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We’ve managed to make it to June. I don’t know about you, but this year has been a brutal, fucked up slog. But it’s Pride Month — and there’s still art, music and small joys.
June is a another busy month for music birthdays:
- Alanis Morisette celebrated her 51st birthday today on June 1
- The Rolling Stones‘ Charlie Watts was born 84 years ago on June 2
- Cypress HIll’s and Prophets of Rage’s B Real celebrated his 55th — yes, ya’ll 55th! — birthday on June 2
- One of the greatest singer/songwriters to ever live, Curtis Mayfield was born 83 years ago on June 3
- Al B. Sure! celebrated his 57th birthday, on June 4
- The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love frontman Richard Butler celebrated his 68th birthday on June 5
- The legendary Prince was born 67 years ago on June 7
- Duran Duran‘s Nick Rhodes celebrated his 63rd birthday on June 8
- “Mr. Excitement,” the great Jackie Wilson was born 91 years ago on June 9
- Howlin’ Wolf, one of the greatest bluesmen to have done it was born on 115 years ago on June 10
- ZZ Top‘s drummer Frank Beard celebrated his 76th birthday on June 11
- Boy George celebrated his 64th birthday on June 14
- Ice Cube, one of the greatest emcees to ever spit a bar on an album celebrates his 56th birthday today
- Waylon Jennings was born 88 years ago on June 15
- The O’Jays‘ Eddie Levert celebrates his 83rd birthday on June 16
- Tupac Shakur, one of the most dynamic, supremely talented and contradictory figures in hip hop was born 54 years ago on June 16
- Pulitzer Prize-winning, Grammy Award-winning emcee Kendrick Lamar celebrated his 38h birthday on June 17
- The legendary Paul McCartney celebrated his 83rd birthday on June 18
- Duran Duran‘s and The Power Station‘s John Taylor celebrated his 65th — yes, ya’ll, 65th! — birthday on June 20
- The Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson was born 83 years ago on June 20
- Cyndi Lauper celebrates her 72nd birthday today
The legendary Kris Kristofferson was born on this day 89 years ago.
As a songwriter, he’s responsible for some of the most beloved and oft-covered songs of the past 60 years or so. He was also a member of The Highwaymen, the outlaw country supergroup that included Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash.
Happy birthday, Kris. Happy birthday, wherever you are!