in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. She takes the name Lzzy as an homage to Ozzy Osbourne.

September 25, 1983 Donald Glover is born in Edwards, California, raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He writes for the TV series 30 Rock and stars in the sitcom Community before making music as the rapper Childish Gambino. His 2016 hit "Redbone" popularizes the phrase "stay woke," and his 2018 #1 "This Is America" wins Grammys for Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year.

September 14, 1983 Amy Winehouse is born in Southgate, London, England. Her 2006 album Back To Black is hailed as a masterwork and makes her quite famous, but all the attention exacerbates her drug and alcohol addictions, and she dies of alcohol poisoning in 2011.

July 29, 1983 Country singer Ashley McBryde is born in Waldron, Arkansas. She drops out of college and starts playing bars in 2002 but doesn't break through until 2017 when she lands a record deal and releases her first single, "A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega."

July 2, 1983 Michelle Branch is born in Sedona, Arizona.

June 20, 1983 Grace Potter is born in Waitsfield, Vermont. While attending St. Lawrence University in New York in 2002, she meets drummer Matt Burr during a campus open-mic in and they form a rock band that evolves into Grace Potter And The Nocturnals.

March 14, 1983 Taylor Hanson (of Hanson) is born Jordan Taylor Hanson in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

February 21, 1983 Rick Wakeman of Yes has his first child, a daughter named Jemma. The mother is Wakeman's girlfriend, Nina Carter.

January 18, 1983 Samantha Mumba, known for her hit debut single "Gotta Tell You" (2000), is born in Dublin, Ireland.

December 5, 1982 Keri Hilson is born in Decatur, Georgia. She sings on about a dozen hits from 2005-2011, including Timbaland's "The Way I Are" and her own "Knock You Down," but leaves the industry at the height of fame to battle depression. She returns with another album in 2025 and becomes an advocate for mental health in hip-hop.

September 27, 1982 Rapper Lil Wayne is born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana. At age 9, he becomes the youngest member of Cash Money Records.

August 28, 1982 Country singer LeAnn Rimes is born Margaret LeAnn Rimes in Jackson, Mississippi.

August 11, 1982 Donna Summer has her first daughter, Amanda Grace Sudano, with husband Bruce Sudano.

July 18, 1982 Ryan Cabrera is born in Dallas, Texas.

May 18, 1982 Actor/singer Eric West is born Eric Rosa in New York City. Records the single "Can You Help Me?" in 2002, which becomes a huge hit in Latin America.

April 27, 1982 John Osborne, the older of the Brothers Osborne, is born in Deale, Maryland.

March 20, 1982 Nick Wheeler (lead guitarist for The All-American Rejects) is born in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

February 26, 1982 Nate Ruess, lead singer in the band Fun ("We Are Young"), is born in Iowa City, Iowa. In 2012 he duets with Pink on the hit "Just Give Me A Reason," and later he turns his attention to writing songs for artists like Lauren Daigle and The Kid Laroi.

January 28, 1982 Jackson Browne's second child - a son named Ryan - is born. The mother is Lynne Sweeney, an Australian model and Browne's second wife. Ryan becomes a musician, performing in the band Sonny & the Sunsets.

November 26, 1981 Natasha Bedingfield is born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England.

November 1, 1981 LaTavia Roberson, an original member of Destiny's Child, is born in Houston, Texas.

October 25, 1981 Jerome "Romeo" Jones (of Immature/IMx) is born in Los Angeles, California.

September 26, 1981 Christina Milian is born Christine Flores in Jersey City, New Jersey.

August 6, 1981 Travis "Travie" McCoy (lead singer of Gym Class Heroes) is born in Geneva, New York.

August 4, 1981 Marques Houston (of the R&B group Immature) is born in Los Angeles, California. As an actor, he's known for his role as Roger Evans on the '90s sitcom Sister, Sister.

August 1, 1981 Ashley Angel (of O-Town) is born in Redding, California.

July 23, 1981 Steve Jocz (drummer for Sum 41) is born in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. He directs music videos for the band's "Underclass Hero," "With Me," and "Screaming Bloody Murder."

July 21, 1981 Blake Lewis, runner-up from Season 6 of America Idol, is born in Redmond, Washington.

June 21, 1981 Brandon Flowers (lead vocalist of The Killers) is born in Henderson, Nevada.

June 15, 1981 Billy Martin (guitarist/keyboardist for Good Charlotte) is born in Annapolis, Maryland.