Today’s takeaway is that in 1982, Paul McCartney released “Take It Away”:

Birthdays today start with the great Lalo Schifrin:

Ray Davies of the Kinks:

Chris Britton of the Troggs:

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer:

Kip Winger of,  well, Winger:

One other thing: Today is Make Music Day worldwide. Go out and watch live music today, because live music disappears if people don’t attend.