Musicians Born in 1906

Feb 9 Gwen Catley, British coloratura soprano, born in London, England (d. 1996)
Feb 17 Ramon Tapales, Filipino composer and conductor, born in Baybay, Philippines (d. 1995)
Feb 19 Grace Mary Williams, Welsh composer (Penillion), born in Barry, Wales (d. 1977)
Feb 19 Hendrik Spruit, Dutch conductor and composer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1998)
Feb 19 Louis Gesensway, Latvian-American violinist (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1926-71), and composer (Ode To Peace), born in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (now Daugavpils, Latvia) (d. 1976)
Feb 20 Jack Jackson, British trumpeter, dance band bandleader, and influential BBC disc jockey, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1978)
Feb 22 Edmund von Borck, German composer, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1944)
Feb 25 Boris Papandopulo, Croatian composer, born in Bad Honnef, Germany (d. 1991)
Mar 3 Albany "Barney" Bigard, Creole-American jazz clarinetist (Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1927-42 - "Mood Indigo"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1980)
Mar 3 Donald Novis, British-American singer and actor (Monte Carlo; The Singing Plumber), born in Hastings, East Sussex, England (d. 1966)
Mar 7 Alejandro Garcia Caturla, Cuban composer, born in Remedios, Cuba (d. 1940)
Mar 7 Hans Lachman, German born Dutch Jewish composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1990)
Mar 11 Hasan Ferit Alnar, Turkish composer, born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1978)
Mar 13 Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1932)
Mar 14 Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish pianist, composer - one of "The Turkish Five" (Köçekçe - Dance Rhapsody for Orchestra), and pedagogue, born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire; (d. 1972)

Mar 16 Henny Youngman, American comedian and violinist ("Take my wife ... please"), born in London, England (d. 1998)
Mar 17 Tamara Geva, Russian-born dancer and actress, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
Mar 19 Normand Lockwood, American composer (The Closing Doxology; The Hanging Judge), and educator, born in New York City (d. 2002)
Mar 23 George Posford [Ashwell], British composer (Goodnight Vienna), and conductor, born in Folkestone, England (d. 1976)
Mar 24 Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet jazz and pop singer ("Let's Smoke"), born in Kharkiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1984)
Mar 25 Curley Weaver, American blues guitarist, born in Covington, Georgia (d. 1962)
Mar 25 Jean Sablon, French singer-songwriter, born in Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris (d. 1994)
Mar 27 Charles "Pee Wee" Russell, American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, born in Maplewood, Missouri (d. 1969)
Mar 28 Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor (Saskatoon Symphony), and teacher (University of Saskatchewan), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
Mar 29 E. Power Biggs, English organist and composer (CBS), born in Westcliff-on-Sea, England (d. 1977)
Mar 31 Lauri Saikkola, Finnish violinist (Viipuri Symphony, 1923–34; Helsinki Philharmonic, 1934–65), and composer (Laulusarja; Unen kaivo), born in Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1995)
Apr 3 Walter "Fats" Pichon American jazz pianist, singer, and big bandleader, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1967)
Apr 8 Raoul Jobin, French Canadian operatic tenor, born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1974)
Apr 9 Antal Doráti, Hungarian-American conductor (Minneapolis Symphony, 1949-1960; National Symphony, 1970-77), and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1988)
Apr 10 Joseph "Fud" Livingston, American jazz clarinetist, arranger, and composer ("Im Thru With Love"), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1957) [1]

Apr 13 Lawrence "Bud" Freeman, American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and composer ("The Eel"; "Zen Is When"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
Apr 14 Hunter Johnson, American composer, born near Benson, North Carolina (d. 1998)
Apr 18 (Eurreal) "Little Brother" Montgomery, American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist, singer, and composer ("Vicksburg Blues"; "Crescent City Blues"), born in Kentwood, Louisiana (d. 1985)
Apr 22 Eric Fenby, English composer and president (Delius Society), born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire (d. 1997)
Apr 25 Zoltán Gárdonyi, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1986)
Apr 28 Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and entrepreneur, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1999)
May 2 Maurice Thiriet, French composer, born in Meulan, Yvelines, France (d. 1972)
May 8 David Van Vactor, American classical composer (Chaconne), born in Plymouth, Indiana (d. 1994)
May 17 Zinka Milanov (née Kunc), Croatian soprano (Ljubljana Opera, 1927-34; NY Metropolitan Opera, 1937-66), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1989)
May 23 Hellmuth Christian Wolff, German composer, teacher, musicologist, and painter, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1988)
May 28 Phil Regan, American actor and singer ("My Wild Irish Rose"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
May 31 Hans Schaeuble, Swiss composer, born in Arosa, Switzerland (d. 1988)

Josephine Baker (1906-1975)

Jun 3 American-French song and dance revue artist (Folies-Bergere), actress, and civil rights activist, born in St. Louis, Missouri

Jun 10 Janos Viski, Hungarian composer, born in Kolozsvár, Hungary (d. 1961)
Jun 18 (James) "Kay" Kyser, American bandleader and radio personality (Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1985)
Jun 20 Bob Howard, American singer and pianist (Sing it Again), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1986)
Jun 21 Harold Spina, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1997)
Jun 21 Helene Costello, American dancer and actress (Love Toy), born in New York City (d. 1957)
Jun 21 Lluís Maria Millet, Catalan composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1990)
Jun 24 Pierre Fournier, French cellist, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire, 1937-49), born in Paris, France (d. 1986)
Jun 28 Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1973)
Jul 2 Robert Levine Sanders, American composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1974)
Jul 6 Elisabeth Lutyens, English composer, born in London (d. 1983)
Jul 7 Anton Karas, Viennese musician (d. 1985)
Jul 9 Joe Darensbourg, Cajun-American dixieland-style jazz clarinetist (Jelly Roll Morton; Louis Armstrong), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (d. 1985)
Jul 13 Harry Sosnik, American orchestra leader (Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1996)
Jul 14 Arthur Hutchings, English composer and musicologist, born in Sunbury-on-Thames, England (d. 1989)
Jul 18 Belle Stewart, Scottish traditional singer, born in Caputh, Blairgowrie, Scotland (d. 1997)
Jul 19 Klaus Egge, Norwegian composer (Noregsonger), born in Gransherad, Telemark, Norway (d. 1979)
Jul 21 Daniel Ayala Perez, Mexican composer and violinist, born in Abalá, Yucatán (d. 1975)
Jul 26 Armando José Fernandes, Portuguese neoclassical composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1983)
Jul 28 Gottlob Frick, German opera singer, born in Ölbronn-Dürrn (d. 1994)
Jul 30 Ľudovít Rajter, Slovak composer and conductor, born in Pezinok, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 2000)
Jul 30 Serafin Pro, Cuban composer, born in La Habana (d. 1977)
Aug 1 Nathan Perelman, Soviet Russian pianist and pedagogue, born in Zhitomir, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 2002)
Aug 6 Vic Dickenson, American jazz trombonist, born in Xenia, Ohio (d. 1984)
Aug 7 Gerhard Frommel, German composer and pedagogue, born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1984)
Aug 10 Robert De Kers [Keersmaeker], Belgian jazz trumpeter and bandleaders, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1987)
Aug 15 Finn Videro, Danish organist and composer, born in Fuglebjerg, Næstved (d. 1987)
Aug 15 Harry Goodman, American jazz bassist, and sometimes tuba player, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
Aug 19 Eddie Durham, American pioneering jazz electric guitarist, trombonist (Count Basie; Jimmie Luceford), composer ("Topsy"; "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"), and bandleader (All-Star Girl Orchestra), born in San Marcos, Texas (d. 1987)
Aug 21 Joachim Homs, Spanish composer, born in Barcelona (d. 2003)
Sep 1 Franz Biebl, German composer (Ave Maria), choral director, and music professor, born in Pursruck, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2001)
Sep 4 Alexander Moyzes, Slovak composer, born in Kláštor pod Znievom, Slovensko (d. 1984)
Sep 5 Peter Mieg, Swiss composer, born in Lenzburg (d. 1990)
Sep 7 Philip Herschkowitz, Romanian composer, born in Iași, Romania (d. 1989)
Sep 10 Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, Dutch composer (Hooglied -Song of Songs), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1972)
Sep 12 Ruvim Pergament, composer, born in Petrozavodsk, Russia (d. 1965)
Sep 15 Kathryn Murray, American dancer (Arthur Murray Dance Party), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1999)
Sep 16 Johanna Sophia Hermes, Dutch singer, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1995)
Sep 19 Dalibor Cyril Vačkář, Czech composer, born in Korčula, Croatia (d. 1984)
Sep 19 Massimo Freccia, Italian-American conductor (New Orleans Symphony, 1944-52: Baltimore Symphony, 1952-59), born in Valdibure, Pistoia, Italy (d. 2004)
Sep 20 David Sheinfeld, American violinist and composer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2001)
Sep 23 Willard McMurry, American blues record label executive (Trumpet Records), born in Lauderdale, Mississippi (d. 1996)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Sep 25 Russian composer (The Gadfly; The Nose), born in St Petersburg, Russia

Sep 25 Jaroslav Ježek, Czechoslovakian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1942)
Sep 30 Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair [Eamonn O Gallagher], Irish composer, born in Dundalk, Ireland (d. 1982)
Oct 9 Jānis Ivanovs, Latvian composer and pedagogue, born in Babri, Preiļi, Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1983)
Oct 10 Leo Mathisen, Danish jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer and bandleader, known as "The Lion" (Take It Easy; To Be Or Not To Be), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1969)
Oct 10 Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], Italian-American composer (Zanoni), educator, and music theorist (Creative Harmony), born in New York City (d. 1985)
Oct 12 Willy Hess, Swiss musicologist, composer and famous Beethoven scholar, born in Winterthur, Switzerland (d. 1997)
Oct 15 Victoria Spivey, American vaudeville and blues singer, pianist, organist, and songwriter ("Dope Head Blues", Organ Grinder Blues"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1976)
Oct 22 Kees van Baaren, Dutch composer (Willem Pijper), born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1970)
Oct 23 Miriam Gideon, American composer, born in Greeley, Colorado (d. 1996)
Oct 31 Louise Talma, American composer (Summer Sounds), born in Arcachon, France (d. 1996)
Nov 4 Arnold Cooke, British composer, born in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, England (d. 2005)
Nov 4 Siegfried Borris, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1987)
Nov 7 (Ernest) "Red" Ingle, American jazz and novelty saxophonist, songwriter, arranger and vocalist (Ted Weems; Spike Jones and His City Slickers; The Natural Seven), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1965)
Nov 10 Leonid Wīgner, Latvian conductor (Latvian Opera and Ballet Theater, 1936-49; LPSR Radio Symphony, 1949-75), composer, and pedagogue, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 2001)
Nov 12 (Booker T. Washington) "Bukka" White, American country and Delta blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("Shake'Em On Down"; "Parchman Farm Blues"), born near Aberdeen, Mississippi (d. 1977)
Nov 13 Conrad Thibault, American singer (Jacques Fray Music Room), born in Northbridge, Massachusetts (d. 1987)
Nov 19 Henri Temianka, Scottish-born Polish composer (California Chamber Symphony), born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 1992)
Nov 19 Jacques Leguerney, French composer, born in LeHarve, France, (d. 1997)
Nov 23 Mervyn Roberts, Welsh composer, born in Abergele, Denbighshire (d. 1990)
Nov 26 Sandro Fuga, Italian composer and painist, born in Mogliano, Veneto (d. 1994)
Dec 1 Jean Cartan, French composer, born in Nancy (d. 1932)

Peter Carl Goldmark (1906-1977)

Dec 2 Hungarian-American engineer (developed the 33-1/3 rpm LP phonograph record format), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary

Dec 7 George James, American jazz saxophonist, born in Boggs, Oklahoma (d. 1995)
Dec 8 (Lloyd) "Slim" Andrews, American comic actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory), and singer-songwriter, born in Gravette, Arkansas (d. 1992) [1]
Dec 8 Leo Shuken, American film music composer and arranger (Stagecoach; The Fabulous Dorseys; The Unsinkable Molly Brown), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1976)
Dec 9 Freddy Martin, American orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin) and tenor saxophonist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1983)
Dec 9 Greet Koeman, Dutch opera soprano, born in Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands (d. 1961)
Dec 11 Jack Purvis, American jazz trumpet player and composer, born in Kokomo, Indiana (d. 1962)
Dec 13 Ingemar Liljefors, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1981)
Dec 14 Alexander Tsfasman, Soviet Russian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Alexandrovsk, Russian Empire (now Zaporizhya, Ukraine) (d. 1971)
Dec 14 Helmut Bornefeld, German organist and composer, born in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Germany (d. 1990)
Dec 17 Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer (Rustic Suite), born in Tomar, Portugal (d. 1994)
Dec 18 Edwin H. "Buddy" Morris, American music publisher (Edwin H. Morris & Company), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
Dec 23 Ross Lee Finney, American composer (Landscapes Remembered), born in Wells, Minnesota (d. 1997)
Dec 24 Franz Waxman [Wachsmann], German-American film score composer (Rebecca; Sunset Boulevard; A Place In The Sun), born in Königshütte, Silesia, German Empire (now Chorzów, Poland) (d. 1967)
Dec 27 Ivan Brkanović, Croatian composer (Triptych - Funeral Folk Rite), born in Škaljari, Montenegro (d. 1987)
Dec 27 Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer and actor (An American in Paris; Dance of Life), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1972)