January Birthdays

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

LOL, out of all the people listed here, there are only two people here who aren't British-Paul Stanley and Malcolm Young

Janick Gers

-Birth name: Janick Robert Gers

-DOB: 1/27/1957

-Where: Hartlepool, England

-Has two children, Sian and Dylan

Paul Stanley

-Birth name: Stanley Bert Eisen

-DOB: 1/20/1952

-Where: Manhattan, New York

-Suffered from a rare condition called microtia for the majority of his life. This condition, depending on the severity, affects development of the ears and thus affects hearing

Ian Hill

-Birth name: Ian Frank Hill

-DOB: 1/20/1951

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-His wife Sue was front man Rob Halford's sister

Richie Faulkner

-Birth name: Richard Ian Faulkner

-DOB: 1/1/1980

-Where: London, England

-Prior to joining Judas Priest, he played guitar for hard rock singer Lauren Harris

Rod Stewart

-Birth name: Roderick David Stewart

-DOB: 1/10/1945

-Where: London, England

-Started out singing for The Faces before going solo

Jimmy Page

-Birth name: James Patrick Page

-DOB: 1/9/1944

-Where: Hounslow, England

-Formed Led Zeppelin from the remains of The Yardbirds

David Bowie

-Birth name: David Robert Jones

-DOB: 1/8/1947

-Where: Brixton, London, England

-DOD: 1/10/2016

-Where: Manhattan, New York

-His unusual colored eyes are a result of getting into a fight as a teen. One classmate had punched him and scratched the cornea of one of David's eyes, causing the eye to dilate permanently, giving the impression of two different colored eyes, when he really has two blue eyes

James May

-Birth name: James Daniel May

-DOB: 1/10/1963

-Where: Bristol, England

-Known as "Captain Slow" or "Captain" anything else according to his Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson

Georgia May Jagger

-Birth name: Georgia Mau Ayeesha Jagger

-DOB: 1/12/1992

-Where: London, England

-Known for the sizeable gap in her teeth

Rowan Atkinson

-Birth name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson

-DOB: 1/6/1955

-Where: Consett, England

-Known for his characters Mr. Bean and Blackadder

Kate Middleton

-DOB: 1/9/1982

-Where: Berkshire, England

-Her and the current Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, do not get along very well

Malcolm Young

-Birth name: Malcolm Mitchell Young

-DOB: 1/6/1953

-Where: Glasgow, Scotland

-DOD: 11/18/2017

-Where: Elizabeth Bay, Australia

-Was one of the founding members of AC/DC

Phil Collins

-Birth name: Phillip David Charles Collins

-DOB: 1/30/1951

-Where: London, England

-Started out as the drummer for Genesis, but replaced front man Peter Gabriel when the other band members realized that Phil could sing very well

John Paul Jones

-Birth name: John Baldwin

-DOB: 1/3/1946

-Where: Sidcup, England

-Prior to joining Led Zeppelin, he worked as a session musician

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Birth name: John Baldwin
DOB: 1/3/1946
Where: Sidcup, Kent, England
Height: 5'8''

Trademark
-Fender bass guitars

Trivia
-Bassist/keyboard player for Led Zeppelin

-His wife and daughters appear in The Song Remains the Same (1976)

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