November Birthdays

Since it's November, time to say Happy Birthday

Billy Idol

-Birth name: William Michael Albert Broad

-DOB: 11/30/1955

-Where: Stanmore, United Kingdom

-He was on Casablanca Records, the same label as Kiss, but left that management due to issues with management

Tommy Thayer

-Birth name: Thomas Cunningham Thayer

-DOB: 11/7/1960

-Where: Portland, Oregon

-Was previously in the band Black 'N' Blue

Rick Allen

-Birth name: Richard John Cyril Allen

-DOB: 11/1/1963

-Where: Sheffield, England

-He came up with the idea of playing drums with one arm after recovering in the hospital from his injury

Roger Glover

-DOB: 11/30/1945

-Where: Brecon, United Kingdom

-When he first joined Deep Purple, he was often the hapless victim of pranks by the band's guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore

DJ Ashba

-Birth name: Daren Jay Ashba

-DOB: 11/10/1972

-Where: Monticello, Indiana

-Played guitar for Guns 'N' Roses before joining the band Sixx A.M.

Frankie Banali

-DOB: 11/14/1951

-Where: Queens, New York

-DOD: 8/20/2020

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He was the last member of the original lineup who retained the rights to the band name

Rudy Sarzo

-Birth name: Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavielle Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont

-DOB: 11/18/1950

-Where: Havana, Cuba

-He played bass with four of the biggest names in hard rock and metal: Whitesnake, Dio, Angel, Quiet Riot

Steven Van Zandt

-Birth name: Steven Lento

-DOB: 11/22/1950

-Where: Winthrop, Massachusetts

-His famous head scarves, that he is always wearing, come from the fact that when he was a teenager, he was in a car crash and his head went through the windshield. He got a massive scar going down the center of his scalp and since then, the hair doesn't grow in right. He covered his head in scarves because of the scar on his head