Rock N Roll Birthdays

[Brooke]

Wow, that Comfortably Numb video was awesome! That just has to be one of the most beautiful guitar pieces in the history of guitar! To me anyway! It blows me away every time I hear it. I want to just close my eyes and savor the sound. Do you know who the young guy is playing it there? Obviously not David Gilmour! He did it really well.

Thanks TBF!

[TimothyBFan]

HUGE birthday for me today!!!!!! I've made my love for another bass player pretty obvious on this board before and today would of been his birthday.

Today would of been the beautiful Benjamin Orr's 62nd birthday. Unfortunately he passed away on October 3rd in 2000 from pancreatic cancer after a very short 5 month battle with it. He played bass and sang about 50% of the Cars songs in the 70's and 80's.








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[TimothyBFan]

Today Otis Redding would of been 68 years old. He passed away on December 10th 1967 in a plane crash at the young age of 26.

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Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics turns 57 today.

love this song
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Billy Preston turns 63 today.
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I had heard years ago about his relationship with the Beatles and I just found this quote on Wiki about it while I was looking to make sure I had heard right. I think it's very amusing.

"Preston is one of several people sometimes referred to by outsiders as a Fifth Beatle. At one point during the Get Back sessions, John even threw out the idea of having him as the "Fifth Beatle" (Paul countered that it was bad enough with four.)"

[Prettymaid]

Billy Preston turns 63 today.
I had heard years ago about his relationship with the Beatles and I just found this quote on Wiki about it while I was looking to make sure I had heard right. I think it's very amusing.

"Preston is one of several people sometimes referred to by outsiders as a Fifth Beatle. At one point during the Get Back sessions, John even threw out the idea of having him as the "Fifth Beatle" (Paul countered that it was bad enough with four.)"

Yeah, that was near the end, shortly before The Beatles' "divorce". But WOW - the keyboards that Billy Preston puts down on the song Get Back - phenomenal!

[TimothyBFan]

Today, Joe Perry of Aerosmith turns 59.

This has always just cracked me up.
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One you don't hear or see often-always been a wee bit disturbing to me.
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This is my all time favorite Aerosmith song!! And Joe looks to frickin' cool in this video!
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[Brooke]

OMG, that Pink video is strange! I'd forgotten it! No two ways about it, they are very bad boys!

But I love 'em!

[EagleLady]

Me Too, Brooke. Don't know what it is about a Guy playing a guitar and smoking at the same time that makes it very HSG

[Brooke]

Me Too, Brooke. Don't know what it is about a Guy playing a guitar and smoking at the same time that makes it very HSG

You are right! Now, why do we think smoking is sexy? I'm always nagging (actually, I've learned not to cause it just makes him mad) at my husband to quit.

[EagleLady]

I think Because it really displays their Bad Boy charm

[TimothyBFan]

This has been a very big week of rock and roll birthdays for me--today another one that means a lot to me!!!

Tommy Shaw of Styx turns 56 today!!! A man who's gotten better with age. You be the judge.

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My new favorite video I found recently of them.
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Tomorrow the 12th, Neil Peart of Rush turns 57.
This is long-but even if you just watch the first minute or so, you will see how amazing he is!!! Check out that drum kit!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF-k4wg70rg[/ame]

And Sunday, 13th, Peter Cetera of Chicago turns 65.

One of my faves.
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And Steve Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd would of been 60. He was killed in the plane crash on October 20 1977.
This is him on vocals.
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