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September is a busy month in music history.
- The Bee Gees‘ Barry Gibb celebrated his 77th birthday on September 1
- Gloria Estefan celebrated her 66th birthday on September 1
- Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil celebrated his 64th birthday on September 4
- Freddie Mercury, one of the greatest vocalists and entertainers in rock history was born 78 years ago on September 5
- Pink Floyd‘s co-founder and creative force Roger Waters celebrated his 81st birthday on September 6
- The legendary, King of Soul, Otis Redding was born 83 years ago on September 9
- Dave Stewart celebrated his 72nd birthday on September 9
- Big Daddy Kane, one of the most entertaining and talented emcees in hip-hop history celebrated his 56th birthday on September 10
- The legendary Roy Ayers celebrated his 84th birthday on September 10
- Aerosmith‘s Joe Perry celebrated his 74th birthday on September 10
- The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft celebrated his 52nd birthday on September 10
- Ludacris celebrated his 47th birthday on September 10
- The legendary Barry White, the Original King of Quiet Storm Soul was born 80 years ago on September 12
- Rush‘s Neal Peart, one the greatest rock drummers ever was born 72 years ago on September 12
- The Church frontman Steve Kilbey celebrated his 70th birthday on September 13
- Keith Murray, one of the most entertaining emcees I’ve ever seen live, celebrated his 50th birthday on September 13
- The great and supremely talented Amy Winehouse was born 41 years ago on September 14
- Nas, one of the greatest living emcees to ever hold a mic celebrated his 51st birthday on September 14
- The legendary B.B. King was born 99 years ago on September 15
- The Prodigy‘s Keith Flint was born 54 years ago on September 17
- The legendary and iconic Nile Rodgers celebrated his 72nd birthday on September 19
- De La Soul‘s Dave Jolicouer, a.k.a. Trugoy the Dove, a.k.a. Plug Two was born 56 years ago on September 21
- Montréal’s beloved balladeer Leonard Cohen was 90 years ago on September 21
- The legendary and incomparable Joan Jett celebrated her 66th birthday on September 22
- John William Coltrane, one of the most influential, important and beloved musicians of the 20th century was born 98 years ago on September 23
- The legendary Ray Charles was born 94 years ago on September 23
- T.I., one of my favorite Dirty South rappers and one of the godfathers of trap, celebrated his 44th birthday on September 25
- Boyz II Men‘s Shawn Stockman celebrates his 52nd birthday today
- Olivia Newton John was born 76 years ago on September 26
- Roxy Music‘s legendarily dapper frontman Bryan Ferry celebrated his 79th birthday on September 26
The legendary and controversial Jerry Lee Lewis was born 89 years ago today. Lewis is considered a pioneer of both rock and rockabilly — and is long known as rock’s first “wild man.” He’s also one of the first artists who was successful first in rock — and then later as a country and gospel artist. How many artists can say that?
Happy birthday, Mr. Lewis. Happy birthday, wherever you are!