Hank Williams (1923-1953)
Jan 1 American country singer-songwriter ("Cold Cold Heart"; "Hey, Good Lookin'"; "Your Cheatin' Heart"), dies of an alcohol and painkiller fueled heart attack at 29
- Jan 1 Ludomir Różycki, Polish composer and conductor (Eros i Psyche; Pan Twardowski), dies at 69
- Jan 8 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, German composer, dies at 78
- Jan 10 Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56
- Jan 12 Simeon Roncal, Bolivian composer, dies at 82
- Jan 15 Patrick Vretblad, Swedish composer, dies at 76
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