On this date in 1950 Guitarist, Vocalist, Songwriter, Record Producer and Founding member of the Tubes in 1972, John Waldo "Fee" Waybill is born in Omaha, Nebraska. Waybill, along with the Tubes, appeared in Robert Greenwald's Xanadu in 1980, and Lou Adler's Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains in 1982. In the latter film, he played the character Lou Corpse, the washed up frontman of a band called the Metal Corpses. In 1984, a year after the Tubes released 1 of their most successful albums, Waybill released his 1st solo albums called Read My Lips. In 1996, Waybill released another album called Don't Be Scared By These Hands. With the Tubes, Waybill performed as crippled Nazi Dr. Strangekiss, country singer Hugh Heifer, glam rocker Quay Lewd, and punk parody Johnny Bugger. During the early 80s, Waybill appeared as himself on a short lived television program called Rock 'N' America, usually performing as a street reporter who annoyed pedestrians with nonsensical interviews. He also made a cameo in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as one of "The 3 Most Important People in the World", and appeared, both acting and performing with The Tubes, in one of the "Fishin' Musician" skits on Second City TV. In addition to his work with the Tubes, Waybill now works as a record producer. He was the producer for a number of pop music artists including singer/songwriter Richard Marx.