December is a rather auspicious month in music history:
- The 89th anniversary of Little Richard’s birth was on December 6
- R.E.M.’s Peter Buck celebrated his 66th birthday on December 6
- Yasiin Bey/Mos Def celebrated his 49th birthday on December 11
- The Time’s Morris Day celebrated his 65th birthday on December 13
- R.E.M.’s Mike Mills celebrated his 64th birthday on December 17
- The Rolling Stones‘ Keith Richards celebrated his 79th birthday on December 18
- The 52nd anniversary of DMX‘s birth was also on December 18
- The Black Crowes‘ and Chris Robinson Brotherhood (CRB)‘s Chris Robinson celebrated his 56th birthday on December 20
Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder celebrates his 58th birthday today. When I was in junior high school and high school, Pearl Jam was one of my favorite bands, ever. Their first three albums are absolutely legendary — and I loved them immensely.
Happy birthday, Eddie! Thank you for music that got me through my teens. And may there be many, many more!
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