Sir Elton John... 71 today. There's just too damn many to pick from. Always liked this one though. Would have loved to have seen this show. Check out 3:44
Reba! 63 today. Pure class. "Fancy" live: "I charmed a king, a congressman And an occasional aristocrat Then I got me a Georgia mansion ...In an elegant New York townhouse flat And I ain't done bad"
Muddy Waters 4/4/1913 Profound influence on The Stones, Led Zepplin, Hendrix, Elvis, Clapton... The Stones named themselves after his 1950 hit "Rolling Stone". Ditto the magazine. It all started in the Mississippi Delta. One of rock and roll's godfathers.
Mr James Brown. Born 1933 Wrote the book on partying. One of the first inductees into the R&R HoF. Ever shrouded in legal controversy.... but he lived life like few ever will. Died Christmas Day 2006. The Godfather of Soul. (Good movie if you've never seen it: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473602/ )