Throwback: Happy 64th Birthday, Susanna Hoffs!

The first couple of weeks of January are very busy in music history. We start off with the following:

• Led Zeppelin‘s John Paul Jones celebrated his 77th birthday on January 3. 
• R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe celebrated his 63rd birthday on January 4
• Joy Division and New Order founder Bernard Sumner also celebrated his 67th birthday on January 4 
• The 70th anniversary of AC/DC co-founder, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and backing vocalist Malcom Young’s birth was on January 6
• The 76th anniversary of David Bowie‘s brith was on January 8
• The Doors‘ Robby Krieger celebrated his 77th birthday on January 8
• Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page celebrated his 79th birthday on January 9
• Steely Dan co-founder, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Donald Fagen celebrated his 75th birthday on January 10. 
• Mary J. Blige, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul celebrated her 52nd birthday on January 11
• Raekwon celebrated his 52nd birthday on January 12. Raekwon’s work with Wu-Tangand as a solo artist have helped to cement his reputation among the cognoscenti as one of the most gifted and unique emcees in the history of hip-hop.
• Dave Grohl celebrated his 54th birthday on January 14
• Lisa Lisa and The Cult Jam’s frontwoman Lisa “Lisa Lisa” Velez celebrated her 56th birthday on January 15
• The queen of Quiet Storm, Sade celebrated her 64th birthday on January 16

The Bangles’ co-founder and frontperson Susanna Hoffs turns 64 today. As a child of the 80s, I adored The Bangles and Hoffs — especially “Manic Monday,” which is a gorgeous Prince-penned tune.

So happy birthday, Susanna! May there be many, many, many more!