April 13
We remember Little Feat's funky genius Lowell George on his birthday today in 1945, the slide guitarist and songwriter whose "Willin'" and swampy grooves made the band one of rock's most musically sophisticated acts before his heart attack at 34 in 1979 ended a career tragically short on recognition… Jefferson Airplane's most melodic bassist Jack Casady celebrates his 82nd birthday today, the musician whose fluid playing gave the psychedelic band's sound its jazz-influenced foundation while his partnership with Jorma Kaukonen in Hot Tuna proved his blues authenticity… Soul's smoothest voice Al Green turns 80 today, the Memphis singer whose "Let's Stay Together" and conversion to gospel ministry made him one of music's most spiritually conflicted artists, torn between sacred and secular love across five decades… The E Street Band's most reliable timekeeper Max Weinberg celebrates his 75th birthday today, the drumm...
