Music History Events: Births
August 17, 1969 Singer/actor Donnie Wahlberg (of New Kids on the Block) is born in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts.
August 17, 1969 Rapper Kelvin Mercer (of De La Soul) is born in The Bronx, New York.
August 12, 1969 Singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram is born in Munster, West Germany.
July 21, 1969 Emerson Hart (lead singer of Tonic) is born in Washington, Pennsylvania, but will grow up in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.
July 3, 1969 Kevin Hearn (keyboardist for Barenaked Ladies) is born in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada.
June 30, 1969 Tom Drummond (bass guitarist for Better Than Ezra) is born in Shreveport, Louisiana.
June 26, 1969 Mark Decloedt (drummer for EMF) is born in Gloucester, England.
June 26, 1969 Colin Greenwood (bassist for Radiohead) is born in Oxford, England. Brother and future bandmate Jonny Greenwood is born two years later.
June 19, 1969 Brian "Head" Welch of Korn is born in Torrance, California. In 2005 he leaves the band to make Christian music, but he returns in 2013.
June 17, 1969 Kevin "KT" Thornton (of Color Me Badd) is born.
June 16, 1969 MC Ren (of N.W.A) is born Lorenzo Jerald Patterson in Compton, California.
June 15, 1969 Ice Cube is born O'Shea Jackson in South Central Los Angeles. He makes his mark in the pioneering rap group N.W.A before launching a solo career and becoming a movie star, first in Boyz N The Hood and later in the Friday and Barbershop movies.
June 12, 1969 Bardi Martin (bassist for Candlebox) is born.
June 11, 1969 Dan Lavery (bass guitarist for Tonic) is born.
June 5, 1969 Brian McKnight is born in Buffalo, New York.
June 1, 1969 Bass guitarist Damon Minchella (of Ocean Colour Scene) is born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England.
May 29, 1969 Chan Kinchla (guitarist for Blues Traveler) is born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
May 24, 1969 Rich Robinson (guitarist for The Black Crowes) is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
May 18, 1969 Martika, known for her 1989 US #1 hit "Toy Soldiers," is born Marta Marrero to Cuban parents in Whittier, California.
May 14, 1969 Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
April 14, 1969 Dutch bassist Martyn LeNoble (of Porno For Pyros) is born in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. In 2013, he marries the actress Christina Applegate.
April 11, 1969 Alt rock singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews (of Catatonia) is born in Swansea, Wales, UK.
April 9, 1969 Kevin Martin (lead vocalist of Candlebox) is born in Elgin, Illinois.
March 28, 1969 EMF frontman James Atkins is born in Birmingham, England.
March 25, 1969 Singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis, composer of the Britney Spears hit "Toxic," is born in Norwich, Norfolk, England.
March 14, 1969 Michael Bland (drummer for Prince, Soul Asylum) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
March 12, 1969 Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is born in Germany to English parents.
March 11, 1969 Pete Droge is born in Seattle, Washington.
March 4, 1969 Chastity Bono is born to Sonny & Cher.
March 3, 1969 John Bigham (guitarist, keyboardist for Fishbone) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
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