Let's make this birthday one to remember.

75 years old (Born on May 18, 1949)

Happy Birthday, Bill R. Wallace! You've slapped grooves into legendary bands like Logan Avenue Comfort Station, the unstoppable Dianne Heatherington and the Merry-Go-Round, and of course, The Guess Who—giving us all bass lines so smooth they've permanently altered our heartbeats. Rumor has it your notes have single-handedly sustained Winnipeg's music scene since people wore bell-bottoms unironically.

Whether you're performing live or just tuning up backstage with that poker-faced swagger only master bass players possess (do they teach this?), you’ve continually showcased talent we can't resist celebrating. Here's hoping you strike every chord today as flawlessly as ever; after all these years in rhythm sections everywhere—you've definitely earned an encore!