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Archie Roach born 8 January 1956
Archibald William Roach AM (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie." Born in Mooroopna, north Victoria, and...
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Nic Jones born 9 January 1947
Nic Jones (born Nicolas Paul Jones; 9 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Regarded as a prominent figure of the British folk revival, he has recorded five solo albums and...
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Frank Sinatra Jr. born 10 January 1944
Francis Wayne Sinatra ( January 10, 1944 – March 16, 2016), professionally known as Frank Sinatra Jr., was an American singer, songwriter, and conductor. Francis Wayne Sinatra was born in Jersey City,...
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Chuck Carbo born 11 January 1926
Hayward "Chuck" Carbo (January 11, 1926 – July 11, 2008) was an American R&B singer, best known for his time as a vocalist in the New Orleans group The Spiders. Chuck Carbo was born in Houma,...
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Harry Roy born 12 January 1900
Harry Roy (12 January 1900 – 1 February 1971) was a British dance band leader and clarinet player from the 1920s to the 1960s. Roy was born Harry Lipman in Stamford Hill, London, England, and as a...
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Melba Liston born 13 January 1926
Melba Liston (January 13, 1926 – April 23, 1999) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer. Other than those playing in all-female bands she was the first woman trombonist to play in big...
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Billy Walker born 14 January 1929
William Marvin Walker (January 14, 1929 – May 21, 2006) was an American country music singer and guitarist best known for his 1962 hit, "Charlie's Shoes". Nicknamed The Tall Texan, Walker had more than...
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Bobby Bloom born 15 January 1946
Robert Bloom (January 15, 1946 – February 28, 1974) was an American Pop and blue-eyed soul singer, songwriter, musician, producer and engineer. He is best known for being a one-hit wonder with the 1970...
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Spike Robinson born 16 January 1930
Henry Bertholf "Spike" Robinson (January 16, 1930 – October 29, 2001) was a jazz tenor saxophonist. He began playing at age twelve, recording on several labels, including Discovery, Hep and Concord....
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Chris Montez born 17 January 1943
Chris Montez (born on January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music. His rock sound is exemplified...
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Bobby Goldsboro born18 January 1941
Robert Charles Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop and country singer and songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit...
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Henry Gray born 19 January 1925
Henry Gray (January 19, 1925 – February 17, 2020) was an American blues piano player and singer. He played for more than seven decades and performed with many artists, including Robert Lockwood Jr.,...
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Dorothy Provine born 20 January 1935
Dorothy Michelle Provine (January 20, 1935 – April 25, 2010) was an American singer, dancer and actress. Provine was born in Deadwood in southwestern South Dakota, to William and Irene Provine, but...
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Edwin Starr born 21 January 1942
Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), was an American singer and songwriter. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit...
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Harry Parry born 22 January 1912
Harry Owen Parry (22 January 1912 – 18 October 1956) was a Welsh jazz clarinetist and bandleader. Parry was born in Caepella, Bangor, Caernarfonshire, Wales. The eldest son of Henry Parry, railway...
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Marvin Jackson born 23 January 1936
 Marvin Jackson (January 23, 1936  - March 21, 2022) was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter, best known for his song Dippin' Snuff from the Soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto V....
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Bill Dees born 24 January 1939
William Marvin Dees (January 24, 1939 – October 24, 2012) was an American musician known for his songwriting collaborations with singer Roy Orbison. The Five BopsBill Dees was born in Electra, Texas in...
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Little Mack Simmons born 25 January 1934
Malcolm "Little Mack" Simmons (January 25, 1933 – October 24, 2000) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. Simmons was born in Twist, Arkansas. In his youth he was a...
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Sally Starr born 26 January 1923
Sally Starr (January 25, 1923 – January 27, 2013) was a prominent 1950s and 1960s celebrity television personality. Using a cowgirl persona, she appealed to local TV audiences of several generations of...
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Hot Lips Page born 27 January 1908
Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. He was one of the...
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