Musicians Born on January 11

  • 1703 Columban Praelisauer, German music director and composer, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1753)
  • 1727 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, born in Altötting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
  • 1746 Frantisek Adam Mica, Bohemian composer, born in Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, Bohemia (d. 1811)
  • 1750 Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss politician and composer, born in Unterwetzikon, Switzerland (d. 1817)
  • 1801 John Lodge Ellerton, British classical composer (The Bridal of Triermain, Domenica), born in Cheshire, England (d. 1873)
  • 1856 Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (Rustle of Spring), born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1941)
  • 1872 Paul Graener, German Romantic composer, born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 1944)
  • 1875 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1956)
  • 1880 Rudolf Palm, Curaçaoan pianist and composer, born in Curaçao (d. 1950)
  • 1894 Jaroslav Vogel, Czech composer and conductor (Brno Philharmonic, 1959-62; Ostrava Orchestra 1919- 43), born in Pilsen, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1970)
  • 1895 Laurens Hammond, American engineer and inventor with 91 patents, including musical instruments (Hammond organ; Novachord synthesizer)), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1973)
  • 1900 Wilbur De Paris, American swing and Dixieland jazz trombone player, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 1973)
  • 1902 Maurice Duruflé, French organist (St. Etienne-du-Mond, 1929-75), composer (Requiem, Op. 9), and teacher (Paris Conservatory, 1943-70), born in Louviers (d. 1986)
  • 1906 Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1973)
  • 1909 Gunnar Johnsen Berg, Swiss-Danish composer (Cosmogonie), born in Switzerland (d. 1989)
  • 1910 Izler Solomon, American conductor, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987)
  • 1918 Albert Weisser, American musicologist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1982)
  • 1924 Kai Laursen, Danish concert violinist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1996)
  • 1924 Slim Harpo [James Moore], American blues musician ("I'm a King Bee, Baby"; "Scratch My Back"), born in Lobdell, Louisiana (d. 1970)
  • 1927 Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, Jamaican-German jazz saxophonist ("Blue Bogey"; "Kingston Bypass"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
  • 1929 Wanda Wilkomirska, Polish violinist, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2018)
  • 1930 Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter ("I Was Made to Love Her"; "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"), and mother of singer Stevie Wonder, born in Eufaula, Alabama (d. 2006)
  • 1931 Eve Queler, American conductor (Opera Orchestra of New York, 1971-2010), born in New York City
  • 1933 Goldie Hill, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry; "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"), born in Karnes County, Texas (d. 2005)
  • 1935 Chuck Barksdale, American baritone doo-wop singer (The Dells - "I Can Sing a Rainbow"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019)
  • 1936 Katie Webster [Kathyrne Jewel Thorne], American boogie pianist (The Swamp Boogie Queen), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1999)
  • 1940 Mark DeVoto, American composer (Hodayot; Pavane and Zortzico), and musicologist (Schubert), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 1942 Clarence Clemons, American rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band), born in Norfolk County, Virginia (d. 2011)
  • 1943 William Albert Penn, American composer (Living in the Next Great Ice Age; Garland Songs), educator, and record producer, born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2021)
  • 1944 York Höller, German electro-acoustic composer (Klanggitter), artistic director (WDR Studio for Electronic Music, 1990-99), and educator, born in Leverkusen, Germany (d.
  • 1946 (Diana) "Naomi" Judd, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds - "Why Not Me"), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 2022)
  • 1946 Tony Kaye [Anthony John Selvidge], British progressive rock piano and organ player (Yes, 1968-71; 1983-94; 2018–19), born in Leicester, England
  • 1946 Vladimír Bokes, Slovak cellist, composer (Good Day, Mr. Fibonacci), and pedagogue, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovak Republic (now Slovakia)
  • 1947 Bill Narum, American counter-culture figure, illustrator and rock poster and album art designer (ZZ Top), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2009) [1]
  • 1947 Tom Netherton, American pop and Christian music singer (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Munich. Germany (d. 2018)
  • 1948 Terry Williams, Welsh rock drummer (Man; Rockpile; Dire Straits, 1982-88), born in Swansea, Wales
  • 1949 (Frederick) "Denny" Greene, American singer (Sha Na Na, 1968-84), born in New York (d. 2015)
  • 1949 Daryl Braithwaite, Australian pop singer (Sherbert), born in Melbourne
  • 1952 Lee Ritenour, American jazz-fusion guitarist, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1956 Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2014)
  • 1956 Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter ("What I Really Mean"), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1958 Vicki Peterson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles - "Manic Monday"), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1968 Tom Dumont, American rock guitarist, songwriter (No Doubt - "Just a Girl"; "It's My Life"), and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1970 Joy Nilo, Filipino pianist, conductor, and composer, chiefly of choral music, born in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

Mary J. Blige (53 years old)

1971 American R&B singer-songwriter ("Be Without You") and actress (I Can Do Bad All By Myself), born in New York City

  • 1977 Nadia Turner, American rock singer and television personality (American Idol), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1979 Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer, born in Kampung Awah, Malaysia
  • 1981 Jamelia Niela Davis, British singer, born in Birmingham, England
  • 1981 Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian), born in Leicester, United Kingdom
  • 1982 Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer, born in Manchester, United Kingdom
  • 1985 Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter, born in Surrey, England
  • 1985 Rie fu [Rie Funakoshi], Japanese singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1994 Kai [Kim Jong-in], South Korean singer, dancer and actor (Exo, SuperM), born in Suncheon, South Korea

Cody Simpson (27 years old)

1997 Australian singer ("iYiYi", "All Day") and swimmer, born in Logan City, Queensland