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October is a busy month in music history.
- The Police’s legendary frontman Sting celebrated his 73rd birthday on October 2
- Stevie Ray Vaughan was born 70 years ago on October 3
- The Roots‘ Black Thought, arguably one of the greatest living emcees celebrates his 51st birthday on October 3
- Chubby Checker, one of the pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll and R&B celebrated his 83rd birthday today on October 3
- AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson celebrates his 77th birthday on October 5
- Steve Miller Band‘s Steve Miller celebrated his 81st on October 5
- John Mellencamp celebrated his 73rd on October 7
- Thom Yorke celebrated his 56th birthday on October 7
- Pete Rock and CL Smooth‘s CL Smooth celebrated his 56th birthday on October 8
- The legendary John Lennon was born 84 years ago on October 9
- PJ Harvey celebrated her 55th birthday on October 9
- Thelonious Monk was born 107 years ago today
- David Lee Roth, one of the greatest rock/metal frontman to ever live, and a member of the most beloved Van Halen lineup, ever, celebrated his 70th — yes, 70th! — birthday on October 10
- The legendary Art Blakey, was born on this day 105 years ago
- Daryl Hall, best known for his work with the blue-eyed soul duo Hall & Oates one of the most commercially successful duos ever, celebrated his 78th birthday on October 11
- MC Lyte celebrated her 54th birthday on October 11
- Sam Moore, best known for being one-half of the legendary soul and R&B duo Sam and Dave, celebrates his 89th birthday
- The Smithereens‘ frontman Pat DiNiziovwas born 69 years ago today.
- Sammy Hagar, one of rock’s great frontmen celebrated his 77th birthday on October 13
- Art Tatum, one of the greatest — and somewhat unheralded — jazz pianists to ever live was born 115 years ago on October 13
- Thomas Dolby, who had a smash-hit with 1982’s “She Blinded Me With Science” celebrated his 66th birthday on October 14
- Fela Kuti was born 86 years ago on October 15
- Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Flea, one of the greatest bassists in rock celebrated his 62nd birthday on October 16
- Jazz great Roy Hargrove was born 55 years ago on October 16
- Eminem celebrated his 52nd birthday on October 17
- Chuck Berry was born 98 years ago on October 18
- Tom Petty, arguably one of the greatest singer/songwriters in rock history was born 74 years ago on October 20
- Snoop Dogg, one of the most original emcees ever — and arguably one of the greatest emcees to ever spit and record bars on wax, celebrated his 53rd birthday on October 20
- The legendary and pioneering jazz man John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born 107 years ago on October 21
- Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman celebrated his 88th birthday on October 23
- Legendary former YES frontman and prog rock pioneer Jon Anderson celebrated his 80th birthday on October 25
- Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith celebrated his 61st birthday on October 25
- Bootsy Collins celebrated his 73rd birthday on October 26
- Duran Duran‘s Simon Le Bon celebrated his 66th birthday on October 27
- Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland was born 57 years ago on October 27
I’ve been an unabashedly huge U2 fan since the 80s. U2’s co-founder and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr., celebrates his 63rd birthday today. The Irish band has been a major part of my the soundtrack of my life. So thank you Larry for being a momentous part of it.
Of course, more important, happy birthday, Larry! And may there be many, many more!