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 (front man 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 32^nd birthday today

 

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