Music History Events: Births
October 18, 1974 Peter Svensson (main songwriter/guitarist for The Cardigans) is born in Huskvarna, Sweden.
October 14, 1974 Natalie Maines, lead singer for The Chicks, is born in Lubbock, Texas. Her group becomes one of the biggest acts in country music, but as a child, Maines is into pop stars like Michael Jackson and Madonna.
October 5, 1974 R&B/soul singer Heather Headley is born in Trinidad.
October 1, 1974 Keith Duffy of Boyzone is born in Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland.
September 6, 1974 Nina Persson (lead singer for The Cardigans) is born in Jönköping, Sweden.
August 30, 1974 Pop singer/songwriter Rich Cronin (of LFO) is born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
July 13, 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.
June 25, 1974 Mario Calire (drummer for The Wallflowers) is born in Buffalo, New York.
June 7, 1974 Terry "T-Low" Brown (of Next) is born in Minnesota.
June 6, 1974 Uncle Kracker is born Matthew Shafer in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
June 5, 1974 Aaron "P-Nut" Wills (bassist for 311) is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
June 4, 1974 Stefan Lessard (bassist for The Dave Matthews Band) is born in Anaheim, California. He's just 16 when he joins the band as a founding member in 1991.
June 3, 1974 Kelly Jones (lead singer of Stereophonics) is born in Cwmaman, Wales.
June 1, 1974 Alanis Morissette is born, along with twin brother Wade, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
April 18, 1974 Guitarist Mark Tremonti is born in Detroit, Michigan. As a student at Florida State University, he forms Creed with lead singer Scott Stapp. When Creed splits in 2004, Tremonti and the other original musicians in the band form Alter Bridge with frontman Myles Kennedy.
April 17, 1974 Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham (of Spice Girls) is born Victoria Adams in Harlow, Essex, England.
April 14, 1974 Rapper Shawntae "Da Brat" Harris is born in Chicago, Illinois.
April 4, 1974 R&B singer Andre Dalyrimple is born in Georgia. Along with his three brothers, he'll form the group Soul For Real, known for their 1994 hit "Candy Rain."
March 18, 1974 Stuart Zender (original bass guitarist for Jamiroquai) is born in London, England.
February 22, 1974 James Blunt is born in Tidworth, England.
February 17, 1974 Country singer Bryan White is born in Oklahoma.
February 13, 1974 Robbie Williams is born in Stoke-on-Trent, England. After a run of UK hits with the boy band Take That he becomes the breakout star of the group, starting with his 1997 solo album Life Thru A Lens, which includes his classic song "Angels."
January 12, 1974 Melanie Chisholm - also known as Mel C or "Sporty Spice" of The Spice Girls - is born in Whiston, England.
January 7, 1974 Carly Simon and James Taylor welcome their first child, Sally Taylor.
November 9, 1973 Nick Lachey (lead singer of 98 Degrees) is born in Harlan, Kentucky.
October 2, 1973 R&B singer LaTocha Scott (of Xscape) is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
October 2, 1973 Lene Grawford Nystrom (lead singer for Aqua) is born in Tonsberg, Norway.
September 14, 1973 Rapper Nas is born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York.
September 3, 1973 Pop singer Jennifer Paige is born Jennifer Paige Scoggins in Marietta, Georgia.
August 22, 1973 Howie Dorough of Backstreet Boys is born in Orlando, Florida.
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