Matthias Jabs

Happy Birthday today to guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest. He’s 70. Other rockers celebrating include guitarist Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions (62), drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers (56), Yes singer Jon Anderson (73), and bassist John Leven of Europe (54).

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Happy Birthday today to guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest. He's 69. Other rockers celebrating include guitarist Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions (61), drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers (55), bassist John Leven of Europe (53), and former Yes singer Jon Anderson (72).

Happy Birthday today to Jon Anderson. The former lead singer of Yes is 71. Other rockers celebrating today include guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest (68), guitarist Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions (60), and drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers (54).