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Music History Events: Births

August 8, 1973 Creed frontman Scott Stapp is born in Orlando, Florida. Raised in a very religious household, his faith informs songs like "Higher" and "My Own Prison." He goes through periods of addiction and depression as he struggles to reconcile his Christian values with rock stardom.

July 29, 1973 Wanya Morris (of Boyz II Men) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

July 24, 1973 Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, of the alt Hip-Hop group Digable Planets, is born in Brazil.

July 22, 1973 Daniel Jones (instrumentalist of Savage Garden) is born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, but will be raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

July 5, 1973 Bengt Lagerberg (drummer for The Cardigans) is born in Jönköping, Sweden.

July 5, 1973 R&B singer Joe is born Joseph Lewis Thomas in Columbus, Georgia, but will shortly move to Opelika, Alabama.

June 26, 1973 Country singer Gretchen Wilson, known for her hit "Redneck Woman," is born in Pocahontas, Illinois.

June 20, 1973 Deftones frontman Chino Moreno is born Camillo Wong Moreno in Sacramento, California. He's known for unpredictable lyrics and vocals with wide dynamic range, often going from whisper quiet to wake-up-the-neighbors loud in the same song.

June 10, 1973 R&B singer Faith Evans is born in Lakeland, Florida.

May 23, 1973 Neo-soul singer Maxwell is born Gerald Maxwell Rivera in Brooklyn, New York.

May 17, 1973 Queens Of The Stone Age leader Josh Homme is born in Palm Springs, California. The surrounding area becomes home base for his long-running Desert Sessions project, which brings together a wide range of creative types to make music on the fly.

May 14, 1973 Pop singer Natalie Appleton (of All Saints) is born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

May 14, 1973 R&B singer-songwriter Shanice is born Shanice Lorraine Wilson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

April 30, 1973 Pop singer Jeff Timmons (of 98 Degrees) is born in Canton, Ohio.

April 29, 1973 Mike Hogan (bassist for The Cranberries) is born in Limerick, Ireland, to a family that already includes brother and future bandmate, Noel.

April 4, 1973 R&B singer Kelly Price is born in Queens, New York.

March 17, 1973 Caroline Corr (singer, drummer for The Corrs) is born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.

February 25, 1973 Justin Jeffre (of 98 Degrees) is born in Mount Clemens, Michigan.

February 23, 1973 Lars-Olof Johansson of The Cardigans is born in Sweden.

January 9, 1973 Sean Paul is born Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques in Kingston, Jamaica. In the '00s he has a string of dancehall hits including "Get Busy," "We Be Burnin'" and "Temperature" that are popular around the world, especially in America, where he has more chart hits than any other Jamaican.

December 31, 1972 Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is born in Needham, Massachusetts. He joins NKOTB just before turning 13.

December 27, 1972 Matt Slocum (lead guitarist for Sixpence None the Richer) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

December 25, 1972 Pop singer Dido is born Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong in Kensington, London, England.

December 18, 1972 DJ Lethal (of Limp Bizkit, House of Pain) is born Leor Dimant in Riga, Latvia, and eventually settles in New York.

December 17, 1972 Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock (of Sugar Ray) is born in Pasadena, California.

December 9, 1972 Tre Cool (drummer for Green Day) is born Frank Edwin Wright III in Frankfurt, West Germany, but would be raised in Willits, California.

December 8, 1972 Ryan Newell (lead guitarist for Sister Hazel) is born in Gainesville, Florida.

November 15, 1972 Harry Chapin's son Josh is born, which gives him a new appreciation for the poem his wife Sandy wrote (about her ex-husband) called "Cat's In The Cradle." Harry puts music to the poem and it becomes his biggest hit.

October 19, 1972 Pras Michel is born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Irvington, New Jersey. In 1990 he forms Fugees with Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill, and in 1998 he has a solo hit with "Ghetto Superstar (That Is What You Are)." Pras makes news in 2023 when he's caught up in a foreign influence and political conspiracy scheme for which he's sentenced to 14 years in prison.

October 10, 1972 Vinnie Tattanelli (drummer for Nine Days) is born in Brooklyn, New York.