Tuesday January 27th: Rock n Roll Birthdays

Happy Birthday today (January 27th) to drummer Nick Mason of Pink Floyd. He’s 71. Other rockers celebrating birthdays today include Thin Lizzy drummer and founding member Brian Downey(64), guitarist Janick Gers of Iron Maiden(58) and singer Mike Patton of Faith No More(47).

Hulton Archive/Thin Lizzy, circa 1980. Left to right: guitarists Scott Gorham and Snowy White, drummer Brian Downey and singer/bassist Phil Lynott

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