Sunday, February 26: Tig’s Rock Birthdays

Happy Birthday today (Feb. 26) to bassist Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave). He's 49.  Also celebrating is keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jonathan Cain of Journey (67).

Tim  Commerford and Rage Against the Machine formed out of Los Angeles, California in 1991. In addition to Commerford on bass, the rap/metal band consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, and drummer Brad Wilk. The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1992 and it was a commercial success with several singles including "Killing in the Name". Other albums followed including <em>Evil Empire</em> in 1996 and <em>The Battle of Los Angeles</em> in 1999. The band has been on hiatus since 2012. Commerford reunited with Rage bandmates Tom Morello and Brad Wilk, and were joined by Chuck D and  B-Real  to form the band Prophets of Rage  in 2016. They performed live on the Make America Rage Again Tour.