Births and Deaths on 08 January
- 1903
- Tampa Red(Drinkin' My Blues Away) was born in Georgia, US
- 1923
- Larry Storch(I'm Walkin') was born in New York, US
- 1935
- Elvis Presley(Jailhouse Rock) was born in Mississippi, US
- 1937
- Shirley Bassey(As I Love You) was born in Wales, UK
- 1938
- Camille Yarbrough(Take Yo' Praise) was born in Illinois, US
- 1941
- Jerome Gourdine was born in New York, US
- 1942
- Jon Lucien(Would You Believe In Me?) was born in British Virgin Islands
- Spencer Wiggins(Let's Talk It Over) was born in Tennessee, US
- 1943
- Marcus Hutson(The Whispers) was born in Missouri, US
- Lee Jackson(Keep Your Mouth Shut) was born in England, UK
- 1944
- Nora Dean(Heartaches) was born in Jamaica
- 1945
- John Peterson(The Beau Brummels/Harpers Bizarre) was born in Michigan, US
- Chris Hill(Renta Santa) was born in England, UK
- 1946
- Robert Krieger(The Doors) was born in California, US
- 1947
- Terry Sylvester(The Escorts/The Swinging Blue Jeans/The Hollies) was born in England, UK
- David Bowie(Let's Dance) was born in England, UK
- 1955
- Mike Reno(Almost Paradise) was born in Canada
- 1959
- Paul Hester(Crowded House) was born in Australia
- 1967
- R. Kelly(I Believe I Can Fly) was born in Illinois, US
- 1968
- T.J. Davis(Wonderful Life) was born in England, UK
- 1969
- Jeff Abercrombie(Fuel) was born in Tennessee, US
- 1971
- Karen Poole(Alisha's Attic) was born in England, UK
- 1974
- Stove King(Mansun) was born in England, UK
- 1978
- Just Blaze was born in New Jersey, US
- 1986
- Jamie T.(Sticks 'n' Stones) was born in England, UK
- 1991
- Steve Clark(Def Leppard) died in England, UK
- 2000
- Noah Cyrus(July) was born in Tennessee, US
- 2002
- David McWilliams(The Days Of Pearly Spencer) died in Northern Ireland, UK
- 2009
- Lamya died in Oman
- 2011
- Steve Mancha(Whirlpool) died in Michigan, US
- 2013
- Shirley Matthews(Wise Guys) died in Canada
- 2015
- Curtis Lee(Pretty Little Angel Eyes) died in Arizona, US
- 2016
- Otis Clay(That's How It Is (When You're in Love)) died in Illinois, US
- 2017
- Peter Sarstedt(Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?) died in England, UK
- 2018
- Denise LaSalle((Don't Mess With) My Toot Toot) died in Tennessee, US
- 2020
- Edd Byrnes(Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)) died in California, US
- 2021
- Edwin Bruce died in Tennessee, US
- Ed Bruce(Rock Boppin' Baby) died in Tennessee, US