1864-01-29
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Adolf Philipp
Adolf Philipp, composer was born
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1887-01-29
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Albert Conti
Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) was born
1981-01-29
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Alex Ubago
Ãlex Ubago, Spanish musician was born
1869-01-29
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Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov
Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer was born
1928-01-29
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Bengt Hambraeus
Bengt Hambraeus, composer was born
1948-01-29
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Bill Kirchen
Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen) was born
1937-01-29
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Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott, jazz singer was born
1876-01-29
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Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen
Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer was born
1703-01-29
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Carlmann Kolb
Carlmann Kolb, composer was born
1960-01-29
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Cho-Liang Lin
Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist (Queen Sophia 1st prize) was born
1942-01-29
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Claudine Longet
Claudine Longet, France, former Mrs Andy Williams/singer was born
1782-01-29
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Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber
Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) was born
1947-01-29
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David Byron
David Byron, vocalist (Uriah Heep) was born
1954-01-29
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Dick Manitoba
Dick Manitoba, vocalist (Dictators) was born
1960-01-29
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Eddie Jackson
Eddie Jackson, bassist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence) was born
1893-01-29
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Edric Cundell
Edric Cundell, composer was born
1871-01-29
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Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco
Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer was born
1948-01-29
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Felice Taylor
Felice Taylor, R&B singer (I Feel Love Comin' On) was born
1784-01-29
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Ferdinand Ries
Ferdinand Ries, composer was born
1898-01-29
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Fernand Quinet
Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre) was born
1889-01-29
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Francisco Santiago
Francisco Santiago, composer was born
1782-01-29
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Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski
Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski, composer was born
1852-01-29
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Frederic Hymen Cowen
Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer was born
1862-01-29
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Frederick Delius
Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born
1715-01-29
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Georg Christoph Wagenseil
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court) composer/pianist was born
1711-01-29
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Giuseppi Bonno
Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born
1876-01-29
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Havergal Brian
Havergal Brian, Dresden Staffordshire, composer was born
1969-01-29
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Hyde
Hyde, Japanese singer was born
1957-01-29
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Irlene Mandrell
Irlene Mandrell, Corpus Christi Tx, country singer (Mandrell Sisters) was born
1960-01-29
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J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician was born
1957-01-29
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Jac Bico
Jac Bico, Dutch guitarist/singer (Tambourine) was born
1936-01-29
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James Jamerson
James Jamerson, American bass guitarist for Motown Records (d. 1983) was born
1801-01-29
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Johannes Bernardus van Bree
Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer (Felix Meritis) was born
1917-01-29
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John Raitt
John Raitt, Santa Ana California, actor/singer (Chevy Show, Pajama Game) was born
1915-01-29
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John Serry
John Serry, Sr., American musician and arranger (d. 2003) was born
1884-01-29
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Juhan Aavic
Juhan Aavic, composer was born
1824-01-29
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Karl von Perfall
Karl von Perfall, composer was born
1931-01-29
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Leslie Bricuse
Leslie Bricuse, English/US composer (Stop the world I want to get off) was born
1924-01-29
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Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono, Venice Italy, composer (Canonic Variations) was born
1936-01-29
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Malcolm Binns
Malcolm Binns, concert pianist was born
1948-01-29
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Marc Singer
Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor (V, Dallas) was born
1900-01-29
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Marco Tajcevic
Marco Tajcevic, composer was born
1890-01-29
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Marguerite Canal
Marguerite Canal, composer was born
1947-01-29
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Marián Varga
Marián Varga, Slovak musician was born
1893-01-29
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Martian Negrea
Martian Negrea, composer was born
1934-01-29
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Noel Harrison
Noel Harrison, London, singer/actor (Mark-Girl from UNCLE), (d. 2013) was born
1934-01-29
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Paul Gutama Soegijo
Paul Gutama Soegijo, composer was born
1874-01-29
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Robert Lach
Robert Lach, composer was born
1964-01-29
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Roddy Frame
Roddy Frame, rock vocalist/guitarist (Aztec Camera-Stray) was born
1889-01-29
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Rudolf Mauersberger
Rudolf Mauersberger, composer was born
1953-01-29
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Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995) was born
1943-01-29
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Timothy Andrew James Souster
Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer was born
1952-01-29
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Tommy Ramone
Tommy Ramone, [Erdelyi], Budapest, Hungary, rock drummer/bassist (Ramones) was born
1980-01-29
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Antonio Molina
Antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85
1988-01-29
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Bantcho Bantchevsky
Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide
1981-01-29
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Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies
1916-01-29
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Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils
Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62
1597-01-29
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Elias Ammerbach
Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)
2005-01-29
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Eric Griffiths
Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. 1940)
1962-01-29
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Fritz Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86
1987-01-29
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Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski
Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73
1973-01-29
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Johannes Paul Thilman
Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67
2009-01-29
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John Martyn
John Martyn, Scottish singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
1924-01-29
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Joseph Ludwig
Joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79
1942-01-29
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Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal
Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92
1999-01-29
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Lili St. Cyr
Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. 1918)
1965-01-29
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Michael Spisak
Michael Spisak, composer, dies at 50
1993-01-29
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Michel Renault
Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies
1966-01-29
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Pierre Mercure
Pierre Mercure, composer, dies at 38
1988-01-29
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Rogier van Otterloo
Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 46
1946-01-29
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Sidney Jones
Sidney James Jones, composer, dies at 84
1992-01-29
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76
1967-01-29
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Wlodzimierz Pozniak
Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62
1996-01-29
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line"
1998-01-29
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Bobby Brown
Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1996-01-29
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Garth Brooks
23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins
1969-01-29
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Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix & Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars
1728-01-29
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John Gay
John Gays' "Beggar's Opera" premieres in London [NS=Feb 9]
1964-01-29
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The Beatles
Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" & "Sie Liebt Dich"
1781-01-29
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich
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