Musicians Born in January 1945

Rod Stewart (79 years old)

Jan 10 British singer ("Maggie Maey"; "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"; "Downtown Train"), and model railroad designer, born in London, England

Jan 12 Maggie Bell, Scottish rock vocalist, born in Glasgow, Scotland
Jan 14 Maina Gielgud, British ballet dancer and administrator, born in London, England
Jan 17 Ivan Karabits, Ukrainian composer, conductor, and educator, born in Yalta, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (d. 2002)
Jan 17 Javed Akhtar, Indian lyricist, poet and scriptwriter, born in Gwalior, India
Jan 17 William Hart, American soul singer and songwriter (4 Gents; Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"; "La-La Means I Love You"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2022)
Jan 19 Charles Amirkhanian, American composer, born in Fresno, California
Jan 20 Eric Stewart, English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (10cc - "I'm Not in Love"), born in Droylsden, United Kingdom
Jan 21 Chris Britton, British rock guitarist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Watford, England
Jan 26 Ashley Hutchings, British folk-rock bassist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer (Fairport Convention. 1967-69; Steeleye Span, 1969-72; Albion Band), born in Southgate, London, England
Jan 26 Jacqueline du Pré, British concert cellist, born in Oxford, England (d. 1987)
Jan 26 Marti Caine [Lynne Stringer], British comedienne, singer and television host, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1995)
Jan 28 José Luis Perales, Spanish pop singer-songwriter ("Quisiera Decir tu Nombre" / I Would Like to Say Your Name), born in Castejón, Spain
Jan 28 Robert Wyatt, English progressive rock musician (Soft Machine), born in Bristol, England
Jan 30 Robert Wittinger, Austrian-born German composer, born in Knittelfeld, Austria
Jan 31 Noah Creshevsky, American electroacoustic composer, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2020)