Musical Birthday Notes – January 24th
- Zeke Carey – R&B singer – The Flamingos – group hits include – I Only Have Eyes For You – Goodnight Sweetheart – 2000 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (1/24/1933 – 12/24/1999)
- Doug Kershaw – Cajun fiddle/accordion/singer/songwriter – best known for – Louisiana Man – Diggy Liggy Lo – 1936
- Jack Scott (Giovanni Domenico Scafone Jr.) – rock-rockabilly singer/songwriter – 2011 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame – best known for the 1958 hits – My True Love – Goodbye Baby – (1/24/1936 – 12/12/2019)
- Julius Hemphill – jazz saxophone/flute/composer – (1/24/1938 – 4/2/1995)
- Ray Stevens – multi-award winning country-pop-novelty singer/songwriter/musician/comedian – hits include – Everything Is Beautiful – Misty – Gitarzan – The Streak – Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – Georgia Music Hall of Fame – Christian Music Hall of Fame – Country Music Hall of Fame – Musicians Hall of Fame – 1939
- Aaron Neville – New Orleans native – R&B singer/musician – hits include – Tell It Like It Is – Everybody Plays The Fool – The Grand Tour – 1941
- Neil Diamond – singer/songwriter/musician – 1984 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – hits include – Solitary Man – Forever In Blue Jeans – Cherry, Cherry – Sweet Caroline – 1941
- Michael Chapman – folk-jazz singer/songwriter/guitar/multi-instrumentalist – 1943
- Warren Zevon – singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – Werewolves Of London – Lawyers Guns & Money – (1/24/1947 – 9/7/2003)
- John Belushi – comedian/actor/musician – SNL – Animal House – The Blues Brothers – (1/24/1949 – 3/5/1982)
- Becky Hobbs – country music singer/songwriter/musician – best known for 1983 duet with Moe Bandy – Lets Get Over Them Together – numerous songwriting credits for other artists including – Helen Reddy – Loretta Lynn – Shelly West – George Jones – 1950
- Matthew Wilder – singer/songwriter/producer – best known for 1983 hit – Break My Stride – 1953
- Nigel Glockler – drummer – best known with the English metal group – Saxon – 1953
- Glenn Worf – Nashville session bassist – associated with many major country artists – tours include – Mark Knofler – 1954
- Hanne Krogh – singer/actress – best known with the Norwegian pop group – Bobbysocks – 1956
- Browning Bryant – folk-pop-soul-funk singer/songwriter/guitar – most of his commercial success was before and during his early teens – (1/24/1957 – 11/16/2019)
- Jools Holland – English musician/composer/band leader/TV personality – an original member of – Squeeze – 1958
- Randy “Keech” Rainwater – drummer – country band – Lonestar – group hits include – No News – Amazed – Mr. Mom – 1963
- Michael Kiske – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known as lead vocalist for metal group – Helloween – 1968
- Beth Hart – award winning blues rock – jazz fusion singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – songs include – LA Song (Out Of This Town) – 1972
- Diane Birch – soul-blues singer/songwriter/keyboardist – songs include – Nothing But A Miracle – Valentino – All The Love You Got – 1983
- Austin Allsup – country music singer – Season 11 contestant on The Voice – 1984
- Stephen Barker Liles – country singer/songwriter/musician – half of the duo – Love & Theft – group hits include – Angel Eyes – 1984
- Jade Ewen – British singer/actress – act associations include – Sugababes – 1988
- Brennley Brown – country music singer/songwriter/musician – Season 12 contestant on The Voice – songs include – One More Hallelujah – Remember It Wrong – Steady – 2002
- Johnny Orlando – award winning Canadian pop singer/songwriter/musician/vlogger/actor – 2003