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Born on April 21
1959 Robert Smith of The Cure is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK.
1959 Alt rocker Michael Timmins (guitarist for Cowboy Junkies) is born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1958 Mike Barson (keyboardist for Madness) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1951 Nickey Barclay (keyboardist for Fanny) is born.
1948 Singer-songwriter Paul Davis is born in Meridian, Mississippi.
1947 Alan Warner (lead guitarist for The Foundations) is born in Paddington, West London, England.
1947 Rock musician John Weider (guitarist for The Animals, bassist for Family) is born in Shepherd's Bush, London, England.
1947 Iggy Pop is born James Newell Osterberg Jr. in Muskegon, Michigan.
1931 Country singer-songwriter Carl Belew, known for '50s hits like "Am I That Easy To Forget" and "Lonely Street" (made popular by Andy Williams), is born in Salina, Oklahoma.
1924 Gospel singer Clara Ward (leader of The Famous Ward Singers) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1919 '50s pop singer Don Cornell ("It Isn't Fair," "Hold My Hand") is born Luigi Varlaro in The Bronx, New York City.
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Born on April 2
1967 Guitarist and songwriter Greg Camp (of Smash Mouth) is born in West Covina, California.
1962 Bass player and songwriter Tony Franklin is born Anthony James Franklin.
1961 Keren Jane Woodward (of Bananarama) is born in Bristol, England.
1952 Dave Bronze (bass guitarist for Procol Harum) is born in Billericay, Essex, England.
1952 Leon Wilkeson (bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born in Newport, Rhode Island.
1949 David Robinson (drummer for The Cars) is born in Malden, Massachusetts.
1947 Emmylou Harris is born in Birmingham, Alabama.
1946 Kurt Winter (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1943 Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell is born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III in Galveston, Texas.
1942 Leon Russell is born Claude Russell Bridges in Lawton, Oklahoma.
1939 Marvin Gaye is born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. in Washington, DC.More
1938 Country singer Warner Mack, known for a string of chart-toppers including "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)," is born Warner Hensley McPherson Jr. in Nashville, Tennessee.
1928 Singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg is born Lucien Ginsburg in Paris, France.
1917 Italian American singer Lou Monte is born in Manhattan, New York.
1912 Jazz singer Herbert Mills (of The Mills Brothers) is born in Piqua, Ohio.
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Neil Sedaka
American chanteuse and songster (born 1939)
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