GALLERY: Classic Rockers from the Midwest
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…

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

Rockford, Illinois
John Mellencamp

Seymour, Indiana
Styx

Chicago, Illinois
REO Speedwagon

Champaign, Illinois
Izzy Stradlin (far right)

Lafayette, Indiana
Axl Rose

Lafayette, Indiana
Bob Seger

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

Ypsilanti, Michigan
Bob Dylan

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

St. Louis, Missouri
Chrissie Hynde

Akron, Ohio
Joe Walsh

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

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Glenn Frey

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