May 10
Rock's most messianic frontman Bono celebrates his 66th birthday today, born Paul Hewson, the U2 vocalist whose stadium-sized ambitions and humanitarian activism proved equally massive while critics debated whether his sincerity or self-importance defined his four-decade career… We remember Traffic's most melodic architect Dave Mason on his birthday today in 1946, the guitarist whose "Feelin' Alright" and session work with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix showcased his versatility before his death a few weeks ago ended six decades of blue-eyed soul… Hair metal met prime-time glamour today in 1986 when Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee married TV star Heather Locklear, beginning the seven-year marriage between rock's wildest timekeeper and "Dynasty's" blonde bombshell before his Pamela Anderson sex tape eclipsed this union… Children's literature lost its most subversive voice today in 1999 when Shel Silverstein di...
