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. February 13, 1950: Original Genesis lead singer who dressed up in costumes on stage
2. May 13, 1950: His songs are all in the key of life
3. September 7, 1951: The lead Pretender, born in Akron, Ohio
4. October 7, 1951: He fights authority, authority always wins
5. February 12, 1952: Mush-mouthed Doobie Brothers singer
6. May 14, 1952: Head Talking Head
7. March 23, 1953: She sang with Rufus and on her own
8. October 3, 1954: Blues guitarist killed in a helicopter crash at Alpine Valley
9. October 10, 1954: Original Van Halen lead singer
10. January 26, 1955: Dutch-born guitar virtuoso who played with the above
11. November 30, 1955: Spiky-haired singer who covered "Mony Mony"
12. January 31, 1956: Sex Pistols singer who appeared in a Neil Young song
13. September 1, 1957: Miami-based singer born in Cuba
14. December 9, 1957: Seventh child of a large singing Mormon family
15. August 29, 1958: Seventh child of a large singing family from Gary, Indiana
16. April 10, 1959: Leader of the Stray Cats and of a swing orchestra
17. October 23, 1959: Accordion-playing song parody writer and singer

Bonus: August 17, 1953: Leader of Dexys Midnight Runners