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‘Quietly Impressed': Bad Company Talks Upcoming Tribute Album ‘Can't Get Enough'
Some musical admirers who can't get enough of Bad Company are living out a rock 'n' roll fantasy as part of a new tribute album. Can't Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company comes out Oct. 24 on Primary Wave Music, just two weeks before the group's Nov. 8 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Los Angeles. The first taste is the Struts' version of Bad Company's top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy,' for which the group has also uploaded a video of its studio recording session. HARDY, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Charley Crockett and Dirty Honey also take a whack at some of the group's biggest hits, while the Pretty Reckless contribute a version of Bad Company predecessor Free's 'All Right Now.' More from Billboard Coldplay's Chris Martin Bounces Back From Astronomer Kiss-Cam Scandal With Sweet Serenade of Soccer Legend Lionel Messi & Wife Ice Cube Tries to Save the World in First Trailer For Ominous 'War of the Worlds' Remake Donald Trump Again Calls For Beyoncé to be 'Prosecuted' Over Debunked Claim of $11 Million Harris Appearance Payment The 10-track set also features several collaborations with Bad Company's surviving members: frontman Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke join Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and Phil Collen on a rendition of 'Seagull' from 1974's self-titled debut album; Rodgers teams with Halestorm on 1975's 'Shooting Star'; and Rodgers, with Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor, are part of Blackberry Smoke's take on the title track to 1976's Run With the Pack. 'It has been very interesting listening to other musicians interpret our songs,' says Rodgers, who co-founded Bad Company with Free partner Kirke, late Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell during 1973 in London. 'I spent time listening and found myself smiling a lot. I am quietly impressed that these artists wanted to pay tribute to Bad Company. We are thankful that everyone played from every inch of their hearts on this release. You can hear it.' 'It's an honor to have these artists perform our songs,' Kirke adds. 'It means that the music has endured and has transcended multiple generations. It's a salute to the songwriting.' Can't Get Enough was the brainchild of Primary Wave, which aligned with Bad Company in 2022, and was executive produced by the company's Robert Dippold and Adam Lowenberg, along with colleague and Bad Company fan Gary Spivack. The team worked for more than 10 months recruiting and assembling the tracks from the individual acts. Dippold, partner and president of digital strategy, says the tribute album idea surfaced during Primary Wave's earliest days with the band. 'Putting together this tribute album to Bad Company has truly been a labor of love,' Dippold explains. 'We came up with the idea for a proper tribute album a couple of years ago after partnering with Paul Rodgers, when we realized that there had never been a covers or tribute album dedicated to his incredible band and song catalog. 'Bad Company and Free have influenced countless musicians and bands over the decades, both as bands and through the individual impact of their members. We hope this release introduces Bad Company to a new generation of music lovers while honoring their loyal fanbase. This is just one of many projects we're working on with Paul and his team as we continue to develop creative marketing initiatives around his catalog and brand, finding new ways to bring greater awareness to his songs and further showcase the depth of this incredible body of work.' Rodgers says that he was particularly impressed by Primary Wave's approach, 'which was not to go to our rock 'n' roll comrades to record the songs, but rather draw from an eclectic group of musicians from varied brands of music. Mick and I wondered how the songs would sound, and what application would be given to them.' Rodgers says Ralphs heard the Struts track before he passed away on June 23 and pronounced it ''fabulous.' We both felt that it is great when musicians feel passionate enough about a song to lend their creative spirit to it and record it.' He also credits his wife, Cynthia, with the idea of having him and Kirke being part of some of the songs. 'I really wasn't sure what her vision was until we were in the studio. The tracks were so complete within themselves. I did not want to put myself in the mix too much and interfere with the groove already created, so I kept my participation to a limit and added just a bit, which was her plan. It was a good creative exercise for me.' Halestorm's Lzzy Hale says Bad Company is a longtime influence and calls Rodgers in particular 'the ultimate rock voice. It was specifically his insertion of soul into the rock sound that was highly influential to me…. It's the honor of a lifetime that Paul joined us on ('Shooting Star'). I grew up listening to this song; it's tattooed on my heart and soul, so when we found out it was an option, we jumped on it…. We did it separately but just to have our voices intertwined on this epic song is a dream come true.' Kirke says that in joining Elliott and Collen, 'it was cool to perform on 'Seagull.' I never saw it as a song near drums before, but once I got over that, it was a breeze.' Elliott seconds the notion, explaining that, 'I've loved Bad Company since the very beginning, a phenomenal combination of two of my favorite bands, Free and Mott the Hoople…what a privilege it is for myself and Phil to cover one of my favorite Bad Company songs, with Paul and Simon.' Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr says many key Bad Company songs were already selected when his band signed on, but when he heard 'Run With the Pack' was available, 'I said, 'That's It!' It's just such a perfectly written song; it's economical, and it's got that swagger. They start laying down that runka-runka groove, that's where my heart lives. That's the groove Blackberry Smoke lives in. We went into the studio and cut it in an afternoon. Then I got a question about three days after we sent the mix, 'Is it OK with you if Paul sings on it?' I said, 'I think you know the answer to that question — always yes.'' HARDY, who opens the album with 'Ready For Love,' says that Bad Company comes from 'a short list of bands my dad played for me as a young boy that shaped my love for rock 'n' roll. It's a very cool and surreal moment to be part of this project.' Kirke calls Free's 'All Right Now' a 'relevant and welcome inclusion. (It) kind of started the whole ball rolling, didn't it?' Rodgers, who's also working on a memoir, adds that the song 'marked the beginning of this musical life for Simon and I. I started to add it into our Bad Company set about the last five years that Bad Company toured, and it became an integral part of our set and our story. That song never disappoints…it still has a way of engaging people and lifting you up.' Primary Wave is looking forward to more Bad Company-related initiatives riding the momentum of their Rock Hall induction. '(Can't Get Enough) is just one of many projects we're working on with Paul and his team as we continue to develop creative marketing initiatives around his catalog and brand,' Dippold says, 'finding new ways to bring greater awareness to his songs and further showcase the depth of his incredible work.' Can't Get Enough will be available in a variety of formats, including limited edition silver vinyl, CD and digital download. Information on the various packages and updates can be found via The track list for Can't Get Enough: 'Ready For Love,' HARDY'Shooting Star,' Halestorm featuring Paul Rodgers'Feel Like Makin' Love,' Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators'Run with the Pack,' Blackberry Smoke featuring Paul Rodgers and Brann Dailor'Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy,' The Struts'Bad Company,' Charley Crockett'Rock Steady,' Dirty Honey'Burnin' Sky,' Black Stone Cherry'Seagull,' Joe Elliott and Phil Collen featuring Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke'All Right Now,' The Pretty Reckless Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
San Francisco Chronicle
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2: July 27: Actor John Pleshette ('Knots Landing') is 83. Actor-director Betty Thomas ('Hill Street Blues') is 78. Singer Maureen McGovern is 76. Actor Roxanne Hart ('The Good Girl,' ″Chicago Hope') is 71. Guitarist Duncan Cameron (Sawyer Brown) is 69. Comedian Carol Leifer is 69. Comedian Bill Engvall is 68. Jazz singer Karrin Allyson is 63. Country singer Stacy Dean Campbell is 58. Singer Juliana Hatfield is 58. Actor Julian McMahon ('Fantastic Four' films, TV's 'Profiler') is 57. Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ('Game of Thrones') is 55. Comedian Maya Rudolph is 53. Drummer Abe Cunningham of Deftones is 52. Singer Pete Yorn is 51. Actor Seamus Dever ('Castle') is 49. Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers ('The Tudors') is 48. Comedian Heidi Gardner ('Saturday Night Live') is 42. Actor Taylor Schilling ('Orange Is the New Black') is 41. Singer Cheyenne Kimball of Gloriana is 35. Actor Alyvia Alyn Lind ('Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors') is 18. July 28: Cartoonist Jim Davis ('Garfield') is 80. Actor Linda Kelsey ('Lou Grant') is 79. Singer Jonathan Edwards is 79. Actor Sally Struthers is 78. Drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company is 76. Guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple is 71. CBS News anchor Scott Pelley is 68. Bassist Marc Perlman of The Jayhawks is 64. Actor Michael Hayden ('Murder One') is 62. Actor Lori Loughlin ('90210,' ″Full House') is 61. Jazz trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis is 60. Actor Elizabeth Berkley ('Showgirls,' ″Saved by the Bell') is 53. Singer Afroman is 51. Drummer Todd Anderson of Heartland is 50. Singer Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach is 49. Actor John David Washington ('BlacKkKlansman') is 41. Actor Jon Michael Hill ('Elementary') is 40. Actor Dustin Milligan ('90210') is 40. Rapper Soulja Boy is 35. July 29: Actor Robert Fuller ('Laramie,' ″Emergency!') is 92. Actor Roz Kelly ('Happy Days') is 83. Keyboardist Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon is 79. Actor Mike Starr ('Ed,' ″Goodfellas') is 75. Documentary maker Ken Burns is 72. TV personality Tim Gunn ('Project Runway') is 72. Singer-bassist Geddy Lee of Rush is 72. Singer Patti Scialfa of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 72. Actor Alexandra Paul ('Baywatch') is 62. Actor Dean Haglund ('The X Files') is 60. Country singer Martina McBride is 59. Drummer Chris Gorman of Belly is 58. Actor Tim Omundson ('Psych') is 56. Actor Ato Essandoh (film's 'Django Unchained,' TV's 'Elementary') is 53. Actor Wil Wheaton ('Star Trek: The Next Generation,' 'Stand By Me') is 53. Actor Stephen Dorff is 52. Singer Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men is 52. Country singer James Otto is 52. Actor Josh Radnor ('How I Met Your Mother') is 51. Musician Danger Mouse is 48. Actor Rachel Miner ('Supernatural') is 45. Actor Allison Mack ('Smallville') is 43. Actor Kaitlyn Black ('Hart of Dixie') is 42. Actor Cait Fairbanks ('The Young and the Restless') is 32. July 30: Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is 89. Singer Paul Anka is 84. Actor William Atherton ('Die Hard' films') is 78. Actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is 78. Actor Jean Reno ('The Da Vinci Code,' ″Godzilla') is 77. Actor Ken Olin is 71. Actor Delta Burke is 69. Actor Richard Burgi ('Desperate Housewives') is 67. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 67. Country singer Neal McCoy is 67. Director Richard Linklater ('Boyhood,' 'Dazed and Confused') is 65. Actor Laurence Fishburne is 64. Actor Lisa Kudrow ('Friends') is 62. Guitarist Dwayne O'Brien of Little Texas is 62. Actor Vivica A. Fox is 61. Actor Terry Crews ('Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' ″Everybody Hates Chris') is 57. Actor Simon Baker ('The Mentalist') is 56. Director Christopher Nolan ('Oppenheimer,' 'Memento') is 55. Actor Tom Green is 54. Drummer Brad Hargreaves of Third Eye Blind is 54. Actor Christine Taylor ('Dodgeball,' 'The Brady Bunch Movie') is 54. Comedian Dean Edwards ('Saturday Night Live') is 52. Actor Hilary Swank is 51. Actor Jaime Pressly ('Mom,' 'My Name Is Earl') is 48. Singer-guitarist Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers is 45. Actor April Bowlby ('Drop Dead Diva,' ″Two and a Half Men') is 45. Actor Yvonne Strahovski ('The Handmaid's Tale") is 43. Actor Martin Starr ('Silicon Valley,' ″Freaks and Geeks') is 43. Actor Gina Rodriguez ('Jane the Virgin') is 41. Actor Joey King (TV's 'Fargo,' 'The Kissing Booth' films) is 26. July 31: Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is 94. Actor Susan Flannery ('Bold and the Beautiful') is 86. Actor France Nuyen ('South Pacific,' 'The Joy Luck Club') is 86. Singer Lobo is 82. Actor Geraldine Chaplin is 81. Singer Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys is 80. Actor Lane Davies ('Lois and Clark') is 75. Actor Barry Van Dyke ('Murder 101,' 'Diagnosis Murder') is 74. Actor Alan Autry ('In the Heat of the Night,' 'Grace Under Fire') is 73. Jazz pianist-actor Michael Wolff ('The Naked Brothers Band') is 73. Actor James Read (TV's 'Charmed,' film's 'Legally Blonde') is 72. Actor Michael Biehn ('The Terminator,' ″Aliens') is 69. Singer-guitarist Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 68. Actor Dirk Blocker ('Brooklyn Nine-Nine') is 68. Drummer Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is 67. Actor Wesley Snipes is 63. Country singer Chad Brock is 62. Musician Fatboy Slim is 62. Guitarist Jim Corr of The Corrs is 61. 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling is 60. Actor Dean Cain ('Lois and Clark') is 59. Actor Jim True-Frost ('American Odyssey,' ″The Wire') is 59. Actor Loren Dean ('Billy Bathgate,' 'Space Cowboys') is 56. Actor Eve Best ('Nurse Jackie') is 54. Actor Annie Parisse ('How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days') is 50. Actor Robert Telfer ('Saved By the Bell') is 48. Country singer Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band is 47. Actor B.J. Novak ('The Office') is 46. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert is 31. Actor Rico Rodriguez ('Modern Family') is 27. Aug. 1: Singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott is 94. Blues musician Robert Cray is 72. Singer Michael Penn is 67. Singer Joe Elliott of Def Leppard is 66. Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy is 65. Guitarist Suzi Gardner of L7 is 65. Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is 61. Director Sam Mendes ('Skyfall,' 'American Beauty') is 60. Country singer George Ducas is 59. Actor Jennifer Gareis ('The Bold and the Beautiful') is 55. Actor Tempestt Bledsoe ('The Cosby Show') is 52. Actor Jason Momoa ('Aquaman,' 'Game of Thrones') is 46. Singer Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) is 44. Actor Taylor Fry ('Kirk,' ″Get a Life') is 44. Actor Elijah Kelley (2007′s 'Hairspray') is 39. Actor James Francis Kelly ('Rocky Balboa') is 36. Aug. 2: Singer Kathy Lennon of The Lennon Sisters is 82. Actor Joanna Cassidy is 80. Actor Kathryn Harrold is 75. Actor Butch Patrick ('The Munsters') is 72. Music producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig is 70. Actor Victoria Jackson ('Saturday Night Live') is 66. Actor Apollonia is 66. Actor Cynthia Stevenson ('Men In Trees,' ″Hope and Gloria') is 63. Actor Mary-Louise Parker is 61. Director-actor Kevin Smith ('Clerks,' ″Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back') is 55. Actor Sam Worthington ('Avatar') is 49. Actor Edward Furlong is 48. 'Today' meteorologist Dylan Dreyer is 44. Actor Marci Miller ('Days of Our Lives') is 40. Singer Charli XCX is 33. Actor Hallie Eisenberg is 33.
Winnipeg Free Press
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2: July 27: Actor John Pleshette ('Knots Landing') is 83. Actor-director Betty Thomas ('Hill Street Blues') is 78. Singer Maureen McGovern is 76. Actor Roxanne Hart ('The Good Girl,' ″Chicago Hope') is 71. Guitarist Duncan Cameron (Sawyer Brown) is 69. Comedian Carol Leifer is 69. Comedian Bill Engvall is 68. Jazz singer Karrin Allyson is 63. Country singer Stacy Dean Campbell is 58. Singer Juliana Hatfield is 58. Actor Julian McMahon ('Fantastic Four' films, TV's 'Profiler') is 57. Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ('Game of Thrones') is 55. Comedian Maya Rudolph is 53. Drummer Abe Cunningham of Deftones is 52. Singer Pete Yorn is 51. Actor Seamus Dever ('Castle') is 49. Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers ('The Tudors') is 48. Comedian Heidi Gardner ('Saturday Night Live') is 42. Actor Taylor Schilling ('Orange Is the New Black') is 41. Singer Cheyenne Kimball of Gloriana is 35. Actor Alyvia Alyn Lind ('Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors') is 18. July 28: Cartoonist Jim Davis ('Garfield') is 80. Actor Linda Kelsey ('Lou Grant') is 79. Singer Jonathan Edwards is 79. Actor Sally Struthers is 78. Drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company is 76. Guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple is 71. CBS News anchor Scott Pelley is 68. Bassist Marc Perlman of The Jayhawks is 64. Actor Michael Hayden ('Murder One') is 62. Actor Lori Loughlin ('90210,' ″Full House') is 61. Jazz trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis is 60. Actor Elizabeth Berkley ('Showgirls,' ″Saved by the Bell') is 53. Singer Afroman is 51. Drummer Todd Anderson of Heartland is 50. Singer Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach is 49. Actor John David Washington ('BlacKkKlansman') is 41. Actor Jon Michael Hill ('Elementary') is 40. Actor Dustin Milligan ('90210') is 40. Rapper Soulja Boy is 35. July 29: Actor Robert Fuller ('Laramie,' ″Emergency!') is 92. Actor Roz Kelly ('Happy Days') is 83. Keyboardist Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon is 79. Actor Mike Starr ('Ed,' ″Goodfellas') is 75. Documentary maker Ken Burns is 72. TV personality Tim Gunn ('Project Runway') is 72. Singer-bassist Geddy Lee of Rush is 72. Singer Patti Scialfa of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 72. Actor Alexandra Paul ('Baywatch') is 62. Actor Dean Haglund ('The X Files') is 60. Country singer Martina McBride is 59. Drummer Chris Gorman of Belly is 58. Actor Tim Omundson ('Psych') is 56. Actor Ato Essandoh (film's 'Django Unchained,' TV's 'Elementary') is 53. Actor Wil Wheaton ('Star Trek: The Next Generation,' 'Stand By Me') is 53. Actor Stephen Dorff is 52. Singer Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men is 52. Country singer James Otto is 52. Actor Josh Radnor ('How I Met Your Mother') is 51. Musician Danger Mouse is 48. Actor Rachel Miner ('Supernatural') is 45. Actor Allison Mack ('Smallville') is 43. Actor Kaitlyn Black ('Hart of Dixie') is 42. Actor Cait Fairbanks ('The Young and the Restless') is 32. July 30: Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is 89. Singer Paul Anka is 84. Actor William Atherton ('Die Hard' films') is 78. Actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is 78. Actor Jean Reno ('The Da Vinci Code,' ″Godzilla') is 77. Actor Ken Olin is 71. Actor Delta Burke is 69. Actor Richard Burgi ('Desperate Housewives') is 67. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 67. Country singer Neal McCoy is 67. Director Richard Linklater ('Boyhood,' 'Dazed and Confused') is 65. Actor Laurence Fishburne is 64. Actor Lisa Kudrow ('Friends') is 62. Guitarist Dwayne O'Brien of Little Texas is 62. Actor Vivica A. Fox is 61. Actor Terry Crews ('Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' ″Everybody Hates Chris') is 57. Actor Simon Baker ('The Mentalist') is 56. Director Christopher Nolan ('Oppenheimer,' 'Memento') is 55. Actor Tom Green is 54. Drummer Brad Hargreaves of Third Eye Blind is 54. Actor Christine Taylor ('Dodgeball,' 'The Brady Bunch Movie') is 54. Comedian Dean Edwards ('Saturday Night Live') is 52. Actor Hilary Swank is 51. Actor Jaime Pressly ('Mom,' 'My Name Is Earl') is 48. Singer-guitarist Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers is 45. Actor April Bowlby ('Drop Dead Diva,' ″Two and a Half Men') is 45. Actor Yvonne Strahovski ('The Handmaid's Tale') is 43. Actor Martin Starr ('Silicon Valley,' ″Freaks and Geeks') is 43. Actor Gina Rodriguez ('Jane the Virgin') is 41. Actor Joey King (TV's 'Fargo,' 'The Kissing Booth' films) is 26. July 31: Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is 94. Actor Susan Flannery ('Bold and the Beautiful') is 86. Actor France Nuyen ('South Pacific,' 'The Joy Luck Club') is 86. Singer Lobo is 82. Actor Geraldine Chaplin is 81. Singer Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys is 80. Actor Lane Davies ('Lois and Clark') is 75. Actor Barry Van Dyke ('Murder 101,' 'Diagnosis Murder') is 74. Actor Alan Autry ('In the Heat of the Night,' 'Grace Under Fire') is 73. Jazz pianist-actor Michael Wolff ('The Naked Brothers Band') is 73. Actor James Read (TV's 'Charmed,' film's 'Legally Blonde') is 72. Actor Michael Biehn ('The Terminator,' ″Aliens') is 69. Singer-guitarist Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 68. Actor Dirk Blocker ('Brooklyn Nine-Nine') is 68. Drummer Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is 67. Actor Wesley Snipes is 63. Country singer Chad Brock is 62. Musician Fatboy Slim is 62. Guitarist Jim Corr of The Corrs is 61. 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling is 60. Actor Dean Cain ('Lois and Clark') is 59. Actor Jim True-Frost ('American Odyssey,' ″The Wire') is 59. Actor Loren Dean ('Billy Bathgate,' 'Space Cowboys') is 56. Actor Eve Best ('Nurse Jackie') is 54. Actor Annie Parisse ('How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days') is 50. Actor Robert Telfer ('Saved By the Bell') is 48. Country singer Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band is 47. Actor B.J. Novak ('The Office') is 46. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert is 31. Actor Rico Rodriguez ('Modern Family') is 27. Aug. 1: Singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott is 94. Blues musician Robert Cray is 72. Singer Michael Penn is 67. Singer Joe Elliott of Def Leppard is 66. Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy is 65. Guitarist Suzi Gardner of L7 is 65. Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is 61. Director Sam Mendes ('Skyfall,' 'American Beauty') is 60. Country singer George Ducas is 59. Actor Jennifer Gareis ('The Bold and the Beautiful') is 55. Actor Tempestt Bledsoe ('The Cosby Show') is 52. Actor Jason Momoa ('Aquaman,' 'Game of Thrones') is 46. Singer Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) is 44. Actor Taylor Fry ('Kirk,' ″Get a Life') is 44. Actor Elijah Kelley (2007′s 'Hairspray') is 39. Actor James Francis Kelly ('Rocky Balboa') is 36. Aug. 2: Singer Kathy Lennon of The Lennon Sisters is 82. Actor Joanna Cassidy is 80. Actor Kathryn Harrold is 75. Actor Butch Patrick ('The Munsters') is 72. Music producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig is 70. Actor Victoria Jackson ('Saturday Night Live') is 66. Actor Apollonia is 66. Actor Cynthia Stevenson ('Men In Trees,' ″Hope and Gloria') is 63. Actor Mary-Louise Parker is 61. Director-actor Kevin Smith ('Clerks,' ″Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back') is 55. Actor Sam Worthington ('Avatar') is 49. Actor Edward Furlong is 48. 'Today' meteorologist Dylan Dreyer is 44. Actor Marci Miller ('Days of Our Lives') is 40. Singer Charli XCX is 33. Actor Hallie Eisenberg is 33.
Hamilton Spectator
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2: July 27: Actor John Pleshette ('Knots Landing') is 83. Actor-director Betty Thomas ('Hill Street Blues') is 78. Singer Maureen McGovern is 76. Actor Roxanne Hart ('The Good Girl,' ″Chicago Hope') is 71. Guitarist Duncan Cameron (Sawyer Brown) is 69. Comedian Carol Leifer is 69. Comedian Bill Engvall is 68. Jazz singer Karrin Allyson is 63. Country singer Stacy Dean Campbell is 58. Singer Juliana Hatfield is 58. Actor Julian McMahon ('Fantastic Four' films, TV's 'Profiler') is 57. Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ('Game of Thrones') is 55. Comedian Maya Rudolph is 53. Drummer Abe Cunningham of Deftones is 52. Singer Pete Yorn is 51. Actor Seamus Dever ('Castle') is 49. Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers ('The Tudors') is 48. Comedian Heidi Gardner ('Saturday Night Live') is 42. Actor Taylor Schilling ('Orange Is the New Black') is 41. Singer Cheyenne Kimball of Gloriana is 35. Actor Alyvia Alyn Lind ('Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors') is 18. July 28: Cartoonist Jim Davis ('Garfield') is 80. Actor Linda Kelsey ('Lou Grant') is 79. Singer Jonathan Edwards is 79. Actor Sally Struthers is 78. Drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company is 76. Guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple is 71. CBS News anchor Scott Pelley is 68. Bassist Marc Perlman of The Jayhawks is 64. Actor Michael Hayden ('Murder One') is 62. Actor Lori Loughlin ('90210,' ″Full House') is 61. Jazz trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis is 60. Actor Elizabeth Berkley ('Showgirls,' ″Saved by the Bell') is 53. Singer Afroman is 51. Drummer Todd Anderson of Heartland is 50. Singer Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach is 49. Actor John David Washington ('BlacKkKlansman') is 41. Actor Jon Michael Hill ('Elementary') is 40. Actor Dustin Milligan ('90210') is 40. Rapper Soulja Boy is 35. July 29: Actor Robert Fuller ('Laramie,' ″Emergency!') is 92. Actor Roz Kelly ('Happy Days') is 83. Keyboardist Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon is 79. Actor Mike Starr ('Ed,' ″Goodfellas') is 75. Documentary maker Ken Burns is 72. TV personality Tim Gunn ('Project Runway') is 72. Singer-bassist Geddy Lee of Rush is 72. Singer Patti Scialfa of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 72. Actor Alexandra Paul ('Baywatch') is 62. Actor Dean Haglund ('The X Files') is 60. Country singer Martina McBride is 59. Drummer Chris Gorman of Belly is 58. Actor Tim Omundson ('Psych') is 56. Actor Ato Essandoh (film's 'Django Unchained,' TV's 'Elementary') is 53. Actor Wil Wheaton ('Star Trek: The Next Generation,' 'Stand By Me') is 53. Actor Stephen Dorff is 52. Singer Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men is 52. Country singer James Otto is 52. Actor Josh Radnor ('How I Met Your Mother') is 51. Musician Danger Mouse is 48. Actor Rachel Miner ('Supernatural') is 45. Actor Allison Mack ('Smallville') is 43. Actor Kaitlyn Black ('Hart of Dixie') is 42. Actor Cait Fairbanks ('The Young and the Restless') is 32. July 30: Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is 89. Singer Paul Anka is 84. Actor William Atherton ('Die Hard' films') is 78. Actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is 78. Actor Jean Reno ('The Da Vinci Code,' ″Godzilla') is 77. Actor Ken Olin is 71. Actor Delta Burke is 69. Actor Richard Burgi ('Desperate Housewives') is 67. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 67. Country singer Neal McCoy is 67. Director Richard Linklater ('Boyhood,' 'Dazed and Confused') is 65. Actor Laurence Fishburne is 64. Actor Lisa Kudrow ('Friends') is 62. Guitarist Dwayne O'Brien of Little Texas is 62. Actor Vivica A. Fox is 61. Actor Terry Crews ('Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' ″Everybody Hates Chris') is 57. Actor Simon Baker ('The Mentalist') is 56. Director Christopher Nolan ('Oppenheimer,' 'Memento') is 55. Actor Tom Green is 54. Drummer Brad Hargreaves of Third Eye Blind is 54. Actor Christine Taylor ('Dodgeball,' 'The Brady Bunch Movie') is 54. Comedian Dean Edwards ('Saturday Night Live') is 52. Actor Hilary Swank is 51. Actor Jaime Pressly ('Mom,' 'My Name Is Earl') is 48. Singer-guitarist Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers is 45. Actor April Bowlby ('Drop Dead Diva,' ″Two and a Half Men') is 45. Actor Yvonne Strahovski ('The Handmaid's Tale') is 43. Actor Martin Starr ('Silicon Valley,' ″Freaks and Geeks') is 43. Actor Gina Rodriguez ('Jane the Virgin') is 41. Actor Joey King (TV's 'Fargo,' 'The Kissing Booth' films) is 26. July 31: Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is 94. Actor Susan Flannery ('Bold and the Beautiful') is 86. Actor France Nuyen ('South Pacific,' 'The Joy Luck Club') is 86. Singer Lobo is 82. Actor Geraldine Chaplin is 81. Singer Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys is 80. Actor Lane Davies ('Lois and Clark') is 75. Actor Barry Van Dyke ('Murder 101,' 'Diagnosis Murder') is 74. Actor Alan Autry ('In the Heat of the Night,' 'Grace Under Fire') is 73. Jazz pianist-actor Michael Wolff ('The Naked Brothers Band') is 73. Actor James Read (TV's 'Charmed,' film's 'Legally Blonde') is 72. Actor Michael Biehn ('The Terminator,' ″Aliens') is 69. Singer-guitarist Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 68. Actor Dirk Blocker ('Brooklyn Nine-Nine') is 68. Drummer Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is 67. Actor Wesley Snipes is 63. Country singer Chad Brock is 62. Musician Fatboy Slim is 62. Guitarist Jim Corr of The Corrs is 61. 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling is 60. Actor Dean Cain ('Lois and Clark') is 59. Actor Jim True-Frost ('American Odyssey,' ″The Wire') is 59. Actor Loren Dean ('Billy Bathgate,' 'Space Cowboys') is 56. Actor Eve Best ('Nurse Jackie') is 54. Actor Annie Parisse ('How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days') is 50. Actor Robert Telfer ('Saved By the Bell') is 48. Country singer Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band is 47. Actor B.J. Novak ('The Office') is 46. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert is 31. Actor Rico Rodriguez ('Modern Family') is 27. Aug. 1: Singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott is 94. Blues musician Robert Cray is 72. Singer Michael Penn is 67. Singer Joe Elliott of Def Leppard is 66. Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy is 65. Guitarist Suzi Gardner of L7 is 65. Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is 61. Director Sam Mendes ('Skyfall,' 'American Beauty') is 60. Country singer George Ducas is 59. Actor Jennifer Gareis ('The Bold and the Beautiful') is 55. Actor Tempestt Bledsoe ('The Cosby Show') is 52. Actor Jason Momoa ('Aquaman,' 'Game of Thrones') is 46. Singer Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) is 44. Actor Taylor Fry ('Kirk,' ″Get a Life') is 44. Actor Elijah Kelley (2007′s 'Hairspray') is 39. Actor James Francis Kelly ('Rocky Balboa') is 36. Aug. 2: Singer Kathy Lennon of The Lennon Sisters is 82. Actor Joanna Cassidy is 80. Actor Kathryn Harrold is 75. Actor Butch Patrick ('The Munsters') is 72. Music producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig is 70. Actor Victoria Jackson ('Saturday Night Live') is 66. Actor Apollonia is 66. Actor Cynthia Stevenson ('Men In Trees,' ″Hope and Gloria') is 63. Actor Mary-Louise Parker is 61. Director-actor Kevin Smith ('Clerks,' ″Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back') is 55. 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Axios
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Where potential 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame reunions stand
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2025 includes four acts fans would love to see reunite. State of play: Rap duo Outkast hasn't performed together in a decade. The White Stripes disbanded in 2011. Soundgarden has been in limbo since lead singer Chris Cornell died in 2017. Health issues have sidelined Bad Company since 2019. Flashback: The Rock Hall ceremony has featured high-profile reunions before, including Led Zeppelin, Cream, Talking Heads and others. There have also been reunions that weren't, with members of bands like Guns N' Roses, Van Halen, Grateful Dead and others opting not to show up. What we're hearing: Soundgarden nearly reunited earlier this summer. The band would need a fill-in singer for the Rock Hall ceremony, much like Nirvana in 2014. Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke has said a reunion is "yet to be decided." Singer Paul Rodgers' health and the recent death of guitarist Mick Ralphs complicate things. Between the lines: Outkast's Andre 3000 has said he isn't interested in rapping, instead focusing on instrumental jazz music. Jack White, of The White Stripes, has remained active as a solo artist, but drummer Meg White has been out of the public eye for over a decade.
