Musical Birthday Notes – January 16th
- Roy Lanham – guitarist – best known with – Sons of the Pioneers – The Whippoorwills – solo artist – (1/16/1923 – 2/14/1991)
- Bob Bogle – guitarist/bassist – founding member of – The Ventures – 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (1/16/1934 – 6/14/2009)
- Barbara Lynn – R&B-blues singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known for the 1962 hit – You’ll Lose A Good Thing – 1942
- Billy Francis – keyboardist/vocals – Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show – group hits include – Sylvia’s Mother – The Cover Of The Rolling Stone – Sharing The Night Together – (1/16/1942 – 5/23/2010)
- René Angélil – pop singer/music producer/talent manager – best known as the husband of pop star – Celine Dion – (1/16/1942 – 1/14/2016)
- Ronnie Milsap – country-crossover singer/songwriter/pianist – multiple awards – 40 Number One Country Hits – 2014 inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame – 1943
- Jim Stafford – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/comedian – hits include – Wildwood Weed – My Girl Bill – Spiders and Snakes – 1944
- Katherine Anderson – pop-soul-R&B singer – The Marvelettes – group hits include – Don’t Mess With Bill – Please Mr. Postman – 2004 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – (1/16/1944 – 9/20/2023)
- Bob Kulick – guitarist/producer – associated acts include – KISS – Alice Cooper – W.A.S.P. – Lou Reed – Meat Loaf – Michael Bolton – (1/16/1950 – 5/28/2020)
- Damo Suzuki – Japanese experimental rock-Krautrock vocalist – associated acts include – Can – Damo Suzuki’s Network – Dunkelziffer – Mugstar – (1/16/1950 – 2/9/2024)
- Richard “Rick” Thompson – guitarist – best known with funk group – B.T. Express – 1951
- Tommy Crain – guitarist/songwriter – best known with – The Charlie Daniels Band – group hits include – The Devil Went Down To Georgia – In America – (1/16/1951 – 1/13/2011)
- Greedy Smith – Australian singer/songwriter/harmonica/keyboards – best known with the new wave group – Mental As Anything – (1/16/1956 – 12/2/2019)
- Sade – smooth pop/jazz singer/songwriter/composer/arranger/producer – best known for 1984 hit – Smooth Operator – 1959
- Jill Sobule – folk-pop singer/songwriter/guitar – best known for the 1995 hits – I Kissed A Girl – Supermodel – from the Clueless soundtrack – 1961
- Paul Raven – bassist/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Killing Joke – Prong – Ministry – Zilch – (1/16/1961 – 10/20/2007)
- Maxine Jones – R&B/soul singer/songwriter/actress – founding member of – En Vogue – 1962
- Paul Webb – multi-instrumentalist – bass for – Talk Talk – 1962
- Stevie Jackson – guitarist/songwriter/harmonica – best known with Scottish indie rock group – Belle and Sebastian – 1969
- Brent Hinds – guitarist/banjo/vocals – associated acts include – Mastodon – Fiend Without A Face – West End Motel – Giraffe Tongue Orchestra – Legend of the Seagullmen – 1974
- Greg Page – singer/musician/actor – The Wiggles – 1972
- Greg Page – singer/musician/actor – The Wiggles – 1972
- Aaliyah – R&B singer/actress/dancer/model – hits include – Back & Forth – If Your Girl Only Knew – Are You That Somebody? – Try Again – Miss You – (1/16/1979 – 8/25/2001)
- Rashawn Ross – trumpeter – associated acts include – The Dave Matthews Band – 1979
- James Young – guitarist – country group – The Eli Young Band – group hits include – Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Drunk Last Night – Crazy Girl – 1980
- Nick Valensi – singer/guitarist/keyboards – associated acts include – The Strokes – CRX – 1981
- Samuel Preston – singer/songwriter/guitar/banjo/keyboard/kazoo – British indie pop-rock group – The Ordinary Boys – UK hits include – Boys Will Be Boys – 1982
- Kiesza (Kiesa Ellestad)- multi-award winning Canadian pop singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboard – songs include – Hideaway – Giant In My Heart – 1989
- Mark Prendergast – guitar/keyboards/vocals – award winning Irish rock band – Kodaline – 1989
- Savannah Lynne – country singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/banjo/ukulele – songs include – Yellow Light – Don’t Let Go – 1999