- Jan 1 Juliusz Łuciuk, Polish composer (Hymnus de Caritate; Dzikie wino/ Virgin Ivy), born in Brzeźnica, Poland (d. 2020)
- Jan 10 Gisele MacKenzie [LaFlèche], Canadian singer and actress (Your Hit Parade), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2003)
- Jan 10 Johnnie Ray, American pop singer ("Cry"), born in Dallas, Oregon (d. 1990)
- Jan 11 Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, Jamaican-German jazz saxophonist ("Blue Bogey"; "Kingston Bypass"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
- Jan 12 Salvatore Martirano, American composer, born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1995)
- Jan 14 Zuzana Ruzickova, Czech harpsichordist and Holocaust survivor, born in Bohemia, Czech Republic (d. 2017)
- Jan 15 Francis Routh, British organist, composer (Sacred Tetralogy), magazine editor (Composer), educator, and music promoter (Redcliffe Festival), born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England (d. 2021)
- Jan 17 Donald Erb, American composer known for large orchestral works, born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 2008)
- Jan 17 Eartha Kitt, American singer (Santa Baby), dancer, activist, and actress (Batman - "Catwoman"), born in North, South Carolina (d. 2008)
- Jan 25 Antônio Carlos Jobim [Tom Jobim], Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer (Getz/Gilberto), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1994)
- Jan 28 Ronnie Scott [Schatt], British jazz saxophonist and club-owner, born in Aldgate, East London, England (d. 1996)
- Jan 28 Roy Caton, American trumpet player and session musician, born in Frackville, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- Jan 30 Ahmed Abdul-Malik [Jonathan Tim, Jr.], American jazz double bassist and oud player (Odetta; Thelonius Monk), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1993)
About January 1927
How Old? 97 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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