Cat Stevens was born on July 21, 1948

Cat Stevens turns 59 years old today although he is now known as Yusef Islam.

He was born as Steven Demetre Georgiou on July 21st of 1948 in London.

Cat Stevens was his stage name from 1966 to 1978. In 1977 he converted to the Muslim religion and in 1978 he changed his name to Yusef Islam and left the music world behind.

He did not release another pop album until 2006 when he released An Other Cup.

Some live performances by Cat Stevens of some of his most famous songs:

"Father & Son"


"Wild World"


"Moonshadow"


"Peace Train" (this is from 2006's Nobel Peace Prize Concert as Yusef)

Steve Winwood was born on May 12, 1948

Steve Winwood was born 59 years ago on May 12, 1948 in Birmingham, England.

Winwood has been a member of many bands including Traffic, Blind Faith, and the Spencer Davis Group, along with his solo career. He also often played with Jimi Hendrix and was featured on the Hendrix album Electric Ladyland in 1968.

Winwood is a singer, songwriter, and a multi instrumentalist. He is especially adept on the keys/organ.

His peak commercial success as a solo artist came with 1986's Back in the High Life album which featured the #1 hit single "Higher Love." The title track and "The Finer Things" were also hits.

One of Winwood's most well known songs is "Dear Mr. Fantasy" from the 1967 Traffic album Mr. Fantasy. The song was written by Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood. Winwood gets most of the credit for the musical construction of the song and he sang it on the album.

More music trivia: The Grateful Dead used to perform "Dear Mr. Fantasy" frequently during the 1980s with keyboardist Brent Mydland on vocals.

See Steve Winwood with Traffic performing "Dear Mr. Fantasy" live in 1972:


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Steven Tyler was born on March 26, 1948

Steven Tyler the lead singer for Aerosmith turns 59 today, March 26th.

He was born Stephen Victor Tallarico in New York.

Aerosmith has sold over 140 million albums worldwide and over 66 million in the United States alone. Although they are often said to be a Boston band none of the members are actually from Boston. They did base the band in Boston.

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Aerosmith performing one of their biggest hits "Dream On" at the Super Bowl: