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Musicians Born on September 7

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  • 1631 Clemens Thieme, German composer, born in Grossdittmannsdorf (d. 1668)
  • 1635 Paul Esterhazy, Hungarian prince, composer and patron, born in Eisenstadt (d. 1713)
  • 1703 Jean Monnet, French composer, born in Condrieu, Rhône (d. 1785)
  • 1726 François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess champion, born in Dreux, France (d. 1795)
  • 1731 Damasus Brosmann, Moravian composer, born in Fulnek, Czech Republic (d. 1798)
  • 1731 Elisabetta de Gambarini, English composer, born in Holles Street, St Marylebone, Middlesex (d. 1765)
  • 1739 Joseph Legros, French singer and composer who was the most prominent haute-contres of his generation, born in Monampteuil, France (d. 1793)
  • 1777 Heinrich David Stölzel, German horn player who developed the first valve for brass instruments, born in Schneeberg, Saxony (d. 1844)
  • 1784 František Max Kníže, Czech composer, born in Drahelčice Czech Republic (d. 1840)
  • 1864 Giovanni Tebaldini, Italian composer, born in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1952)
  • 1867 Evan Williams, American oratorio tenor, born in Mineral Ridge, Ohio (d. 1918)
  • 1880 Attilio Brugnoli, Italian pianist and composer, born in Rome (d. 1937)
  • 1880 Kurt von Wolfurt, German composer, born in Lettin (d. 1957)
  • 1906 Philip Herschkowitz, Romanian composer, born in Iași, Romania (d. 1989)
  • 1907 Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer, born in İzmir, Ottoman Empire (d. 1991)
  • 1908 Max Kaminsky, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Max Kaminsky Orchestra), born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
  • 1909 Jo Juda, Dutch musician (1st concertmaster of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra), born in Amsterdam (d. 1985)
  • 1909 Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, Czech-Russian lyric soprano, born in Kyiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1995)
  • 1914 Graeme Bell, Australian jazz pianist, band leader, and composer, born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia (d. 2012)
  • 1914 Hugo Pfister, Swiss composer, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1969)
  • 1920 Al Caiola, American guitarist (Bonzanza theme), born in Jersey City (d. 2016)
  • 1921 Arthur Ferrante, American pianist and composer (Ferrante & Teicher - Exodus), born in New York City (d. 2009)
  • 1922 Kirill Molchanov, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Moscow (d. 1982)
  • 1923 Madeleine Dring, British composer and pianist, born in Harringay, England (d. 1977)
  • 1924 Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer (A Mother's Love's A Blessing, The Boys from County Armagh), born in Donegal, Ireland (d. 2012)
  • 1924 Hugh Aitken, American composer, born in New York City (d. 2012)
  • 1924 Leonard Rosenman, American Academy and Emmy Award-winning film and television composer (Rebel Without A Cause; Star Trek IV; Bound for Glory; Sybill), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2008)
  • 1926 Ronnie Gilbert, American folk singer (The Weavers), born in New York City (d. 2015)
  • 1927 Graham Dudley Whettam, British composer, born in Swinden, Wiltshire (d. 2007)
  • 1930 Sonny Rollins, American jazz saxophonist (Blue Room), born in New York City
  • 1931 Charles Camilleri, Maltese composer (Missa Mundi), born in Ħamrun, Malta (d. 2009)
  • 1934 Little Milton [James Milton Campbell], American blues singer and guitarist ("We're Gonna Make It"; "Grits Ain't Groceries"), born in Inverness, Mississippi (d. 2005)

Buddy Holly (1936-1959)

American rock and roll musician and songwriter ("Peggy Sue"; "That'll Be the Day"; "Words Of Love"), born in Lubbock, Texas

Buddy Holly
  • 1936 Joe Simon, American soul and R&B singer ("Power of Love"), born in Simmesport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
  • 1936 Romualds Kalsons, Latvian composer, born in Riga, Latvia
  • 1937 Olly Wilson, American composer and founder of TIMARA, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
  • 1939 [Benjamin] Latimore, American blues singer and piano player ("Let's Straighten It Out"), born in Charleston, Tennessee
  • 1943 Gloria Gaynor [Fowles], American disco singer (I Will Survive), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1943 Lena Valaitis, Lithuanian-German Schlager singer, born in Klaipėda, Lithuania
  • 1945 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled in the Netherlands (d. 1991)
  • 1946 Alfa Anderson, American R&B vocalist (Chic - "Le Freak"), born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1948 Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, American rock drummer (MC5 -"Kick Out the Jams"), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1950 Mark "Moogy" Klingman, American rock musician and songwriter (Utopia), born in Great Neck, Long Island, New York (d. 2011)

Chrissie Hynde (72 years old)

1951 American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket"), born in Akron, Ohio

Chrissie Hynde
  • 1951 Mark Isham, American musician and film composer (The Hitcher), born in New York City
  • 1951 Morris Albert [Maurício Alberto Kaisermann], Brazilian singer ("Feelings"), born in São Paulo, Brazil
  • 1953 Ben Bossi, American rock saxophonist (Romeo Void), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1953 Michael Byron, American classical composer (Tidal), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1954 Benmont Tench, American rock keyboardist (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), born in Gainesville, Florida
  • 1956 Diane Warren, American songwriter ("Music of My Heart"; "If I Could Turn Back Time"), born in Van Nuys, California
  • 1956 Michael Feinstein, American jazz pianist, singer and Gershwin-ophile ("Isn't It Romantic"), born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1957 Margot Chapman, American singer (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight"), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1958 Nadieh [Karin Meis], Dutch singer, guitarist and composer (Haifa Blue), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1996)
  • 1959 Jermaine Stewart, American R&B singer ("We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1997)
  • 1961 Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French concert pianist, born in Lyon, France
  • 1961 LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (Dave Matthews Band - "Stay (Wasting Time)"), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2008)
  • 1963 W. Earl Brown, American actor, writer, and musician (Deadwood; Scream; Operation Petticoat - "Stovall"), born in Golden Pond, Kentucky
  • 1964 Eazy-E [Eric Lynn Wright], American rapper (N.W.A.), born in Compton, California (d. 1995)
  • 1965 Ron Blake, American jazz saxophonist, (SNL band; Christian McBride Big Band; Art Farmer), bandleader, composer, and music educator (Juilliard), born in the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • 1966 Christopher Acland, English drummer (Lush - "Single Girl"), born in Lancaster, England (d. 1996)
  • 1966 Holly Golightly [Smith], British rock singer-songwriter, born in London
  • 1968 Kyle Stevens, American rock guitarist (Bang Tango, 1988-1993; 2019-present - "Dancin' on Coals")
  • 1969 Jimmy Urine [Euringer], American electro-punk singer (Mindless Self Indulgence), born in New York City
  • 1975 Marie-Agnès Gillot, French ballet dancer & choreographer, born in Caen, France
  • 1978 Adrian [General Austin] Witcher, American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Columbus, Georgia
  • 1981 Paul McCoy, American rock vocalist (12 Stones), born in Florence, Mississippi
  • 1986 Spectacular Blue Smith, American hip-hop and R&B singer and musician (Pretty Ricky), and social media entrepreneur (Adwizar), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1997 Dean-Charles Chapman, English actor ( Billy Elliot the Musical, 1917), born in Essex, England


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