Musicians Born on March 12

  • 1515 Caspar Othmayr, German composer and Lutheran pastor, born in Amberg, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1553)
  • 1607 Paul Gerhardt, German Luthern hymnist, born in Gräfenhainichen, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1676)

Thomas Arne (1710-1778)

British composer (Rule Britannia, A-Hunting We Will Go), born in London, England

  • 1768 Carolus Antonius Fodor [Carel Anton Fodor], Dutch pianist, conductor and prominent composer, born in Venlo, Netherlands (d. 1846)
  • 1793 Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, Belgian military officer, painter, composer, and librettist, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1876)
  • 1826 Robert Lowry, American hymn composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1899)
  • 1837 Alexandre Guilmant, French organist (La Trinitié, 1871-901), composer and pedagogue (Schola Cantorum, 1894-1911), born in Meudon, France (d. 1911)
  • 1855 John White, American organist and composer based in Germany, born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1902)
  • 1859 Josef Cyril Sychra, Czech composer and choirmaster, born in Ústí nad Orlicí (d. 1935)
  • 1860 Salvatore Di Giacomo, Italian poet and songwriter during "Golden Age of Neapolitan Song", born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1934)
  • 1874 Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, mostly of operettas (Bruder Straubinger; The Golden Mistress), born in Hernals, Austria (d. 1949)
  • 1875 Juli Garreta, Spanish-Catalan composer (Sardanes; Les illes Medes), born in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain (d. 1925)
  • 1878 Joseph Gustav Mraczek, German violinist, conductor, composer (Max und Moritz) and pedagogue, born in Brno, Bohemia (d. 1944)
  • 1883 Judge Jackson, American sacred harp composer, songwriter, and educator (The Colored Sacred Harp), born in Montgomery County, Alabama (d. 1958)
  • 1888 Hall Johnson, American composer (Hall Johnson Choir), born in Athens, Georgia (d. 1970)
  • 1888 Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor (Bavarian State Opera, 1922-36), born in Elberfeld, Germany (d. 1965)
  • 1890 Evert Axel Taube, Swedish ballad singer and composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1976)
  • 1890 Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian legendary ballet dancer (Petroesjka - Ballets Russes) and choreographer, born in Kyiv, Russian Empire (d. 1950) [OS=Feb 28]
  • 1896 Jesse Fuller, American one-man blues band ("San Francisco Bay Blues"), born in Jonesboro, Georgia (d. 1979)
  • 1900 Zoltán Vásárhelyi, Hungarian violinist, teacher, and choral conductor, born in Kecskemét, Hungary (d. 1977)
  • 1910 Roger L. Stevens, American real estate magnate, Broadway theater producer (West Side Story) and fundraiser (John F. Kennedy Center), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1998) [1]
  • 1912 Paul Weston [Wetstein], American pianist, arranger, orchestra leader (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra; The Jim Nabors Show), pop and classical composer ("Day By Day"; "Crescent City Suite"), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
  • 1914 Jan Kapr, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1988)
  • 1917 Leonard Chess [Lejzor Czyż], Polish-American blues and R&B record company executive (Chess Records), born in Motal, Poland (now Belarus) (d. 1969)
  • 1921 Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (Oklahoma!; Carousel), born in East Orange, New Jersey (d. 1986)
  • 1921 Ralph Shapey, American composer (Fantasy; Rituals), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
  • 1922 Thomas Hugh Eastwood, British composer, born in Hawley, Blackwater, England (d. 1999)
  • 1923 Norbert Brainin, Austrian-British violinist (Amadeus Quartet, 1947-87), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2005)
  • 1925 Georges Delerue, French film composer (Sword of Gideon; A Little Romance), born in Roubaix, France (d. 1992)
  • 1926 David Nadien, American concert and session violin virtuoso, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2014)
  • 1926 Rolv Berger Yttrehus, American classical music composer, born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 2018)
  • 1928 Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger, and orchestral conductor, born in Valencia, Venezuela (d. 2007)
  • 1929 Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, born in Huánuco, Peru (d. 2012)
  • 1930 Stanko Horvat, Croatian composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2006)
  • 1930 Wardell Quezergue, American jazz, blues, and funk composer, arranger, record producer, and bandleader, known as the "Creole Beethoven", born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2011)
  • 1935 Helga Pilarczyk, German soprano (Salome; Lulu), born in Schöningen, Germany (d. 2011)
  • 1937 Elizabeth Vaughan, Welsh opera soprano (Victor/Victoria), born in Llanfyllin, Wales
  • 1938 Dimitri Terzakis, Greek composer (Die Farben des Ozeans), born in Athens, Greece
  • 1938 Lew DeWitt, American country singer and composer (Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall"), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 1990)
  • 1938 Ron Tutt, American session and touring drummer (Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris; Jerry Garcia; Neil Diamond), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2021)
  • 1938 Tona Scherchen-Hsiao, German-Chinese composer (Yi; Lo; Shen), born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • 1940 Al Jarreau, American jazz singer ("Breaking Away"; "We're In This Love Together"; "Moonlighting"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2017)
  • 1940 M.A. Numminen, Finnish avant-garde singer-songwriter and author, born in Somero, Finland
  • 1942 Brian O'Hara, English rock guitarist and singer (The Foremost - "A Little Loving"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1999)
  • 1945 George Jackson, American rhythm & blues, rock, and southern soul songwriter ("One Bad Apple"; "Old Time Rock and Roll"), and singer, born in Indianola, Mississippi (d. 2013)
  • 1945 Hans van Emden, Dutch rock guitarist (Les Baroques - "Such A Cad"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Liza Minnelli (78 years old)

1946 American Tony, Oscar, and Emmy Award-winning singer and actress (The Sterile Cuckoo; Cabaret), born in Hollywood, California

  • 1948 Dana Walden, American R&B keyboardist (Champaign - "How 'Bout Us"), born in Champaign, Illinois

James Taylor (76 years old)

1948 American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Fire And Rain"; "You've Got A Friend"; "Shower The People"), born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • 1948 Les Holroyd, British progressive rock musician (Barclay James Harvest), born in Oldham England
  • 1949 Bill Payne, American rock keyboardist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), born in Waco, Texas
  • 1949 Mike Gibbins, Welsh musician and drummer (Badfinger - "Come and Get It"; "No Matter What"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2005)
  • 1951 Jack Green, Scottish musician (T. Rex, 1973-74; The Pretty Things, 1974-76), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1952 Larry Nickel, Canadian composer (Requiem for Peace), conductor, and music publisher, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1952 Naomi Shihab Nye, Arab-American poet (Yellow Glove; Red Suitcase), novelist (Habibi), and songwriter, born in St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1953 Labamba [Richard Rosenberg], American rock trombonist (Asbury Jukes), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1956 Steve Harris, English hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden - "Gypsy's Kiss"), born in London, England
  • 1957 Marlon D Jackson, singer (Jackson 5 - "Stop! The Love You Save May Be Your Own"), born in Gary, Indiana
  • 1960 (Christopher) "Kipp" Lennon, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Venice), born in Venice, California
  • 1960 Maki Nomiya, Japanese pop singer (Pizzicato Five), born in Shiranuka, Hokkaido, Japan
  • 1960 Minoru Niihara, Japanese heavy metal singer (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan
  • 1964 Tony Terry, American soul singer and actor (With You), born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
  • 1965 Liza Umarova, Chechen singer and actress, born in Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • 1969 Graham Coxon, British pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blur - "Country House"), born in Rinteln, West Germany
  • 1970 Roy Khan [Khantatat], Norwegian symphonic metal singer (Kamelot, 1997-2011; Conception, since 2018), born in Norway
  • 1975 Herman Li, British-Cantonese heavy metal guitarist (DragonForce), born in Hong Kong
  • 1975 Kéllé Bryan, British pop singer (Eternal - "I Wanna Be The Only One"), born in Plaistow, England
  • 1976 Simon Young, English music journalist, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
  • 1977 Ben Kenney, American rock guitarist and bassist (The Roots, 2000-03; Incubus, 2003-present), born in Brielle, New Jersey
  • 1978 Claudio Sanchez, American rock singer, guitarist, and lyricist (Coheed and Cambria), born in Suffern, New York
  • 1979 Pete Doherty, British singer-songwriter (The Libertines), born in Hexham, Northumberland, England
  • 1984 Shareefa [Faradah Cooper], American R&B singer, born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1984 Shreya Ghoshal, Indian playback singer, songwriter, composer and music producer, born in Berhampore, West Bengal, India
  • 1985 Stromae [Paul Van Haver], Belgian rapper and songwriter, born in Brussels, Belgium
  • 1986 Danny Jones, English singer (McFly), born in Bolton, England
  • 2004 DannyLux, Mexican-American singer-songwriter (Jugaste Y Sufri), born in Palm Springs, California