- Jan 4 Patty Loveless [Ramey], singer (Blue Side of Town), born in Pikeville, Kentucky
- Jan 5 Vincent Calloway, American trumpet player (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jan 8 Nacho Duato, Spanish classical dancer & choreographer, born in Valencia, Spain
- Jan 9 Phil Lewis, English rock vocalist (L.A. Guns - "It's Over Now)", born in London, England
- Jan 13 Don Snow, British session and touring Hammond organ and keyboard player (Squeeze; Van Morrison), born in London, England
- Jan 14 Steve Jordan, American session and touring drummer (Blues Brothers; The World's Most Dangerous Band; X-pensive Winos; John Mayer Trio), songwriter, and record producer, born in New York City
- Jan 19 Mickael Virtue, American rock keyboardist (UB40-Red Red Wine), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Jan 24 Vladimir "Vlatko" Stefanovski, Macedonian guitarist, born in Prilep
- Jan 25 Edmund Theodore Sylvers, American singer-songwriter & musician (Sylvers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jan 29 Irlene Mandrell, country singer (Mandrell Sisters), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- Jan 29 Jac Bico, Dutch guitarist/singer (Tambourine)
About January 1957
How Old? 64 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No