2026-09-17 · On this day
September 17 in Music History: Adam Devlin, Guy Picciotto, Ty Tabor
Three notable musical birthdays on September 17.
1969: Adam Devlin
On September 17, 1969: Adam Devlin, English guitarist and songwriter
Adam Devlin, born on September 17, 1969, is the guitarist and songwriter for the English indie-rock band the Bluetones. The band's own archive identifies six- and twelve-string guitar as his instrument and records the same birth date.
Devlin joined Mark and Scott Morriss in the group that became the Bluetones, with Eds Chesters completing the core lineup. His guitar work helped shape the melodic sound associated with the band's rise during the Britpop era.
1965: Guy Picciotto
On September 17, 1965: Guy Picciotto, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Guy Picciotto, born on September 17, 1965, became a defining voice and guitarist in Washington, D.C.'s independent punk community. He handled vocals and guitar in Rites of Spring, whose brief career helped energize the city's 1985 Revolution Summer.
After Rites of Spring, Picciotto worked in One Last Wish and Happy Go Licky before joining Fugazi. Across those projects, his intense singing, guitar playing and collaborative songwriting connected the emotional force of Rites of Spring with Fugazi's broader post-hardcore legacy.
1961: Ty Tabor
On September 17, 1961: Ty Tabor, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ty Tabor, born on September 17, 1961, in Mississippi, is the guitarist, songwriter and co-lead vocalist of King's X. Yamaha's artist biography traces his early playing from a family bluegrass group to the hard-rock bands he formed as a teenager.
Tabor later joined bassist and vocalist Doug Pinnick and drummer Jerry Gaskill in the group that became King's X. His combination of heavy riffs, melodic guitar lines and layered vocal writing became a central part of the band's distinctive sound.