January Birthdays

Since it's January, time to say Happy Birthday!!

Janick Gers

-Birth name: Janick Robert Gers

-DOB: 1/27/1957

-Where: Hartlepool, England

-His father was a member of the Polish Navy while his mother was from England

Ian Hill

-Birth name: Ian Frank Hill

-DOB: 1/20/1951

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-He was married to Sue Halford, who told Ian to check out her brother Rob as a prospective singer for Judas Priest

Richie Faulkner

-Birth name: Richard Ian Faulkner

-DOB: 1/1/1980

-Where: London, England

-Played guitar for Lauren Harris before joining Judas Priest

Paul Stanley

-Birth name: Stanley Bert Eisen

-DOB: 1/20/1952

-Where: Manhattan, New York

-Was born with a rare condition called microtia. It is a condition affecting the development of the ears. He was born with a severe case of it, leaving him with virtually no right ear. Surgery in the mid to late 1980s corrected this

Rod Stewart

-Birth name: Sir Roderick David Stewart

-DOB: 1/10/1945

-Where: London, England

-He is known for his raspy voice

Jimmy Page

-Birth name: James Patrick Page

-DOB: 1/9/1944

-Where: Heston, Hounslow, England

-Was in the Yardbirds briefly before leaving and forming a new band, The New Yardbirds, which would soon change their name to Led Zeppelin

David Bowie

-Birth name: David Robert Jones

-DOB: 1/8/1947

-Where: London, England

-DOD: 1/10/2016

-Where: Manhattan, New York (cancer)

-During his "Ziggy Stardust" phase, many members of his backing band thought he was crazy. They didn't know that he had a massive drug problem

James May

-Birth name: James Daniel May

-DOB: 1/16/1963

-Where: Bristol, England

-Known as "Captain Slow" on Top Gear because of his cautious driving style

Georgia May Jagger

-Birth name: Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger

-DOB: 1/12/1992

-Where: London, England

-Followed her mother, Jerry Hall, in the world of modelling

Rowan Atkinson

-Birth name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson

-DOB: 1/6/1955

-Where: Consett, England

-Known best for his roles as Mr. Bean, Blackadder

Kate Middleton

-DOB: 1/9/1982

-Where: Reading, England

-Is considered, by some, to be a more classy and elegant duchess than the current one, Meghan Markle

Malcolm Young

-Birth name: Malcolm Mitchell Young

-DOB: 1/6/1953

-Where: Glasgow, Scotland

-DOD: 11/18/2017

-Where: Elizabeth Bay, Australia (dementia)

-One of the co-founders for the band AC/DC

Phil Collins

-Birth name: Philip David Charles Collins

-DOB: 1/30/1951

-Where: Chiswick, Middlesex, England

-Was the drummer for Genesis before being promoted to frontman after Peter Gabriel's departure

January Birthdays

Since it's January, time to say Happy Birthday

Ian Hill

-Birth name: Ian Frank Hill

-DOB: 1/20/1952

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-Founding member/bassist for Judas Priest

Richie Faulkner

-Birth name: Richard Ian Faulkner

-DOB: 1/1/1980

-Where: London, England

-Played guitar for singer Lauren Harris before joining Judas Priest

Paul Stanley

-Birth name: Stanley Bert Eisen

-DOB: 1/20/1952

-Where: Queens, New York

-Was born with a rare birth defect called microtia. This condition affects development of the ears. In his case, he had severe microtia, leaving his with an undeveloped right ear and completely deaf on that side

Rod Stewart

-Birth name: Roderick David Stewart

-DOB: 1/10/1945

-Where: Highgate, London, England

-Was a short-term singer for The Kinks until he found that their music tastes didn't click and Ray Davies was brought in

Jimmy Page

-Birth name: James Patrick Page

-DOB: 1/9/1944

-Where: Heston, Middlesex, England

-Produced all of the Led Zeppelin albums

David Bowie

-Birth name: David Robert Haywood Jones

-DOB: 1/8/1947

-Where: Brixton, London, England

-DOD: 1/10/2016

-Where: Manhattan, New York (liver cancer)

-Known for his odd stage costumes

Kate Middleton

-Birth name: Catherine Elizabeth Middleton

-DOB: 1/9/1982

-Where: Reading, Berkshire, England

-Her father worked as a flight dispatcher and her mother worked as a flight attendant, both working for British Airways

Rowan Atkinson

-Birth name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson

-DOB: 1/6/1955

-Where: Consett, County Durham, England

-Best known for his characters Mr. Bean and Blackadder

Phil Collins

-Birth name: Philip David Charles Collins

-DOB: 1/30/1951

-Where: Chiswick, London, England

-His mother was a theatrical agent and his father was an insurance agent

James May

-Birth name: James Daniel May

-DOB: 1/16/1963

-Where: Bristol, England

-Is often called "Captain Slow" on Top Gear

Georgia May Jagger

-Birth name: Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger

-DOB: 1/12/1992

-Where: London, England

-Is said to bear a resemblance to French actress Brigitte Bardot

Malcolm Young

-Birth name: Malcolm Mitchell Young

-DOB: 1/6/1953

-Where: Glasgow, Scotland

-DOD: 11/18/2017 (complications from dementia)

-He passed away four weeks after his older brother George Young

Janick Gers

-Birth name: Janick Robert Gers

-DOB: 1/27/1957

-Where: Hartlepool, England

-Despite being from Hartlepool, Janick is a fan of Newcastle United

January Birthdays

Since it's January, time to say Happy Birthday to the following people

Wow, there sure are a lot of British people born this month...

Ian Hill
-Birth name: Ian Frank Hill
-DOB: 1/20/1951
-Where: West Bromwich, England
-Founding member and bass player for Birmingham-based metal band Judas Priest

Richie Faulkner
-Birth name: Richard Ian Faulkner
-DOB: 1/1/1980
-Where: London, England
-Currently plays guitar for British metal band Judas Priest
-And man is he HOT!!!!!

James May
-Birth name: James Daniel May
-DOB: 1/16/1963
-Where: Bristol, England
-Known on Top Gear as "Captain Slow"

Maksim Chmerkovsky
-DOB: 1/17/1980
-Where: Odessa, Ukraine
-His mother is Christian and his father is Jewish

Georgia May Jagger
-Birth name: Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger
-DOB: 1/12/1992
-Where: London, England
-She is the spokesperson for Rimmel London cosmetics
-Wish I were as pretty as her!

Paul Stanley
-Birth name: Stanley Bert Eisen
-DOB: 1/20/1952
-Where: Queens, New York
-When he initially met Gene Simmons, he thought Gene was arrogant, abrasive and obnoxious
-On every site I've seen info of on Paul, they all say his middle name is Harvey. Where'd that come from? Just look in that book of his, Face the Music: A Life Exposed. That'll tell you more than most sites will and it's the truth!
-And FYI, he's still cute for his age and will be cute until he dies!!!!!!

Orlando Bloom
-Birth name: Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom
-DOB: 1/13/1977
-Where: Canterbury, Kent, England
-He often gets cast into historic or fantasy-based movies, such as Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribbean or Lord of the Rings
-God, his accent is so cute. I love English accents on guys!!!

Rod Stewart
-Birth name: Roderick David Stewart
-DOB: 1/10/1945
-Where: Highgate, London, England
-Despite being born in England with English ancestry on his mom's side, he is of Scottish descent on his dad's side and considers himself a Scotsman

Jimmy Page
-Birth name: James Patrick Page
-DOB: 1/9/1944
-Where: Heston, Middlesex, England
-Played rhythm guitar on The Who's "I Can't Explain"

Kate Middleton
-Birth name: Catherine Elizabeth Middleton
-DOB: 1/9/1982
-Where: Reading, Berkshire, England
-She is the 6th royal with the name Catherine

Rowan Atkinson
-Birth name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
-DOB: 1/6/1955
-Where: County Durham, England
-Is the only actor to appear in every episode of Blackadder
-Watching Mr. Bean always cheers me up when I'm in a down mood

Top 50 Led Zeppelin songs

Led Zeppelin

50: For Your Life
49: The Song Remains the Same
48: In the Evening
47: Good Times Bad Times
46: Ten Years Gone
45: The Wanton Song
44: Your Time is Gonna Come
43: All My Love
42: Houses of the Holy
41: Thank You
40: Custard Pie
39: Since I've Been Loving You
38: In the Light
37: The Rain Song
36: Four Sticks
35: Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
34: The Rover
33: The Ocean
32: You Shook Me
31: The Battle of Evermore
30: Fool in the Rain
29: Celebration Day
28: Nobody's Fault But Mine
27: Communication Breakdown
26: Bring It on Home
25: Out on the Tiles
24: What Is and What Never Should Be
23: Immigrant Song
-Love it!
22: Achilles Last Stand
21: Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid
20: Gallows Pole
19: Dancing Days
-The first Led Zep song I ever downloaded, lol!!
18: Friends
17: Going to California
16: Trampled Underfoot
-Love it!
15: Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You
14: Over the Hills and Far Away
13: When the Levee Breaks
12: That's the Way
11: Rock and Roll
-Love it!
10: No Quarter
9: How Many More Times
8: Misty Mountain Hop
7: Ramble On
-Love it!
6: In My Time of Dying
5: Dazed and Confused
4: Black Dog
3: Stairway to Heaven
-Love it!
2: Whole Lotta Love
-Love it now that I listen to them!!
1: Kashmir

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

Birth name: James Patrick Page
DOB: 1/9/1944
Where: Heston, Middlesex, England
Height: 5'1''

Trademark
-Fast riffs
-Heavy blues-style playing
-Wide variety of guitars

Trivia
-Somehow rearranged the song "Whole Lotta Love" for singer Leona Lewis, who sang it at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
-Before the name "Led Zeppelin" came to mind, the band was to be called The New Yardbirds
-When Led Zeppelin broke up, he would not allow anyone to do "Stairway to Heaven". He felt that only Robert Plant could do it correctly

-The "Led" in Led Zeppelin was misspelled for a reason. According to Page, he wanted it spelled that way so people would not pronounce it as "lead" as in "lead singer"
-His father was an engineer and his mother was a physician's secretary
-Page produced all of the Led Zeppelin albums

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

Nickname
-Led Zep
-Zep

Main Members
Robert Plant

Jimmy Page

John Paul Jones

John Bonham (deceased)

History
-Best known for their hit "Stairway to Heaven" and also known for co-creating the genre of heavy metal
-With most of their albums being recorded between 1968-1979, they are one of the most popular rock bands in the world, selling over 300 million records and millions of concert tickets
-This band began at the end of the Hippie "Summer of Love" era. Because of the blues music that had every British band playing it, that was the start of the band. And on most of their songs, mythology and mysticism work its fingers into the music

-When Jimmy Page met John Paul Jones in 1967, he was already an experienced guitarist. In Aug. 1968, Page invited Robert Plant to join his band, The New Yardbirds. And they got the name 'Led Zeppelin' from a conversation among musicians that with a name like 'The New Yardbirds', they'd go down like a lead balloon. So that inspired them to rename themselves 'Led Zeppelin', using zeppelin instead of balloon and spelling "Lead" as "Led" so people in America would not pronounce it wrong
-At the time in the US, British bands were highly wanted and anticipated and were often signed on by Atlantic Records, whose manager, Ahmet Ertegun, had signed them without even seeing them. This man and his company nearly had a lock on almost all British rock, because of the artists he signed were mostly British
-In Oct. 1968, their debut album, Led Zeppelin, came out. The cover featured a blown up Hindenburg, announcing the arrival of more hard-edged rock

-With their second album coming up, this is when their more well known songs, such as "Ramble On" "Whole Lotta Love" "Heartbreaker" were born
-What made the band so successful was the combination of guitar riffs by Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, screeching, wailing vocals by Robert Plant and pounding drums by John Bonham
-Their 3rd album, Led Zeppelin III, had a more acoustic/electric sound, with songs like 'Immigrant Song' and 'Stairway to Heaven'

-The band toured a lot during the 1970s, in their private jet dubbed The Starship. Later, the jet was adorned with their famous "Swan Song" Apollo image.
-In 1980, John Bonham died In December of that year, they disbanded
-Named by VH1 as the #1 Greatest Artist of Hard Rock
-They travel in a jet dubbed "The Starship"
-Jimmy Page is listed as #3 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

-At the Led Zeppelin reunion concert in 2007, Jason Bonham, son of John Bonham played the drums and is considered just as good as his father