1. July 7, 1940: Richard Starkey: Ringo Starr
2. December 11, 1940: Lead singer of Bread: David Gates
3. March 15, 1941: Brian Wilson's bass-singing cousin: Mike Love
4. July 22, 1941: Dr. Funkenstein: George Clinton
5. March 2, 1942: Monotone New York singer who walked on the wild side: Lou Reed
6. December 30, 1942: The Monkee who wore the hat: Mike Nesmith
7. September 27, 1943: Canadian singer/guitarist who took care of business: Randy Bachman
8. October 5, 1943: Some people call him the Space Cowboy, some call him the Gangster of Love: Steve Miller
9. September 13, 1944: Chicago's high tenor singer: Peter Cetera
10. January 10, 1945: Scratchy-voiced soccer loving Scot - do you think he's sexy?: Rod Stewart
11. July 20, 1945: Scratchy-voiced American singer who had Bette Davis Eyes: Kim Carnes
12. March 7, 1946: Lead singer of the J. Geils Band, and no, he's not J. Geils: Peter Wolf
13. March 10, 1947: Very tall and very smart Boston guitarist, organist, and electronic guitar effects inventor: Tom Scholz
14. April 7, 1948: Daryl Hall's longtime collaborator: John Oates
15. September 23, 1949: The Boss: Bruce Springsteen
16. October 3, 1949: Stevie Nicks' ex: Lindsey Buckinghammmmm
17. December 13, 1949: Outspoken conservative guitarist and hunting advocate: Ted Nugent

Bonus: Two members of the same 70s band, with the same first name, were both born in 1947: the drummer on July 22, in Texas, and the guitarist, on September 21, in Florida. Name the band and the two birthday boys.: The Eagles: Don Henley (7/22) and Don Felder (9/21).