Blues Birthdays for January

1: Gary “B.B.” Coleman, Slim Gaillard, Mama Yancey
3: James Carter
5: Johnny Adams,Wilbert Harrison,Little Smokey Smothers, Michelle Willson
6: Kim Wilson
8: Little Anthony, Elvis Presley, Tampa Red
9: Jimmy Page, Katie Webster
10: Eddie Clearwater, Buddy Johnson, Cyril Neville, Sam Chatmon, Jimmy Vivino
11: Chuck Carbo, Slim Harpo, Tab Smith
12: Long John Baldery, Jay McShann, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Cynthia Robinson, Ruth Brown
14: Allen Toussaint, Clarence Carter
15: Earl Hooker, Leadbelly, Queen Ida
16: Lester “Mad Dog” Davenport
18: David Ruffin
19: Janis Joplin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
20: Luther Tucker
21: Snooks Eaglin, Erwin Helfer, B’Nois King, Edwin Starr, Zora Young
22: Sam Cooke
24: Jimmy Forrest, Guitar Shorty, Aaron Neville, Johnny B. Moore, Tuts Washington
25: Sleepy John Estes, Etta James
26: Bettye LaVette, Huey “Piano” Smith
27: Thom Bell, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Smokey Hogg, Elmore James
29: Paul Gayten, Bobby King, Eddie Taylor
30: Hank Marr
31: Big Time Sarah, Charlie Musselwhite, Roosevelt Sykes, Chuck Willis