Events in Music
Events 1 - 7 of 7
1910 - Fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, killed 312
1950 - Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleve OH)
1973 - Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession
1980 - "Reggae" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 21 performances
1988 - Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova & Bukin (URS)
1994 - Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk & Platov (RUS)
1996 - "State Fair," opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 118 performances
Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1 - 50 of 50
1416 - Antonio Squarcialupi,
composer
1702 - Johann Ernst Eberlin,
composer
1710 - Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco,
composer
1746 - Augustin Ullinger,
composer
1757 - Richard John Samuel Stevens,
composer
1760 - Ishmail Spicer,
composer
1760 - MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers
1772 - Giovanni Liverati,
composer
1816 - George Elvey,
composer
1818 - Jakob Axel Josephson,
composer
1851 - Ruperto Chapi y Lorente,
composer
1851 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. 1931)
1858 - Peter Christian Lutkin,
composer
1867 - Edyth Walker,
US singer
1868 - Patty Smith Hill,
author/songwriter (Happy Birthday To You)
1883 - Jan Kunc,
composer
1892 - Ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe,
NY, composer
1901 - Albert Henneberg,
composer
1906 - Pee Wee Russell,
American musician (d. 1969)
1909 - Ben[jamin F] Webster,
US tenor saxophonist
1912 - Reuel Lahmer,
composer
1912 - Robert Watson Hughes, composer
1913 - Godfrey Turner,
composer
1914 - Snooky Lanson,
Memphis Tn, singer (Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee)
1920 - Richard Hayman,
bandleader/conductor/pianist (Theme of 3 Penny Opera)
1921 - Harold Nicholas,
American dancer (d. 2000)
1924 - Sarah L Vaughan,
Newark NJ, jazz scat singer (Broken Hearted Melody)
1925 - Robert Cohan,
artistic director (Contemporary Dance Trust)
1927 - Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich,
Baku USSR, cellist/conductor
1930 - Richard Hayman,
Cambridge Mass, orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show)
1931 - Burt Collins,
trumpeter
1931 - Yoriaki Matsudaira, composer
1934 - Arthur Mitchell,
choreographer (Dance Theater of Harlem)
1936 - Malcolm Goldstein,
composer
1937 - Johnny "Clyde" Copeland,
US blues guitarist/singer (Lion's Den)
1940 - Janis Martin,
American singer (d. 2007)
1946 - Olaf Malolepski,
German musician (Die Flippers)
1950 - Maria Ewing,
opera singer
1950 - Tony Banks, rock keyboardist (Genesis-Against All Odds)
1951 - Tony Banks,
rocker
1952 - Rocky Maffit,
rocker (Champaign)
1957 - Billy MacKenzie,
rock vocalist (The Associates-Affectionate Punch)
1961 - Clark Datchler,
vocalist (Johnny Hates Jazz-Don't Say it's Love)
1961 - Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z)
1963 - Dave Koz,
saxophonist
1963 - Charly Alberti, Argentinian musician
1970 - Brendan Hill,
British drummer (Blues Traveler)
Singer Mariah Carey (1971)
1971 - Mariah Carey,
NYC, singer (Love Takes Time, Hero)
1975 - Stacy Ferguson,
American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas)
1981 - Lin Jun Jie,
Chinese Singer
Deaths in Music
Deaths 1 - 26 of 26
1668 - Clemens Thieme,
composer, dies at 36
1757 - Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz,
composer, dies at 39
1761 - Johann Ludwig Steiner,
composer, dies at 72
1769 - Josef Antonin Gurecky,
composer, dies at 60
1826 - Jakob Haibel,
composer, dies at 63
1878 - Dobri Voynikov,
composer, dies at 44
1889 - Moritz Furstenau,
composer, dies at 64
1910 - David Duffle Wood,
composer, dies at 72
1922 - Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov,
composer, dies at 63
1924 - Walter Parratt,
composer, dies at 83
1928 - Leslie Stuart,
composer, dies at 64
1948 - Karel Candael,
Flemish composer, dies at 64
1953 - Narciso Garay,
composer, dies at 76
1960 - Ian Whyte,
composer, dies at 58
1961 - Jack Kane,
orchestra leader (Steve & Eydie, Andy Williams Show), dies at 37
1972 - Sharkey Bonano,
American musician (b. 1904)
1973 - Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov,
composer, dies at 72
1975 - Arthur Bliss,
English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83
1977 - Lodewijk de Vocht,
composer, dies at 89
1983 - Janis Ivanovs,
composer, dies at 76
1991 - Elinor Remick Warren,
composer, dies at 91
1993 - Clifford Jordan,
tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61
1995 - Chet Gierlach,
music publisher/composer, dies at 75
2000 - Ian Dury,
English musician (b. 1942)
2004 - Adán Sánchez,
Mexican-American singer (b. 1984)
2005 - Grant Johannesen,
American concert pianist (b. 1921)
