Celebrating 16 January
Birthdays
1939 – Ray Phillips, singer, The Nashville Teens
1942 – Barbara Lynn, R'nB singer
1943 – Ronnie Milsap, country singer and pianist
1955 – Yan Style, guitarist, Kenny
1959 – Sade, singer/songwriter
1961 – Jill Sobule, singer/songwriter
1962 – Paul Webb, bassist, Talk Talk
1962 – Maxine Jones, singer, En Vogue
1970 – Brendan O'Hare, drummer, Teenage Fan Club
1976 – Stuart Fletcher, bassist, The Seahorses
1981 – Nick Valensi, guitarist, The Strokes
1982 – Preston, lead singer, The Ordinary Boys
1987 – Kiesza, Canadian multi-instrumentalist
Died on this day
2000 – Dub Jones, bass singer, The Coasters (born 1928)
2007 – Pookie Hudson, singer, The Spaniels (born 1934)
2013 – Nic Potter, bassist, Van der Graaf Generator (born 1951)
2019 – Lorna Doom, bassist, The Germs (born 1958)
2021 – Phil Spector, record producer (born 1939)
And on this day in...
1957 – The Cavern Club opened in Liverpool
1980 – Paul McCartney was jailed in Japan for drug possession (he was released after nine days)