Births and Deaths on 15 January
- 1922
- Thelma Carpenter(Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight) was born in New York, US
- 1929
- Rev Martin Luther King Jr.(I Have A Dream) was born in Georgia, US
- 1930
- Earl Hooker(The Foxtrot) was born in Mississippi, US
- 1936
- Edward Bivens(The Manhattans) was born in Georgia, US
- 1941
- Captain Beefheart(Sure 'nuff 'n' Yes, I Do) was born in California, US
- 1944
- Joan Marie Johnson(The Dixie Cups) was born in Louisiana, US
- 1946
- Bobby Bloom(Montego Bay) was born in New York, US
- 1947
- Pete Waterman(Stock Aitken Waterman) was born in England, UK
- 1948
- Ronnie Van Zant(Lynyrd Skynyrd) was born in Florida, US
- 1949
- George Brown(Kool & The Gang) was born in New Jersey, US
- 1951
- Biff Byford(Saxon) was born in England, UK
- Duke Erikson(Garbage) was born in Nebraska, US
- Charo(Dance A Little Bit Closer) was born in Spain
- 1952
- Melvyn Gale(ELO) was born in England, UK
- 1953
- Boris Blank(Yello) was born in Switzerland
- 1954
- Ray Simpson(The Village People) was born in New York, US
- 1959
- Pete Trewavas(Marillion/The Metros) was born in England, UK
- 1961
- Blind Joe Taggart(The Storm Is Passing Over) died in Illinois, US
- Damian O'Neill(The Undertones/That Petrol Emotion) was born in Northern Ireland, UK
- 1964
- Noro Morales(Vitamina) died in Puerto Rico
- 1965
- Adam Jones(Tool) was born in Illinois, US
- 1966
- Lisa Lisa(Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) was born in New York, US
- 1967
- Katrin Quinol(Black Box) was born in Unknown
- 1970
- Bonnie Prince Billy(No More Workhorse Blues) was born in Kentucky, US
- 1975
- Belinda Chapple(Bardot) was born in Australia
- 1979
- Young Dro(Shoulder Lean) was born in Georgia, US
- 1980
- David Whitfield(Cara Mia) died in Australia
- 1981
- Howie Day(Collide) was born in Maine, US
- Pitbull(Timber) was born in Florida, US
- 1987
- Ray Bolger died in California, US
- 1988
- Skrillex(Would You Ever) was born in California, US
- 1989
- Flux Pavilion(Super Bad) was born in England, UK
- 1990
- Chris Blue(Money On You) was born in Arizona, US
- 1992
- Dee Murray(Procol Harum/The Spencer Davis Group/The Elton John Band) died in Tennessee, US
- 1994
- Harry Nilsson(Without You) died in California, US
- 1996
- Dove Cameron(If Only) was born in Washington, US
- Les Baxter(Unchained Melody) died in California, US
- 1998
- Junior Wells(Messin' With The Kid) died in Illinois, US
- 1999
- Marion Ryan(Love Me Forever) died in Florida, US
- 2011
- Harvey James(Sherbet) died in Australia
- 2018
- Edwin Hawkins(The Edwin Hawkins Singers) died in California, US
- Dolores O'Riordan(The Cranberries) died in England, UK
- 2019
- Ronnie Walker(Magic's In The Air) died in Pennsylvania, US
- 2026
- Kenny Morris died in Ireland