Events in Music
Events 1 - 8 of 8
1893 - Puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin
1896 - Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin
1918 - Franz Lehars opera "Wo die Lerche singt," premieres in Budapest
1918 - Kern, Bolton & Wodehouse's musical premieres in NYC
1930 - Arnold Schönbergs opera, Von heute auf Morgen premieres in Frankfurt
1964 - Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks
1981 - Duke Ellington-musical "Sophisticated Ladies," premieres in NYC
2004 - Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1 - 55 of 55
1603 - Michael Trumper,
composer
1633 - Gabriel Schutz,
composer
1669 - Miguel Lopez,
composer
1690 - Francesco Maria Veracini,
Italian opera composer
1789 - Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard,
composer
1791 - Charles J Sax,
Belgian music instrument builder
1801 - Adolf Fredrik Lindblad,
composer
1821 - Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg,
composer
1859 - Victor August Herbert,
Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland)
1859 - Victor Herbert, Irish/US composer (Kiss in Dark)
1875 - Eddie Pola,
composer (Lullabye of Broadway)
1877 - Thomas Frederick Dunhill,
composer
1879 - Sydney Baynes,
composer
1880 - Antonio Guarnieri,
composer
1880 - Francesco Balilla Pratella, composer
1881 - Jose Ignacio Quinton,
composer
1891 - James Price Johnson,
composer
1892 - K Rudolf Mengelberg,
composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall)
1894 - James P. Johnson,
American composer (d. 1955)
1902 - Carlo Borbolla,
composer
1902 - Langston Hughes, poet/translator (Weary Blues)
1906 - Hildegarde,
Adell Wisc, night club vocalist (I'll Be Seeing You)
1906 - Pierre Cardevielle, French composer/conductor (Amants Captifs)
1907 - Camargo Guarnieri,
Brazil, composer/conductor
1907 - Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, composer
1908 - Edward Staempfli,
composer
1928 - Ursula Mamlok,
composer
1934 - Bob Shane,
vocalist (Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons)
1937 - Don Everly,
Brownie Ky, vocalist (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie)
1937 - Dr Hook, [Ray Sawyer], Ala, vocalist (Dr Hook-When You're in Love)
1938 - Jimmy Carl Black,
rocker (Mothers Of Invention)
1939 - Del McCoury,
bluegrass singer/musician
1939 - Claude François, French singer (d. 1978)
1944 - Tommy Duffy,
rocker (Echos)
1945 - Ole Buck,
composer
1947 - Mike Brant,
Israeli pop singer (d. 1975)
1947 - Normie Rowe, Australian singer
1950 - Mike Campbell,
American guitarist and producer
1952 - Rick James,
[James Johnson], rock/soul/funk vocalist (Super Freak)
1954 - Mike Campbell,
guitarist (Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Breakdown)
1954 - Chuck Dukowski, American musician (Black Flag)
1956 - Exene Cervenka,
American musician
1962 - Tomoyasu Hotei,
Japanese guitarist
1963 - Jani Lane,
heavy metal drummer (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
1964 - Dwayne Rudolph Goettel,
musician
1964 - Mario Pelchat, Quebec singer
1969 - Joshua Redman,
American musician
1969 - Patrick Wilson, American musician (Drummer for Weezer)
1971 - Ron Welty,
American musician
1972 - Kami (musician),
drummer of Japanese visual kei band Malice Mizer (d.1999)
1973 - Yuri Landman,
Experimental musical instrument builder, musician and comic book artist
1975 - Big Boi,
American musician (Outkast)
1979 - Valentin Elizalde,
Mexican Singer (d.2006)
1989 - Hurricane Chris,
American rapper
1990 - Laura Marling,
British singer-songwriter
Deaths in Music
Deaths 1 - 24 of 24
1743 - Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni,
Italian composer, dies at 85
1795 - Giacomo Insanguine,
composer, dies at 66
1818 - Giuseppi Gazzaniga,
composer, dies at 74
1824 - Maria Theresia von Paradis,
composer, dies at 64
1871 - Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov,
composer, dies at 51
1875 - William Sterndale Bennett,
composer, dies at 58
1877 - Joseph-Leon Gatayes,
composer, dies at 71
1889 - Joseph Gungl,
composer, dies at 78
1902 - Salomon Jaoassohn,
composer, dies at 70
1916 - Anton Simon,
composer, dies at 65
1929 - August Otto Halm,
composer, dies at 59
1944 - Martin Lunssens,
composer, dies at 72
1949 - Herbert Stothart,
composer, dies at 63
1970 - Blaz Arnic,
composer, dies at 69
1981 - Ernst Pepping,
composer, dies at 79
1981 - Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer, dies at 72
1986 - Dick James,
Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58
1999 - Barış Manço,
Turkish singer, composer, television producer and celebrity. (b. 1943)
2002 - Hildegard Knef,
German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925)
2003 - Mongo Santamaria,
Cuban percussionist and band leader (b. 1922)
2004 - May O'Donnell,
American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1909)
2007 - Gian Carlo Menotti,
Italian-born composer (b. 1911)
2007 - Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dance choreographer (b. 1937)
2007 - Whitney Balliett, American jazz critic (b. 1926)
