CHAKA KHAN (pictured left), turned the Big 6-0 on 3/23 and celebrated in style, at a star-studded party in LA attended by Natalie Cole, Anita Baker, Quincy Jones and more. Then parted again in New York with Gayle King  and other celebs.  Click here for memories of Chaka receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. 

The Queen of Soul, ARETHA FRANKLIN (pictured right), celebrated her birthday on 3/25.

Sir ELTON JOHN (L)) has the same birthday as Aretha 3/25 and how does he make the Divas list?  In 1999, he performed at the VH1 Divas Live 2 concert, which also starred Chaka!

3/26 STEVEN TYLER (R)turned 65!  Aerosmith Dude Looks Like A Lady...did you see him dressed as a girl on American Idol?

Also 3/26, DIANA ROSS (L), still supreme at 69!  VH1 Divas 2000 was a tribute to Diana!

With a birthday on 3/27, Black Eyed Pea Mom-to-be, FERGIE (R), was showing off her lovely baby bump at the Kid's Choice Awards on Sunday 3/24, which her baby daddy, Josh Duhamel, hosted.

Also 3/27, JESSIE J (L), of the  The Voice UK, turns 25 and already her soulful voice has been compared to Aretha.

MARIAH CAREY (R) is the 3rd Diva born on 3/27! She was judging American Idols and their tribute to the Motor City Detroit on her bday.  Then wisked away by her husband Nick Cannon.

LADY GAGA (R), born this way on 3/28.  fter suffering injury from the dancing in her 3 extensive tours in 3 years, at the mere age of 27 she's recovering from hip surgery.  Speedy return!

On 3/30 CELINE DION (L) will be 45 and earlier this month celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which was designed for her concert performances. 

PHOTOS: Getty Images unless otherwise noted

Now that's a Diva packed week!!  We mentioned a few of the VH1 Divas appearances....all but Gaga, Fergie and Steven Tyler have taken part in one or more of the annual concerts which began in 1998 which starred Aretha, Mariah and Celine!! 

Before the month is over, click here to see the other celebrities turning another year older in March.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE DIVAS!!

The Funk Brothers are the studio musicians that performed thousands of Motown songs in the tiny Hitsville U.S.A. Studios in Detroit from the 1950s through the 1970s.  These unsung musicians played on more #1 hits than any other band in history and made artists like Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Jackson 5 and many others shine!  They also performed for Stevie Wonder (above right), who was a guest speaker at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce ceremony.  Also guests speakers were Motown A&R expert Mickey Stevenson (2nd photo below), Ray Parker Jr. (3rd photo below) and Motown arranger/co-writer Paul Riser (above with Stevie Wonder).

There were originally 13 Funk Brothers and Jack Ashford (in black jacket above) and Eddie Willis (in red above), two of the three survivng members, were on hand to accept the honor of a star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard along side the stars of famed musicians Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock and across the street from Live Nation. 

The Funk Brothers music has stood the test of time as so many of their hits are some of the most requested on The Art Laboe Connection....Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing, Baby Love,  For Once in My Life, The Tears of a Clown, What’s Going On, You are the Sunshine of My Life, Papa Was a Rolling Stone just to name a few. 

To The Funk Brothers, CONGRATULATIONS! this honor is well deserved and THANK YOU for so much wonderful music!!

To see other guests and view all of the photos from the Wonder-ful ceremony, click here

PHOTOS by JoMo for Art Laboe

It was a good time with Paul Rodriguez at the Brea Improv on Saturday night (3/16).  Two great shows from Paul and got to meet some of our listeners.  Thank you so much for joining us for a night of laughs and thanks to the Improv for their hospitality.

Check back here Monday night, when we will post more photos from the event.

Black Eyed Peas founder, WILL I AM, celebrates a birthday today (3/15) and I was surprised to discover the number of other artists, music related, that were also born on this day.....

• DJ Fontana, the drummer for Elvis Presley
• Mike Love of The Beach Boys
• Sly Stone of Sly & The Family Stone
• Bret Michaels of Poison and Celebrity Apprentice winner
• Dee Snider of Twisted Sister and also on Celebrity Apprentice
• Rockwell ("Somebody's Watching Me" and Berry Gordy's son)
• Terrance Trent Darby
• Ry Cooder
• Mark Hoppus of Blink 182
• Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray
• Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead
• Harry James of the Big Band era

And look at some of the other public figures turning a year older today....

• Eva Longoria
• Judd Hirsh
• Bobby Bonds
• Kellan Lutz
• Fabio

Is your birthday today also!?!  Well if so,

Happy Birthday to YOU!!

Photo: JoMo for Art Laboe

3/14 adds up to a day to celebrate a mathematical constant known as PI.  In addition, many legends were born on this day: friend and former Hot 92.3 Morning Show host RICK DEES (pictured above), producer of E = mc²Albert Einstein, comic Billy Crystal, both turning 80 are artist/music producer Quincy Jones and actor Michael Caine and also turning a year older Chris Klein, star of American PIE. So to celebrate, we could watch that video or the Oscar nominated movie Life as Pi and serve up some PIE?!?  

And Tony Sandoval points out that 3/14 is also National Potato Chip Day, click here to munch on...

LET'S EAT !!!