Happy Birthday Billy Joel
Although Billy Joel never was a critic's favorite, the pianist emerged as one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the latter half...
Happy Birthday Bob Seger
Originally a hard-driving rocker in the vein of fellow Michigan garage rockers the Rationals and Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger developed into...
Happy Birthday Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross was far and away the biggest new star of 1980, virtually defining adult contemporary radio with a series of smoothly...
Happy Birthday James Brown
"Soul Brother Number One," "the Godfather of Soul," "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Mr. Dynamite" -- those are mighty...
Happy Birthday Sheena Easton
1980s pop diva Sheena Easton was born Sheena Shirley Orr in Bellshill, Scotland on April 27, 1959. Inspired to pursue a singing career...
Happy Birthday Gary Wright
Most closely associated with his atmospheric 1976 smash "Dream Weaver," singer Gary Wright was born April 26, 1943 in Creskill, NJ; a...
Happy Birthday Doug "Cosmo" Clifford
Doug “Cosmo” Clifford laid down the gritty backbeats for Creedence Clearwater Revival, one of the most successful bands of the late ’60s and
Happy Birthday Steve Clark
Steve Clark first learned to play classical guitar as a youngster before shifting his attention to electric guitar and learning from such &#
Happy Birthday Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) Although he shared the same rockabilly roots as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and...
Happy Birthday Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton was one of the biggest arena rock stars of the '70's, making his name largely on the double-LP concert set Frampton Comes...
