The first birthday today isn’t a rock music birthday, but fans of the trumpet have to recognize Louis Armstrong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOH_mioL3TU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLIrS5dtTZI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vpuFYQwZ5o

Elsbeary Hobbs of (the Ben E. King iteration of) the Drifters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJFYpVlIyqo

Who is Frank Guzzo? Frankie Ford, who invited you to go on …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUSd_RYnxAY

Paul Leyton of the Seekers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-GApOqzgWM&NR=1

Robbin Crosby of Ratt:

The Paul Williams with a birthday today isn’t the short ’70s songwriter who played Little Enos in the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies; he is the Paul Williams who played guitar for A Flock of Seagulls:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjtij5vZfA