A number of well-known and lesser-known Baby Boomer musicians are celebrating birthdays today.
- 1947 Ronnie Wood, English rock guitarist (Faces; Jeff Beck Group; The Rolling Stones), born in Hillingdon, England
- 1949 Mike Levine, Canadian rock keyboardist, bassist (Triumph), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1958 Michael Landau, American session musician, engineer, and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1959 Alan Wilder, British rock vocalist and musician (Depeche Mode, 1982-85 – “People Are People”; Recoil), born in Hammersmith, London
- 1960 Simon Gallup, British rock bassist (The Cure – “Friday I’m In Love”), born in Duxhurst, Surrey, England
- 1962 Jesse Johnson, rocker (Time)
- 1963 Mike Joyce, rock drummer (Smiths-Ask, Panic, London)
- 1963 Shawn Pelton is an American session and touring drummer and percussionist (SNL band; Sheryl Crow; Shawn Colvin: Darryl Hall, Rod Stewart; Roseann Cash), born in Kansas City, Missouri
We’re wondering if musicians suffer more than the rest of us when people sing Happy Birthday to them.
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– Jet Cannon
