Events in Music
Events 1 - 2 of 2
1682 - Henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London
1967 - The Who, opening for Herman's Hermits begin a US tour
Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1 - 40 of 40
1707 - Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary,
composer
1839 - Edward Sydney Smith,
composer
1854 - Alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov,
composer
1855 - Richard Samuel Hughes,
composer
1859 - Willy Hess,
German violinist (d. 1928)
1883 - Alexandru Zirra,
composer
1901 - Gerald Finzi,
composer
1901 - Gerald Raphael Finzi, composer
1904 - Isaac Bashevis Singer,
Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978)
1906 - Arthur James Bramwell Hutchings,
composer
1910 - Peter Stadlen,
pianist/critic
1912 - Woodrow Wilson "Woodie" Guthrie,
folk singer (This Land Is Your Land)
1917 - Arthur Leavins,
violinist
1922 - Peter Andrew Tranchell,
composer
1925 - Luis Antonio Escobar,
composer
1926 - Jan Krenz,
composer
1928 - Ole Schmidt,
composer
1928 - Pierre Olaf, Cauderan France, actor (Kraft Music Hall)
1929 - George Alan Dawson,
jazz drummer/teacher
1929 - Charles Anthony [Caruso], New Orleans, Louisiana, tenor (2,928 performances at Metropolitan Opera), (d. 2012)
1930 - Eric Norman Stokes,
composer
1933 - Del Reeves,
singer/guitarist
1936 - Gloria Lambert,
Worcester Mass, singer (Sing Along With Mitch)
1938 - Bob Scholl,
rocker (Mellow Kings)
1939 - Karel Gott,
Czech singer
1945 - Peter James Leonard Klatzow,
composer
1950 - Gwen Guthrie,
American singer (d. 1999)
1952 - Chris Cross,
[St John], rock singer (Arthur)
1952 - George Louis Francis Lewis, composer
1952 - Bob Casale, AKA Bob 2, American Musician (Devo)
1954 - Jos Zoomer,
Amsterdam Neth, rock drummer (Vandenberg)
1960 - Ray Herndon,
Scottsdale Ar, singer (McBride & Ride-Can I Count on You)
1962 - Jeff Olson,
American musician
1966 - Tayna Donelly,
rocker (Belly)
1966 - Ellen Reid, Canadian musician (Crash Test Dummies)
1971 - Marie-Chantal Toupin,
French Canadian singer
1975 - Taboo,
American rapper
1981 - Yomi,
Japanese vocalist (Nightmare)
1982 - Dmitry Chaplin,
So You Think You Can Dance finalist
1984 - Chris Steele,
Canadian musician, (Alexisonfire)
Deaths in Music
Deaths 1 - 16 of 16
1788 - Johann Gottfried Muthel,
composer, dies at 60
1803 - Esteban Salas y Castro,
composer, dies
1873 - Ferdinand David,
Dutch violinist/composer, dies at 63
1895 - Alexander Ewing,
composer, dies at 65
1908 - William Mason,
composer, dies at 79
1923 - Louis Ganne,
composer, dies at 61
1956 - Jaroslav Ridky,
composer, dies at 58
1973 - Clarence White,
guitarist (Byrds), killed by a car
1975 - Zutty Singleton,
US jazz drummer, dies at 77
1975 - Madan Mohan, Hindi Film's Melodious Music director (b. 1924)
1982 - George Amadee Tremblay,
composer, dies at 71
1984 - Philippe Wynne,
US soul singer (I'll Be Around), dies at 43
1994 - Patrick Crommelynck,
Belgian pianist, commits suicide
1994 - Taeko Kuwata, Japanese/Belgian pianist, commits suicide
2005 - Joe Harnell,
American musician, composer and arranger (b. 1924)
2010 - Gene Ludwig,
American jazz organist (b. 1937)
