Celebrating 10 January
Birthdays
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1945 – Rod Stewart, singer, Jeff Beck; The Faces
1946 – Aynsley Dunbar, master drummer
1946 – Bob Lang, bassist, The Mindbenders
1948 – Donald Fagen, keyboardist, Steely Dan
1952 – Scott Thurston, guitarist, The Stooges
1953 – Pat Benatar, singer/songwriter
1955 – Luci Martin, singer, Chic
1955 – Michael Schenker, guitarist, Scorpions; UFO
1956 – Don Letts, Big Audio Dynamite
1956 – Shawn Colvin, singer/songwriter
1959 – Curt Kirkwood, guitarist, Meat Puppets
1964 – Brad Roberts, guitarist, Crash Test Dummies
1965 – Nathan Moore, singer, Brother Beyond
1973 – Aerle Taree, vocalist, Arrested Development
1979 – Chris Smith, hip-hop artist, Kriss Kross
1981 – Nasri (Nasri Tony Atwej), Canadian singer/songwriter
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Died on this day
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1976 – Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett), bluesman (born 1910)
2001 – Bryan Gregory, guitarist, The Cramps (born 1951)
2008 – Rod Allen, lead singer, The Fortunes (born 1944)
2013 – Claude Nobs, founder, Montreux Jazz Festival (born 1936)
2016 – David Bowie (born 1947)
2018 – "Fast" Eddie Clarke, guitarist, Motörhead (born 1950)
2019 – Larry Cunningham, The Floaters (born 1951)
2022 – Burke Shelley, bassist, Budgie (born 1950)
2023 – Jeff Beck, guitarist (born 1944)
2023 – Dennis Budimir, guitarist, The Wrecking Crew (born 1938)
2025 – Sam Moore, Sam & Dave (born 1935)
2026 – Bob Weir, guitarist, Grateful Dead (born 1947)
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And on this day in...
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1956 – Elvis Presley made his first recordings for RCA, including Heartbreak Hotel
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Page last updated 6 February 2026