

Happy Birthday Frank Zappa
As a self-taught composer and performer, Frank Zappa's diverse musical influences led him to create music that was sometimes difficult t


Happy Birthday Peter Criss
Peter Criss rose to fame in the 1970s as the drummer for theatrical heavy metal-ists Kiss. Born Peter George Criscoula on December 20, 1947,


Happy Birthday Alan Parsons
Born in Britain on December 20, 1948, Alan Parsons began his musical career as a staff engineer at EMI Studios, and first garnered significa


Happy Birthday Randy Castillo
Drummer Randy Castillo was a longtime member of the Ozzy Osbourne Band (serving longer than any other drummer in the group's history: ten...


Happy Birthday Christina Aguilera
Born on Staten Island on December 18, 1980, Christina Aguilera spent her early childhood in Rochester and Wexford, Pennsylvania, suburban to


Happy Birthday Elliot Easton
The left-handed lead guitarist for the Cars was born Elliot Shapiro (December 18, 1953; Brooklyn, NY). The Cars were active from 1977 to 198


Happy Birthday Keith Richards
He's acknowledged as perhaps the greatest rhythm guitarist in rock & roll, but Keith Richards is even more legendary for his near-mi


Happy Birthday Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers began playing out in clubs around Middlesborough, in northern England, when he was 13, taking singers like Rod Stewart as his r


Happy Birthday Billy Gibbons
Along with the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons is unquestionably one of the finest blues-rock guitarists to ever...


Happy Birthday Tony Hicks
There isn't a separate entry on Tony Hicks in most music guides, mostly because he has only been a member of one group, the Hollies, in