Howard Jones

Happy birthday to Howard Jones, born this day in 1955! Here's the video for Propaganda's "Heaven Give Me Words," from 1990, which he co-wrote and plays on. He had plenty of hits of his own, of course, but I always liked this one...

Steve Priest

Happy birthday to Steve Priest, born this day in 1950! Here's Sweet playing "Wig Wam Bam" in 1972. Oh God, those costumes...

Graham Lewis

Happy birthday to Graham Lewis, born this day in 1953! Despite the temptation to post something from Wire, here's the fine and peculiar video for He Said's "Pump," circa 1986.

Ernie K-Doe

Happy birthday to the late Ernie K-Doe, born this day in 1936! Here's a recent video for his not-at-all-recent song "Here Come the Girls."

Atsuko Yamano

Happy birthday to Atsuko Yamano, born this day in 1960! Here's 1991 footage of Shonen Knife playing three songs, beginning with the classic "Making Plans for Bison."

Mark Arm

Happy birthday to Mark Arm, born this day in 1962! Here's a live-in-studio performance by Mudhoney of "Inside Job."

Ranking Roger

Happy birthday to Ranking Roger, born this day in 1961! Here's a 1984 performance of General Public's "General Public."

Kurt Cobain

Happy birthday to the late Kurt Cobain, born this day in 1967! Here's Nirvana covering Fang's "The Money Will Roll Right In" in 1992.

Alan Hull

Happy birthday to the late Alan Hull, born this day in 1945! Here's a chunk of a 1971 TV performance by Lindisfarne of "Meet Me on the Corner."

Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers

Happy birthday to Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers, both of the Miracles and both born this day in 1940! Here's a live performance of "Ooh Baby Baby" from the mid-'60s.