Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 25

• Benny Golson, American arranger and tenor saxophonist, turns 95.
• Robert M. W. Dixon, Brit jazz discographer, turns 85.
• Graeme Lyall, Australian reedist, turns 82.
• John Cooper Clarke, Brit poet laureate and songwriter, turns 75.
• Malcolm Green, American drummer with Split Enz, turns 71.
• Richard Finch, American vocalist with KC and the Sunshine Band, turns 70.
• Andy Cox, Brit guitarist with Fine Young Cannibals, turns 68.
• Sophia Domancich, French pianist with Pip Pyle's Equipe Out and Hatfield and the North, turns 67.
• Gary Tibbs, Brit actor and bassist with Roxy Music, Adam and the Ants, turns 66.
• Peter Coyle, vocalist with The Lotus Eaters, turns 62.
• Carl Fysh, Brit boy band vocalist of Brother Beyond fame, turns 61.
• Mike Burch, American drummer and vocalist with River Road, turns 58.
• D. D. Jackson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, turns 57.
• Kina, (born Kina Yvette Cosper) American R&B singer of Brownstone fame, turns 55.
• Matt Odmark, American banjoist with Jars of Clay, turns 50.
• Christian Ingebrigtsen, Swedish vocalist of A1 fame, turns 47.
• Chris Wilkie, Brit guitarist with Dubstar, turns 51.
• David Doruzka, Czech guitarist and Berklee College of Music alum, turns 44.
• Alicia Keys, (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook) American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, turns 43.
• Sho Sakurai, Japanese actor and j-pop singer of Arashi fame, turns 42.
• Tina Karol, (born Tetiana Liberman) Ukrainian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contestant, turns 39.

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• Leny Andrade (January 25, 1943 –July 24, 2023), Brazilian bossa nova vocalist, would have turned 81 this year.
• Etta James (January 25, 1938 –January 20, 2012), (born Jamesetta Hawkins) American blues, jazz, and gospel music singer, would have turned 86 this year.
• Stig Anderson (January 25, 1931 –September 12, 1997), Swedish record producer for ABBA, founder of Polar Music, would have turned 93 this year.
• Antônio Carlos Jobim (January 25, 1927 –December 08, 1994), Brazilian composer, guitarist, and bossa nova pioneer, would have turned 97 this year.
• Barbara Carroll (January 25, 1925 –February 12, 2017), (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith) American pianist and composer, would have turned 99 this year.
• Jimmy Wyble (January 25, 1922 –January 16, 2010), American session musician (guitar) with Bob Wills, would have turned 102 this year.
• Floyd Smith (January 25, 1917 –March 29, 1982), American jazz guitarist, would have turned 107 this year.
• Ewan MacColl (January 25, 1915 –October 22, 1989), American folk music singer-songwriter, would have turned 109 this year.
• Witold Lutosławski (January 25, 1913 –February 07, 1994), Polish composer, would have turned 111 this year.
• Truck Parham (January 25, 1911 –June 05, 2002), (born Charles Valdez Parham) American bass player, would have turned 113 this year.
• Harry Link (January 25, 1896 –July 05, 1956), (born Harry Linkey) American lyricist with Irving Berlin, Fats Waller, would have turned 128 this year.
• Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25, 1886 –November 30, 1954), German conductor, would have turned 138 this year.
• Wellman Braud (January 25, 1891 –October 29, 1966), American bass player, would have turned 133 this year.