Steve Vai

Steven Siro Vai is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released eight solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Polyphia. Additionally, Vai has toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, and the Experience Hendrix Tour, as well as headlining international tours.

6 June 1960

Born on the same birth day (6 June): Alexander Pushkin • Edwin G. Krebs • Harvey Fierstein • Jim Fouché • Joseph I of Portugal • Julian Green • Karl Ferdinand Braun • Keith Daniel Williams • Nathan Hale • Phillip Allen Sharp • Rayan Aït-Nouri • Sebastian Larsson • Tony Yeboah • Uncle Kracker

Born in the same month (June 1960): Elish Angiolini • Giorgos Lillikas • John Elway • John Taylor (bass guitarist) • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Luke Morley • Marieke van Doorn • Mick Hucknall • Robert King (conductor) • Roland Melanson