January Soul Music Birthdays

January 1

Ren Woods (1958)

January 2

Glenn Goins of Parliament (1954)
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)
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)
Lee Ritenour (1952)

January 12

Long John Baldry (1941)
Ruth Brown (1928)
Mel C of the Spice Girls (1974)
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)
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)

January 19

Harvey Hinsley of Hot Chocolate (1948)
Janis Joplin (1943)
Trey Lorenz (1969)
Robert Palmer (1959)
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

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)
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)
Amii Stewart (1956)
Felice Taylor (1948)
Ron Townson of the 5th Dimension (1933)
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)
Chuck Willis (1928)