He was born in 1960 in the Hammersmith neighborhood of London, just a stone’s throw from historic concert venues such as the Odeon and the Palais.

Mark Freuder Knopfler was born in 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland. His guitar playing, both fluid and technically masterful, became the hallmark of Dire Straits.

He was born in 1954 in Burton-upon-Trent and has been immersed in music since early childhood.

Thirty years after the assassination of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, the criminal trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis (63) begins this Monday in Las Vegas. He is the only person ever to have been officially charged in connection with the fatal shooting on September 7, 1996. Davis is accused of organizing the attack and providing the murder weapon. However, he has denied any involvement for years.

Ian Scott Anderson was born in 1947 in Dunfermline, Scotland, and has been at the helm of Jethro Tull since 1967.

Whitney Houston was born in 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, and first made a name for herself as a model.

Although he was born in London to Welsh parents in 1961, just like his U2 bandmates, The Edge has become an Irish at heart.

Formed in 1988 and hailing from Bristol, Massive Attack has always believed that its music—while certainly danceable—should raise awareness.

He was born in 1958 in Worksop near Nottingham and has never been content to just scream his way through songs with Iron Maiden, the UK’s most popular heavy metal band.

Pete Burns was born in 1956 in Wirral, near Liverpool, England, and passed away on October 23, 2016, at the age of 57.