January Birthdays

January 1

1942 – Country Joe McDonald

January 2

1936 – Roger Miller

January 3

1926 – George Martin (The Beatles producer)

1945 – Stephen Stills

1946 – John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)

January 4

1955 – Mark Hollis (Talk Talk)

1956 – Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)

1960 – Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)

January 5

1950 – Chris Stein (Blondie)

1958 – Trevor Steel (The Escape Club)

1969 – Marilyn Manson

January 6

1924 – Earl Scruggs

1946 – Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)

1947 – Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)

1953 – Malcolm Young (AC/DC)

January 7

1938 – Paul Revere (Paul Revere & the Raiders)

1948 – Kenny Loggins (Loggins and Messina)

1959 – Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's)

January 8

1935 – Elvis Presley

1946 – Robby Krieger (The Doors)

1947 – David Bowie

January 9

1928 – Domenico Modugno

1941 – Joan Baez

1944 – Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin)

1948 – Bill Cowsill (The Cowsills)

1950 – David Johansen / Buster Poindexter (New York Dolls)

1967 – Dave Matthews (Dave Matthews Band)

1967 – Steve Harwell (Smash Mouth)

January 10

1927 – Johnnie Ray

1939 – Scott McKenzie

1943 – Jim Croce

1945 – Rod Stewart (Faces, Jeff Beck Group)

1948 – Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)

1953 – Pat Benatar

1955 – Michael Schenker (Scorpions, UFO)

January 11

1958 – Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)

1968 – Tom Dumont (No Doubt)

January 12

1965 – Rob Zombie (White Zombie)

1970 – Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine)

January 13

1961 – Graham Suggs McPherson (Madness)

January 14

1936 – Clarence Carter

1961 – Mike Tramp (White Lion)

1968 – LL Cool J

1969 – Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)

January 15

1941 – Captain Beefheart

1948 – Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

1951 – Biff Byford (Saxon)

January 16

1934 – Bob Bogle (The Ventures)

1942 – Barbara Lynn

1943 – Ronnie Milsap

January 17

1943 – Chris Montez

1949 – Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones)

1956 – Paul Young (solo singer)

1959 – Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)

January 18

1941 – David Ruffin (The Temptations)

1956 – Jack Sherman (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

1956 – Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)

1971 – Jonathan Davis (Korn)

January 19

1939 – Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers)

1943 – Janis Joplin (Big Brother and the Holding Company)

1946 – Dolly Parton

1949 – Robert Palmer (The Power Station)

1951 – Martha Davis (The Motels)

1952 – Dewey Bunnell (America)

January 20

1945 – Eric Stewart (10cc)

1951 – Ian Hill (Judas Priest)

1952 – Paul Stanley (Kiss)

January 21

1942 – Edwin Starr

January 22

1931 – Sam Cooke

1949 – Steve Perry (Journey)

1960 – Michael Hutchence (INXS)

1965 – Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses)

January 23

1953 – Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)

January 24

1941 – Neil Diamond

1941 – Aaron Neville (The Neville Brothers)

1947 – Warren Zevon

1949 – John Belushi (The Blues Brothers)

January 25

1938 – Etta James

1955 – Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)

January 26

1961 – Tom Keifer (Cinderella)

1963 – Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!)

January 27

1936 – Troy Donahue

1944 – Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)

1951 – Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)

1957 – Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)

1961 – Gillian Gilbert (New Order)

1961 – Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)

1968 – Mike Patton (Faith No More)

January 29

1947 – David Byron (Uriah Heep)

January 30

1942 – Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)

1947 – Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie)

1951 – Phil Collins (Genesis)

January 31

1946 – Terry Kath (Chicago)

1951 – Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music)

1951 – Harry Wayne Casey (KC and the Sunshine Band)

1954 – Adrian Vandenberg (Whitesnake)

1956 – John Lydon (Sex Pistols)

1967 – Chad Channing (Nirvana)