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Jackie Walker born 8 January 1939
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Big Al Downing born 9 January 1940
Al Downing (January 9, 1940 – July 4, 2005), later known as Big Al Downing, was an American musician, and entertainer. Alexander Downing was born into a large sharecropping family of ten brothers and...
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Louis Killen born 10 January 1934
Louis Joseph Killen (10 January 1934 – 9 August 2013) later known as Louisa Jo Killen, was an English folk singer from Gateshead, Tyneside, who also played the English concertina. Louis was born in...
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Wilbur De Paris born 11 January 1900
Wilbur de Paris (January 11, 1900 – January 3, 1973) was a trombone player and band leader known for mixing Dixieland jazz with swing. Wilbur de Paris was born January 11, 1900, in Crawfordsville,...
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Lou Preager born 12 Januaary1906
Louis Preager (12 January 1906 – 14 November 1978), known as Lou Preager, was an English pianist, dance band leader, disc jockey and businessman. He was active from the 1930s to the 1950s; with his...
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Putney Dandridge born 13 January 1902
Louis "Putney" Dandridge (January 13, 1902 – February 15, 1946) was an American jazz pianist and singer, whose impact on the music industry resonates through the ages. Born on January 13, 1902, in...
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Grady Tate born 14 January 1932
Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his...
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Ivor Novello born 15 January 1893
Ivor Novello (15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born David...
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Pete Franklin born 16 January 1928
Pete Franklin (January 16, 1928 – July 31, 1975), was an American blues singer, musician and songwriter also known as Guitar Pete Franklin. Edward Lamonte Franklin was born in Indianapolis, Indiana....
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Françoise Hardy born 17 January 1944
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Vernon Garrett born 18 January 1933
Vernon Garrett (born January 18, 1933) is an American blues and soul singer.Though a traditional soul singer in style, song content, and vocal approach, Vernon Garrett is actually a California-based...
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Janice Joplin born 19 January 1943
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful...
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Eric Dolphy born 20 January 1928
Eric Dolphy (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, Dolphy was one of...
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Clive Robin Sarstedt born 21 January 1944
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Doug Quattlebaum born 22 January 1929
Doug Quattlebaum (January 22, 1929 – March 1, 1996), was an American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He recorded one single for Gotham Records in 1953, but was offered another...
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Johnny Russell born 23 January 1940
Johnny Russell (January 23, 1940 – July 3, 2001) was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian. His songs have been recorded by Burl Ives, Jim Reeves, Jerry Garcia, Dolly Parton, Emmylou...
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Warren Zevon born 24 January 1947
Warren Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter. Warren William Zevon was born in Chicago, he moved with his family to California as a child, and though...
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Nella Dodds born 25 January 1950
Donzella Petty-John, known professionally as Nella Dodds (born January 25, 1950) is an American soul singer and actress, whose records are popular on the Northern soul scene. Nella was born in Havre de...
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Deon Jackson born 26 January 1946
Deon Jackson (January 26, 1946 – April 18, 2014) was an American soul singer and songwriter.Jackson was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. He studied clarinet and drums as a child, and while...
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Kate Wolf born 27 January 1942
Kate Wolf ( January 27, 1942 – December 10, 1986) was an American folk singer and songwriter. Though her career was relatively short, she had a significant impact on the folk music scene. Kate Wolf was...
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