Marlena Shaw turns 81 on Friday, Nick Cave celebrates # 66, and we'll also mark the 99th anniversary of the birth of Oscar McLollie (1924-2008).

Tonight's show begins with a bombs away birthday salute to Cannonball Adderley (1928-75)!

September 8 birthday hat tips are in order for: Jimmie Rogers (1897-1933), Patsy Cline (1932-63), and Earl Nelson (1928-2008).

We're packing our birthday salutes in full for the holiday weekend, as Bruce Foxton turns 68 today, and Archie Bell celebrates # 79! We will also honor those September 1st celebrants who are no longer with us: Gene Harris (1933-2000), Marshall Lytle (1933-2013), and Alton Ellis (1938-2008).

Happy 69th birthday, Declan MacManus!

Both the angel-voiced Oriole, Sonny Til (1928-81), and the howler at the front of Los Shain's, Gerardo Manuel (1946-2020), were born on August 18. Tune in for their birthday tributes.

Tonight we tip our birthday hats to Shel Talmy in honor of his 86th candle, and honor the legacy of Ronnie Dawson (1939-2003), who was also born on August 11.

"Giant of Music" is a bit of a cliche, but if Louis Armstrong doesn't deserve the title, then no one does! Tune in tonight to celebrate the birth of Satchmo (1901-71).

Guitarist Mike Bloomfield (1943-81) would have turned 80 today.

One of the greatest Jamaican record producers, Duke Reid (1915-75), was born on July 21. Tune in tonight for a toast to the driving force behind Treasure Isle!

130 years after the storming of the Bastille, twin brothers Cliff & Claude Trenier were born. My wife & I will also celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary on Friday, so tune in for a celebratory time!

Ringo Starr turns 83 today, and Hank Mobley (d. 1986) would be 93 were he still with us. Happy birthday to them both!

June 30th marks the 80th anniversary of the birth of Florence Ballard (d. 1976). Tune in for a tribute to an original Supreme!

Tonight's June 23 birthday salutes go out to the late, great Adam Faith (1940-2003), as well as a guy whose records I only play at the end of October - not because I don't love his music, but because Halloween is the one time of the year that I can justify playing the Misfits or Samhain on an oldies show. Happy 68th birthday to Glenn Danzig!

James Smith of the Stylistics turn 73 today!

Tune in June 9 for gone before their time birthday tributes to Johnny Ace (1929-54) & Jackie Wilson (1934-84). We will also, sadly, note the passing of Astrud Gilberto last Monday at the age of 83.

Were Charlie Watts still with us, he'd be turning 82 today. As we did when he died in 2021, we'll pay tribute to the master drummer tonight at 8:00.

On May 26, the frontman of one our nation's GREATEST rock & roll bands turns 79! We're taking advantage of special three hour edition of the Bomb Shelter to celebrate Gerry Roslie at 7 p.m. At 8, we will pay tribute to the May 24 passing of Tina Tuner at the age of 83.

Tonight, we wish Pete Townsend a happy 78th birthday, and honor the passing of the greatest football player who ever lived. Next week, we will have a special 3 hour show, beginning at 6 p.m.

Our May 12 birthdays might not be household names, but each had a hand in the making of a perfect record: Motown songwriter/producer Norman Whitfield (1940-2008), Small Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan (1945-2014), and Music Machine bassist Keith Olsen (1945-2020).