Category Archives: Birthdays

Happy Birthday, Matt Fallon!

Happy Birthday to American musician Matt Fallon, best known as Skid Row‘s first lead singer. He also sang lead for Anthrax for some months in late 1984.

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Happy Birthday, Meat Loaf!

Happy Birthday to American musician Meat Loaf, b. 1947, best known for his Bat Out of Hell trilogy. He won a Grammy award for the single “I’d Do Anything for Love, (But I Won’t Do That).” Meat Loaf has also … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Olivia Newton-John

Happy Birthday to English-born Australian musician Olivia Newton-John, b. 1948, best known as Sandy Olsson in the film production of the Broadway musical Grease. She has won four Grammy awards and has recorded five number one singles and two number … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen!

Happy Birthday to American musician Bruce Springsteen, b. 1949, best known as “The Boss.” He continually works with the E Street Band, and their concerts are usually twice as long as most other artists’ concerts, about four hours. Celebrate his … Continue reading

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Today in Music History, 1936

Today in music history, 1936: Irish musician Martin Fay, best known as fiddler for the folk group The Chieftains, is born in Dublin. He was a founding member of The Chieftains in 1961, although his first passion was classical music. … Continue reading

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Today in Music History, 1923

Today in music history, 1923: American musician Hank Williams, best known as a country singer and songwriter, was born in Alabama. He recorded eleven Number One singles on the Billboard Country and Western charts and is considered an influence on … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Ron Blair

Happy Birthday to American musician Ron Blair, b. 1948, best know as bass guitarist for rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.  He left the band in 1982, rejoined them twenty years later to perform for their induction into the Rock … Continue reading

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Today in Music History, 1819

Today in music history, 1819: Romantic era musician Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was born in Leipzig, Germany. She composed many pieces for the piano and violin/piano duets but is best known as a talented pianist who played concerts from memory. … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Neil Peart

Happy birthday to Canadian musician Neil Peart, b. 1952, best known as the drummer and lyricist for rock band Rush. His complex drumming and extensive drum solos at live concerts have won him many reader’s poll awards from Modern Drummer … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Moby!

Happy birthday to American musician Moby, best known as a DJ of the electronica and techno genres. He has released ten studio albums and has collaborated with mixing and producing albums for artists such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Michael Jackson, … Continue reading

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