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 today
- The legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter celebrates his 88th birthday today
Motley Crüe co-founder Mick Mars celebrates his 74th birthday today. As a child of the 80s, I had a deep fondness for the Dr. Feelgood album, thanks in part to countless hours of unsurprised MTV viewing — and the album having five or six singles with accompanying videos.
Happy birthday, Mick!
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