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