January 3
Folk-rock's guitar hero Stephen Stills celebrates his 81 st birthday today, born in 1945, the multi-instrumentalist whose work with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and solo career showcased some of rock's most passionate playing and politically charged songwriting… Harmony's golden age dimmed further today in 2014 when Phil Everly died of lung disease in Burbank at 74, ending the life of the younger Everly Brother whose close harmonies with Don had influenced The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, and every vocal duo that followed… We remember "the Fifth Beatle" Sir George Martin on his birthday today in 1926, the EMI producer whose classical training and willingness to experiment made him the perfect collaborator for The Beatles' evolution from pop group to studio innovators before his death in 2016… Led Zeppelin's most versatile musician John Paul Jones was born today in 1946, the bassist-keyboardist whose session...
