Events in Music
Album Release
1970 Paul McCartney‘s 1st solo album “McCartney” is released
Paul McCartney
Event of Interest
2015 Jazz composer and musician John Coltrane is awarded a posthumous Special Citation by the Pulitzer Prize board
John Coltrane
Birthdays in Music
- 1587 Ivan Lukačić, Croatian composer, born in Šibenik, Croatia (d. 1648)
- 1683 Johann David Heinichen, German composer, born in Crössuln, Weissenfels, Germany (d. 1729)
- 1715 Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, German composer, born in Ulm, Germany (d. 1786)
- 1719 Christian Gottfried Krause, German composer, born in Wińsko, Poland (d. 1770)
- 1738 Philip Hayes, English composer, born in Oxford (d. 1797)
- 1741 Johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, born in Blasewitz, Dresden, Germany (d. 1801)
- 1774 Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, Czech composer, born in Skuteč, Bohemia (d. 1850)
- 1797 Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian-French composer and conductor, born in Hanzinne, Belgium (d. 1869)
- 1811 Ann Mounsey, English composer, born in Soho, London (d. 1891)
- 1820 Gottfried Conradi, Norwegian composer, born in Tønsberg, Norway (d. 1896)
- 1833 Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1900)
- 1863 Johannes P Boskaljon, Curacao composer and conductor
- 1882 Artur Schnabel, Austrian pianist (Beethoven Piano Sonatas), born in Lipnik, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1951)
- 1883 Herman Darewsky, British composer, born in Minsk, Russian Empire (d. 1947)
- 1885 Cecil Burleigh, American composer, born in Wyoming, New York (d. 1980)
- 1886 Otto Lederer, Austrian actor (The Jazz Singer), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
- 1897 Harald Saeverud, Norwegian composer (Saline), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1992)
- 1902 Anton Beuving, Dutch lyricist (Ketelbinkie), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands d. 1977)
- 1903 Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian-American cellist, born in Ekaterinoslav, Ukraine (d. 1976)
- 1903 Nicolas Nabokov, Russian composer (Holy Devil), born in Lubcza, Minsk, Belarus (d. 1978)
- 1919 Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer, born in San Joaquín de Flores, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (d. 2012)
- 1927 Christopher Whelen, composer
- 1929 James Last, German-born composer and big band leader, born in Bremen, Germany (d. 2015)
- 1930 Chris Barber, jazz trombonist
- 1930 Genevieve, singer (Jack Paar Show, Scruples), born in Paris, France
- 1932 Graziella Sciutti, Italian opera singer
- 1934 Don Kirshner, rock & roll producer (invented bubblegum music)
- 1936 Pete Graves, rocker (Moonglows)
- 1940 Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley], English singer (When Will You Say I Love You), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1983)
- 1940 Anja Silja, German soprano
- 1941 Adolphus Hailstork, composer
- 1943 Roy Estrada, American rocker (Mothers Of Invention), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1944 John Lill, professor/pianist
- 1947 Linda Martin, Irish singer
- 1948 Jan Hammer, composer (Escape from TV, Miami Vice)
- 1954 Michael Sembello, American musician
- 1955 Pete Shelley, vocal/guitar (Buzzcocks-Going Steady, Love Bites)
- 1955 Rob Bolland, Dutch singer/guitarist (Bolland & Bolland)
- 1959 Stephen Singleton, Sheffield, rocker (ABC)
- 1964 Maynard James Keenan, American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle)
- 1967 Liz Phair, American musician/songwriter
- 1970 Redman, American rapper
Victoria Beckham
1974 Victoria Beckham [Adams], English singer (Posh Spice in the Spice Girls), born in Harlow, Essex
Victoria Beckham
Weddings in Music
- 1993 “The Bangles” lead singer Susanna Hoffs (34) weds “Austin Powers” director Jay Roach (35)
Deaths in Music
- 1714 Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56
- 1764 Johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82
- 1854 Gottlob Wiedebein, German composer, dies at 74
- 1873 Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60
- 1890 John Barnett, composer, dies at 87
- 1891 Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer, dies at 77
- 1899 Hans Balatka, composer, dies at 74
- 1941 Al Bowlly, British dance band vocalist (b. 1899)
- 1960 Eddie Cochran, rocker, dies at 21 in a car crash
- 1967 Red Allen, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1908)
- 1971 Roberto Lupi, composer, dies at 62
- 1974 Herbert Elwell, US composer (Happy Hypocrite), dies at 75
- 1974 Vinnie Taylor, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose
- 1983 Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies
- 1987 Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (“No Woman No Cry”), dies at 36
- 1992 Hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure
- 2003 Earl King, American musician and songwriter (b. 1934)
- 2008 Daniel “Danny” Federici, American rocker and musician (E Street Band), dies of melanoma at 58
- 2011 Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian composer (b. 1926)
- 2011 Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
- 2012 Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer, dies from a heart attack at 64
- 2013 Bi Kidude, Tanzanian Taarab singer, dies at c. 100