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Joni Mitchell has 75 candles on her birthday cake today. As you are probably aware, Joni suffered a brain aneurysm back in 2015. Joni has made very few appearances since. Last night there was a 'star studded' concert in LA to honor Joni and her music. We believe there is also a second concert tonight. […]
Johnny Rivers has 77 candles on his birthday cake today. It wasn't until Johnny moved to LA and got a gig playing at The Whisky A-GO-GO that his career really took of. He recorded many of his songs live at first and then moved into a more produced studio sound. But he did give us […]
Peter Green has 72 candles on his birthday cake today. Peter was a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, and in the early days, the band was many times referred to as "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 for his work with the group, Green's […]
Tommy Shaw, one of the guitar players for Styx has 65 candles on his birthday cake today. Tommy was playing in a bowling alley in Alabama when he got the call to come to Chicago to audition for Styx. Although he did fly up to Chicago, he went feeling pretty sure he wouldn't fit in. […]
Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa has 49 candles on his birthday cake today. You will probably be more familiar with him as Dweezil Zappa. Dweezil's registered birth name was Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa. The hospital at which he was born refused to register him under the name Dweezil, so his Dad, Frank Zappa listed […]
The Go Go’s Belinda Carlisle has 60 candles on her birthday cake today. Belinda started her music journey in a band called “Germs” where she played drums. Then she teamed up with a couple of other young ladies and The Go Go’s were born. Belinda has also had a number of solo hits. We understand […]
One of Rock and Roll’s all time great drummers, Tommy Aldridge has 68 candles on his birthday cake today. Tommy is noted for his work with numerous bands and artists since the 1970s, such as Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake/David Coverdale, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy and d’Thumbs. In the […]
2 time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee David Crosby has 77 candles on his birthday cake today. David was inducted into the RRHoF once for his work with The Byrds and then again for his work with Crosby, Stills & Nash. David is a survivor. And a talented one at that. When you […]
Metallica’s lead vocalist and founding member James Hetfield has 55 candles on his birthday cake today. When James was young, his parents were very strict Christian Scientists, and in accordance with their beliefs, strongly disapproved of medicine or any other medical treatment and remained loyal to their faith even as Jame’s younger sister Cynthia was […]
‘Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou) has 70 candles on his birthday cake today. Steven has changed his name to Yusuf Islam, although when he is performing or recording he just uses the name “Yusuf”. But you will best known him by his former stage name Cat Stevens. He has had many hits songs including […]