Happy Birthday, Neil Young!

Legendary rocker to be honored as MusiCare's Person of the Year.

By Fred Mills

Been a good year for ol' Neil, eh? That massive Archives box and whatnot... he was born on this day in 1945, and just a couple of days ago he got an early birthday present when news arrived that Young will be honored on Jan. 29 in L.A. at the 2010 MusiCare's Person of the Year celebration.

According to Rolling Stone the event will be a star-studded one with a ton of musicians slated to take part in the tribute. Among them: Dave Matthews, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mellencamp, Wilco and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Norah Jones, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, k.d. lang, Emmylou Harris, Ozomatli, Josh Groban and Everest. It will "honor both Young's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-worthy musical achievements as well as his philanthropic work, which includes leading roles in both Farm Aid and the Bridge School benefit concerts," reports RS.

Past MusiCares Person of the Year honorees are Bono, Brian Wilson, Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin and, most recently, Neil Diamond.

Say, it is just me, or is Neil lookin' just a bit like Tricky Dick in the photo above? Not that there's a connection, but... just sayin'...