Classic-Rock Birthdays (Dec 14–21) - Page 2
Dec 16 — Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), born 1949
The bearded blues-rock wizard himself. Tone for days.
Dec 16 — Benny Anderson (ABBA), born 1946
More pop than rock, but songwriting that influenced everyone.
Dec 18 — Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones), born 1943
Human riff machine. Indestructible. Possibly immortal.
Dec 18 — Elliot Easton (The Cars), born 1953
The tasteful, precision-perfect lead guitarist behind some of rock’s most loved new-wave hits.
Dec 19 — Alvin Lee (Ten Years After), born 1944
One of the fastest and flashiest blues-rock guitarists of the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Dec 20 — Peter Criss (KISS), born 1945
The Catman — drummer and voice of “Beth.”
Dec 20 — Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes), born 1966
Modern classic-rock soul — swaggering vocals and bluesy grit.
