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Events in Music
Events 1 - 1 of 1
1887-11-23 - Opera "Trumpeter of Säckingen" 1st American production (NYC)
Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1 - 46 of 46
1899-01-28 - Zilner T Randolph,
jazz trumpeter/arranger
1901-08-04 - Louis Armstrong,
New Orleans Louisiana, jazz trumpeter (Hello Dolly), (d. 1971)
1903-12-29 - Clyde McCoy,
jazz trumpeter/bandleader
1907-08-05 - Ernestine "Tiny" Davis,
jazz vocalist/trumpeter
1908-07-24 - Cootie Williams,
American trumpeter (d. 1985)
1909-07-16 - John Edward "Teddy" Buckner,
trumpeter
1909-08-17 - Larry Clinton,
American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985)
Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-08-04)
1911-01-30 - Roy Eldridge,
Pitts Pa, jazz trumpeter (Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw)
1916-03-15 - Harry James,
Albany Ga, trumpeter (married to Betty Grable)
1917-10-21 - Dizzy Gillespie,
[John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz
1921-03-08 - Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson,
trumpeter
1922-01-20 - Ray Anthony,
American trumpeter, bandleader and actor
1922-11-07 - Al Hirt,
New Orleans LA, jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World)
1926-05-26 - Miles Davis,
Alton, Illinois, American jazz musician, trumpeter and composer (d. 1991)
1927-07-07 - Doc Severinson,
[Carl], Arlington Oregon, bandleader/trumpeter on the Tonight Show
1927-09-27 - Red Robert Chudnick Rodney,
jazz trumpeter
1928-05-04 - Maynard Ferguson,
Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter (Roulette)
1930-10-30 - Clifford Brown,
[Brownie], US jazz trumpeter/composer
1933-05-21 - Maurice André,
French trumpeter, (d. 2012)
1935-09-03 - Otto Ketting,
trumpeter/composer (Passacaglia)
1938-04-07 - Freddie Hubbard,
Indianapolis, jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey)
1938-07-10 - Lee Morgan,
American hard-bop trumpeter
1939-04-04 - Hugh Masekela,
Wilbank South Africa, trumpeter (I Am Not Afraid)
1941-10-11 - Lester Bowie,
American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999)
1941-12-18 - Wadada Leo Smith,
American trumpeter and composer
1943-08-10 - Michael Mantler,
American trumpeter and composer
1947-07-19 - Gerard Schwarz,
Weehawken NJ, trumpeter/conductor (LA Chamber Orch)
1949-11-06 - Arturo Sandoval,
Cuban-born trumpeter
1961-10-18 - Wynton Marsalis,
New Orleans La, jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983)
1969-10-16 - Roy Hargrove,
American jazz trumpeter
1980-12-05 - Ibrahim Maalouf,
Lebanese-born French trumpeter
Deaths in Music
Deaths 1 - 36 of 36
1876-06-25 - John Patton,
trumpeter, dies at Little Bighorn
1890-10-03 - Andries Andre,
actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36
1956-06-26 - Clifford Brown,
US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
1967-04-17 - Red Allen,
American jazz trumpeter (b. 1908)
1971-07-06 - Louis Armstrong,
American jazz trumpeter and singer, dies at 69
1973-11-27 - Frank Christian,
American jazz trumpeter (b. 1887)
1985-05-02 - Larry Clinton,
American trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1909)
1986-08-20 - Thad Jones,
jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63
1988-05-13 - Chet Baker,
jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59
1990-06-11 - Clyde McCoy,
jazz trumpeter (wah wah sound), dies at 86
1991-09-13 - Ferry Barendse,
trumpeter/composer/arranger (Ramblers), dies
Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1971-07-06)
1991-09-28 - Miles Davis,
jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65
1991-12-08 - Buck Clayton,
US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies
1992-05-13 - Floyd Arceneaux,
trumpeter, dies at 58
1993-01-06 - John B "Dizzy" Gillespe,
blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75
1993-11-11 - Erskine Hawkins,
US trumpeter/composer (After Hours), dies at 79
1994-01-15 - Philippe Brun,
jazz trumpeter, dies at 85
1994-01-17 - Noel Chiboust,
trumpeter/sax, dies at 84
1994-01-30 - Ernestine "Tiny" Davis,
jazz vocalist/trumpeter, dies at 86
1994-02-02 - Zilner T Randolph,
jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95
1994-05-27 - Red Rodney,
[Albino Red/The Red Arrow], bebop-trumpeter, dies at 66
1994-05-31 - Emmanuel "Manny" Klein,
trumpeter, dies at 86
1994-09-22 - John Edward Teddy Buckner,
trumpeter, dies at 85
1994-11-02 - Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson,
trumpeter, dies at 73
1994-11-07 - Milton "Shorty" Rogers [Rajonsky],
US jazz trumpeter, dies at 70
1994-11-09 - Milton M Shorty Rajonsky Rogers,
trumpeter, dies at 70
1995-01-16 - William Dillard,
trumpeter/singer, dies at 83
1995-02-18 - John Rhea "Yank" Lawson,
trumpeter, dies at 83
1996-02-08 - Mercer Kennedy Ellington,
trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76
1999-04-27 - Al Hirt,
American trumpeter (b. 1922)
2000-01-17 - Philip Jones,
British trumpeter (b. 1928)
2006-08-23 - Maynard Ferguson,
Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1928)
2006-09-23 - Sir Malcolm Arnold,
English composer and professional trumpeter (b. 1921)
