BIRTHDAYS 1939: Ian Underwood (Frank Zappa’s Mothers) 1942: Calvin Simon (Funkadelic) 1950: Bernie Taupin 1955: Jerry Dammers (The Specials) Happy Birthday to Jerry Dammers, who was keyboard player and principal songwriter in The Specials, from 1977–84. Jerry founded 2 Tone Records, wrote the song “Free Nelson Mandela” and helped create […]