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Music History Events: Births

November 5, 1970 Twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley (of the country duo The Kinleys) are born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

October 31, 1970 Linn Berggren (of Ace of Base) is born in Gothenburg, Sweden.

October 29, 1970 Toby Smith (keyboardist for Jamiroquai) is born in London, England.

October 25, 1970 Ed Robertson (frontman for Barenaked Ladies) is born Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

October 15, 1970 R&B singer/rapper Ginuwine is born Elgin Baylor Lumpkin in Washington, D.C.

October 2, 1970 R&B singer Dion Allen (of Az Yet) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for the song "Last Night" and the Chicago cover "Hard to Say I'm Sorry."

September 27, 1970 Mark Calderon (of Color Me Badd) is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

September 23, 1970 Ani DiFranco is born Angela Maria DiFranco in Buffalo, New York.

September 17, 1970 Vin Rock (of Naughty by Nature) is born Vincent Brown in East Orange, New Jersey.

September 14, 1970 Craig Montoya (bassist for Everclear) is born in Spokane, Washington.

September 9, 1970 Rapper Dray (of Das EFX) is born Andre Weston in Teaneck, New Jersey. Featured on Ice Cube's 1993 hit, "Check Yo Self."

September 7, 1970 Chad Sexton (drummer/percussionist for 311) is born in Lexington, Kentucky.

August 31, 1970 Debbie Gibson is born in Brooklyn, New York. A music prodigy, she has two #1 hits while still in her teens: "Foolish Beat" in 1988 and "Lost In Your Eyes" a year later.

August 29, 1970 R&B singer Carl Martin (of Shai) is born in Lafayette, Louisiana. Known for the 1992 hit "If I Ever Fall in Love."

August 27, 1970 No Doubt bass player Tony Kanal is born in London to Indian parents.

August 25, 1970 Country singer Jo Dee Messina is born in Holliston, Massachusetts.

August 20, 1970 Nu-metal pioneer Fred Durst (frontman for Limp Bizkit) is born in Gastonia, North Carolina.

August 14, 1970 Kevin Cadogan (guitarist for Third Eye Blind) is born in Oakland, California.

August 11, 1970 DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

August 3, 1970 Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter is born in Sacramento, California. A driving force behind the band's unique sound, he goes on to become recognized as one of the top metal guitarists of his era.

August 1, 1970 Music video director Harold "Hype" Williams is born in Queens, New York. He breaks into directing rap videos in the early '90s with clips from Puff Daddy, The Notorious B.I.G., and Nas before adding work with Kanye West and Jay-Z to his resume in the ensuing decades.More

July 23, 1970 Sam Watters (of Color Me Badd) is born in Camp Springs, Maryland. He follows up his Color Me Badd tenure as a hit songwriter for Kelly Clarkson ("All I Ever Wanted") and Fantasia ("When I See You"), among others.

July 8, 1970 Beck is born Bek David Campbell in Los Angeles, California. He adopts the surname Hansen from his mom, former Andy Warhol protege Bibbe Hansen.

July 2, 1970 Rapper Monie Love is born Simone Gooden in Battersea, London, England.

June 24, 1970 Glenn Medeiros is born in Kauai, Hawaii.

June 22, 1970 Steven Page (former co-lead of Barenaked Ladies) is born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

June 9, 1970 Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers is born in Herne Hill, South London, England.

June 8, 1970 R&B singer Nicci Gilbert (of Brownstone) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

June 6, 1970 Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer is born in Bakersfield, California. He earns the nickname by being able to spread out his toes so they look like a monkey paw.

June 5, 1970 Claus Norreen (guitarist for Aqua) is born in Charlottenlund, Denmark.