BIRTHDAYS

March 17:

Guitarist Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship is 72. Singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly is 70. Singer-songwriter John Sebastian of the Lovin’ Spoonful is 69. Percussionist Harold Brown of War is 67. Actor Patrick Duffy is 64. Actor Kurt Russell is 62. Country singer Susie Allanson is 61. Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 59. Country singer Paul Overstreet is 58. Actor Gary Sinise is 58. Actor Christian Clemenson (”CSI: Miami”) is 55. Actress Vicki Lewis (”NewsRadio”) is 53. Actor Rob Lowe is 49. Singer Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is 46. Bassist Van Conner of Screaming Trees is 46. Actor Mathew St. Patrick (”Six Feet Under”) is 45. Actor Yanic Truesdale (”Gilmore Girls”) is 44. Bassist Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins, Hole) is 41. Drummer Caroline Corr of The Corrs is 40. Actress Marisa Coughlan (”Freddy Got Fingered,” “Teaching Mrs. Tingle”) is 39. Rapper Swifty of D12 is 38. Actress Brittany Daniel (”It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 37.