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If He Was From Venus: Alex Chilton at 75

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, A Man Called Destruction, Alex Chilton, Big Star, Memphis, Tennessee, The Box Tops, The Cramps, The Replacements

Celebrating the life of a Memphis rock icon

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New Wave Punk Rock

Catching Blondie Through The Decades

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Blondie, CBGB, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Destri, No Exit, Pollinator

A celebration of the NYC legends in honor of guitarist Chris Stein’s 75th birthday

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Billy Joel Hits 75

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 75th birthday, Attila, Billy Joel, Piano Man, The Echoes, The Hassles, TikTok, Zanzibar

Celebrating the life and career of a working class pop hero

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Rumour and Sigh: Richard Thompson Turns 75

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Britney Spears, English folk, Fairport Convention, Fred Frith, guitar, Guitarist, Henry Kaiser, John Cleese, Richard Thompson, Rumour and Sigh, Ship to Shore, The Beatles

Celebrating the life and career of the English guitar guru

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At His Age: Nick Lowe Turns 75

March 24, 2024March 24, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Dave Edmunds, Elvis Costello, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Rockpile

Looking back on the career of the Abominable Showman

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Tommy Ramone: The Bones of the Ramones

January 29, 2024February 9, 2024 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, CBGB, Dee Dee Ramone, Forest Hills, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, New York, Queens, Road to Ruin, The Ramones, Tommy Erdelyi, Tommy Ramone

Honoring the punk rock legend on his 75th birthday

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It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll: Mick Taylor Turns 75

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 75th birthday, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, The Rolling Stones

Looking back on the career of the most underrated Stones guitarist

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock

Miracle Man: Ozzy Osbourne Turns 75

December 3, 2023July 22, 2025 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 75th birthday, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Bob Daisley, Brad Gillis, Geezer Butler, George Lynch, Jake E. Lee, Lee Kerslake, Ozzfest, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde

Careening through the complex history of a heavy metal pioneer

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Art Pop Progressive Rock Rock

A Normal Life: Peter Hammill at 75

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Genesis, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, The Paradise Rock Club, Van der Graaf Generator

Looking back on the career of an English art rock icon

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A Life in the Balance: Jackson Browne Turns 75

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 25 Comments 75th birthday, Danny Kortchmar, David Lindley, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, For Everyman, Greg Leisz, Jackson Browne, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Lennon, Lawyers in Love, Lives in the Balance, Martin Scorsese, Taxi Driver, Val McCallum

Looking back on his 20 best songs

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Closer To Home: Grand Funk Railroad’s Mark Farner at 75

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 Jim Sullivan 7 Comments 75th birthday, Closer to Home (I'm Your Captain), Don Brewer, Grand Funk, Grand Funk Railroad, Mark Farner, Mel Schacher, Terry Knight and the Pack, Todd Rundgren, We're An American Band

Celebrating the career of an American rock legend

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Tall Cool One: Robert Plant at 75

August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 Kara Tucker 7 Comments 75th birthday, Alison Krauss, Band of Joy, Coverdale-Page, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Obs-Tweedle, Robert Plant, Terry Reid, The New Yardbirds

Looking back on the career of the mighty Led Zeppelin singer

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River Man: Nick Drake at 75

June 19, 2023July 25, 2024 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, British Folk, David Roback, FIve Leaves Left, Fruit Tree, Mazzy Star, Nick Drake, Opal, Pink Moon, Rain Parade, Volkswagen

Reflections on an English icon taken away too soon

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You See Your Gypsy: Stevie Nicks Turns 75

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bella Donna, Buckingham Nicks, Edge of Seventeen, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks

Why the Fleetwood Mac songstress remains a vital force of nature in rock ‘n’ roll

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Electronics Experimental Films Instrumental Pop

Golden Hours: Brian Eno at 75

May 15, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Bowie, David Byrne, Devo, Harold Budd, John Cage, John Cale, Jon Hassell, Nico, Paul Simon, Phil Manzanera, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, U2, Ultravox

Looking back on the career of rock’s avant-garde icon

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