Let's make this birthday one to remember.

60 years old (Born on January 14, 1965)

Happy Birthday, Ellis Paul! Another year older and wiser—though rumor has it your guitar strings still refuse to age. From Boston's coffeehouses to stages nationwide, you've serenaded us through life's ups and downs with lyrics sharper than a New England winter.

Your songs have been the soundtrack of countless road trips, breakups, make-ups—and probably even some questionable karaoke attempts. Thanks for keeping folk alive (and our hearts warm) since the '90s revival days. Here's hoping this birthday brings you as much joy as your music has brought all of us—just don't let Woody Guthrie catch wind you're stealing his thunder!