February 12
Blue-eyed soul's smoothest voice Michael McDonald celebrates his 74th birthday today, the Doobie Brothers keyboardist whose distinctive warble on "What a Fool Believes" and "Takin' It to the Streets" made him one of yacht rock's most successful and parodied vocalists… Progressive rock's most melodic guitarist Steve Hackett was born today in 1950, the Genesis member whose classical influences and tapping technique on albums like 'Selling England by the Pound' helped define the genre before his 1977 departure to pursue ambitious solo work… We remember The Doors' keyboard architect Ray Manzarek on his birthday today in 1939, the classically-trained musician whose baroque organ work provided the bass lines and melodic foundation that allowed Jim Morrison's poetry to soar before his death in 2013… Pop royalty's offspring Chynna Phillips turns 58 today, the daughter of Mamas and Papas members John and Michelle Phil...
