Kyle Dowling has written for Penthouse Magazine, Playboy Magazine, The Atlantic, The Believer, Psychology Today, Splitsider, The Smoking Jacket, and Psychology Tomorrow, among others. He is also currently a producer on a scripted series in development. Word has it that he's a musician as well.
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Martin Chambers – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Drummer Martin Chambers, one of two surviving original members of the Pretenders, turns 61 years old on Sept. 4. Chambers joined up with Chrissie Hynde and company in 1978. After a string of hit albums and tours, Chambers left the group in the mid '80s, temporarily (and quite understandably) unable to cope with the tragic deaths of bandmates James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon...
Buddy Miles – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Fans of the late Buddy Miles, drummer for Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys and founding member of Electric Flag, can celebrate what would have been his 65th birthday on Sept. 5. Sadly, the beloved musician passed away in 2008 at age 60.
Miles' career started in his teens when he began playing in R&B and soul bands. Mo...
Freddie Mercury – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Queen singer Freddie Mercury, who passed away in 1991, would have been 66 years old on Sept. 5.
His unparallelled vocal, songwriting and arrangement talents -- matched with Brian May's similarly unique guitar style -- permanently established Queen as much more than a typical rock band...
Roger Waters – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Pink Floyd singer/songwriter/bassist/all around genius Roger Waters turns 69 years old on Sept. 6.
His conceptual influence helped make 1973's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' one of rock music's most important albums. In 1979, he took even more control with 'The Wall,' a double record that dealt with his own issues of abandonment and isolation...
Chrissie Hynde – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
The Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde, who turns 61 on Sept. 7, has fronted one of rock's most accomplished and spirited groups for over three decades.
The Akron, Ohio native moved overseas in 1973 and spent the next few years shuttling between London, France and the States before forming the Pretenders in 1978...
Benmont Tench – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Benmont Tench, founding member and longtime keyboardist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, will turn 59 years old on Sept. 7.
His friendship with frontman Petty began at age 11, when the two met in a music store in Gainesville, Fla. He has played on every one of the group's albums since that time...
Joe Perry – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Aerosmith forever holds a spot in the hearts of rock and roll fans all over the world. The group's iconic guitarist, Joe Perry, celebrates his 62nd birthday on Sept. 10.
After spending a bit of the last few years publicly bickering with singer Steven Tyler over the latter's role as a judge on 'American Idol,' Perry and Aerosmith are fully back in sync and ready to release a brand-new album, 'Music
Neil Peart – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
The big six-oh is approaching quickly for legendary Rush drummer Neil Peart, who will reach that milestone on Sept. 12, 2012.
Peart officially joined up with the hard rocking Rush in 1974, and it was his unique, jazz-influenced style that helped lead the band into the more complex, progressive waters so adored by their fans today...
Steve Gaines – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Sept. 14 celebrates the day Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Steve Gaines was brought into the world. He would have been 63 years old, but unfortunately died in Oct. 1977 at age 28 in the infamous plane crash that killed numerous members of the band...
Paul Kossoff – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Free guitarist Paul Kossoff, who sadly passed away in 1976 at age 25, would have turned 62 on Sept. 14.
Despite his brief time with us, Kossoff's influence is still felt strongly in the rock world. He recently earned the No. 51 spot on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time' list...