Classic Rock Birthdays This Week

January 11

• Clarence Clemons – Saxophonist with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band (born 1942)
• Tony Kaye – Keyboardist for Yes (born 1946)
• Scott Thurston – Guitarist (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) (born 1952)

January 12

• Long John Baldry – British blues/rock singer (born 1941)

January 13

• Trevor Rabin – Guitarist for Yes (born 1954)
• Fred White – Drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire (born 1955; crossover rock/R&B)

January 14

• Johnny Grande – Pianist for Bill Haley & His Comets (born 1930)
• Lamar Williams – Bassist for The Allman Brothers Band (born 1949)
• Geoff Tate – Vocalist for Queensrÿche (born 1959)
• Zakk Wylde – Guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne / Black Label Society) (born 1967)
• Dave Grohl – Nirvana/Foo Fighters (born 1969)

January 15

• Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) – Avant-garde rock/blues (born 1941)
• Ronnie Van Zant – Vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd (born 1948)
• Melvyn Gale – Cellist for Electric Light Orchestra (born 1952)

January 16

• Bob Bogle – Bassist for The Ventures (born 1934)
• Ray Phillips – Vocalist for The Nashville Teens (born 1938)

January 17

• Mick Taylor – Guitarist for The Rolling Stones (born 1948)
• Domenic Troiano – Guitarist for The James Gang & The Guess Who (born 1946)
• Susanna Hoffs – Singer (The Bangles) (born 1959)