Let's make this birthday one to remember.

85 years old (Born on December 22, 1939)

Happy Birthday to the legendary James Gurley, whose guitar riffs with Big Brother & the Holding Company still echo through rock history! Your electrifying solos and groundbreaking performances at Monterey Pop Festival remain unmatched. Even today, your music continues inspiring new generations of musicians who dream of capturing just a fraction of your psychedelic magic.

Here's hoping this birthday rocks as hard as you did on stage alongside Janis Joplin—because let's face it, nobody bends strings quite like you do. Keep shredding in style wherever you're jamming now; we know heaven's amps go up to eleven when you're around!