January Soul Music Birthdays

January 1

Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) (1958)

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)

Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge (1959)

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 and the Imperials (1941)

Jon Lucien (1942)

Sean Paul (1973)

Elvis Presley (1935)

R. Kelly (1969)

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)

Cynthia Robinson of Sly and the Family Stone (1946)

Felipe Rose of the Village People (1954)

Abrim Tilmon of the Detroit Emeralds (1945)

January 13

Fabio Puglisi of Soul Basement (1974)

C. P. Spencer (formerly of the Spinners) (1938)

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 Bivens 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)

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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