Throwback: Happy 55th Birthday, PJ Harvey!

October is a busy month in music history. 

• The Police’s legendary frontman Sting celebrated his 73rd birthday on October 2 
• Stevie Ray Vaughan was born 70 years ago on October 3
• The Roots‘ Black Thought, arguably one of the greatest living emcees celebrates his 51st birthday on October 3
• Chubby Checker, one of the pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll and R&B celebrated his 83rd birthday today on October 3
• AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson celebrates his 77th birthday on October 5
• Steve Miller Band‘s Steve Miller celebrated his 81st on October 5
• John Mellencamp celebrated his 73rd on October 7
• Thom Yorke celebrated his 56th birthday on October 7
• Pete Rock and CL Smooth‘s CL Smooth celebrated his 56th birthday on October 8 
• The legendary John Lennon was born on this day 84 years ago

I’ve been obsessed with acclaimed, British singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist PJ Harvey since the release of 2000’s Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea. 

Harvey celebrates her 55th birthday today. Yes, her 55th! So let’s celebrate her life and her expansive, towering work. Happy birthday, Ms. Harvey! May there be many, many more!