Musicians Born on January 25

1750 Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer, born in Metzels, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1813)

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne) considered the national poet of Scotland, born in Alloway, Scotland

1834 Pablo Hernández Salces, Spanish composer, born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1910)
1844 Frederick E. Kitziger, German composer, born in Altenburg, Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1903)
1851 Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Sea Bride, Princess of Herberg), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1912)
1858 Giuseppe Radiciotti, Italian musicologist and composer, born in Iesi, Papal States (d. 1931)
1880 Francis George Scott, Scottish composer (Intuitions), born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (d. 1958)
1884 Edward Kilenyi, Sr. [Kilényi Ede], Hungarian composer and teacher (Clipped Wings, Outside the Law), born in Békésszentandrás, Hungary (d. 1968)
1886 Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (Berlin Philharmonic, 1922-45, 1952-54), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1954)
1889 Vladimir Shcherbachov, Soviet-Russian composer (Blokovskaya; The Thunderstorm), and professor (Leningrad Conservatory; Tbilisi Conservatory), born in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1952)
1896 Florence Mills [Winfrey], American cabaret singer, dancer and comedian, known as 'the Queen of Happiness', born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1927)
1899 "Sleepy" John Estes, American blues musician, born in Ripley, Tennessee (d. 1977)
1905 Julia Smith, American composer (Prairie Kaleidoscope; Cynthia Parker), pianist (Orchestrette Classique), teacher, and musicologist (Aaron Copland: His Work and Contribution to American Music), born in Denton, Texas (d. 1989)
1910 Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Amsterdam. Netherlands (d. 2000)
1913 Witold Lutosławski, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (Musique funèbre; Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1994)
1915 Ewan MacColl [James Miller], Scottish folk singer-songwriter ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"), born in Broughton, England (d. 1989) [1]
1917 Floyd "Guitar" Smith, American jazz and blues guitarist and record producer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1982)
1921 Alfred Reed, American composer, born in New York City (d. 2005)
1923 (Farrell) "Rusty" Draper, American country and pop singer ("The Shifting, Whispering Sands"; "Are You Satisfied?"), born in Kirksville, Missouri (d. 2003)
1924 (Wesley) "Speedy" West, American, Country Music Hall of Fame steel guitar player, and record producer, born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
1925 Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician and songwriter, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1992)
1926 James Erb, American composer, arranger, and musicologist (Shenendoah), born in La Junta, Colorado (d. 2014)
1927 Antônio Carlos Jobim [Tom Jobim], Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer (Getz/Gilberto), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1994)
1929 Benny Golson, American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer ("I Remember Clifford"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1931 Harold Lloyd Jr., American actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), cabaret singer, and son of famous silent film actor Harold Lloyd, Sr, born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 1971)
1931 Stig "Stikkan" Anderson, Swedish music entrepreneur and co-founder of Polar Music (ABBA), born in Hova, Sweden (d. 1997)
1932 Constance Weldon, American symphonic tuba player (Boston Pops; Concertgebouw) and educator, born in Winter Haven, Florida (d. 2020)
1932 Moses "Whispering" Smith, American blues harmonica player and singer ("A Thousand Miles From Nowhere"; "Hound Dog Twist"), born in Union Church, Mississippi (d. 1984)

Etta James (1938-2012)

American singer ("Roll With Me"; "At Last"), born in Los Angeles, California

1939 Tami Lynn [Gloria Brown], American soul singer ("I'm Gonna Run Away From You"), and session vocalist (Dr. John; Rolling Stones), born in Gert Town, Louisiana (d. 2020)
1943 Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2023)
1952 Peter Garland, American composer, and musicologist, born in Portland, Maine
1952 Sara Mandiano [Françoise Castellani], French singer-songwriter, born in France
1953 Malcolm Green, English-born drummer (Split Enz, 1976-81 - "I Got You"), born in United Kingdom
1954 Jan Sandström, Swedish classical music composer (Motorbike Concerto: Snowflakes), born in Vilhelmina, Sweden
1956 Andy Cox, British guitarist (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"), born in Birmingham, England
1957 Edmund Theodore Sylvers, American singer-songwriter and musician (Sylvers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, British rock bassist (Adam & The Ants; Roxy Music), born in London, England
1963 Carl Fysh, British pop-rocker (Brother Beyond - "Can You Keep a Secret?"; "The Harder I Try"), born in Oxford, England
1963 Marcello Giordani, Italian tenor (Metropolitan Opera, 1993-2008), born in Augusta, Sicily (d. 2019)
1968 Heinrich "Haini" Wolfgramm, Polynesian-American actor and musician (The Jets), born in San Francisco, California
1969 Jesse Harte, American heavy metal vocalist (Southgang-Tainted Angel), born in Rome, Georgia
1969 Kina Cosper, American rock and R&B singer (Brownstown), born in Detroit, Michigan
1971 Ana Ortiz, American actress (Ugly Betty - "Hilda"), and singer, born in Manhattan, New York
1974 Jonathan Bryan Colling, American pop singer (4 Fun - Unbelievable Fun Boys), born in Boston, Massachusetts

Alicia Keys (43 years old)

1981 American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, and pianist ("Girl On Fire"; 'No One"), born in New York City

1981 Toše Proeski, Macedonian pop-rock singer, born in Prilep, Macedonia (d. 2007)
1982 Sho Sakurai, Japanese J-pop and hip-hop singer-songwriter, and actor, born in Tokyo, Japan
1983 Andrée Watters, Canadian pop-country-rock singer, born in Quebec City, Quebec
1985 Tina Karol [Tetyana Hryhorivna Liberman], Ukrainian pop singer, born in Orotukan, Russia
1989 Sheryfa Luna, French R&B singer, born in Évreux, France
1991 Ariana DeBose, American actress and singer (West Side Story), born in North Carolina