Some were gone too soon. Elvis Presley, the King of Rock & Roll, was born on Jan. 8, 1935. He shares a birthday with the legendary David Bowie, who unfortunately passed just two days after his birthday in 2016, as well as Eddie Van Halen, Peter Steele, Malcolm Young and Jeff Hanneman.
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Bernard Fowler (Jan. 2)
Bernard Fowler has sung vocals for the ageless Rolling Stones since the 1980s. He has also performed with Yoko Ono, Alice Cooper, and Steve Lukather.
John Paul Jones (Jan. 3)1946
John Paul Jones is credited as a major contributor in writing some of the biggest hits from Led Zeppelin, including “Fool in the Rain,” “All My Love,” “D’Yer Maker,” and “Black Dog.” He entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Led Zeppelin in 1995.
Stephen Stills (Jan. 3) 1945 
Stephen Stills has found success wherever he’s landed at different points throughout his career. His work as a singer for Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash earned him inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of each group.
Stills and Neil Young performed together as original members of Buffalo Springfield. Young also crashed the party to form Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young for just over a year’s span in 1969 and 1970.
Michael Stipe (Jan.4) 1960
Michael Stipe starred as the lead singer of R.E.M. during the height of their popularity in the 1980s. His crafty vocal work for “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” still makes listeners wonder how he pulled off the tongue twister. Michael Stipe was R.E.M. singer from the when the band formed in 1980 until their split in 2011. R.E.M. were one of the first popular alternative rock band's. They first achieved mainstreem success in 1987 with the single "The One I Love" and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988
Malcolm Young (Jan. 6,) 1953 - Band: AC/DC
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Elvis Presley (Jan. 8)
Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi where he was raised by loving, working-class parents who had very little money. After moving to Memphis as a teenager, his family had only been off welfare a few weeks when he was discovered by music producer Sam Phillips.
Elvis Presley’s Graceland celebrates the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s birthday each year with four days of special events. Join Memphis on January 5-8 as we honor Elvis Presley’s birthday with concerts, movies, conversations and more! This year’s festivities include the Memphis Symphony Orchestra concert with Terry Mike Jeffrey, Conversations on Elvis, plus a very special Elvis screen show to mark the 50th anniversary of Aloha from Hawaii!
David Bowie (Jan. 8) 1947, Brixton, London. UK
Beyond his incredible work as a musician, David Bowie revolutionized the importance of stage presence and a persona that fed his popularity. He created his alter ego Ziggy Stardust in 1972. The attraction to this character helped his album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars fly off the shelves.
Bowie passed away on Jan. 10, 2016 after a battle with liver cancer
Jimmy Page (Jan. 9) James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944)
Six days after John Paul Jones celebrates, Jimmy Page will follow. The founder and lead guitarist of Led Zeppelin also played with the Yardbirds during the 1960s. Despite confusion about the origins of the song, Page helped make “Stairway to Heaven” one of the most famous rock songs of all time. He entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992 and as a member of Led Zeppelin in 1995.
Pat Benetar (Jan. 10) 1953
Pat Benetar entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022. She climbed toward the top of the charts with “Heartbreaker” in 1979 and “Love Is a Battlefield” in 1983.
Rod Stewart (Jan. 10)1945
Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE (born 10 January ) Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide. He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top ten singles in the UK, six of which reached number one. Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity.
Rod Stewart achieved success through his solo career and as the lead singer of Faces. His solo album Every Picture Tells a Story included some of his biggest hits like “Maggie May” and “Reason to Believe.”
Dave Grohl (Jan. 14) 1969
Dave Grohl played in two of the most influential rock bands of the 1990s. He helped Nirvana spearhead the popularity of grunge rock in the early 1990s before forming Foo Fighters in 1994.
Ronnie Van Zant (Jan. 15), 1948 Band: Lynyrd Skynyrd Instrument: Singer Age in 2023: Would have been 75.
Mick Taylor (Jan. 17) Michael Kevin Taylor 1949
Mick Taylor played with the Rolling Stones from 1969-1974, appearing on six albums before pursuing a solo career that lasted through five decades. Former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, he appeared on: Let It Bleed (1969), Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main St. (1972), Goats Head Soup (1973) and It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974).
Dolly Parton January 19 — 
The singer, actress and businesswoman was born on January 19, 1946. American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly. She has composed many songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5".
Eddie Van Halen (Jan. 26) 1955
Eddie Van Halen and his brother Alex co-founded Van Halen in 1982. Eddie is remembered as one of the greatest and most innovative guitar players in history now his son his taking over his legend. He passed away in 2020 at age 65.Eddie, musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded alongside his brother Alex Van Halen in 1972.
Van Halen is often regarded as one of the greatest guitar players in rock history,[1] and was well known for popularizing the tapping guitar technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboar
Nick Mason (Jan. 27),
1944 Nicholas Berkeley Mason, CBE (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer and a founder member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the only member to feature on every Pink Floyd album, and the only constant member since its formation in 1965. He co-wrote Pink Floyd compositions such as "Echoes", "Time", "Careful with That Axe, Eugene", and "One of These Days". In 2018, he formed a new band, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, to perform music from Pink Floyd's early years. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd.
Adam Lambert Jan. 29, 
1982 Band: Queen Instrument: Singer- This is Queen's first long-term collaboration since the previous project, Queen + Paul Rodgers, ended in 2009. As with the previous project, it was clarified that Lambert would not be replacing Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, but would only joined the remaining members of the group. The project began in 2009, when May and Taylor appeared on American Idol, a competition in which Adam Lambert participated as a contestant. They started performing together occasionally in 2011, in 2012 they performed a small European tour and in 2014 they announced a world tour,
