GALLERY: Classic Rockers from the Midwest

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Cheap Trick's Robin Zander celebrates his birthday today (January 23), and with Cheap Trick being the pride of Rockford, Ill., it made us realized how many awesome classic rockers we all know and love hail from the midwest.

In honor of Zander's birthday, below is a small gallery of some of our favorite classic rockers of the midwest. Enjoy!

Cheap Trick

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Rockford, Illinois

John Mellencamp

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Seymour, Indiana

Styx

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Chicago, Illinois

REO Speedwagon

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Champaign, Illinois

Izzy Stradlin (far right)

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Lafayette, Indiana

Axl Rose

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Lafayette, Indiana

Bob Seger

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Born in Detroit, Michigan. Grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Iggy Pop

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Ypsilanti, Michigan

Bob Dylan

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Born in Duluth, Minnesota. Grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota.

Chuck Berry

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St. Louis, Missouri

Chrissie Hynde

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Akron, Ohio

Joe Walsh

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Born in Wichita, Kansas. Lived in Columbus, Ohio as a kid.

Steve Miller

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Glenn Frey

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Born in Detroit, Michigan. Grew up in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Axl Rose Bob Dylan Bob Seger Cheap Trick Chrissie Hynde Chuck Berry Glenn Frey Iggy Pop Izzy Stradlin Joe Walsh John Mellencamp REO Speedwagon Robin Zander Steve Miller Styx

Erica Banas // Rock Music ReporterEditor

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights