May 23

The inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Dr. Robert Moog, was born on this date in 1934

Danny Klein (The J. Geils Band) is 72 today

Rick Fenn (10cc) turns 65 today

Jewel turns 44 today

The Rock opera 'Tommy' was released on this day in 1969

May 22

Composer Richard Wagner was born on this date in 1813

Bernie Taupin was born on this day in 1950

Today in 2010, Alanis Morissette married rapper Souleye

Steven Patrick Morrissey of The Smiths was born on this day in 1959

Jesse Valenzuela (Gin Blossoms) was born today in 1962

May 21

Remembering Fats Waller, born on this day in 1904.

Today in 2013, Trevor Bolder (David Bowie's Spiders From Mars) died from cancer at the age of 62.

Leo Sayer was born today in 1948

Today in 1981, Bob Marley was buried in St. Ann's, Jamaica with state honors

Marvin Gaye’s ‘What's Going On’ was released today in 1971

Today in 1972, Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. was born in Brooklyn, NY

In a story about Rickie Lee Jones that appeared on this day in 1979, Time Magazine coined the nickname “the Duchess of Coolsville”

May 20

Today in 2013, Ray Manzarek, (The Doors) died at age 74

On this day in 2012, Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) died from cancer at age 62.

The late Joe Cocker was born on this day in 1944 in Sheffield England

Little know “27 Club” member Rudy Lewis of the Drifters, died on this day in 1964 of a suspected drug overdose.

Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's) was born on this day in 1958.

Pete Townshend married Karen Astley on this day in 1968

Cher is celebrating a birthday today

May 19

Pete Townshend celebrates birthday 73 today

Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 69 today

Remembering Joey Ramone, born on this day in 1951

Tom Scott (L.A. Express) was born on this date in 1948

Grace Jones is 70 today

Influential jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins passed away on this day in 1969

‘Honky Chateau’ by Elton John was released today in 1972

‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’ by Elton John was released on this day in 1975