It’s November y’all! A weird, difficult and very odd year has raced by. November, like the other months is a very busy month for music history — and for birthdays. Let’s get to it.
- Kool and the Gang co-founder Ronald Bell was born 75 years ago on November 1
- Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen celebrated his 63rd birthday on November 1
- Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ frontman Anthony Kiedis celebrated his 64th birthday on November 1
- Mobb Deep‘s Prodigy was born 52 years ago on November 2
- ONYX’s Sticky Fingaz celebrated his 53rd birthday on November 3
- The Fat Boys‘ Kool Rock-Ski, the last remaining member of The Fat Boys celebrated his 60th birthday on November 4
- Bryan Adams celebrated his 67th birthday on November 5
- Radiohead and The Smile guitarist Jonny Greenwood celebrates his 55h birthday on November 5
- The Screaming Eagle of Soul, Charles Bradley was born 78 years ago on November 5
- Bad Religion frontman Dr. Greg Graffin celebrates his 62nd birthday today
Living Colour‘s powerhouse frontman Corey Glover celebrates his 62nd birthday today. As I’ve mentioned a number of times on this site: As a music obsessed, young Black boy, Living Colour was a revelation. To see men, who looked like me and others from my neighborhood, who had members, who grew up in Queens, meant the world to me. Yes, representation does matter. I’m not sure if JOVM would exist as it does without Living Color.
Happy birthday, Corey. Thank you for being part of music that meant the world for me and changed my life. May there be many, many, many more!
I shot Glover and Living Colour a couple of times during the years:
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