80th birthday

Rock 

20th Century Man: Ray Davies Turns 80

June 21, 2024June 22, 2024 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 80th birthday, Dave Davies, Julien Temple, Ray Davies, The Kinks, Tom Robinson

Reeling in the years with the legendary Kinks frontman

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Rock 

Dave Edmunds Remains Ageless at 80

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 80th birthday, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Rockpile, the 99ers, the Heartbeats, the Hill-Bills, the Raiders, the Stompers

Looking back on the Welsh rock legend’s illustrious career

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Rock 

One of the Boys: Roger Daltrey Turns 80

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, London Symphony Orchestra, Lou Adler, Pete Townshend, Pino Palladino, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, The Beatles, The Rock Symphony, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Tommy, Zak Starkey

Saluting one of rock’s greatest frontmen

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Blues Remembrance Rock 

Mean Town Blues: Johnny Winter at 80

February 23, 2024February 27, 2024 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 80th birthday, Blues, Edgar Winter, guitar, Ian Curtis, Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, RIP, Shane MacGowan, Texas, Warren Zevon

Memories of witnessing the late electric guitar great in concert

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Blues Hard Rock Rock Zep 

Tear Down The Walls: Jimmy Page at 80

January 9, 2024February 19, 2024 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 80th birthday, Eric Clapton, Geordie Walker, Guitarist, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Killing Joke, Led Zeppelin, Link Wray, Robert Plant, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rumble, The Yardbirds

Our salute to a rock ‘n’ roll visionary

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Pop 

A Very Belated 80th Birthday Salute to Randy Newman

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 80th birthday, I Love L.A., LIttle Criminals, Randy Newman, Sail Away, Short People, Toy Story

There’s never a wrong time to honor the king of pop satire

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Rock Stones 

Salt of the Earth: Keith Richards at 80

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 80th birthday, Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, The New Barbarians, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones, The X-Pensive Winos

Why the unkillable Rolling Stones guitarist still endures

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Folk jazz Pop Rock 

Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire: Joni Mitchell at 80

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 80th birthday, Blue, Both Sides Now, Canada, Clouds, Court and Spark, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Hejira. Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Jann Wenner, Joni Mitchell, Ladies of the Canyon, Los Angeles, Neil Young, Newport Folk Festival, Stephen Stills

Celebrating the career of a most articulate music legend

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Dead Rock 

The Rhythm Devil: Mickey Hart at 80

September 11, 2023 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 80th birthday, Airto Moriera, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Dead, Dead and Company, Europe '72, Flora Purim, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Sly and the Family Stone, The Dead, The Grateful Dead

Reflections on the Grateful Dead drummer’s Apocalypse Now era

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Summer Elegy: Pink Floyd’s Richard Wright at 80

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1978, 1996, 80th birthday, Broken China, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, Ummagumma, Wet Dream

Looking inside the late keyboardist’s unsung solo work

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Rock Stones 

When You’re Old: Mick Jagger at 80

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, A Bigger Bang, Absolute Beginners, Blur, Bridges To Babylon, Charli XCX, Colin MacInnes, Icona Pop, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Nirvana, Pulp, The Rolling Stones, Wet Leg

Saluting rock’s rowdiest octogenarian

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Rock Stones 

Mick Jagger’s Eight Greatest Guest Spots

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 Jim Allen 0 Comments 80th birthday, Buddy Guy, Carly Simon, Don Henley, Mick Jagger, Peter Tosh, Peter Wolf, The Chieftains, The Jacksons, The Rolling Stones

A birthday visit through the Stones singer’s side hustles

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Soul 

Spaced Cowboy: Sly Stone at 80

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, Cynthia Robinson, D'Angelo, Everyday People, Fresh, George Clinton, Joe Perry, Larry Graham, OutKast, Prince, Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone, Stand!, Woodstock

Honoring the unorthodox genius of a soul icon

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Beatle Remembrance Rock 

Breath Away From Heaven: George Harrison at 80

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 80th birthday, All Things Must Pass, Bob Dylan, Cloud Nine, Fab Four, George Harrison, Gone Troppo, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys

Honoring the career of the not-so-quiet Beatle

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Jimi Rock 

Voodoo Chile: Jimi Hendrix at 80

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 80th birthday, Band of Gypsys, Both Sides of the Sky, Crash Landing, First Rays of the New Rising Sun, Jimi, Jimi Hendrix, Loose Ends, Midnight Lightning, Nine to the Universe, People Hell and Angels, Rainbow Bridge, South Saturn Delta, The Cry of Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Valleys of Neptune, Voodoo Soup, War Heroes

Why the guitar icon’s enduring legacy still resonates in 2022

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