Thursday, July 28: Rock Birthdays

Happy Birthday today (July 28) include Jacoby Shaddix aka Coby Dick. The frontman for Papa Roach is 40. Other rockers celebrating include drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company (67), guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple (62), and keyboardist Gregg Giuffria (65).

Papa Roach formed in 1993 out of Vacaville, California. The band's success started with the release of their first major-label album Infest in 2000. The album went triple platinum. The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide and has had many hit songs. Well known singles from the band include "Last Resort", "Between Angels and Insects", "She Loves Me Not", "Getting Away with Murder", "Scars", "Forever", "Lifeline", and "Face Everything and Rise". Papa Roach released their ninth studio album F.E.A.R. in 2015. In January 2016, the band announced that they would be going back into the studio in February. A new record is expected in early 2017 with the first single due out sometime this year.