Birthdays & Obituaries

We’ve compiled a batch of isolated tracks showing off the skills of birthday boy Paul McCartney.

We’re sad to report the saxophonist/composter died this morning

Watch some of the slide guitarist’s greatest licks in celebration of this 36th birthday.

Revisit an over 50 minute version of “Foam” Mike played with The Duo on the Phish bassist’s 50th birthday and read his thoughts on having his own band vs. his contributions to Phish.

We celebrate the Rolling Stones/Faces guitarist’s birthday by looking at the night he sat-in with Bob Marley & The Wailers.

Watch the Levon Helm Band storm the stage at the 2008 Newport Folk Festival on what would have been the drummer’s 75th birthday.

The blues legend died in his Las Vegas home on Thursday night.

Watch clips from Byrne’s 2009 Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour on his 63rd birthday.

Watch clips of Little Stevie Wonder’s earliest appearances live on stage, on television and on film.

Celebrate Steve Winwood’s birthday by watching the keyboardist jam with Widespread Panic at Lockn’ ’14.

Stream an official Spotify playlist of the Grateful Dead drummers favorite tracks.

Watch a documentary about the Red Headed Stranger on his 82nd birthday featuring cameos from Ray Charles and Bruce Hornsby.

Watch clips of the My Morning Jacket frontman and acclaimed solo artist performing over the years in celebration of his 37th birthday.

On the anniversary of his death, watch a clip of The Band drummer’s first trip to Late Night with David Letterman from 1983 including Levon leading “World’s Most Dangerous Band” on “Rag Mama Rag.”

We celebrate John Bell’s birthday by looking back at pro-shot footage of a JB & Friends’s performance from 2001.

We remember the late great Lowell George, who would’ve turned 70 today, with a performance of “Dixie Chicken” featuring special guests.

We’d like to send our condolences to the family and friends of Jack Parber – Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir’s birth father.

We detail seven instances when John Oates jammed with jam scene all-stars over the past few years.