Entertainment Music January Birthdays Birthdates of Famous Classic Rock Stars Share PINTEREST Email Print Paul Stanley of KISS celebrates his birthday on January 20. Llann Wé/Wikimedia Commons Music Rock Music Top Artists Top Picks Holiday Music Pop Music Alternative Music Classical Music Country Music Folk Music Rap & Hip Hop Rhythm & Blues World Music Punk Music Heavy Metal Jazz Latin Music Oldies Learn More By Dave White Dave White is a longtime radio DJ and music journalist who covered classic rock for more than four decades. our editorial process Dave White Updated December 28, 2017 January 1 Joe McDonald - Country Joe & the Fish - 1942Morgan Fisher - Mott the Hoople - 1950 January 2 "Chick" Churchill - Ten Years After - 1949Glenn Goins - Parliament - 1954 January 3 Sir George Martin - Beatles producer - 1926John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin - 1946Stephen Stills - Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Buffalo Springfield - 1945 January 4 Michael Stipe - R.E.M. - 1950 January 5 Chris Stein - Blondie - 1950 January 6 Wilbert Harrison - Canned Heat - 1929Syd Barrett - Pink Floyd - 1946Sandy Denny - Fairport Convention - 1947Kim Wilson - The Fabulous Thunderbirds - 1951Malcolm Young - AC/DC - 1953Neil Simpson - Climax Blues Band - 1959 January 7 Paul Revere - The Raiders - 1937Rory Storm - The Hurricanes - 1938Lefty Baker - Spanky & Our Gang - 1939Dave Cousins - The Strawbs - 1945Andy Brown - The Fortunes - 1946Kenny Loggins - Loggins & Messina - 1948Kathy Valentine - The Go-Go's - 1959 January 8 Elvis Presley - 1935Little Anthony - The Imperials - 1940Lee Jackson - The Nice - 1943Robby Krieger - The Doors - 1946Terry Sylvester - The Hollies, Swinging Blue Jeans - 1947David Bowie - 1947 January 9 Joan Baez - 1941Dick Yount - Harpers Bizarre - 1943Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin, Yardbirds, Honeydrippers - 1944Cassie Gaines - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1948Paul King - Mungo Jerry - 1948Steve McRay - .38 Special - 1950David Johansen - New York Dolls - 1950 January 10 Jim Croce - 1943Aynsley Dunbar - Journey, Whitesnake, Jefferson Starship - 1946Neal Smith - Alice Cooper band - 1946Bob Lang - The Mindbenders - 1946Donald Fagen - Steely Dan - 1948Pat Benatar - 1953Michael Schenker - Scorpions, UFO - 1955 January 11 Laurens Hammond (Hammond organ inventor) - 1895Clarence Clemons - E Street Band - 1942Tony Kaye - Yes - 1943Dennis Greene - The Kingsmen, Sha Na Na - 1949 January 12 Cynthia Robinson - Sly & The Family Stone - 1946Felipe Rose - Village People - 1954 January 13 John Lees - Barclay James Harvest - 1947Trevor Rabin - Yes - 1954Fred White - Earth Wind & Fire - 1955 January 14 Allen Toussaint - 1938T Bone Burnett - 1948Tim Harris - The Foundations - 1948 January 15 Captain Beefheart - Magic Band - 1941Ronnie Van Zant - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1948Melvyn Gale - Electric Light Orchestra - 1952 January 16 Bob Bogle - The Ventures - 1934Ray Phillips - Nashville Teens - 1939William Francis - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show - 1942 January 17 Mick Taylor - Rolling Stones - 1948Susanna Hoffs - Bangles - 1959 January 18 "Legs" Smith - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 1944 January 19 Joe Butler - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1941Janis Joplin - 1943Rod Evans - Deep Purple - 1945Robert Palmer - 1949Dewey Bunnell - America - 1951Francis Buchholz - Scorpions - 1954 January 20 Eric Stewart - 10cc - 1945George Grantham - Poco - 1947Mel Pritchard - Barclay James Harvest - 1948Paul Stanley - KISS - 1952Ian Hill - Judas Priest - 1958 January 21 Wolfman Jack - 1939Richie Havens - 1941Chris Britton - The Troggs - 1945 January 22 Steve Perry - ex- Journey - 1949Nigel Pegrum - Small Faces, Uriah Heep - 1949 January 23 Bill Cunningham - Box Tops - 1950Robin Zander - Cheap Trick - 1953Danny Federici - E Street Band - 1950 January 24 Warren Zevon - 1947 January 25 Michael Cotten - The Tubes - 1950Gary Tibbs - Roxy Music - 1958 January 26 Ashley Hutchings - Fairport Convention - 1945Derek Holt - Climax Blues Band - 1949David Briggs - Little River Band - 1951Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - 1955 January 27 Nick Mason - Pink Floyd - 1944Kim Gardner - Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - 1948Brian Downer - Thin Lizzy - 1951Seth Justman - J. Geils Band - 1951 January 28 Brian Keenan - Chambers Brothers, Manfred Mann - 1943Dick Taylor - ex- Rolling Stones - 1943Rick Allen - The Box Tops - 1946Corky Laing - Mountain - 1948 January 29 David Byron - Uriah Heep - 1947Tommy Ramone - The Ramones - 1952Louis Perez - Los Lobos - 1953 January 30 Marty Balin - Jefferson Airplane - 1942Steve Marriott - Small Faces, Humble Pie - 1945Phil Collins - Genesis - 1951 January 31 Terry Kath - Chicago - 1946Phil Manzanera - Roxy Music - 1951Johnny Rotten - Sex Pistols - 1956