December

While you’re celebrating the festive holidays, don’t forget to hoist a glass to the classic rockers who were born in the last month of the year.

December 1
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (1944)
John Densmore (The Doors) (1944)

December 2
Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers) (1952)
Tom McGuinness (Manfred Mann) (1941)

December 3
Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) (1948)
Mickey Thomas (Jefferson Starship) (1949)

December 4
Chris Hillman (Byrds) (1944)
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (1951)

December 5
J.J. Cale (1938)
Jim Messina (Loggins & Messina) (1947)

December 6
Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown) (1947)

December 7
Tom Waits (1949)

December 8
Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers Band) (1947)
Jim Morrison (The Doors) (1943-1971)

December 9
Rick Danko (The Band) (1942-1999)

December 12
Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers Band)(1943)
Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull) (1946)

December 13
Skunk Baxter (Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) (1948)
Ted Nugent (1948)

December 14
Cliff Williams (AC/DC) (1949)

December 15
Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus) (1946)
Dave Clark (Dave Clark Five) (1942)
Alan Freed (1922-1965)

December 16
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) (1949)

December 17
Paul Butterfield (1942-1987)
Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company) (1949)

December 18
Sam Andrew (Big Brother & the Holding Company)
Chas Chandler (The Animals) (1938-1996)
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) (1943)

December 19
Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) (1944)

December 20
Bobby Colomby (Blood Sweat & Tears) (1944)
Peter Criss (Kiss) (1945)

December 21
Frank Zappa (Mothers Of Invention) (1940-1993)

December 22
James Gurley (Big Brother & the Holding Company)
Barry Jenkins (The Animals) (1944)
Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) (1946)

December 23
Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly) (1945)
Luther Grosvenor (Mott the Hoople) (1946)
Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane) (1940)

December 24
Jan Akkerman (Focus) (1946)

December 25
Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix Experience) (1945-2003)

December 26
Phil Spector (1940)

December 27
Larry Byrom (Steppenwolf) (1948)
Mick Jones (Foreigner) (1944)
David Knopfler (Dire Straits) (1952)
Mike Pinder (Moody Blues) (1941)
Pete Quaife (The Kinks) (1943)

December 28
Alex Chilton (Box Tops) (1950)
Edgar Winter (Edgar Winter Group) (1946)

December 29
Cozy Powell (Black Sabbath) (1947-1998)
Marianne Faithfull (1946)
Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) (1941)

December 30
Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra) (1947)
Felix Pappalardi (Mountain) (1939-1983)

December 31
Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) (1947)
Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) (1951)
Andy Summers (Police) (1942)
George Thorogood (1951)

November

November 1
Keith Emerson – Emerson Lake and Palmer – 1944
Rick Grech – Blind Faith, Traffic – 1945 – 1990

November 2
Dave Pegg – Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention – 1947
J.D. Souther – Souther Hillman Furay Band – 1946

November 9
Joe Bouchard – Blue Öyster Cult – 1948
Tom Fogerty – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1941-1990
Alan Gratzer – REO Speedwagon – 1948

November 10
Greg Lake – Emerson Lake and Palmer – 1947
Ronnie Hammond – Atlanta Rhythm Section – 1950

November 11
Chris Dreja – The Yardbirds – 1945
Vince Martell – Vanilla Fudge – 1945

November 12
Neil Young – 1945
Buck Dharma – Blue Öyster Cult – 1947
November 13
Roger Steen – The Tubes – 1949

November 14
James Young – Styx – 1949

November 15
Steve Fossen – Heart – 1949

November 17
Gene Clark – Byrds – 1944 – 1991
Martin Barre – Jethro Tull – 1946

November 18
Graham Parker – 1950
John McFee – Doobie Brothers – 1953

November 19
Ray Collins – Mothers of Invention – 1937
Fred Lipsius – Blood Sweat & Tears – 1943

November 20
George Grantham – Poco – 1947
Duane Allman – Allman Brothers – 1946 – 1971
Joe Walsh – Eagles- 1947

November 21
Lonnie Jordan – War – 1948
Gary Pihl – Boston

November 22
Little Steven Van Zandt – E Street Band – 1950
Rod Price – Foghat – 1947 – 2005

November 23
Bruce Hornsby – 1954

November 24
Pete Best – Beatles- 1941

November 25
Roy Lynes – Status Quo – 1953
Bev Bevan – Electric Light Orchestra – 1946

November 26
John McVie – Fleetwood Mac – 1945
Tina Turner – 1939

November 27
Jimi Hendrix – 1942 – 1970
November 28
Beeb Birtles – Little River Band – 1948

November 29
John Mayall – Bluesbreakers – 1933
Denny Doherty – Mamas and the Papas – 1940
Felix Cavaliere – The Rascals – 1944 Ronnie Montrose – 1947
Barry Goudreau – Boston – 1954

November 30
Dick Clark – 1929
George McArdle – Little River Band – 1954
Leo Lyons – Ten Years After – 1944
Roger Glover – Deep Purple – 1945
Billy Idol – 1955

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October

October 1
Scott McKenzie – 1939
Jerry Martini – Sly & The Family Stone – 1943

October 2
Don McLean – 1945
Mike Rutherford – Genesis – 1950
Sting – 1951

October 3
Chubby Checker – 1941
Lindsey Buckingham – Fleetwood Mac – 1949
Tommy Lee – Motley Crue – 1962

October 4
Jim Fielder – Blood, Sweat & Tears; Buffalo Springfield – 1947

October 5
Brian Johnson – AC/DC – 1947
Steve Miller – Steve Miller Band – 1943
Bob Geldof – Boomtown Rats – 1951
Brian Connolly – Sweet – 1945

October 6
Kevin Cronin – REO Speedwagon – 1951

October 13
Paul Simon – 1941
Sammy Hagar – Van Halen – 1947
Robert Lamm – Chicago – 1944

October 14
Justin Hayward – Moody Blues – 1946
Cliff Richard – 1940

October 16
Bob Weir – Grateful Dead – 1947
C.F. Turner – Bachman Turner Overdrive – 1943

October 17
Gary Puckett – Union Gap – 1942
Jim Seals – Seals & Crofts – 1941

October 18
Chuck Berry – 1926
Keith Knudsen – Doobie Brothers – 1949
Gary Richrath- REO Speedwagon – 1949
Laura Nyro – 1947

October 20
Tom Petty – 1950

October 21
Steve Lukather – Toto – 1957
Manfred Mann – Earth Band – 1940
Elvin Bishop – 1942
Lee Loughnane – Chicago – 1946

October 22
Bobby Fuller – Bobby Fuller Four – 1942
Leslie West – Mountain – 1945
Eddie Brigati – Young Rascals – 1946

October 24
Bill Wyman – Rolling Stones – 1936

October 25
Jon Anderson – Yes – 1944
Glenn Tipton – Judas Priest – 1948

October 27
Simon LeBon – Duran Duran – 1958

October 28
Charlie Daniels – 1936
Wayne Fontana – The Mindbenders – 1945

October 29
Peter Green – Fleetwood Mac – 1946
Denny Laine – Wings; Moody Blues – 1944

October 30
Grace Slick – Jefferson Airplane – 1939
Chris Slade – Uriah Heep, AC/DC – 1946
Timothy B. Schmit – Eagles – 1947

October 31
Larry Mullen – U2 – 1961
Russ Ballard – Argent – 1947

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September

September 1
Greg Errico – Sly & The Family Stone – 1946

September 2
Mik Kaminski – Electric Light Orchestra – 1951

September 3
Steve Jones – Sex Pistols – 1955
Donald Brewer – Grand Funk Railroad – 1948
Eric Bell – Thin Lizzy – 1947
George Biondi – Steppenwolf – 1945
Al Jardine – Beach Boys – 1942

September 4
Dweezil Zappa – 1969

September 6
Roger Waters – Pink Floyd – 1944
Dave Bargeron – Blood, Sweat & Tears – 1942

September 7
Chrissie Hynde – Pretenders – 1951
Buddy Holly – 1936

September 8
Brian Cole – Association – 1942
Ben Orr – Cars – 1947
Kelly Groucutt – Electric Light Orchestra – 1945
Dean Daughtry – Atlanta Rhythm Section – 1946

September 9
Dave Stewart – Eurythmics – 1952
Doug Ingle – Iron Butterfly – 1946
Billy Preston – 1946
Otis Redding – 1941

September 10
Jose Feliciano – 1945
Joe Perry – Aerosmith – 1950
Danny Hutton – Three Dog Night – 1942

September 11
Tommy Shaw – Styx – 1953
Mickey Hart – Grateful Dead – 1943

September 12
Neal Peart – Rush – 1952
Liam Gallagher -Oasis – 1972

September 13
Peter Cetera – Chicago – 1944
David Clayton-Thomas – Blood Sweat & Tears – 1941
Randy Jones – Village People – 1952
Dave Quincy – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – 1939
Steve Gaines – Lynyrd Skynyrd- 1949

September 14
Steve Berlin – Los Lobos – 1955

September 15
Lee Dorman – Iron Butterfly – 1945

September 16 Bernard Calvert – Hollies – 1943
B.B. King – 1925

September 17
Fee Waybill – Tubes – 1950

September 18
Kerry Livgren – Kansas – 1949

September 19
“Mama” Cass Elliot – 1934
Brian Epstein – Beatles manager – 1934
Bill Medley – Righteous Brothers – 1940

September 20
Chuck Panozzo – Styx – 1947

September 21
Don Felder – Eagles – 1947
Leonard Cohen – 1934
Don Preston – Mothers of Invention – 1932
Moon Zappa – 1967 September 21
Don Felder – Eagles – 1947
Leonard Cohen – 1934
Don Preston – Mothers of Invention – 1932
Moon Zappa – 1967

September 22
Joan Jett – 1961
David Coverdale – Whitesnake – 1949

September 23
Ray Charles – 1930
Bruce Springsteen – 1949

September 24
Linda McCartney – 1941

September 26
Cesar Rosas – Los Lobos – 1954
Craig Chaquico – Jefferson Starship – 1954
Olivia Newton-John – 1948

September 27
Randy Bachman – Bachman Turner Overdrive – 1943
Don Cornelius – Soul Train – 1936
Meat Loaf – 1947

September 28
Nick St. Nicholas – Steppenwolf – 1943

September 29
Jerry Lee Lewis – 1935
Mark Farner – Grand Funk Railroad – 1948
Mike Pinera – Iron Butterfly – 1948

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August

August 1
Jerry Garcia – Grateful Dead – 1942
Tim Bachman – Bachman Turner Overdrive – 1951
Rick Anderson – Tubes – 1947
Joe Elliot – Def Leppard – 1959
Rick Coonce – Grassroots – 1947
Boz Burrell – Bad Company – 1946

August 2
Garth Hudson – The Band – 1937

August 3
John Graham – Earth, Wind & Fire – 1951

August 5
Rick Derringer – Edgar Winter Group, McCoys – 1947
Greg Leskiw – Guess Who – 1947

August 7
Bruce Dickenson – Iron Maiden – 1958

August 8
The Edge (David Evans) – U2 – 1961
John David – Dr. Hook – 1942
Rikki Rocket – Poison – 1961

August 10
Ian Anderson – Jethro Tull – 1947

August 11
Eric Carmen – Raspberries – 1949
Jim Kale – Guess Who – 1943
Mike Hugg – Manfred Mann – 1942
Erik Brann/Braunn – Iron Butterfly – 1951

August 12
Mark Knopfler – Dire Straits – 1949

August 14
Slim Dunlap – The Replacements – 1951
David Crosby – Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, Byrds – 1941
Dash Crofts – Seals & Crofts – 1940

August 16
Barry Hay – Golden Earring – 1948

August 17
Sib Hashian – Boston – 1949

August 18
Dennis Elliot – Foreigner – 1950

August 19
Ginger Baker – Cream – 1939
Ian Gillan – Deep Purple – 1945
John Deacon – Queen – 1951

August 20
Robert Plant – Led Zeppelin – 1948
James Pankow – Chicago – 1947
Isaac Hayes – 1942
Phil Lynott – Thin Lizzy – 1949

August 21
Glenn Hughes – Deep Purple – 1952
Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor) – The Clash – 1952

August 23
Keith Moon – The Who – 1947
Steve Clark – Def Leppard – 1960
Rick Springfield – 1949

August 24
John Cipollina – Quicksilver Messenger Service – 1943
Ken Hensley – Uriah Heep – 1945
Mike DeRosier – Heart – 1951
Malcolm Duncan – Average White Band – 1945
Jim Capaldi – Traffic – 1944

August 25
Gene Simmons – KISS – 1949
Rob Halford – Judas Priest – 1951
Elvis Costello – 1954

August 27
Alex Lifeson – Rush – 1953
Glen Matlock – Sex Pistols – 1956

August 28
Dave Hlubek – Molly Hatchet – 1952
Daniel Seraphine – Chicago – 1948

August 29
Chris Copping – Procol Harum – 1945
Rick Downey – Blue Oyster Cult – 1953
Dick Halligan – Blood, Sweat & Tears – 1943

August 30
Micky Moody – Whitesnake – 1950
“Papa” John Phillips – Mamas & the Papas – 1935

August 31
Gina Schock – The Go-Go’s – 1957
Van Morrison – 1945

July

July 2
Pete Briquette – Boomtown Rats – 1954
Johnny Colla – Huey Lewis & The News – 1952

July 4
Ralph Johnson – Earth, Wind & Fire – 1951

July 5
Robbie Robertson – The Band – 1943
Huey Lewis – Huey Lewis & the News – 1950

July 6
Rik Elswit – Dr. Hook – 1945
Bill Haley – 1925

July 7
Ringo Starr- 1940

July 9
Bon Scott -AC/DC – 1946

July 11
Richie Sambora – Bon Jovi – 1959

July 12
Christine McVie – Fleetwood Mac- 1943
Eric Carr – KISS – 1950
Phil Kramer – Iron Butterfly – 1952

July 13
Roger McGuinn – Byrds – 1942
Stephen Bladd – J. Geils Band – 1942

July 15
Marky Ramone – Ramones – 1956
Linda Ronstadt – 1946
Jeff Carlisli – .38 Special – 1952
Joe Satriani – 1956

July 16
Stewart Copeland – Police – 1952

July 17
Geezer Butler – Black Sabbath – 1949
Chet McCracKen – Doobie Brothers – 1952
Mick Tucker – Sweet – 1947
Spencer Davis – Spencer Davis Group – 1939

July 18
Cesar Zuiderwijk – Golden Earring – 1950

July 19
Brian May – Queen – 1947
Bernie Leadon – Eagles – 1947

July 20
John Lodge – Moody Blues- 1943
Carlos Santana- 1947

July 21
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – 1947

July 22
Don Henley – Eagles – 1947
Rick Davies – Supertramp – 1944

July 23
Blair Thornton – BTO – 1950
Dino Danelli – Rascals – 1944
Slash – Guns ‘N Roses – 1965
Andy Mackay – Roxy Music – 1946

July 25
Jim McCarty – Yardbirds, Renaissance – 1940

July 26
Roger Taylor – Queen – 1949
Gary Cherone – Van Halen – 1960
Mick Jagger – Rolling Stones- 1943

July 28
Rick Wright -Pink Floyd – 1945
Steve Morse – Deep Purple – 1948
Simon Kirke – Bad Company – 1949

July 29
John Sykes – Whitesnake – 1959
Patty Scialfa – E Street Band – 1953
Neal Doughty – REO Speedwagon -1946
Geddy Lee – Rush – 1953

July 31
Bob Welch -Fleetwood Mac – 1946
Bill Berry – R.E.M. – 1959
Hugh McDowell – Electric Light Orchestra – 1953

June

June 1
Ron Wood – Rolling Stones, Faces – 1947

June 2
Charlie Watts – Rolling Stones – 1941
Steve Brookins – .38 Special – 1951

June 3
Billy Powell – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 1952
Ian Hunter – Mott the Hoople – 1939
Suzi Quatro – 1950

June 4
Michelle Phillips – Mamas & The Papas – 1944
Roger Ball – Average White Band – 1944

June 5
Nicko McBrain – Iron Maiden – 1954
Freddie Stone – Sly & the Family Stone, Graham Central Station – 1946

June 8
Boz Scaggs – 1944
Chuck Negron – Three Dog NIght – 1942

June 9
Les Paul – 1915
Jon Lord – Deep Purple, Whitesnake – 1941
Mick Box – Uriah Heep – 1947
Trevor Bolder – Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash – 1950

June 11
Frank Beard – ZZ Top – 1949
Donnie Van Zant – .38 Special, Van Zant – 1952

June 12
Bun E. Carlos – Cheap Trick – 1951
Brad Delp – Boston – 1951

June 13
Dennis Locorriere – Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show – 1949

June 14
Rod Argent – Zombies, Argent – 1945
Barry Melton – Country Joe & the Fish, Dinosaurs – 1947
Alan White – Yes – 1949

June 15
Harry Nilsson – 1941
Bernie Shaw – Uriah Heep – 1956
Steve Walsh – Kansas, Streets – 1951

June 16
Garry Roberts – Boomtown Rats – 1954

June 18
Paul McCartney – 1942

June 19
Ann Wilson – Heart – 1950

June 20
Michael Anthony – Van Halen – 1954
Brian Wilson – Beach Boys – 1942

June 21
Ray Davies – Kinks – 1944
Joey Kramer – Aerosmith – 1950
Nils Lofgren – Grin, E Street Band, All Starr Band – 1951
Joey Molland – Badfinger – 1947

June 22
Todd Rundgren – Nazz, Utopia, New Cars – 1948
Cyndi Lauper – 1953
Howard Kaylan – Turtles, Mothers of Invention, Flo & Eddie – 1947

June 24
Mick Fleetwood – Fleetwood Mac – 1942
Jeff Beck – Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group – 1944
Colin Blunstone – Zombies, Manfred Mann – 1945
Patrick Moraz – Yes,Moody Blues – 1948

June 25
Carly Simon – 1945
Allen Lanier – Blue Öyster Cult – 1946
David Paich – Toto -1954
Ian McDonald – Foreigner, King Crimson – 1946

June 26
Chris Isaak – 1956
Mick Jones – The Clash – 1955

June 28
David Knights – Procol Harum – 1945
Bobby Harrison – Procol Harum – 1943

June 29
Ian Paice – Deep Purple, Whitesnake – 1948

June 30
Glenn Shorrock – Little River Band – 1944
Andy Scott – Sweet – 1949

May

May 2
Goldy McJohn – Steppenwolf – 1945
Bob Henrit – Kinks, Argent – 1944
Lou Gramm – Foreigner – 1950

May 3
Pete Seeger – 1919
James Brown – 1933

May 4
Ronnie Bond – Troggs – 1943
George Wadenius – Blood, Sweat & Tears – 1945
Ed Cassidy – Spirit – 1923

May 5
Bill Ward – Black Sabbath – 1948
Doug Gray – Marshall Tucker Band

May 6
Bob Seger – 1945
Colin Earl – Foghat, Mungo Jerry – 1942

May 7
Prairie Prince – Tubes, Journey, New Cars – 1950
Ray Monette – Rare Earth, Funkadelic – 1946

May 8
Paul Samwell-Smith – Yardbirds – 1943
Alex Van Halen – Van Halen – 1953
Rick Nelson – 1940
Gary Glitter – 1944

May 9
Billy Joel – 1949
Tom Petersson – Cheap Trick – 1950
Richie Furay – Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Souther Hillman Furay Band – 1944

May 10
Donovan – 1946
Jay Ferguson – Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne – 1947
Sid Vicious – Sex Pistols – 1957
Bono – U2 – 1960
Dave Mason – Traffic – 1946

May 11
Eric Burdon – Animals, War – 1941
Butch Trucks – Allman Brothers Band – 1947

May 12
Steve Winwood – Traffic, Blind Faith, Spencer Davis Group – 1948
Billy Squier – 1950
Ian McLagan – Faces/Small Faces – 1945

May 13
Danny Kirwan – Fleetwood Mac – 1950
Ritchie Valens – 1941
Pete “Overend” Watts – Mott the Hoople – 1947
Stevie Wonder – 1950

May 14
Jack Bruce – Cream, Manfred Mann, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers – 1943
David Byrne – Talking Heads – 1952
Gene Cornish – Rascals – 1945
Bobby Darin – 1936

May 15
Graham Goble – Little River Band – 1947
Brian Eno – Roxy Music – 1948
Mike Oldfield – 1953

May 16
Roger Earl – Foghat, Savoy Brown – 1946
Robert Fripp – King Crimson – 1946

May 17
Bill Bruford – Yes – 1949
Steve Earle – 1955

May 18
Rick Wakeman – Yes, Strawbs – 1949
Bill Wallace – Guess Who – 1949

May 19
Pete Townshend – The Who – 1945
Dusty Hill – ZZ Top – 1949

May 20
Joe Cocker – 1944

May 21
Hilton Valentine – Animals – 1943
Leo Sayer – 1948

May 22
Bernie Taupin – 1950

May 26
Stevie Nicks – Fleetwood Mac – 1948
Garry Peterson – Guess Who – 1945
Levon Helm – The Band – 1940

May 28
John Fogerty – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1945

May 29
Gary Brooker – Procol Harum – 1945

May 30
John Bonham – Led Zeppelin – 1948

April

April 1
Ronnie Lane – Faces/Small Faces – 1944
John Barbata – Jefferson Airplane/Starship – 1945
Jeff Porcaro – Toto – 1954

April 2
Leon Wilkerson – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 1952
Leon Russell – 1941

April 3
Jan Berry – Jan & Dean – 1941
Richard Thompson – Fairport Convention – 1949
Mel Schacher – Grand Funk Railroad, ? and the Mysterians – 1951

April 4
Berry Oakley – Allman Brothers Band – 1948

April 7
Ravi Shankar – 1920
John Oates – Hall & Oates – 1948
Janis Ian – 1951
Bill Kreutzmann – Grateful Dead – 1946
Mick Abrahams – Jethro Tull – 1943
Spencer Dryden – Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage – 1938

April 8
Steve Howe – Yes – 1947
Julian Lennon – 1963

April 9
Gene Parsons – Byrds/Flying Burrito Brothers –

April 12
John Kay – Steppenwolf – 1944

April 13
Jack Casady – Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Hot Tuna – 1944
Max Weinberg – E Street Band – 1951
Lowell George – Little Feat – 1945

April 14
Ritchie Blackmore – Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore’s Night – 1945

April 15
Allan Clarke – Hollies – 1942
Gerry Rafferty – Stealers Wheel – 1947

April 16
“Lonesome” Dave Peverett – Foghat – 1943
Lee Kerslake – Uriah Heep, Blizzard of Ozz – 1947

April 17
Don Kirshner – 1934
Roy Estrada – Captain Beefheart, Mothers of Invention, Little Feat – 1943

April 18
Mike Vickers – Manfred Mann – 1940
Skip Spence – Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane – 1946

April 19
Mark Volman – Turtles, Flo and Eddie, Mothers of Invention – 1947
Alan Price – Animals – 1942

April 20
Craig Frost – Grand Funk Railroad – 1948

April 21
Iggy Pop – The Stooges – 1947

April 22
Peter Frampton – 1950
Paul Carrack – Squeeze, Roxy Music – 1951

April 24
Gary Cambra – Tubes
Jack Blades – Night Ranger, Damn Yankees – 1954
Doug Clifford – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1945
Glenn Cornick – Jethro Tull – 1947

April 25
Stu Cook – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1945

April 26
Gary Wright – Spooky Tooth – 1943

April 27
Casey Kasem – 1932
Pete Ham – Badfinger – 1947
Ace Frehley – KISS – 1951

April 28
John Wolters – Dr. Hook – 1945
Jimmy Barnes – Cold Chisel, INXS – 1956

April 29
Klaus Voorman – Manfred Mann – 1942

March

March 1
Roger Daltrey – The Who – 1944
Mike D’Abo – Manfred Mann – 1944

March 2
Lou Reed – Velvet Underground – 1944
Rory Gallagher – 1948
Mark Evans – AC/DC – 1956

March 3
Re Styles – The Tubes – 1950
Jance Garfat – Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show – 1944

March 4
Chris Squire – Yes – 1948

March 5
Andy Gibb – Bee Gees – 1958

March 6
Hugh Grundy – Zombies – 1945
David Gilmour – Pink Floyd – 1946
Kiki Dee – 1947

March 7
Matthew Fisher – Procol Harum – 1946
Chris White – Zombies – 1943
Peter Wolf – J. Geils Band – 1946

March 8
Mickey Dolenz – Monkees – 1945
Michael Allsup – Three Dog Night – 1947
Randy Meisner – Eagles – 1946

March 9
Mark Lindsay – Paul Revere & the Raiders – 1942
Robin Trower – Procol Harum – 1945

March 10
Dean Torrence – Jan and Dean – 1940
Tom Scholz – Boston – 1947

March 11
George Kooymans – Golden Earring – 1948

March 12
Paul Kantner – Jefferson Airplane/Starship – 1941
James Taylor – 1948

March 13
Adam Clayton – U2 – 1960

March 14
Jim Pons – Turtles, Mothers Of Invention – 1943
Walter Parazaider – Chicago – 1945

March 15
Phil Lesh – Grateful Dead – 1940
Howard Scott – War – 1946
Mike Love – Beach Boys – 1941
Sly Stone – 1944
Ry Cooder – 1947

March 16
Nancy Wilson – Heart – 1954

March 17
Scott Gorham – Thin Lizzy – 1951
Harold Brown – War – 1946
John Sebastian – Lovin’ Spoonful – 1944

March 18
John Hartman – Doobie Brothers – 1950

March 19
Paul Atkinson – Zombies – 1946

March 20
Carl Palmer – Emerson Lake & Palmer – 1950

March 21
Roger Hodgson – Supertramp – 1950
Eddie Money – 1949
Conrad Lozano – Los Lobos – 1951

March 22
Jeremy Clyde – Chad and Jeremy – 1941
Keith Relf – Yardbirds – 1943

March 23
Ric Ocasek – The Cars – 1949
Phil Lanzon – Uriah Heep –

March 24
Dougie Thomson – Supertramp – 1951

March 25
Elton John – 1947
Aretha Franklin – 1942

March 26
Steven Tyler – Aerosmith – 1948
Richard Tandy – Electric Light Orchestra – 1948
Fran Sheehan – Boston – 1949

March 27
Tony Banks – Genesis – 1950

March 28
John Evan – Jethro Tull – 1948

March 29
Bobby Kimball – Toto – 1947
Chad Allan – Guess Who)

March 30
Graeme Edge – Moody Blues – 1942
Eric Clapton – 1945
Dave Ball – Procol Harum
Jim “Dandy” Mangrum – Black Oak Arkansas – 1948

March 31
Mick Ralphs – Mott The Hoople, Bad Company – 1944
Angus Young – AC/DC – 1955

February

February 1
Ray Sawyer – Dr. Hook – 1937
Mike Campbell – The Heartbreakers – 1950
Rick James – 1948

February 2
Graham Nash – Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Hollies – 1942
Ross Valory – Journey, Steve Miller Band – 1950
Alan McKay – Earth, Wind & Fire – 1948

February 3
Dave Davies – Kinks – 1947
Eric Haydock – Hollies – 1943

February 4
Alice Cooper – 1948
John Steel – Animals – 1941
Phil Ehart – Kansas – 1951

February 5
Alex Harvey – 1935
Al Kooper – Blood Sweat & Tears – 1944
J.R. Cobb – Atlanta Rhythm Section – 1944
Cory Wells – Three Dog Night – 1942

February 7
Jimmy Greenspoon – Three Dog Night – 1948

February 9
Carole King – 1942

February 10
Nigel Olsson – Elton John Band – 1949

February 12
Ray Manzarek – Doors – 1939
Steve Hackett – Genesis – 1950

February 13
Ed Gagliardi – Foreigner – 1952
Peter Gabriel – Genesis – 1950

February 15
Mick Avory – Kinks – 1944
David Brown – Santana – 1947
John Helliwell – Supertramp – 1945

February 17
Rickey Medlocke – Lynyrd Skynyrd

February 18
Robbie Bachman – Bachman Turner Overdrive – 1953
Yoko Ono – 1933
Dennis DeYoung – Styx – 1947

February 19
Tony Iommi – Black Sabbath – 1948
Mark Andes – Firefall, Heart – 1948

February 20
Jerome Geils – J. Geils Band – 1946
Walter Becker – Steely Dan – 1950
Randy California – Spirit – 1951
Jon Brant – Cheap Trick – 1954
Lew Soloff – Blood, Sweat & Tears – 1944

February 21
Paul Newton – Uriah Heep
Jerry Harrison – Talking Heads – 1949

February 23
Johnny Winter – 1944
Rusty Young – Poco, Buffalo Springfield – 1946
Brad Whitford – Aerosmith – 1952

February 24
Paul Jones – Manfred Mann – 1942
Bob “Bear” Hite – Canned Heat – 1945
Lonnie Turner – Steve Miller Band – 1947

February 25
George Harrison – 1943

February 26
Mitch Ryder – 1945
Paul Cotton – Poco – 1943
Jonathan Cain – Journey – 1950
Fats Domino – 1928

February 27
Neal Schon – Santana, Journey – 1954
Johnny Van Zant – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 1959

February 28
Brian Jones – Rolling Stones – 1942
Cindy Wilson – B-52’s – 1957

January

January 1
Morgan Fisher (Mott the Hoople) – 1950
Joe McDonald (Country Joe & the Fish) – 1942

January 2
Chick Churchill (Ten Years After) – 1949

January 3
Sir George Martin (Beatles producer) – 1926
John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) – 1946
Stephen Stills (Crosby Stills Nash & Young) – 1945

January 4
Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) – 1950

January 5
Chris Stein (Blondie) – 1950

January 6
Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) – 1946
Malcolm Young (AC/DC) – 1953
Wilbert Harrison (Canned Heat) – 1929
Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention) – 1947

January 7
Kenny Loggins (Loggins & Messina) – 1948

January 8
David Bowie – 1947
Robby Krieger (Doors) – 1946
Terry Sylvester (Hollies) – 1947
Elvis Presley – 1935-1977

January 9
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) – 1944
David Johansen (New York Dolls) – 1953

January 10
Pat Benatar – 1953
Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) – 1948
Rod Stewart – 1945
Michael Schenker (UFO) – 1955
Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash) – 1945
Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Whitesnake) – 1946
Neal Smith (Alice Cooper Band) – 1946

January 11
Clarence Clemons (E Street Band) – 1942
Tony Kaye (Yes) – 1943

January 12
Long John Baldry (Bluesology) – 1941

January 13
Trevor Rabin (Yes) – 1954

January 15
Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd) – 1948
Captain Beefheart – 1941

January 16
Bob Bogle – Ventures – 1937
William Francis – Dr. Hook – 1942

January 17
Mick Taylor – Rolling Stones – 1948
Susanna Hoffs – Bangles – 1959

January 18
Larry Smith – Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – 1944

January 19
Dewey Bunnell – America – 1951
Janis Joplin – 1943
Robert Palmer – 1949
Rod Evans – Deep Purple – 1945

January 20
Paul Stanley – KISS – 1952
Eric Stewart – 10CC – 1945
George Grantham – Poco – 1947
Mel Pritchard – Barclay James Harvest – 1948
Paul Stanley – KISS – 1952
Ian Hill – Judas Priest – 1958

January 21
Wolfman Jack – 1939
Richie Havens – 1941
Chris Britton – Troggs – 1945

January 22
Steve Perry – Journey – 1949

January 23
Bill Cunningham – Box Tops – 1950
Pat Simmons – Doobie Brothers – 1948
Robin Zander – Cheap Trick – 1953
Danny Federici – E Street Band – 1950

January 24
Warren Zevon – 1947

January 25
Michael Cotten – Tubes – 1950
Gary Tibbs – Roxy Music – 1958

January 26
David Briggs – Little River Band – 1951
Eddie Van Halen – 1955
Ashley Hutchings – Fairport Convention – 1945
Derek Holt – Climax Blues Band – 1949

January 27
Seth Justman – J. Geils Band – 1951
Nick Mason – Pink Floyd – 1944

January 28
Brian Keenan – Chambers Brothers – 1943
David Byron – Uriah Heep – 1947

January 29
Louis Perez – Los Lobos – 1953

January 30
Marty Balin – Jefferson Airplane – 1942
Steve Marriott – Small Faces, Humble Pie – 1945

January 31
Phil Collins – Genesis – 1951
Terry Kath – Chicago – 1946
Phil Manzanera – Roxy Music – 1951
Johnny Rotten – Sex Pistols – 1956