Happy birthday to Rick Allen (born November 1, 1963, Dronfield, Derbyshire, England) of Def Leppard. Rick joined the band when he was 15 and enjoyed their rise as a popular metal band of the 80's. Tragedy struck when he was involved in a car accident that left him armless in 1984. He recovered and they continued on to even bigger success.

Rick Allen on Wikipedia)

Here's Rick playing and talking about his custom drum set: