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Celebrating 9 January
Birthdays
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1941 – Joan Baez, singer/songwriter and activist
1944 – Jimmy Page, guitarist, Led Zeppelin
1948 – Paul King, guitarist, Mungo Jerry
1951 – Crystal Gayle, country/pop singer
1957 – Phil Lewis, vocalist, L.A Guns
1963 – Eric Erlandson, guitarist, Hole
1964 – Phil Hartnoll, Orbital
1965 – Haddaway, singer
1967 – Dave Matthews, singer/songwriter, Dave Matthews Band
1973 – Sean Paul, Jamaican dancehall star
1978 – AJ McLean, singer, Backstreet Boys
1987 – Paolo Nutini, singer/songwriter
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Died on this day
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2009 – Dave Dee (David Harman), singer, DDDBM &T (born 1941)
2024 – James Kottak, drummer, Scorpions (born 1962)
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And on this day in...
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1963 – Charlie Watts joined the Rolling Stones
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Page last updated 6 February 2026
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