December 13

Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter (Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) was born today in 1948

Today in 2012, Carole King won The Gershwin Prize in recognition of her lifetime achievement. 

She is the first woman to gain this honor

On this day in 1949, Tom Verlaine (frontman for Television) was born in Morristown, New Jersey

Gun nut, right wing poster boy and sometime rock and roller Ted Nugent was born today in 1948

Taylor Swift is celebrating her 28th birthday today

Patti Smith’s “Horses” was released on this day in 1975