Today in 1975, Paul McCartney released “Venus and Mars” (not to be confused with “Ebony and Ivory”):

Birthdays include Ramsey Lewis:

April Wine drummer Jerry Mercer:

Left-wing singer Bruce Cockburn:

Bass player Pete Sears of Jefferson Starship:

Neil Finn played for Split Enz …

… and Crowded House:

Eddie Harsch (born Edward Hawrysch in Canada) played keyboards for the Black Crowes:

Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney:

And finally for those from the ’00s (aughts?) Andre 3000 of OutKast:

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