Happy Birthday Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

George Clinton: America’s Funk Maestro at 80

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Atomic Dog, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Happy Birthday, Parliament, Parliament-Funkadelic

The P-Funk founder is standing on the verge of getting it on once again with the announcement of new concert dates as well

Dance Dance Rock New Wave Post-Punk Punk

Hooky At 65

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Happy Birthday, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Peter Hook and The Light

Celebrating with influential Joy Division/New Order singer and bassist’s first day as a proper senior citizen

Punk Remembrance

The Miracle of Johnny Ramone

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments Birthdays, Boston, CBGB, CJ Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Happy Birthday, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, RIP, The Clash, The Metro, The Ramones, The Roundhouse, The Sex Pistols

Remembering the polarizing punk rock icon on what would have been his 72nd birthday

Funk Reggae Soul

As If You Read My Mind: Hotter Than July at 40

September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1980, Happy Birthday, Hotter Than July, Jammin (Master Blaster), Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants, Lately, Songs In The Key Of Life, Stevie Wonder, Tamla

The 19th studio album from Stevie Wonder kicked off the most successful decade of his career

jazz

LISTEN: Happy Birthday John Coltrane

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Love Supreme, Giant Steps, Happy Birthday, Jazz, John Coltrane, Spiritual Jazz, The John Coltrane Quartet

The Heavyweight Champion of Jazz turns 94 in Heaven

Punk Rap

Dee Dee Ramone’s Rap ‘N’ Roll

September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1989, Brain Drain, Chinese Dragons, Dee Dee King, Dee Dee Ramone, Funky Man, Happy Birthday, Standing In The Spotlight, The Ramones, Vera Ramone King

For the Ramones bassist’s 69th birthday in Heaven, former Boston Globe music critic Jim Sullivan revisits his 1989 story chronicling Dee Dee’s short-lived hip-hop career

Blues Folk Rock

LISTEN: Van the Man is 75

August 31, 2020September 1, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments COVID-19, Happy Birthday, Polydor, The Chieftains, Van Morrison

Celebrating this birthday milestone for Irish rock icon Van Morrison with a stroll through an essential fraction of his catalog

New Wave

Happy Birthday, Elvis Costello

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1977, Beastie Boys, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Happy Birthday, Jim Sullivan, Orpheum Theatre, Saturday Night Live

Jim Sullivan recounts his years in conversation with the man born Declan MacManus 66 years ago today

Alternative Rock Post-Punk Punk

LISTEN: Still The Girl With Most Cake

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Happy Birthday, Hole, Kurt Cobain, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Patty Schemel, Pylon

Wishing Courtney Love a Happy Birthday with an exclusive mixtape

Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Pop Punk Radio Rap Reggae

LISTEN: Debbie Harry Is 75

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 75th birthday, Blondie, Debbie Harry, Happy Birthday, KooKoo

We celebrate the birthday of a New York City icon with an exclusive solo years mixtape

Pop

LISTEN: Happy Birthday Todd Rundgren!

June 22, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Happy Birthday, Spotify, Todd Rundgren, Todd Rundgren's Utopia

As pop’s Wizard and True Star turns 72, we take a quick drive through his 81-95 era

Country and/or Western North Americana

LISTEN: Kristofferson at 84

June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Star Is Born, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Blade, Blume in Love, Convoy, Happy Birthday, Heaven's Gate, Kris Kristofferson, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Rita Coolidge

We celebrate the legend with a scenic trip through his 1970s catalog

Beatle Pop Rock

LISTEN: They Say Its Macca’s Birthday

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments Flood, Happy Birthday, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Rhianna, Super Furry Animals, The Beatles, Wings

For Paul McCartney’s 78th, we day trip through his last 20 years of studio and live material

Funk Soul

LISTEN: Stevie Wonder at 70

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Detroit, funk, Happy Birthday, Motown, Soul, Stevie Wonder, Tamla

Wishing the Original Master Blaster a Happy Birthday with a joyride through his last 40 years on wax

Country and/or Western

LISTEN: Willie Nelson @ 87 Mixtape

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Happy Birthday, Legacy Recordings, Lost Highway, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Spotify, Trigger, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis

Wishing a Happy Birthday to the King of Texas by honoring his last 20 years in music

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