It’s Aries season, y’all! And the month or so of the astrological sign is busy and auspicious for music history:
- DJ Premier‘s birthday was on the 21st
- Edward James “Son” House‘s birthday was on the 21st
- Damon Albarn‘s birthday was on the 23rd
- Chaka Khan‘s birthday was on the 23rd
- Aretha Franklin‘s birthday was on the 25th
- Sir Elton John‘s birthday was on the 25th
- Diana Ross‘s birthday was on the 26th
- Teddy Pendergrass‘s birthday was on the 26th
- Mariah Carey‘s birthday was on the 27th
- My birthday was on the 28th
- Tracy Chapman‘s birthday was on the 30th
- AC/DC‘s Angus Young‘s birthday was on the 31st
- Gil Scott-Heron‘s birthday was on the 1st
- Marvin Gaye‘s birthday was on the 2nd
- Muddy Waters birthday was on the 4th
- Kraftwerk‘s co-founder Florian Schneider‘s birthday was on the 7th
- Biz Markie‘s birthday was on the 8th
- A Tribe Called Quest co-founder, Q-Tip‘s birthday was on the 10th
- Herbie Hancock’s birthday was on the 12th
- Al Green‘s birthday was on the 13th
- Midnight Oil‘s frontman Peter Garrett was on the 16th
Thanks to a fellow blogger, I learned that Liz Phair is also a fellow Aries. Phair turns 55 –55! — today. So let’s celebrate one of grunge’s great songwriters and guitarists today, huh?
Happy birthday, Liz! May there be many, many, many more!
