We’ve somehow made it to May y’all. 5 months in to a brutal slog of a calendar year. I’m exhausted and fed up. And I’m sure most of y’all out there feel the same. The terrible thing is that my sense is that things are going to get a lot worse. We’re in hell.
But there’s music, art, small pleasures, and every day joys. We’ll cling to that as much as possible.
- The legendary godfather of soul, the Soul Brother #1, James Brown was born 92 years ago on May 3
- Frankie Valli celebrates his 91st birthday on May 3
- The late and supremely great soul artist Sharon Jones was born on this day 69 years ago on May 4
- The legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter celebrated his 88th birthday on May 4
- Motley Crüe co-founder Mick Mars celebrated his 74th birthday on May 4
- Tammy Wynette, one of the most beloved singer/songwriters in country was born 83 years ago on May 5
- Echo & The Bunnymen‘s Ian McCullouch celebrated his 66th birthday on May 5
The Talking Heads’ and Tom Tom Club’s Chris Frantz celebrates his 74th birthday today.
I’ve adored Talking Heads’ work since I was small, and their work has been a major part of my life’s soundtrack. And along with his bandmates Frantz has been behind some of the greatest, most interesting and dance floor friendly songs written and recorded in the past 50 years.
Happy birthday, Tina! May there be many, many more!
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