27 Rockers Going Strong After 70

Birthday: 7/26/43
Age When First Single Came Out: 19
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 44
Most Recent Album: SuperHeavy
Last Top 40 Hit: "Rock and a Hard Place" (1989)
Current Status: The Rolling Stones toured this year, and more dates seem quite likely for 2014. 

Birthday: 7/5/43
Age When First Single Came Out: 21
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 51
Most Recent Album: How to Become Clairvoyant (2011)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Don't Do It" (1972)
Current Status: He hasn't toured since The Band broke up, but Robertson does release very occasional solo albums. He has served as music supervisor on many recent movies by Martin Scorsese.

Birthday: 9/3/42
Age When First Single Came Out: 19
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 45
Most Recent Album: That's Why God Made the Radio (2012)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Kokomo" (1988)
Current Status: Jardine left the Beach Boys in 1998, but participated in the 2012 reunion tour and is now on the road with Brian Wilson.

Birthday: 6/20/42
Age When First Single Came Out: 18
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 45
Most Recent Album: That's Why God Made the Radio (2012)
Last Top 40 Hit: " Getcha Back" (1985)
Current Status: He's now touring with fellow Beach Boys Al Jardine and David Marks along with Jeff Beck, who plays on his upcoming solo album.

Birthday: 3/25/42
Age When First Single Came Out: 14
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 45
Most Recent Album: A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011)
Last Top 40 Hit: "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998)
Current Status: A medical scare a couple of years ago had media outlets practically writing her obituary, but Franklin survived and is now back on the road.

Birthday: 2/2/42
Age When First Single Came Out: 21
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 45
Most Recent Album: Crosby & Nash (2004)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Southern Cross" (1982)
Current Status: He just released a memoir and is on a rare solo tour.

Birthday: 6/18/42
Age When First Single Came Out: 20
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 45
Most Recent Album: New (2013)
Last Top 40 Hit: "My Brave Face" (1989)
Current Status: He just released a new album and still stages marathon, three-hour stadium concerts all over the world.

Birthday: 11/5/41
Age When First Single Came Out: 16
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 48
Most Recent Album: Some Enchanted Evening (2007)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Wonderful World"(1978)
Current Status: Vocal problems have largely taken him off the road, but he still performs the occasional one-off show. Simon and Garfunkel last toured in 2010.

Birthday: 10/13/41
Age When First Single Came Out: 16
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 48
Most Recent Album: So Beautiful of So What (2011)
Last Top 40 Hit: "You Can Call Me Al" (1986)
Current Status: He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of Graceland with a box set and a European tour where he played the album straight through.

Birthday: 5/24/41
Age When First Single Came Out: 21
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 46
Most Recent Album: Tempest (2012)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Gotta Serve Somebody" (1979)
Current Status: He's been on the Never Ending Tour since the summer of 1988, and it's living full up to it's name.

Birthday: 8/14/41
Age When First Single Came Out: 23
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 48
Most Recent Album: Crosby & Nash (2004)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Southern Cross" (1982)
Current Status: Crosby, Stills and Nash tour every single year, and Crosby is finishing up his first solo album in twenty years. 

Birthday: 6/2/41
Age When First Single Came Out: 22
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 46
Most Recent Album: A Bigger Bang (2005)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Rock and a Hard Place" (1989)
Current Status: He survived throat cancer in 2005, and continues to tour with his jazz band when the Rolling Stones aren't active.

Birthday: 3/15/41
Age When First Single Came Out: 20
Age When Inducted Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 47
Most Recent Album: That's Why God Made the Radio (2012)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Kokomo" (1988)
Current Status: He buried the hatchet with cousin Brian Wilson for a 2012 Beach Boys reunion tour, but he once again tours as "The Beach Boys" without any other original members.

Birthday: 1/24/41
Age When First Single Came Out: 21
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 70
Most Recent Album: Dreams (2010)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Heartlight" (1982)
Current Status: He celebrated the 40th anniversary of his landmark live album Hot August Night with an American tour in the summer of 2012.

Birthday: 5/11/41
Age When First Single Came Out: 22
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 52
Most Recent Album: 'Til Your River Runs Dry (2013)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Spill the Wine" (1970)
Current Status: He continues to tour heavily with a new lineup of The Animals.

Birthday: 7/7/40
Age When First Single Came Out: 22
Age When Inducted Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 47
Most Recent Album: Ringo 2012 (2012)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Wrack My Brain" (1981)
Current Status: Every couple of years he tours with a new All Starr Band.

Birthday: 3/15/40
Age When First Single Came Out: 26
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 44
Most Recent Album: There and Back Again (2002)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Touch of Grey" (1987)
Current Status: Lesh and Bob Weir tour heavily with their band Furthur, and Phil Lesh & Friends play the occasional gig.

Birthday: 2/19/40
Age When First Single Came Out: 19
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 46
Most Recent Album: Time Flies When You're Having Fun (2009)
Last Top 40 Hit: "One Heartbeat" (1987)
Current Status: Robinson tours year round, performing songs from his solo career as well as Miracles classics and songs he wrote for other artists, such as "My Girl"  for the Temptations.

Birthday: 7/18/39
Age When First Single Came Out: 18
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 49
Most Recent Album: Tank Full of Blues (2012)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Abraham, Martin and John" (1968)
Current Status: Dion only performs a handful of times a year, but he continues to release blues albums. He opened up for Bob Dylan at a series of shows in 2009.

Birthday: 2/1/37
Age When First Single Came Out: 19
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 49
Most Recent Album: Some Hearts (1988)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Bowling Green" (1967)
Current Status: The Everly Brothers toured with Simon and Garfunkel in 2003 and 2004, but have been almost completely off the scene since the tour wrapped and are essentially retired.

Birthday: 8/2/37
Age When First Single Came Out: 28
Age When Inducted Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 57
Most Recent Album: Garth Hudson Presents: A Canadian Celebration of The Band (2010)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Don't Do It" (1972)
Current Status: Hudson is a busy session musician, recording with everybody from Neko Case to the Secret Machines.

Birthday: 9/29/35
Age When First Single Came Out: 21
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 50
Most Recent Album: Mean Old Man (2010)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Me and Bobby McGee" (1971)
Current Status: The Killer's once busy concert schedule has been reduced to a tiny number of gigs a year.

Birthday: 5/3/34
Age When First Single Came Out: 19
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 56
Most Recent Album: Romancing the '60s (2007)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Grease" (1978)
Current Status: Valli is still hitting the high notes with a new lineup of the Four Seasons. He also acts occasionally and even appeared on an episode of The Sopranos.

Birthday: 9/21/34
Age When First Single Came Out: 33
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 73
Most Recent Album: Old Ideas (2012)
Last Top 40 Hit: "None
Current Status: He heads to Australia at the end of this year for another leg of his Old Ideas tour. 

Birthday: 12/2/32
Age When First Single Came Out: 23
Age When Inducted Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 53
Most Recent Album: Shake It All About (1992)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Ooh! My Soul" (1958)
Current Status: Little Richard has been plagued by health problems in recent years and is largely confined to a wheelchair, but still makes occasional brief live appearances.

Birthday: 2/26/28
Age When First Single Came Out: 21
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 57
Most Recent Album: Christmas Is A Special Day (1993)
Last Top 40 Hit: "Red Sails In The Sunset" (1963)
Current Status: Domino has retired from performing, but he did recently appear as himself on an episode of Treme.

Birthday: 10/18/26
Age When First Single Came Out: 28
Age When Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 59
Most Recent Album: Rock It (1979)
Last Top 40 Hit: "My Ding-a-Ling" (1972)
Current Status: Berry performs once a month at Blueberry Hill in his native St. Louis.