August is a very busy month in music history:
- MTV was launched 43 years ago on August 1
- Coolio was born on this day 61 years ago on August 1
- Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott celebrated his 65th birthday on August 1
- Public Enemy‘s Chuck D. celebrated his 64th birthday on August 1
- Butch Vig celebrates his 69th birthday today
- Echo and the Bunnymen‘s first dummer Pete de Freitas was born 63 years ago on August 2
- Beastie Boys‘ MCA, a.k.a. Adan Yauch was born 60 years ago on August 5
During my travels, I happened to forget a couple of important birthdays. So let’s not forget that Metallica‘s James Hetfield celebrated his 61st birthday on August 3.
I’ve loved Metallica since the late 80s and I can say that they are among the best live acts in the entire world.
Happy birthday, James! May there be many, many more!
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