UPDATE - 9/12@10:35AM: Geddy Lee has posted an Instagram birthday tribute to his late bandmate:
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Today is a bittersweet day for Rush fans as we recognize our 6th September 12th without Neil Peart. Neil was taken from us back on January 7, 2020 after a long battle with glioblastoma, and today would have been his 73rd birthday. For the past 5 years, on Neil's birthday, RUSHfest Scotland has sponsored the release of an album of Rush songs dedicated to the iconic drummer titled TRIBUTES - SONGS FOR NEIL, played by Rush tribute bands and musicians from around the world, and with all proceeds supporting cancer charities. They are continuing the tradition this year with SONGS FOR NEIL VOL. 6, which officially releases today in celebration of Neil's birthday, and with all profits going to Funding Neuro (registered charity SC042061). Highlights from this sixth volume include covers of Limelight by Nina DiGregorio & Brody Dolyniuk, Second Nature by Mike Massé & Gilson Naspolini, 2112 by Pyroclast, and Drivenby Moving Pictures. Volume 6 is available in blue vinyl, CD, and/or digital download, and you can get all the details and secure your copy here. One of Neil Peart's favorite mantras was, "What is the most excellent thing I can do today?" I can think of no more fitting way to celebrate Neil Peart's legacy than for everyone to take this advice and go do something excellent today in honor of The Professor on his 73rd birthday.
