Every day is someone's birthday, but did you ever stop to think about the timeline of musical birthdays? Who was born before who else? In this series of quizzes, I give you the birthday and year, plus a hint - you tell me the person who was born on that day.
1. September 16, 1925: He plays Lucille
2. October 18, 1926: "Maybelline" and "Johnny B. Goode" singer and guitarist
3. February 26, 1928: Overweight singer and pianist from New Orleans
4. September 23, 1930: "Georgia On My Mind" and "What'd I Say" singer
5. December 5, 1932: "Tutti Frutti" and "Lucille" singer and pianist
6. February 18, 1933: Japanese performance artist who features in the Beatles' story
7. May 3, 1933: The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, the Godfather of Soul, Rev. Cleophus
8. June 1, 1934: White buck-wearing singer
9. January 8, 1935: The King of Rock and Roll
10. March 31, 1935: Tijuana Brass lead trumpet
11. September 29, 1935: The Killer
12. April 23, 1936: "Only the Lonely" singer who wore sunglasses
13. October 24, 1936: Rolling Stones bassist
14. May 3, 1937: Four Seasons' lead singer
15. January 21, 1938: Legendary scratchy-voiced DJ who appeared in American Graffiti
16. October 30, 1939: Jefferson Airplane singer and hippie icon
17. November 26, 1939: "What's Love Got To Do With It" singer
Bonus: September 3, 1934: He played poker all night with Grand Funk Railroad