Birthdays

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Sun Ra’s birth by checking out the Sun Ra Arkestra’s performances on Night Music in 1989.

We celebrate Phish keyboardist Page McConnell’s birthday by looking back at the 2003 night the Vermonters played the “Leo Trio.”

We celebrate David Byrne’s birthday by looking back at the Talking Heads’s outstanding 1980 show in Rome.

Watch Stevie Wonder’s 1973 visit to Sesame Street, where he performs “Superstition” and more.

We celebrate Steve Winwood’s birthday by sharing a pro-shot set from his band’s performance at the 2013 Estival Lugano Jazz festival.

We’ve created a playlist featuring some of our favorite Willie Nelson songs in honor of the Red Headed Stranger’s 81st birthday.

We celebrate Biz Markie’s 50th birthday by looking back at his 2011 performance of “The Joker” with Umphrey’s McGee.

A playlist of 10 tracks that feature Fleck in the studio with musicians who are no strangers to improvisational music.

Stream 10 songs either written by Phil Lesh or featuring the bassist on lead vocals.

We celebrate guitarist David Gilmour’s birthday by sharing an exceptional Pink Floyd video filmed at a 1989 live show.

We celebrate Phish drummer Jon Fishman’s 49th birthday by sharing video from a very special show in the band’s history.

We celebrate what would’ve been Merl Saunders’s 80th birthday by sharing footage of Jerry & Merl performing “That’s Alright Mama” aboard a boat.

We celebrate what would’ve been Bob Marley’s 69th birthday by sharing pro-shot footage of a full Marley and The Wailers show at Harvard University in 1979.

We celebrate Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder’s 49th birthday with one of the band’s best festival sets ever.

Watch the Doobie Brothers appearance on sitcom What’s Happening!! from 1978 as we celebrate guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s 65th birthday.

Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts turns 70 today. We celebrate we a classic performance from 1991.

Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools turns 49 today. We celebrate with footage of a classic Panic show.

Listen to the full unedited version of Tom Waits’ appearance on VH-1’s Storytellers from 1999.