Many of you may remember me, many may not. I cut my teeth writing at The Review back in its early days from 1981 until 1986, before subsequently moving to Chicago. Recently, I turned the page and celebrated one of those landmark birthdays that happen every decade.
At first I was hesitant to make my age known here. Now I proudly own it. After all, I can't be an old lady if I'm not a lady, right? So on Thanksgiving I will be something even better than 70. I'll be 490 in dog years. Hell, my granddaughter is already 70 in dog years.
To fend off the ‘old lady’ jokes and also derive some inspiration, I’ve pulled together this list of musical artists and performers that are still rockin’ after all these years, which I hope you also find inspirational.
Oh yes - one final thought. See this picture of The Beatles? The alive guys are looking forward and backward. The dead guys are looking sideways. I'll leave you with a little advice. Don't look sideways.
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Pete Townsend 73 Roger Daltrey 74 Rod Stewart 73 Robbie Robertson 75 Garth Hudson 81 Brian Wilson 76 Mike Love 77 Al Jardine 76 Patti Smith 71 Don Henley 71 Debbie Harry 73 Bob Dylan 77 Frankie Valli 84 Carly Simon 73 Neil Diamond 77 Jerry Lee Lewis 83 Loretta Lynn 86 Judy Collins 79 Emmylou Harris 71 Dion 79 Willie Nelson 85 Smokey Robinson 78 Little Richard 86 Dolly Parton 72 Phil Lesh 78 Jeff Lynn 70 |
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James Taylor 70 Joe Walsh 71 Van Morrison 73 John Fogerty 73 Justin Hayward 72 John Lodge 73 Graeme Edge 77 Smokey Robinson 78 Rick Nielsen 71 Leonard Cohen 84 Mick Fleetwood 71 Stevie Nicks 70 Christine McVie 75 John McVie 73 Tommy James 71 Carl Giammarese 71 Dennis Tufano 72 Peter Noone 71 Barry Manilow 75 Edgar Winter 71 Dennis DeYoung 71 Tom Doody 73 Jim ‘JC Hook’ Pilster 72 Eddie Levert 76 Walter Williams 75 Tony Bennett 92 Frankie Avalon 78 Roger Waters 75 Eric Clapton 73 Brian May 71 David Gilmour 72 Ozzie Osbourne 70 (Dec 3) Buddy Guy 82 Elton John 71 Paul Simon 77 Art Garfunkel 77 Mick Jagger 75 Keith Richards 75 Charlie Watts 77 Bill Wyman 82 Paul McCartney 76 Ringo Starr 78 Iggy Pop 71 Eric Burdon 77 Donald Fagen 70 Al Green 72 Jackson Browne 70 David Crosby 77 Stephen Stills 73 Graham Nash 76 Neil Young 73 Robert Plant 70 Steven Tyler 70 Chuck Berry performed until he was 91; Fats Domino until he was 89.
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Nov 29, 2018
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