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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
- Yasiin Bey, one of the greatest living emcees celebrated his 50th — yes, 50th y’all! on December 11.
- The incomparable, elegant and legendary Ms. Dionne Warwick celebrated her 83rd on December 12
- The Time’s Morris Day celebrated his 66th birthday on December 16
- ZZ Top frontman, guitarist and co-founder Billy Gibbons celebrated his 74th birthday on December 16
- R.E.M co-founder, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Mills celebrated his 65th — yes, 65th! — birthday on December 17
- The Rolling Stones‘ legendary guitarist Keith Richards celebrated his 80th — yes, 80th! — birthday on December 18
- DMX was born 53 years ago on December 18
- The 82nd anniversary of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White birth was on December 19
- The Black Crowes‘ and Chris Robinson Brotherhood (CRB)‘s Chris Robinson celebrated his 57th birthday on December 20
The legendary Frank Zappa was born on this day 83 years ago. And I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than with some live footage of Zappa with his backing band The Mothers of Invention. Happy birthday, Frank! Happy birthday, wherever you are!