

Happy Birthday Paul Simonon
Born on December 15, 1955, in London, England, Paul Simonon was raised first in Britxon and then in Notting Hill, where he attended predomin


Happy Birthday Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop phenomena: a superstar who managed to completely cross over from country to the mainstream. Other singers


Happy Birthday Ted Nugent
Born on December 13, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan, Ted Nugent became interested in rock & roll early in the game, picking up the guitar as


Happy Birthday Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warrick was born into a gospel music family. Her father was a gospel record promoter for Chess Records and her mother managed the Dri


Happy Birthday Dickey Betts
Born Richard Betts in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 12, 1945, Dickey Betts was raised in Bradenton, Florida. He began playing music a


Happy Birthday David Gates
A member of the popular late-'60s/early-'70s soft rock group Bread, David Gates is also a songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist, and pro


Happy Birthday Nikki Sixx
Although singer Vince Neil is the focal point for many Mötley Crüe fans, the band's heart and soul (not to mention their leader) is bass


Happy Birthday Joe Walsh
Born November 20, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, Joe Walsh initially studied the oboe and clarinet, later playing bass in local bands the G-Clefs


Happy Birthday Robert John "Mutt" Lange
The quintessential arena rock producer, Robert John "Mutt" Lange rose to fame on the strength of the blockbuster albums he recorde


Happy Birthday Bob Welch
Bob Welch enjoyed a brief streak of mainstream success in the late '70s after a four-year, pre-phenomenon stint in Fleetwood Mac. In 197