January Soul Music Birthdays
January 1
Arthur Prysock (1924)
Ren Woods (1958)
Michael Wycoff (1956)
January 2
Glenn Goins of Parliament (1954)
Nathan Heathman (1957)
Dawn Silva of the Brides of Funkenstein (1954)
January 3
Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk (1975)
James Mtume (1946)
Van Dyke Parks (1941)
Stephen Stills (1945)
January 4
Arthur Conley (1946)
Douye (1969)
Michael Stipe of REM (1960)
January 5
Johnny Adams (1932)
Vincent Calloway (formerly of Midnight Star) (1957)
Wilbert Harrison (1929)
Sam Phillipe (1923)
Grady Thomas of Funkadelic (1941)
January 6
Shirley Brown (1947)
Van McCoy (1944)
Nino Tempo (1935)
Doris Troy (1937)
Beau Williams (1950)
January 7
Kenny Loggins (1948)
Clarence Oliver (1954)
Taja Sevelle (1962)
Eldee Young of Young-Holt Unlimited (1936)
January 8
Shirley Bassey (1937)
Helen Baylor (1953)
David Bowie (1947)
Barbara Carr (1941)
Marcus Hutson of the Whispers (1943)
Little Anthony (1941)
Jon Lucien (1942)
Sean Paul (1973)
Elvis Presley (1935)
January 9
Al Downing (1940)
Preston Glass (1960)
Haddaway (1965)
Roy Head (1941)
Kenneth Kelley of the Manhattans (1943)
Paolo Nutini (1987)
Bobby Z (from the Revolution) (1956)
January 10
Donald Fagen (1948)
Luci Martin of Chic (1955)
Fayette Pinckney of the Three Degrees (1948)
Chris Smith of Kris Kross (1979)
Rod Stewart (1945)
Aerlee Taree of Arrested Development (1973)
Jerry Wexler (1917)
January 11
Chuck Barksdale of The Dells (1935)
Mary J. Blige (1971)
Clarence Clemons (1942)
Jamelia (1981)
Rahsaan Patterson (1974)
Lee Ritenour (1952)
January 12
Long John Baldry (1941)
Ruth Brown (1928)
Mel C of the Spice Girls (1974)
Brian Culbertson (1973)
George Duke (1946)
Phil Perry (1952)
Felipe Rose of the Village People (1954)
Abrim Tilmon of the Detroit Emeralds (1945)
January 13
Fred White (formerly of Earth Wind & Fire) (1955)
January 14
A Test Artist (1970)
Marc Broussard (1982)
Clarence Carter (1936)
L.L. Cool J (1968)
Alain Toussaint (1938)
January 15
Sonny Bivins of the Manhattans (1942)
Bobby Bloom (1946)
George Brown of Kool and the Gang (1949)
Lisa Lisa (1967)
Pete Waterman (1947)
January 16
Aaliyah (1979)
Katherine Anderson of the Marvelettes (1944)
Maxine Jones of En Vogue (1962)
Barbara Lynn (1942)
Sade (1959)
Richard Thompson of BT Express (1951)
January 17
William "Poogie" Hart of the Delfonics (1945)
Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles (1959)
Sheila Hutchinson of the Emotions (1953)
Kid Rock (1971)
Eartha Kitt (1927)
Chris Montez (1943)
Shabba Ranks (1956)
Paul Young (1956)
January 18
Janice Marie Johnson of A Taste of Honey (1954)
Frankie Knuckles (1955)
David Ruffin (1941)
Angela Winbush (1955)
January 19
Harvey Hinsley of Hot Chocolate (1948)
Janis Joplin (1943)
Trey Lorenz (1969)
Robert Palmer (1959)
Lindsey Webster (1988)
Caron Wheeler (1963)
January 20
Jose James (1978)
Leadbelly (1949)
Billy Powell of the O'Jays (1942)
?uestlove from the Roots (1971)
Heather Small of M People (1965)
Eric Stewart of 10cc (1945)
January 21
Richie Havens (1941)
Jam Master Jay of Run DMC (1965)
Nokio of Dru Hill (1979)
Billy Ocean (1950)
Edwin Starr (1942)
January 22
Sam Cooke (1931)
DJ Jazzy Jeff (1965)
Roachford (1965)
Lizz Wright (1980)
January 23
Reggie Calloway (1955)
Jimmy Castor (1940)
Jerry Lawson (1944)
Marc Nelson of Az Yet (1971)
Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters (1948)
January 24
Neil Diamond (1941)
Jools Holland (1955)
Aaron Neville (1941)
January 25
Etta James (1938)
Kipper Jones (1961)
Alicia Keys (1980)
Edmund Sylvers of the Sylvers (1957)
January 26
Anita Baker (1958)
Kirk Franklin (1970)
Deon Jackson (1946)
Jazzie B of Soul II Soul (1963)
France Joli (1963)
Jean Knight (1943)
Wendy Melvoin of Wendy and Lisa (1964)
Andrew Ridgeley of Wham (1963)
January 27
Thom Bell (1943)
Bobby "Blue" Bland (1930)
Cliff Perkins of Soul Generation (1948)
L.J. Reynolds (1953)
January 28
Mario Biondi (1971)
Anthony Hamilton (1971)
Gene McFadden (1949)
William Nelson of Funkadelic (1951)
Rakim (1968)
Marvin Sapp (1967)
Ronnie Scott (1927)
January 29
Pauline Henry of the Chimes (1961)
James Jamerson of the Funk Brothers (1938)
Bettye LaVette (1946)
Amii Stewart (1956)
Felice Taylor (1948)
Ron Townson of the 5th Dimension (1933)
Charlie Wilson (1953)
Oprah Winfrey (1954)
January 30
William King of the Commodores (1949)
Jackie Ross (1946)
Jody Watley (1959)
January 31
Harry Casey, a.k.a. KC of KC and the Sunshine Band (1951)
Marvin Junior of the Dells (1936)
Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra (1958)
Justin Timberlake (1981)
Chuck Willis (1928)
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