Today in 1814, Adolph Sax was born in Belgium. Sax would fashion from brass and a clarinet reed the saxophone, a major part of early rock and jazz.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xraj86LNgYc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhSx8uKdD5o

Number one in 1961:

Number one in 1965:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kqGcBIkM4I

Number one in 1968:

The number one single …

… and album today in 1971:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvRvSxsW-I

Number one in 1976:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUHtJJ1Fgjs

The short list of birthdays starts with Bill Henderson of Chilliwack:

George Young of the Easybeats:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJLoYd8xak&ob=av2n

Glenn Frey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLCGQagBCOw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-mU-YSk32I