Happy Birthday Glen Campbell
It isn't accurate to call Glen Campbell "pure country," but his smooth fusion of country mannerisms and pop melodies and production...
Happy Birthday Ritchie Blackmore
British guitarist Ritchie Blackmore started out as a session player and then was a cofounder of the hard rock group Deep Purple in 1968....
Happy Birthday Leona Lewis
A striking young woman with a strong vocal resemblance to the young Whitney Houston, Leona Lewis won the third series of The X Factor in...
Happy Birthday Marvin Gaye
One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail...
Happy Birthday Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman helped restore singer/songwriters to the spotlight in the '80s. The multi-platinum success of Chapman's eponymous 1988...
Happy Birthday Céline Dion
Rising from humble beginnings to become an international pop star selling more than 100 million albums worldwide, Celine Dion's career...
Happy Birthday Eric Clapton
By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as...
Happy Birthday Mariah Carey
The best-selling female performer of the 1990s and one of the most popular artists through the 2010s, Mariah Carey rose to superstardom...
Happy Birthday Diana Ross
As a solo artist, Diana Ross is one of the most successful female singers of the rock era. If you factor in her work as the lead singer...
Happy Birthday Jeff Healey
What made Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers was also what kept some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a...