Throwback: Happy 74th Birthday, Billy Gibbons!

December is a rather auspicious month in music history:

• The Doors‘ John Densmore celebrated his 79th birthday on December 1
• Ozzy Osbourne celebrated his 75th birthday on December 3
• Montell Jordan celebrated his 55th birthday on December 3
• Jay-Z celebrated his 54th birthday on December 4
• The 90th anniversary of Little Richard‘s birth was on December 5
• R.E.M co-founder and lead guitarist Peter Buck celebrated his 67th birthday on December 6
• The 80th anniversary of The Doors‘ Jim Morrison was on December 8
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner celebrated his 49th birthday on December 8
• The 57th anniversary of the fearlessly uncompromising Sinead O’Connor‘s birth was also on December 8 
• The incomparable, elegant and legendary Ms. Dionne Warwick celebrated her 83rd on December 12

ZZ Top’s frontman, guitarist and co-founder Billy Gibbons celebrates his 74th birthday today.

Whenever, I think of ZZ Top, I think of them as being part of the rock sound of the 80s — well, that and “Legs,” and “Sharp Dressed Man,” which are two ridiculously catchy and memorable songs.

Happy birthday, Billy! May there be many, many, many more!