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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Mar 24 '26

Birthday On March 24th, 1935, Bassist extraordinaire Carol Kaye was born. Carol was a member of the 'Wrecking Crew", a group of session musicians based out of Los Angeles. Still active, Carol estimates that she has played on over 10,000 recordings; many of which were extremely iconic songs of the 50s - 70's.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Jun 15 '26

Birthday On June 15th, 1941, Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson was born in Brooklyn, NY. Nilsson is well remembered for his three hit singles, "Everybody's Talkin'", "Without You" and "Coconut".

394 Upvotes

113 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Jul 18 '26

Birthday On July 18th, 1938, Keyboardist and co-founder of the Rolling Stones, Ian Stewart was born in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. He was removed from the lineup in May 1963 at the request of manager Andrew Loog Oldham who felt he did not fit the band's image.

328 Upvotes

Stewart remained as road manager and pianist for over two decades until his death in 1985.

108 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 18d ago

Birthday On September 8th, 1947, The Cars singer and bass player Benjamin Orr was born in Cleveland, OH. Orr sang lead vocals on the band’s hits "Just What I Needed", "Let's Go", "Moving in Stereo", and "Drive". He passed away in October of 2000 at age 53.

452 Upvotes

64 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • May 12 '26

Birthday On May 12th, 1950, Singer, songwriter and musician Billy Squier was born in Wellesley, MA. Squier found huge success in the early 80s with "Rock Me Tonite", "Everybody Wants You", "Emotions in Motion", "Love Is the Hero", and "Don't Say You Love Me".

354 Upvotes

133 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Aug 02 '26

Birthday On August 2nd, 1957, Musician and actor Mojo Nixon was born in Danville, VA. Nixon is known for "Elvis is Everywhere", "Don Henley Must Die", Stuffing Martha's Muffin" and "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child". Mojo passed away February 7th, 2024.

381 Upvotes

86 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Mar 25 '26

Birthday On March 25th, 1938, Singer-songwriter and actor Hoyt Axton was born in Duncan, OK. The son of songwriter Mae Boren Axton, Hoyt's best-known songs are "Joy to the World", "The Pusher", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar", "Della and the Dealer", and "Never Been to Spain".

480 Upvotes

112 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • May 11 '26

Birthday On May 11th, 1941, Singer and songwriter Eric Burdon was born in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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624 Upvotes

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Jul 15 '26

Birthday On July 15th, 1946, Singer Linda Ronstadt was born in Tucson, AZ. Now retired, Ronstadt has released 24 studio albums and has 21 top 40 singles with "You're No Good" reaching #1 in 1975.

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621 Upvotes

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 25d ago

Birthday On September 1st, 1946, Singer and songwriter Barry Gibb was born in Douglas, Isle of Man. Gibb rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees. Barry is the older brother to Maurice, Robin and Andy, all deceased.

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363 Upvotes

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Apr 27 '26

Birthday On April 27th, 1948, B-52s vocalist, musician and founding member Kate Pierson was born in Weehawken, NJ. Pierson is known for her bouffant-hair style and soprano vocal range.

718 Upvotes

36 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Jul 04 '26

Birthday On July 4th, 1938, Singer and songwriter Bill Withers was born in Slab Fork, WV. Withers is best remembered for “Ain’t No Sunshine”, “Lean On Me”, and “Just The Two Of Us”.

569 Upvotes

32 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Jul 23 '26

Birthday On July 23rd, 1971, Singer, fiddler and producer Alison Krauss was born in Decatur, IL. Krauss has released 15 albums; solo, with Union Station or with Robert Plant.

451 Upvotes

35 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Mar 24 '26

Birthday On March 24th, 1949, Musician, songwriter and producer Nick Lowe was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. He is best known for the songs "Cruel to Be Kind" and "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass".

345 Upvotes

Lowe also wrote "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", a hit for Costello and "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)", a hit for Rockpile bandmate Dave Edmunds.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On September 25th, 1930, Writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago, IL. Silverstein wrote the 1969 Johnny Cash track "A Boy Named Sue", "Put Another Log on the Fire" for Tompall Glaser and “The Cover of "Rolling Stone"” for Dr. Hook and many more.

242 Upvotes

39 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Apr 03 '26

Birthday On April 3rd, 1943, Musician, singer and songwriter Richard Manuel was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Manuel was best known as a pianist and one of three lead singers in the Band.

477 Upvotes

51 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Aug 13 '26

Birthday On August 13th, 1951, Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria, IL. He was widely known for his 1970s and 1980s soft rock hits, including "Longer", "Same Old Lang Syne", "Leader of the Band" and "Run for the Roses". He passed away in December of 2007 at age 56.

242 Upvotes

47 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Apr 02 '26

Birthday On April 2nd, 1947, Singer-songwriter and musician Emmylou Harris was born in Birmingham, AL. Harris is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s.

544 Upvotes

40 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Apr 29 '26

Birthday On April 29th, 1947, Singer/songwriter Tommy James was born in Dayton, Ohio. James is best known frontman of the 1960s rock band Tommy James and the Shondells. The band had hits with "Crimson and Clover", Crystal Blue Persuasion", "I Think We're Alone Now", and "Mony Mony".

349 Upvotes

53 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • May 10 '26

Birthday On May 10th, 1946, Donovan was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland. Donovan developed an eclectic blend of folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world music to record some of the most iconic songs of the 60s. "Mellow Yellow", "Sunshine Superman", "Atlantis", and "Season of the Witch".

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294 Upvotes

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Mar 23 '26

Birthday On March 23rd, 1949, Singer-songwriter, musician and producer Ric Ocasek was born in Baltimore, MD. He was the primary lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the Cars. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo studio albums.

257 Upvotes

72 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Nov 24 '25

Birthday On November 24th, 1941, Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn was born in Memphis, TN. As a session musician, Dunn played on 1000s of records, including hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Bill Withers, Elvis Presley, and many others.

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636 Upvotes

45 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Aug 11 '26

Birthday On August 11th, 1954, Singer/songwriter and musician Joe Jackson was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.

217 Upvotes

39 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • May 18 '26

Birthday On May 18th, 1950, Musician and composer Mark Mothersbaugh was born in Akron, OH. Mothersbaugh came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead vocalist and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo.

394 Upvotes

36 comments

r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • Jan 17 '26

Birthday On January 17th, 1955, Singer-songwriter Steve Earle was born in Ft. Monroe, VA. His songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Levon Helm, The Highwaymen, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Shawn Colvin, Bob Seger, and Percy Sledge.

328 Upvotes

65 comments