November Birthdays

Since it's November, it's time to say Happy Birthday

Roger Glover

-Birth name: Roger David Glover

-DOB: 11/30/1945

-Where: Brecon, United Kingdom

-He initially had a thing for wearing hats, but was tired of looking like he had just gotten out of the shower from sweating so much. He switched to head scarves and it ended up working out much better for him

Billy Idol

-Birth name: William Michael Albert Broad

-DOB: 11/30/1955

-Where: Stanmore, United Kingdom

-For a while, as a child, he and his family lived in Long Island, New York, where the young Billy Idol talked with an American accent. It was only when he and his family moved back to the UK that he started speaking what he calls "the Queen's English"

Tommy Thayer

-Birth name: Thomas Cunningham Thayer

-DOB: 11/07/1960

-Where: Portland, Oregon

-He was a guitarist in the band Black 'N' Blue before coming to Kiss

Rick Allen

-Birth name: Richard John Cyril Allen

-DOB: 11/01/1958

-Where: Dronfield, United Kingdom

-He signed with Def Leppard at age 15. While on tour, he had to have a tutor come with him to help him finish his education and he even got to celebrate his 16th birthday on tour

Bobby Dall

-Birth name: Robert Harry Kuykendall

-DOB: 11/02/1963

-Where: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

-His first job was working as a cook at a truck stop

DJ Ashba

-Birth name: Daren Jay Ashba

-DOB: 11/10/1972

-Where: Monticello, IN

-He was previously in the band BulletBoys

Dave Ellefson

-Birth name: David Warren Ellefson

-DOB: 11/12/1964

-Where: Jackson, Minnesota

-He holds a Bachelor's Degree in business and actually does lectures on business and music-related topics

Frankie Banali

-DOB: 11/14/1951

-Where: Queens, New York

-DOD: 08/20/2020

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He joined Quiet Riot in 1982, prior to the release of their classic album Metal Health

Rudy Sarzo

-Birth name: Rodolfo Sarzo

-DOB: 11/18/1950

-Where: Havana, Cuba

-He is known for playing guitar in Quiet Riot, with Ozzy Osbourne and more