Birthdays today start with Herbert Mills of one of the great singing groups of the 1940s and 1950s, the Mills Brothers:

You probably have never heard of keyboard player Stan Free. You may have heard of his most notable record:

Not that I was a fan, but Tiny Tim was in a class of his own, whatever class that was:

Herbie Hancock has had a long jazz career, but hit the pop charts once for:

Don’t know who Joachim Krauledat is? How about John Kay, lead singer of Steppenwolf:

Blackfoot drummer Jackson Spires:

J.D. Nicholas was a guitarist for the Commodores and before that the underrated Heatwave:

Alexander Briley was a lead singer for the Village People:

And there’s Tony James, bassist for Sigue Sigue Sputnik: