January 2: Roger Miller (1936), Chick Churchill of Ten Years After (1946)

January 3: Beatles producer George Martin (1926), Stephen Stills (1945)

January 4: John McLaughlin (1942), Michael Stipe of REM (1960)
 
January 5: Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records (1923),
George Brown of Cool and the Gang (1950)

January 6: Wilbert Harrison of "Kansas City" fame (1929), Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd (1946), Malcolm Young of AC/DC (1953)

January 7: Paul Revere of Paul Revere and the Raiders (1942), Kenny Loggins (1948)

January 8: Elvis Presley of "Heartbreak Hotel" fame (1935), Shirley Bassey (1937),
Terry Sylvester of the Hollies (1945), Robbie Krieger of The Doors (1946), David Bowie (1947)

January 9: Joan Baez (1941), Jimmy Page (1944), Donald Fagen (1948), Gloria Estefan
(1957)

January 10: Johnny Ray (1927), Jim Croce (1943), Rod Stewart (1945),
Pat Benatar (1953)

January 11: Slim Harpo (1924), Vicki Peterson of the Bangles (1958)

January 12: "Long" John Baldry (1941), Maggie Bell of Stone The Crows(1945),
Cynthia Robinson of Sly & The Family Stone (1946), MichaelHutchence of INXS (1960)

January 13: Earth Wind and Fire's Freddie White (1955),
Suggs AKA Graham McPherson of Madness (1961)

January 14: New Orleans pianist and bandleader Allen Toussaint (1938),
Chas Smash AKA Cathal Smyth of Madness (1959), Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters (1969)

January 15: Earl Hooker (1930), Captain Beefheart AKA Don Van Vliet (1941),
Ronnie Van Zandt of Lynyrd Skynyrd (1949), The Motels' Martha Davis (1951)

January 16: Bob Bogle of the proto-surf band The Ventures (1937),
Sade AKA Folosade Adu (1959)

January 17: Bobby "Blue" Bland AKA Robert Calvin Bland (1930),
TheDelfonics' William Hart (1945), Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones (1948), Paul Young (1956),

January 18: Bobby Goldsboro (1941), The Temptations' David Ruffin (1941),
"Legs" Larry Smith of the Bonzo Dog Dooh-Dah Band (1944)

January 19: Phil Everly (1939), Janis Joplin (1943), Dolly Parton (1946), Robert Palmer (1949),
Dewey Bunnell of America (1952)

January 20: Paul Stanley of Kiss (1951)

January 21: Richie Havens (1941), Billy Ocean (1950)

January 22: Sam Cooke (1935), Meat Loaf (1946), Steve Perry of Journey (1953)

January 23: Anita Pointer (1948), Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers (1950),
Robin Zander of Cheap Trick (1953)

January 24: Doug Kershaw (1936), Ray Stevens (1939), Neal Diamond (1941), Warren Zevon (1947)

January 25: Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band (1954), TerryChimes of the Clash (1955),
Andy Cox of Fine Young Cannibals (1960),China, daughter of Grace Slick and Paul Kantner (1971)
 
January 26: Huey "Piano" Smith (1934), Norman Hassan of UB40 (1958), Eddie Van Halen (1957)

January 27: Elmore James (1918), Nick Mason of Pink Floyd  (1945), Nedra Talley of the Ronettes (1946),
Seth Justman of J. Geils Band (1945)

January 28: Mr. Acker Bilk (1929), Brian Keenan of the Chambers Brothers (1944)

January 29: Leadbelly (1889), Tommy Ramone of The Ramones (1952)

January 30: Joe Terranova of Danny and the Juniors (1941), Steve Marriott of Small Faces and Humble Pie (1947),
Phil Collins (1951), Jody Whatley (1961)

January 31 Terry Kath of Chicago (1946), Harry Wayne Casey of KC And the Sunshine Band (1951),
Johnny Rotten (1956)

January 2: Producer Nik Venet (1998), David Lynch of the Platters (1981), Tex Ritter (1974)

January 3: Bluesman Amos Milburn (1980)

January 4: Balladeer John Gary (1998), Phil Lynott (1986)
 
January 5: Charles Mingus (1979), Sonny Bono (1998)

January 6: Georgeanna Tillman of the Marvelettes (1980), Dizzy Gillespie (1993)

January 8: Steve Clark of Def Leppard (1991)

January 10: Howlin' Wolf (1976)

January 13: Donny Hathaway (1979)

January 15: Songwriter Sammy Cahn (1993), Harry
Nilsson (1994)

January 16: Gospel singer Clara Ward of The Ward Sisters (1973),
Paul Beaver of Beaver and Krause (1975)

January 17: Stutter-style R&B singer Billy Stewart (1970)

January 19: Carl Perkins (1998)

January 20: Alan Freed, the DJ who coined the term "rock 'n' roll"(1965)

January 21: Elvis promoter Col. Tom Parker (1997)

January 23: Richard Berry, writer of Louie Louie (1997), Thomas A. Dorsey, inventor of gospel music (1993),
Terry Kath of Chicago (1978)

January 26: Blues drummer S.P. Leary (1998)

January 27: Mahalia Jackson (1972)

January 28: Vic Ames of the Ames Brothers (1978)

January 29: Bluesman Jesse Fuller (1976)

January 30:Professor Longhair (1980), Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins (1982)

January 31: Slim Harpo (1970), Buster Brown (1976)