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Ian Allen * 1948
+ 17.01.2015 -  open-heart surgery

11  years
photo Member of:   
1981-87 Negativland
 

Walter Bailes * 17.01.1920 , Kanawha County, West Virginia
+ 27.11.2000 -  heart failure
106  years
Member of:   
Bailes Brothers
 

Patti Barnes
(voc)
+ 17.01.1989 -  cancer
37  years
Member of:   
The Pony-Tails
 

Cheryl Bentyne
(voc)
* 17.01.1954 72  years
Member of:   
1979-cca 10/14 Manhattan Transfer
 

Blowfly
(Clarence Reid)


photo
* 1939
+ 17.01.2016

10  years

William Cathey + 17.01.1970 -  car crash
56  years
Member of:   
?-1/70 The Soul Kings
 

Dave Collard
(kb)
* 17.01.1961 65  years
Member of:   
?-1982 Subway Sect
1982-85 JoBoxers
1989-cca 1992 The The
2020-cca 6/21 JoBoxers
 

Van Conner
(bg)
* 1967
+ 17.01.2023 -  pneumonia

3  years
Member of:   
1984-2000 The Screaming Trees
cca 1990 Solomon Grundy
Valis
Ox
 

Robert Covington
(ds,voc)
* 12.12.1914
+ 17.01.1996 -  diabetes

30  years

John Crawford
(bg)
* 17.01.1960 , Los Angeles, California, USA 66  years
Member of:   
1982-87 Berlin
Big F
od 1999 Berlin
 

Bezerra Da Silva
(voc)
* 1927 , Pernambuco, Brasil
+ 17.01.2004 -  emphysema

22  years

Dalida
(Yolande Christina Gigliotti)


photo
* 17.01.1933 , Cairo, Egypt
+ 03.05.1987 -  overdose of sleeping pills
93  years

Steve Earle
(voc,g)
* 17.01.1955 , Fort Monroe, Virginia, USA 71  years
photo Member of:   
cca 1986-cca 2/20 Steve Earle And The Dukes
cca 6/16 Colvin & Earle
 

B.B. Gabor
(Gabor Hegedus)
(voc,g)
* 1948
+ 17.01.1990

36  years
Member of:   
The Instabands
 

Renee Geyer
(voc)


photo
* 11.09.1953 , Melbourne, Australia
+ 17.01.2023 -  complications after surgery

3  years

Dale Griffin
(ds)
* 24.10.1948 , Ross-on-Wye, GB
+ 17.01.2016 -  Alzheimer's disease

10  years
Member of:   
1968-69 Silence
6/69-12/74 Mott The Hoople
5/75-cca 11/76 Mott
cca 10/77-cca 10/78 British Lions
10/09 Mott The Hoople
 

Kai Hansen
(g,voc)
* 17.01.1963 63  years
Member of:   
1978-80 Gentry
1980-? Second Hell
Iron Fist
Powerfool
1984-2/89 Helloween
1989-cca 10/01 Gamma Ray (od 12/94 voc)
cca 1997-cca 1/99 Iron Savior
cca 11/24 Helloween
 

Francoise Hardy
(voc)


photo
* 17.01.1944 , Paris, France
+ 11.06.2024 -  cancer
82  years

Calvin Harris
(Adam Wiles)


photo
* 17.01.1984 , Dumfries, Scotland, GB 42  years

William Hart
(voc)
* 17.01.1945 , Washington, DC, USA
+ 14.07.2022 -  complications after surgery
81  years
photo Member of:   
1962-cca 1974 The Delfonics
 

Rico Hightower + 17.01.1970 -  car crash
56  years
Member of:   
?-1/70 The Soul Kings
 

Susanna Hoffs
(voc,g)
* 17.01.1957 , Newport Beach, California, USA 69  years
photo Member of:   
1981-82 The Bangs
1982-9/89 The Bangles
7/00-cca 6/03 The Bangles
 

Bobby Hutcherson
(vibes)
* 17.01.1941 , Los Angeles, California, USA
+ 15.08.2016 -  emphysema
85  years
Member of:   
2004-cca 3/04 SFJAZZ Collective
 

Sheila Hutchinson
(voc)
* 17.01.1953 73  years
Member of:   
cca 1968-cca 10/77 The Emotions
 

Kid Rock
(Robert James Ritchie)
(voc,g)


photo
* 17.01.1971 , Romeo, Michigan, USA 55  years

Junior Kimbrough
(David Kimbrough)
(voc,g)
* 28.07.1930 , Hudson, Mississippi, USA
+ 17.01.1998 -  stroke

28  years

Eartha Kitt
(voc)


photo
* 17.01.1927 , North, South Carolina, USA
+ 25.12.2008 -  colon cancer
99  years

Richard Lašek
(ds)
* 17.01.1954 , Plzeň, Czech Republic 72  years
Member of:   
Koule
Tolf
Ch.A.S.A.
1980 Ex libris
cca 3/81 Folk Team
1981-84 Bronz
1985-? Váně, Vondrák & Lašek
cca 3/88-cca 6/92 Bowle
 

Matt McGinn
(voc)
* 17.01.1928 , Glasgow, Scotland, GB
+ 05.01.1977 -  died in a fire
98  years

Chris Montez
(Chris Montanez)
(voc)
* 17.01.1943 , Los Angeles, California, USA 83  years

Czeslaw Niemen
(Czeslaw Juliusz Wydrzycki)
(voc,kb)
* 16.02.1939 , Stare Vasilicki, Belorussia
+ 17.01.2004 -  cancer

22  years
Member of:   
1962-66 Niebiesko-Czarni
1966-? Akwarele
Enigmatic
 

Johnny Otis
(John Veliotes)
* 1921
+ 17.01.2012

14  years
photo Member of:   
cca 1958-cca 1960 Johnny Otis Show
 

Nic Potter
(bg)
* 18.10.1951 , GB
+ 17.01.2013 -  pneumonia

13  years
photo Member of:   
Roy Young Band
1969 Misunderstood
10/69-70 Van Der Graaf Generator
12/72-? Rare Bird
1975-77 Van Der Graaf Generator
1977-78 Van Der Graaf
1982-83 K Group
10/83 Peter Hammill
cca 1993 Peter Hammill & Noise
 

Mike Ramsden
(Michael John Ramsden)
(g,voc)
* 21.06.1943 , Totnes, GB
+ 17.01.2004

22  years
Member of:   
The Silkie
 

Shabba Ranks
(Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon)
(voc)


photo
* 17.01.1966 , St. Ann's, Jamaica 60  years

Clarence Reid * 1939
+ 17.01.2016

10  years
Member of:   
cca 1976-cca 1/16 Blowfly
 

Norman P. Rich
(Norman Pedro Rich)
+ 17.01.1970 -  car crash
56  years
Member of:   
?-1/70 The Soul Kings
 

Andy Rourke
(Andrew Michael Rourke)
(bg)
* 17.01.1964 , Manchester, GB
+ 19.05.2023 -  pancreatic cancer
62  years
Member of:   
cca 1982 Freak Party
1982-5/87 The Smiths
1989 Morrissey
1990 Morrissey
Killing Joke
Adult Net
Sinead O'Connor
cca 1/97 Delicious
cca 4/99-cca 4/00 Aziz
cca 5/01 Specter
11/05-8/10 Freebass
cca 3/16 D.A.R.K.
2016-5/23 Blitz Vega
 

Ryuichi Sakamoto
(kb)
* 17.01.1952 , Tokyo, Japan
+ 28.03.2023 -  cancer
74  years
photo Member of:   
1978-11/83 Yellow Magic Orchestra
 

Simone Simons
(voc)
* 17.01.1985 41  years
photo Member of:   
2002 Sahara Dust
2002-cca 8/17 Epica
 

Clifford Solomon
(sax)
* 17.01.1931 , Los Angeles, California, USA
+ 21.06.2004
95  years
Member of:   
cca 1953 Lionel Hampton Band
cca 1966 Ike And Tina Turner And The King's Of Rhythm
cca 9/71 John Mayall
cca 2/74 Canned Heat
 

Billy Stewart
(William Larry Stewart)
* 24.03.1937 , Washington, DC, USA
+ 17.01.1970 -  car crash

56  years

Jez Strode
(ds)
* 17.01.1958 68  years
Member of:   
?-1982 Art Nouveau
1982-cca 2/84 Kajagoogoo
 

Mick Taylor
(Michael Kevin Taylor)
(g)
* 17.01.1948 , Hatfield, GB 78  years
Member of:   
Gods
1967-68 John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
8.6.69-14.12.74 The Rolling Stones
12/74-7/75 Jack Bruce Band
1/76-? Taylor, Millar, Allen And Raitt
6/76-? Mick Taylor
cca 1976 Sirkel & Co
1982 Alvin Lee Band
cca 6/84 Bob Dylan
cca 11/01 Mick Taylor & All Star Blues Band
 

Fernando van Arb
(g,bg)
* 17.01.1956 70  years
Member of:   
1976-88 Krokus (g)
1990-cca 1995 Krokus (bg)
cca 2/09 Krokus (g)
 

Charlie Ventura
(Charles Venturo)
(sax)
* 02.12.1916 , Philadelphia, USA
+ 17.01.1992 -  hit by a truck

34  years

Oldřich Veselý
(voc,kb)
* 13.11.1948 , Brno, Czech Republic
+ 17.01.2018

8  years
photo Member of:   
1969-71 Great Music Factory
1971-73 Atlantis
1974-76 Synkopy 61
1976-79 M. Efekt
10/79-cca 6/90 Synkopy
cca 7/11 €-band
 

Charlie Webber
(tr)
* 15.11.1945 , Kingstree, South Carolina, USA
+ 17.01.2003 -  cancer

23  years
Member of:   
The Swinging Medallions
 

Ricky Wilson
(voc)
* 17.01.1978 48  years
Member of:   
Parva
2003-cca 10/23 Kaiser Chiefs
 

Jon Wysocki
(ds)
* 17.01.1971
+ 18.05.2024
55  years
photo Member of:   
1995-5/11 Staind
 

Paul Young
(voc)
* 17.01.1956 , Luton, GB 70  years
photo Member of:   
1977-79 Street Band
1979-82 Q-Tips
 

Reggie Young
(g)
* 1936
+ 17.01.2019

7  years
photo Member of:   
cca 1980 Frankie Miller
 

Zdeněk Zdeněk
(kb)
* 17.01.1960 , Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 66  years
Member of:   
1985-1/87 Naima
9/87-cca 4/91 Naima
cca 1988 Václav Neckář & Bacily
od 2/04 -123minXL
cca 2006 Jan Jiráň & Botafogo
cca 10/08 Drumwave
 

Bob Zurke
(p,voc)
* 17.01.1912 , Detroit, Michigan, USA
+ 16.02.1944
114  years