Birthdays in Music
- Jan 3 Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)
- Jan 4 Denise Matthews "Vanity", singer (Prince protege) and actress (52 Pick Up), born in Niagara Falls, Ontario (d. 2016)
- Jan 6 Kathy Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge-We are Family), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 7 Kathy Valentine, American musician (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat), born in Austin, Texas
- Jan 8 Paul Hester, Australian drummer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2005)
- Jan 9 Cristi Minculescu, Romanian musician, born in Pitești, Romania
- Jan 10 Curt Kirkwood, American musician (Meat Puppets), born in Amarillo, Texas
- Jan 12 Per Helmstad Gessle, Swedish singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love), born in Halmstad, Sweden
- Jan 12 Blixa Bargeld, German singer & musician (Einstürzende Neubauten, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), born in West Berlin
- Jan 13 James Lomenzo, American musician (Megadeth)
- Jan 14 Chas Smash, English singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist (Madness-Our House), born in Fitzrovia, London
- Jan 14 Geoff Tate, German-born American singer & musician (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence), born in Stuttgart, Germany
- Jan 15 Pete Trewavas, British bassist, (Marillion-Clutching at Straws), born in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- Jan 16 Sade [Helen Folasade Adu], Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer (Soldier of Love, Smooth Operator), born in Ibadan, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
- Jan 17 Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian)
- Jan 17 Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress
- Jan 18 Bob Rosenberg, American musician (Will To Power), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 23 Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist (UB40-Red Red Wine), born in Meriden, England
- Jan 28 Dave Sharp, rock guitarist (Alarm-In the Summertime)
- Jan 28 Burkhard Dallwitz, German-born composer
- Jan 30 Jody Watley, American dancer (Solid Gold)/singer (Looking For a New Love), born in Chicago, Illinois
About January 1959
How Old? 60 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No