Music Birthdays

January 1

1942 Country Joe McDonald

January 2

1936 Roger Miller

January 3

1926 George Martin (The Beatles)

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

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 (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)

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

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

1946 Dolly Parton

1949 Robert Palmer

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

1947 Warren Zevon

1949 John Belushi/Jake Blues (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, 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 & the Sunshine Band)

1954 Adrian Vandenberg (Whitesnake)

1956 John Lydon (Sex Pistols)

1967 Chad Channing (Nirvana)