Celebrating 31 January
Birthdays
1937 – Philip Glass, minimalist composer
1941 – Jerry Scheff, bassist, The Doors, Elvis Presley
1951 – Wayne Casey, singer, KC and the Sunshine Band
1951 – Phil Manzanera, guitarist, Roxy Music
1952 – Curley Smith, drummer, Jo Jo Gunne
1954 – Adrian Vandenberg, guitarist, Whitesnake
1956 – Johnny Rotten, singer, Sex Pistols
1960 – Sir George Benjamin, classical composer
1961 – Lloyd Cole, singer, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
1966 – Al Jaworski, bassist, Jesus Jones
1967 – Chad Channing, drummer, Nirvana
1970 – Minnie Driver, actress and singer/songwriter
1981 – Justin Timberlake, singer
1987 – Marcus Mumford, singer, Mumford & Sons
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Died on this day
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1970 – Slim Harpo, bluesman (born 1924)
1978 – Greg Herbert, saxes, Blood, Sweat & Tears (born 1947)
2009 – Dewey Martin, drummer, Buffalo Springfield (born 1940)
2011 – Mark Ryan, guitarist, The Ants (born 1959)
2014 – Anna Gordy Gaye, record company executive (born 1922)
2015 – Don Covay, R&B singer (born 1936)
2017 – John Wetton, bassist, Family (born 1949)
2019 – Harold Bradley, session guitarist (born 1926)
2023 – Charlie Thomas, singer, The Drifters (born 1937)
2024 – Hank Cicalo, recording engineer (born 1932)
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And on this day in...
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1967 – John Lennon bought the antique poster that would furnish most of the lyrics of Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite (Sgt Pepper)
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Page last updated 30 January 2026