March is a busy month in music history:
- The Who‘s Roger Daltrey celebrated his 80th birthday on March 1
- Method Man celebrated his 53rd birthday on March 2
- Roy Haynes celebrated his 99th birthday on March 14.
- Sly and the Family Stone frontman Sly Stone celebrated his 81st birthday on March 15
- Public Enemy‘s Flavor Flav celebrated his 65th birthday on March 16.
- The legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry was born 88 years ago on March 20.
- DJ Premier celebrated his 58th birthday on March 21
- Large Professor celebrated his 52nd birthday on March 21.
- Blur frontman and Gorillaz creative mastermind Damon Albarn celebrated his 56th birthday on March 23
- The legendary Chaka Khan celebrated March 23
Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour celebrated his 78th birthday back on March 6.
I’ve been a Pink Floyd fan since — well, practically forever. And at points, I feel like my life is a collection of Pink Floyd lyrics that I endlessly quote to people. So, thank you David for creating and being part of music that’s been a major part of my life’s soundtrack. Happy extremely belated birthday! May there be many, many more!
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