2025 is rushing by. It’s March. And March is a very busy month in music history.
- The Who frontman Roger Daltrey celebrated his 81st birthday on March 1
- Karen Carpenter was born 75 years on March 2
- Lou Reed one of the most influential figures of the past 75 years or so, was born 83 years ago on March 2
- Tone Lōc celebrated his 59th birthday on March 3
- The legendary soul artist Bobby Womack was born on this day 81 years ago
- Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted celebrated his 62nd birthday on March 4
- Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour celebrated his 79th birthday on March 6
- The Monkees‘ Mickey Dolenz celebrated his 80th — yes, 80th! — birthday on March 8
- The pioneering Ornette Coleman was born 95 years ago on March 9
- U2‘s Adam Clayton celebrates his 65th — yes, 65th! — birthday on March 13
- Roy Haynes was born 100 years ago on March 13
- The legendary Lightnin’ Hopkins was born 113 years ago on March 15
- Sly and the Family Stone frontman Sly Stone celebrated his 82nd birthday on March 15
- Public Enemy‘s Flavor Flav celebrated his 66th birthday on March 16
- Smashing Pumpkins founder and frontman Billy Corgan celebrated his 58th on March 17
- The legendary Wilson Pickett, one of the major figures in the development and popularization of soul music was born on this day 84 years ago today
The wildly talented and breathtakingly beautiful Vanessa Williams celebrates her 62nd birthday today. Her debut studio album, 1988’s The Right Stuff saw some success with its album title track and “Dreamin,'” which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her sophomore album, 1991’s The Comfort Zone and 1994’s The Sweetest Days saw massive commercial success while receiving multiple Grammy Award nominations, including her number one single and signature song “Save The Best for Last”
As an actor, she has worked on Broadway, on the silver screen and on TV with a number of truly memorable roles — including on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty and many more.
And to be frank, along with Janet Jackson, Vanessa Williams may be one of my most unrequited crushes ever. Can you blame me?
Happy birthday, Ms. Williams! May there be many, many more!
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