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Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. The first station to broadcast the format fulltime, and the first station to use the term "Classic Rock" on the air was KRBE-AM, Houston, in 1983. Program Director Paul Christy designed the format to play only early album rock, from the 60s and early 70s, without any current music or Top 40 material. Read More



MAY CLASSIC ROCK BIRTHDAYS
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May 1
Judy Collins - 1939
Rita Coolidge - 1945
Nick Fortuna - The Buckinghams - 1946

May 2
Link Wray - 1929
Bunk Gardner - Mothers of Invention - 1933
Bob Henrit - The Kinks, Argent - 1944
Goldy McJohn - Steppenwolf - 1945
Lou Gramm - Foreigner - 1950
John Glascock - Jethro Tull - 1951
Prescott Niles - The Knack - 1954
Jo Callis - The Human League - 1955

May 3
Pete Seeger - 1919
James Brown - 1933
Peter Staples - The Troggs - 1944
Bruce Hall - REO Speedwagon - 1953

May 4
David LaFlamme - It's A Beautiful Day - 1941
Ronnie Bond - The Troggs - 1943
George Wadenius - Blood, Sweat & Tears - 1945

May 5
Bill Ward - Black Sabbath - 1948
Ian McCulloch - Echo and the Bunnymen - 1959
Kevin Mooney - Adam and the Ants - 1962

May 6
Colin Earl - Foghat, Mungo Jerry - 1942
Bob Seger - 1945
Robbie McIntosh - Average White Band - 1950

May 7
Ray Monette - Rare Earth - 1946
Jerry Nolan - New York Dolls, Heartbreakers - 1946
Bill Kretuzmann - Grateful Dead - 1946
Prairie Prince - The Tubes, Journey, New Cars - 1950

May 8
Paul Samwell-Smith - Yardbirds - 1943
Alex Van Halen - Van Halen - 1953
Gary Glitter - 1944

May 9
Billy Joel - 1949
Tom Petersson - Cheap Trick - 1950
Richie Furay - Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Souther Hillman Furay Band - 1944

May 10
Donovan - 1946
Jay Ferguson - Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne - 1947
Sid Vicious - Sex Pistols - 1957
Bono - U2 - 1960
Dave Mason - Traffic - 1946

May 11
Eric Burdon - The Animals, War - 1941
Butch Trucks - Allman Brothers Band - 1947

May 12
Ian McLagan - Faces - 1945
Steve Winwood - Traffic, Blind Faith, Spencer Davis Group - 1948
Billy Squier - 1950

May 13
Ritchie Valens - 1941
Magic Dick - J. Geils Band - 1945
Pete "Overend" Watts - Mott the Hoople - 1947
Danny Kirwan - Fleetwood Mac - 1950

May 14
Jack Bruce - Cream - 1943
Gene Cornish - Young Rascals - 1946
David Byrne - Talking Heads - 1952
Ian Astbury - The Cult - 1962

May 15
Graham Goble - Little River Band - 1947
Brian Eno - Roxy Music - 1948
Gary Thain - Uriah Heep - 1948
Dennis Frederickson - Toto - 1951
Mike Oldfield - 1953

May 16
Roger Earl - Foghat, Savoy Brown - 1946
Robert Fripp - King Crimson - 1946
Darrell Sweet - Nazareth - 1947

May 17
Malcolm Hale - Spanky & Our Gang - 1941
Roy Adams - Climax Blues Band - 1952
Bill Bruford - Yes, King Crimson - 1949
Paul Di'Anno - Iron Maiden - 1959

May 18
Rick Wakeman - Yes, Strawbs - 1949
Bill Wallace - The Guess Who - 1949

May 19
Pete Townshend - The Who - 1945
Greg Herbert - Blood, Sweat and Tears - 1947
Jerry Hyman - Blood, Sweat and Tears - 1947
Steve Currie - T Rex - 1947
Dusty Hill - ZZ Top - 1949
Phil Rudd - AC/DC - 1954
Martyn Ware - The Human League - 1956

May 20
Joe Cocker - 1944
Jimmy Henderson - Black Oak Arkansas - 1954
Jane Wiedlin - Go-Go's - 1958

May 21
Hilton Valentine - The Animals - 1943
Vincent Crane - Atomic Rooster, Crazy World of Arthur Brown - 1943
Bill Champlin - Sons of Champlin, Chicago - 1947
Stan Lynch - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 1955

May 22
Bernie Taupin - 1950

May 23
Danny Klein - J. Geils Band - 1946
Bill Hunt - Electric Light Orchestra - 1947
Rick Fenn - 10cc - 1953

May 24
Bob Dylan - 1941
Steve Upton - Wishbone Ash - 1946

May 25
Blinky Davison - The Nice - 1942
Klaus Meine - Scorpions - 1948
Robby Steinhardt - Kansas - 1950
John Grimaldi - Argent - 1955

May 26
Levon Helm - The Band - 1940
Verden Allen - Mott the Hoople - 1945
Garry Peterson - The Guess Who - 1945
Stevie Nicks - Fleetwood Mac - 1948

May 27
Pete Sears - Jefferson Starship - 1948
Siouxsie Sioux - Siouxsie & the Banshees - 1957

May 28
Papa John Creech - Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Hot Tuna - 1917
John Fogerty - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1945
Wendy O. Williams - Plasmatics - 1949
Eddie Jobson - Roxy Music - 1955
John McGeoch - Siouxsie & the Banshees - 1955

May 29
Gary Brooker - Procol Harum - 1945

May 31
Junior Campbell - Marmalade - 1946
John Bonham - Led Zeppelin - 1948