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Music History Events: Births

June 3, 1971 Twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernandez (of the pop band No Mercy) are born in Cuba.

May 30, 1971 Patrick Dalheimer (bassist for Live) is born in York, Pennsylvania.

May 14, 1971 Rapper Freaky Tah (of Lost Boyz) is born Raymond Rogers in Queens, New York.

May 9, 1971 Oasis bass player Paul McGuigan is born in Manchester, England.

May 6, 1971 Chris Shiflett (lead guitarist for Foo Fighters) is born in Santa Barbara, California.

April 30, 1971 R&B singer Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple (of Soul For Real) is born in Wheatley Heights, New York.

April 20, 1971 Bass player Mikey Welsh is born in Syracuse, New York. In 1998, he replaces Matt Sharp in Weezer, and is replaced by Scott Shriner in 2001.

April 16, 1971 Tejano singer Selena is born Selena Quintanilla in Lake Jackson, Texas.

March 10, 1971 Douglas Ardito (guitarist, bass guitarist for Puddle Of Mudd) is born in Bedford, Massachusetts.

March 4, 1971 Fergal Lawler (drummer for The Cranberries) is born in Limerick, Ireland.

February 27, 1971 Rozonda Thomas (Chilli of TLC) is born in Atlanta.

February 26, 1971 Erykah Badu is born Erica Abi Wright in Dallas, Texas.

February 25, 1971 Daniel Powter ("Bad Day") is born in Vernon, British Columbia. The budding violinist switches to piano after a group of bullies destroy his violin.

February 8, 1971 Will Turpin (bassist for Collective Soul) is born in Fairbanks, Alaska.

February 5, 1971 Sara Evans is born in Boonesboro, Missouri.

January 20, 1971 The Roots drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is born in Philadelphia. He takes on projects as a music historian, winning an Oscar for his 2021 documentary Summer Of Soul.

January 19, 1971 John Wozniak (lead singer of Marcy Playground) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

January 18, 1971 Korn frontman Jonathan Davis is born in Bakersfield, California. With a talent for bagpipes and beatboxing, he brings a unique sound to the band. Many of their songs deal with his childhood traumas in a rather visceral way, including "Mr. Rogers" and "Daddy."

January 17, 1971 Kid Rock is born Robert James Ritchie in Romeo, Michigan.

January 11, 1971 Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers is born in Kingston upon Thames, England.

December 29, 1970 Glen Phillips (vocalist, guitarist for Toad The Wet Sprocket) is born in Santa Barbara, California.

December 18, 1970 Rapper DMX is born Earl Simmons in Mount Vernon, New York. He takes his stage name from the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used as a teen.

December 6, 1970 Ulf Ekberg (of Ace Of Base) is born in Gothenburg, Sweden.

December 2, 1970 Treach (of the hip-hop trio Naughty by Nature) is born Anthony Criss in East Orange, New Jersey.

November 27, 1970 Skoob (of the hip-hop duo Das EFX) is born William Hines in Brooklyn, New York.

November 24, 1970 Guitarist Chad Taylor of Live is born in Baltimore, Maryland. By age 13, he moves to York, Pennsylvania, where he meets his future bandmates in middle school.

November 10, 1970 Warren G, a purveyor of G-Funk known for his 1994 hit "Regulate," is born Warren Griffin III in Long Beach, California.

November 10, 1970 Martha Reeves (of The Vandellas) gives birth to her first and only son, Eric.

November 9, 1970 Rapper Scarface is born Brad Terrence Jordan in Houston, Texas. Borrowing his stage name from the 1983 Al Pacino film Scarface, he joins the Geto Boys before going solo.

November 8, 1970 Reggae singer Diana King is born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica. She cameos on The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 song "Respect" before landing a recording contract with Sony Music.