January 24th
1907 Isidore ‘Tuts’ Washington (blues pianist) (d 8/16/84, age 77)
1923 John Henry Fortescue (aka Guitar Shorty, blues guitarist) (d 5/26/76, age 53)
1933 Zeke Carey (singer: The Flamingos - “I Only Have Eyes For You”)
1936 Jack Scott (singer)
1939 Ray Stevens (singer: The Streak, Ahab the Arab)
1941 Neil Diamond
1941 Aaron Neville
1947 Warren Zevon (singer: Werewolves of London) (d 9/7/03, age 56)
1949 John Belushi (actor: Saturday Night Live, Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers) (d 3/5/82, age 33)
Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
January 25th
1899 ‘Sleepy’ John Estes (blues singer) (d 6/5/77, age 78)
1938 Jamesetta Hawkins (aka Etta James, Emperess of the Blues)
1950 Michael Cotten (keyboardist: The Tubes)
1953 Malcolm Green (drummer: Split Enz)
1954 Richard Finch (bassist: KC & the Sunshine Band)
1956 Andy Cox (guitarist: Fine Young Cannibals)
1957 Edmund Sylvers (lead singer: The Sylvers, hits such as “Boogie Fever” and “Wish that I Could Talk to You”) (d 3/11/04, age 47)
1958 Gary Brian Tibbs (bassist: Adam & the Ants, Roxy Music)
1981 Alicia Keys (singer)
1899 ‘Sleepy’ John Estes (blues singer) (d 6/5/77, age 78)
1938 Jamesetta Hawkins (aka Etta James, Emperess of the Blues)
1950 Michael Cotten (keyboardist: The Tubes)
1953 Malcolm Green (drummer: Split Enz)
1954 Richard Finch (bassist: KC & the Sunshine Band)
1956 Andy Cox (guitarist: Fine Young Cannibals)
1957 Edmund Sylvers (lead singer: The Sylvers, hits such as “Boogie Fever” and “Wish that I Could Talk to You”) (d 3/11/04, age 47)
1958 Gary Brian Tibbs (bassist: Adam & the Ants, Roxy Music)
1981 Alicia Keys (singer)
January 26th
1914 Buddy Moss (guitarist) (d 10/19/84, age 70)
1923 Anne Jeffreys
1927 Ronnie Hilton (singer) (d 2/21/01, age 74)
1928 Eartha Mae Kitt (singer/actress) (d 12/25/08, age 81)
1943 Jean Knight (singer: Mr. Big Stuff)
1951 David Briggs (guitarist: Little River Band)
1953 Lucinda Williams (singer)
1955 Edward Lodewijk ‘Eddie’ Van Halen (guitarist: Van Halen)
1958 Anita Baker
1958 Norman Hassan (percussionist/singer: UB40)
1962 Tom Keifer (guitarist/singer: Cinderella)
1963 Andrew Ridgeley (guitarist: Wham!)
1914 Buddy Moss (guitarist) (d 10/19/84, age 70)
1923 Anne Jeffreys
1927 Ronnie Hilton (singer) (d 2/21/01, age 74)
1928 Eartha Mae Kitt (singer/actress) (d 12/25/08, age 81)
1943 Jean Knight (singer: Mr. Big Stuff)
1951 David Briggs (guitarist: Little River Band)
1953 Lucinda Williams (singer)
1955 Edward Lodewijk ‘Eddie’ Van Halen (guitarist: Van Halen)
1958 Anita Baker
1958 Norman Hassan (percussionist/singer: UB40)
1962 Tom Keifer (guitarist/singer: Cinderella)
1963 Andrew Ridgeley (guitarist: Wham!)
January 28th
1918 Elmore James (blues singer: Dust my Broom) (d 5/24/63, age 45)
1918 Lyle ‘Skitch’ Henderson (first bandleader on The Tonight Show) (d 11/1/05, age 87)
1919 Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville, singer: Alvin & the Chipmunks) (d 1/16/72, age 52)
1930 Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland (singer: Stormy Monday Blues)
1945 Nick Mason (drummer: Pink Floyd)
1951 Brian Downey (drummer: Thin Lizzy - “Boys are Back,” “Jailbreak”)
1951 Seth Justman (keyboardist: J. Geils Band)
1952 G.E. Smith (guitarist: Hall & Oates in the 1980s, Saturday Night Live bandleader)
1955 Richard Young (singer: Kentucky Headhunters)
1961 Gillian Gilbert (guitarist/keyboardist/singer: New Order)
1968 Tracy Lawrence (country singer)
1968 Mike Patton (singer: Faith No More 1989-1998)
1918 Elmore James (blues singer: Dust my Broom) (d 5/24/63, age 45)
1918 Lyle ‘Skitch’ Henderson (first bandleader on The Tonight Show) (d 11/1/05, age 87)
1919 Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville, singer: Alvin & the Chipmunks) (d 1/16/72, age 52)
1930 Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland (singer: Stormy Monday Blues)
1945 Nick Mason (drummer: Pink Floyd)
1951 Brian Downey (drummer: Thin Lizzy - “Boys are Back,” “Jailbreak”)
1951 Seth Justman (keyboardist: J. Geils Band)
1952 G.E. Smith (guitarist: Hall & Oates in the 1980s, Saturday Night Live bandleader)
1955 Richard Young (singer: Kentucky Headhunters)
1961 Gillian Gilbert (guitarist/keyboardist/singer: New Order)
1968 Tracy Lawrence (country singer)
1968 Mike Patton (singer: Faith No More 1989-1998)
January 27th
1927 Ronnie Scott (jazz musician, club owner) (d 12/23/96, age 69)
1936 Bill Phillips (country singer)
1944 Brian Keenan (drummer: The Chambers Brothers - “Time Has Come Today”) (d 10/5/85, age 41)
1946 Rick Allen (singer: The Box Tops - “The Letter”)
1947 David Byron (singer: Uriah Heep) (d 2/28/85, age 38)
1950 Barbi Benton (singer and also other revealing occupations)
1956 Peter Schilling (singer: Major Tom)
1959 Dave Sharp (guitarist: The Alarm)
1963 Danny Spitz (guitarist: Anthrax)
1968 Sarah McLachlan (singer)
1977 Joey Fatone (singer: N’Sync)
1980 Nick Carter (singer: Backstreet Boys)
1927 Ronnie Scott (jazz musician, club owner) (d 12/23/96, age 69)
1936 Bill Phillips (country singer)
1944 Brian Keenan (drummer: The Chambers Brothers - “Time Has Come Today”) (d 10/5/85, age 41)
1946 Rick Allen (singer: The Box Tops - “The Letter”)
1947 David Byron (singer: Uriah Heep) (d 2/28/85, age 38)
1950 Barbi Benton (singer and also other revealing occupations)
1956 Peter Schilling (singer: Major Tom)
1959 Dave Sharp (guitarist: The Alarm)
1963 Danny Spitz (guitarist: Anthrax)
1968 Sarah McLachlan (singer)
1977 Joey Fatone (singer: N’Sync)
1980 Nick Carter (singer: Backstreet Boys)
January 29th
1917 John Raitt (singer, actor, father of Bonnie Raitt) (d 2/20/05, age 88) 1923 Eddie Taylor (blues guitarist) (d 12/25/85, age 62)
1937 Bobby Scott (jazz singer/pianist: Chain Gang) (d 11/5/90, age 53)
1948 Bill Kirchen (guitarist/singer: Commander Cody and the Lost Airmen) 1948 Marc Singer (actor)
1953 Lonnie Perez (drummer: Los Lobos)
1957 Irlene Mandrell (singer: The Mandrell Sisters)
1960 Eddie Jackson (bassist: Queensryche)
1964 Roddy Frame (guitarist/singer: Aztek Camera)
1981 Jonny Lang (rock/blues guitarist)
1982 Adam Lambert (singer, second place finisher on 2009 American Idol)
1917 John Raitt (singer, actor, father of Bonnie Raitt) (d 2/20/05, age 88) 1923 Eddie Taylor (blues guitarist) (d 12/25/85, age 62)
1937 Bobby Scott (jazz singer/pianist: Chain Gang) (d 11/5/90, age 53)
1948 Bill Kirchen (guitarist/singer: Commander Cody and the Lost Airmen) 1948 Marc Singer (actor)
1953 Lonnie Perez (drummer: Los Lobos)
1957 Irlene Mandrell (singer: The Mandrell Sisters)
1960 Eddie Jackson (bassist: Queensryche)
1964 Roddy Frame (guitarist/singer: Aztek Camera)
1981 Jonny Lang (rock/blues guitarist)
1982 Adam Lambert (singer, second place finisher on 2009 American Idol)
January 30th
1911 Roy ‘Little Jazz’ Eldridge (jazz trumpeter: Gene Krupa’s band) (d 2/26/89, age 78)
1921 Bernie Leighton (orchestra leader) (d 9/16/94, age 73)
1927 Henry ‘Hank’ Marr (recognized as one of the world’s masters of the Hammond B-3 organ, played with Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons and Lou Rawls) (d 3/16/04, age 77)
1928 Ruth Brown (R&B and jazz singer: Atlantic Records - Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Teardrops in my Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours) (d 11/17/06, age 78) 1941 Joe Terranova (singer: Danny & the Juniors)
1942 Martyn Jere Buchwald (aka Marty Balin, founder/singer: Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship)
1947 Steve Marriott (guitarist/singer: Faces, Humble Pie) (d 4/20/91, age 44)
1947 Lou Berryman (singer/accordianist: Lou and Peter Berryman)
1949 William King (trumpeter: The Commodores)
1951 Marv Ross (guitarist/harpist/keyboardist: Quarterflash)
1959 Steve Augeri (singer: Journey since 1998)
1959 Jody Watley (singer)
1967 Bill Leverty (guitarist: Firehouse - “Love of a Lifetime”)
1911 Roy ‘Little Jazz’ Eldridge (jazz trumpeter: Gene Krupa’s band) (d 2/26/89, age 78)
1921 Bernie Leighton (orchestra leader) (d 9/16/94, age 73)
1927 Henry ‘Hank’ Marr (recognized as one of the world’s masters of the Hammond B-3 organ, played with Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons and Lou Rawls) (d 3/16/04, age 77)
1928 Ruth Brown (R&B and jazz singer: Atlantic Records - Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Teardrops in my Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours) (d 11/17/06, age 78) 1941 Joe Terranova (singer: Danny & the Juniors)
1942 Martyn Jere Buchwald (aka Marty Balin, founder/singer: Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship)
1947 Steve Marriott (guitarist/singer: Faces, Humble Pie) (d 4/20/91, age 44)
1947 Lou Berryman (singer/accordianist: Lou and Peter Berryman)
1949 William King (trumpeter: The Commodores)
1951 Marv Ross (guitarist/harpist/keyboardist: Quarterflash)
1959 Steve Augeri (singer: Journey since 1998)
1959 Jody Watley (singer)
1967 Bill Leverty (guitarist: Firehouse - “Love of a Lifetime”)
January 31st
1906 Roosevelt Sykes (blues pianist) (d 7/11/83, age 77)
1915 Alan Lomax (musicologist: recorded and popularized traditional blues and folk singers like Leadbelly and Muddy Waters, worked with Carl Sagan on the music included with the Voyager probe) (d 7/19/02, age 87)
1928 Chuck Willis (singer: CC Rider) (d 4/10/58, age 30)
1937 Philip Glass
1937 Steve Karman (jingle writer: This Bud’s For You, I Love New York)
1944 Charlie Musselwhite (blues harpist)
1945 Earlene Lewis (bassist/singer: Saffire the Uppity Blues Women)
1946 Terry Kath (singer/lead guitarist: Chicago 1967-1978) (d 1/23/78, age 31)
1951 Harry Wayne Casey (singer: KC, of KC & the Sunshine Band)
1951 Phil Collins (singer/drummer: Genesis, and solo)
1951 Phil Manzanera (guitarist: Roxy Music)
1952 Paul DeLay (blues singer/harpist) (d 3/7/07, age 55)
1953 Sarah Streeter (aka Big Time Sarah, blues singer)
1954 Adrian Vandenberg (guitarist: Vandenberg)
1956 John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten, singer: The Sex Pistols)
1958 Tom Schuman (piano: Spyro Gyra)
1966 Al Jaworsky (bassist: Jesus Jones)
1981 Justin Timberlake
1906 Roosevelt Sykes (blues pianist) (d 7/11/83, age 77)
1915 Alan Lomax (musicologist: recorded and popularized traditional blues and folk singers like Leadbelly and Muddy Waters, worked with Carl Sagan on the music included with the Voyager probe) (d 7/19/02, age 87)
1928 Chuck Willis (singer: CC Rider) (d 4/10/58, age 30)
1937 Philip Glass
1937 Steve Karman (jingle writer: This Bud’s For You, I Love New York)
1944 Charlie Musselwhite (blues harpist)
1945 Earlene Lewis (bassist/singer: Saffire the Uppity Blues Women)
1946 Terry Kath (singer/lead guitarist: Chicago 1967-1978) (d 1/23/78, age 31)
1951 Harry Wayne Casey (singer: KC, of KC & the Sunshine Band)
1951 Phil Collins (singer/drummer: Genesis, and solo)
1951 Phil Manzanera (guitarist: Roxy Music)
1952 Paul DeLay (blues singer/harpist) (d 3/7/07, age 55)
1953 Sarah Streeter (aka Big Time Sarah, blues singer)
1954 Adrian Vandenberg (guitarist: Vandenberg)
1956 John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten, singer: The Sex Pistols)
1958 Tom Schuman (piano: Spyro Gyra)
1966 Al Jaworsky (bassist: Jesus Jones)
1981 Justin Timberlake
1st February
1934 Bob Shane (singer: Kingston Trio)
1937 Don Everly (singer: The Everly Brothers)
1937 Ray ‘Mr. Soy’ Sawyer (patch-eyed singer with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - “Only Sixteen,” “Cover of the Rolling Stone)
1938 Jimmy Carl Black (drummer, vocalist, and self-anointed “Indian of the Group” with Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention) (d 11/1/08, age 70)
1939 Del McCoury (bluegrass singer/musician)
1939 Joe Sample (keyboardist)
1950 Rich Williams (guitarist: Kansas)
1951 Fran Christina (drummer: The Fabulous Thunderbirds 1980-1996, Roomful of Blues 1970-1980)
1951 Sonny Landreth (blues singer)
1952 Rick James (singer: Super Freak) (d 8/6/04, age 52)
1954 Mike Campbell (guitarist: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
1964 Jani Lane (singer: Warrant)
1968 Lisa Marie Presley Jackson Cage Presley
1971 Ron Welty (drummer: The Offspring)
1934 Bob Shane (singer: Kingston Trio)
1937 Don Everly (singer: The Everly Brothers)
1937 Ray ‘Mr. Soy’ Sawyer (patch-eyed singer with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - “Only Sixteen,” “Cover of the Rolling Stone)
1938 Jimmy Carl Black (drummer, vocalist, and self-anointed “Indian of the Group” with Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention) (d 11/1/08, age 70)
1939 Del McCoury (bluegrass singer/musician)
1939 Joe Sample (keyboardist)
1950 Rich Williams (guitarist: Kansas)
1951 Fran Christina (drummer: The Fabulous Thunderbirds 1980-1996, Roomful of Blues 1970-1980)
1951 Sonny Landreth (blues singer)
1952 Rick James (singer: Super Freak) (d 8/6/04, age 52)
1954 Mike Campbell (guitarist: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
1964 Jani Lane (singer: Warrant)
1968 Lisa Marie Presley Jackson Cage Presley
1971 Ron Welty (drummer: The Offspring)
February 2nd (Groundhog Day)
1901 Walter Vinson (guitarist: Mississippi Sheiks) (d 4/22/75, age 74)
1927 Stanley Gayetzsky (aka Stan Getz, tenor saxophonist) (d 6/6/91, age 64) 1937 Tom Smothers
1942 Graham Nash (guitarist: The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) 1946 Howard Bellamy (singer: The Bellamy Brothers)
1947 Peter Lucia (drummer: Tommy James & the Shondells)
1948 Alan McKay (trumpet player: Earth, Wind, and Fire)
1949 Ross Vallory (bassist: Journey 1981-present)
1966 Robert DeLeo (bassist: Stone Temple Pilots)
1977 Shakira
1901 Walter Vinson (guitarist: Mississippi Sheiks) (d 4/22/75, age 74)
1927 Stanley Gayetzsky (aka Stan Getz, tenor saxophonist) (d 6/6/91, age 64) 1937 Tom Smothers
1942 Graham Nash (guitarist: The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) 1946 Howard Bellamy (singer: The Bellamy Brothers)
1947 Peter Lucia (drummer: Tommy James & the Shondells)
1948 Alan McKay (trumpet player: Earth, Wind, and Fire)
1949 Ross Vallory (bassist: Journey 1981-present)
1966 Robert DeLeo (bassist: Stone Temple Pilots)
1977 Shakira