Jim Stafford
Eli Young Band
Maxine Jones
Dr Hook
Roy Lanham
The Ventures
Mastodon
The Marvelettes
Savannah Lynne
Charlie Daniels Band
Jill Sobule
Barbara Lynn
Kodaline
Aaliyah
Ronnie Milsap
Sade
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