2025 is almost over. Let’s work towards making 2026 a much calmer and much better year for all of us.
But in the meantime, December is a busy month for music birthdays, y’all.
- The Doors‘ John Densmore celebrated his 81st birthday on December 1
- The legendary Lou Rawls was born 92 years ago on December 1
- The Doors‘ John Densmore celebrated his 81st birthday on December 1
- The legendary Lou Rawls was born 92 years ago on December 1
- Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage celebrates his 65th — yes, y’all, 65th! — birthday on December 2
- Nelly Furtado celebrated her 47th birthday on December 2
- Montell Jordan celebrated his 57th birthday on December 3
- Ozzy Osbourne, the “Prince of Darkness” and “Godfather of Metal,” was born 77 years ago on December 3
- One of the greatest and most successful emcees both commercially and critically to ever do it, Jay-Z celebrated his 56th birthday on December 4
- The pioneering and legendary Little Richard was born 93 years ago on December 5
- R.E.M. co-founder and lead guitarist Peter Buck celebrates his 69th birthday on December 6
- R&B, soul legend and Maze founder Frankie Beverly was born 79 years ago on December 6
- The Doors‘ Jim Morrison was born 82 years ago on December 8
- The fearlessly uncompromising Sinead O’Connor was born 59 years ago on December 8
Dinosaur Jr. creative mastermind and grunge pioneer J. Mascis celebrates his 60th — yes, 60th! — birthday today. Mascis’ work as a member of Dinosaur Jr. and as a solo artist has been cited as influencing Nirvana‘s Kurt Cobain, My Bloody Valentine‘s Kevin Shields, Sonic Youth‘s Thurston Moore and countless others.
And he contributed to what was one of the most forward-thinking soundtracks of its day, the Judgment Night soundtrack, which featured indie rock, metal and punk bands collaborating with hip-hop artists, helping to influence the development of rap rock and rap metal.
Happy birthday, J!
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