Throwback: Happy 57th Birthday, Chris Robinson!

December is a rather auspicious month in music history:

• The Doors‘ John Densmore celebrated his 79th birthday on December 1
• Ozzy Osbourne celebrated his 75th birthday on December 3
• Montell Jordan celebrated his 55th birthday on December 3
• Jay-Z celebrated his 54th birthday on December 4
• The 90th anniversary of Little Richard‘s birth was on December 5
• R.E.M co-founder and lead guitarist Peter Buck celebrated his 67th birthday on December 6
• The 80th anniversary of The Doors‘ Jim Morrison was on December 8
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner celebrated his 49th birthday on December 8
• The 57th anniversary of the fearlessly uncompromising Sinead O’Connor‘s birth was also on December 8 
• Yasiin Bey, one of the greatest living emcees celebrated his 50th — yes, 50th y’all! on December 11. 
• The incomparable, elegant and legendary Ms. Dionne Warwick celebrated her 83rd on December 12
• The Time’s Morris Day celebrated his 66th birthday on December 16
• ZZ Top frontman, guitarist and co-founder Billy Gibbons celebrated his 74th birthday on December 16
• R.E.M co-founder, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Mills celebrated his 65th — yes, 65th! — birthday on December 17
• The Rolling Stones‘ legendary guitarist Keith Richards celebrated his 80th — yes, 80th! — birthday on December 18
• DMX was born 53 years ago on December 18
• The 82nd anniversary of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White birth was on December 19

The Black Crowes‘ and Chris Robinson Brotherhood (CRB)‘s Chris Robinson celebrates his 57th today. Robinson is one of the most soulful white guys on the face of the earth — and if you don’t believe me, check out The Black Crowes cover of The Temptations‘ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone.”

Happy birthday, Chris!