This Day in Music History

1957-09-06 - "Curley" Joe Smyth

"Curley" Joe Smyth, Westbrook Me, country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad) was born

1972-09-06 - Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer was born

1781-09-06 - Anton Diabelli

Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer was born

1926-09-06 - Arthur William Oldham

Arthur William Oldham, composer was born

1954-09-06 - Banner Thomas

Banner Thomas, rocker (Molly Hatchet) was born

1935-09-06 - Bob Bouber

Bob Bouber, [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ & Masks)/actor was born

1877-09-06 - Buddy Bolden

Buddy Bolden, American musician (d. 1930) was born

1946-09-06 - Buizen Beernd

Buizen Beernd, [Bennie Jolink], singer/guitarist/pianist (Normal) was born

1958-09-06 - Buster Bloodvessel

Buster Bloodvessel, British singer was born

1819-09-06 - Carl Ferdinand Pohl

Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer was born

1969-09-06 - Cece Peniston

Cece Peniston, Phoenix AZ, Miss Black AZ/singer (Finally) was born

1948-09-06 - Charles "Claydes" Smith

Charles "Claydes" Smith, Jersey City NJ, guitarist (Kool & The Gang) was born

1978-09-06 - Cisco Adler

Cisco Adler, American singer was born

1942-09-06 - Dave Bargeron

Dave Bargeron, NYC, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) was born

1939-09-06 - David Allan Coe

David Allan Coe, country musician (Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy) was born

1884-09-06 - Emerson Whithorne

Emerson Whithorne, composer was born

1928-09-06 - Evgeny Svetlanov

Evgeny Svetlanov, Moscow Russia, conductor (Siberian Fantasy) was born

1855-09-06 - Ferdinand B Hummel

Ferdinand B Hummel, composer was born

1979-09-06 - Foxy Brown

Foxy Brown, American rapper was born

1896-09-06 - Frutuoso de Lima Viana

Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer was born

1943-09-06 - George Roger Waters

George Roger Waters, Cambridge England, rock bassist and vocalist (Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall) was born

1932-09-06 - Gilles Tremblay

Gilles Tremblay, composer was born

1942-09-06 - Harry Jack Max

Harry Jack Max, rocker was born

1702-09-06 - Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber

Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer was born

1976-09-06 - Hyun Young

Hyun Young, South Korean actress and pop singer was born

1620-09-06 - Isabella Leonarda

Isabella Leonarda, composer was born

1940-09-06 - Jackie Trent

Jackie Trent, singer was born

1949-09-06 - Jimmy Litherland

Jimmy Litherland, rocker (Mitarbeit) was born

1925-09-06 - Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed, Mississippi, blues singer (Soulin', Big Boss Man) was born

1938-09-06 - Joan Tower

Joan Tower, New Rochelle NY, composer (Breakfast Rhythms) was born

1648-09-06 - Johann Schelle

Johann Schelle, composer was born

1882-09-06 - John Powell

John Powell, composer was born

1644-09-06 - Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles

Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer was born

1815-09-06 - Karol Katski

Karol Katski, composer was born

1971-09-06 - Kathy Wolfgramm

Kathy Wolfgramm, rocker (Jets) was born

1927-09-06 - Keith Humble

Keith Humble, composer was born

1977-09-06 - Kiyoshi Hikawa

Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer was born

1904-09-06 - Lyubomir Pipkov

Lyubomir Pipkov, composer was born

1890-09-06 - Manfred Gurlitt

Manfred Gurlitt, composer was born

1963-09-06 - Mark Chesnutt

Mark Chesnutt, Beaumont Tx, country singer (Too Cold at Home) was born

1942-09-06 - Mel McDaniel

Mel McDaniel, Checotah Oklahoma, singer (Baby's got her Blue Jeans On) was born

1976-09-06 - N.O.R.E.

N.O.R.E., American rapper was born

1958-09-06 - Nigel Westlake

Nigel Westlake, Australian musician and composer was born

1974-09-06 - Nina Persson

Nina Persson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans) was born

1961-09-06 - Pal Waaktaar

Pal Waaktaar, Oslo Norway, rock guitarist/vocalist (A-ha) was born

1954-09-06 - Patrick O'Hearn

Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist (Missing Persons) was born

1908-09-06 - Paul Lavalle

Paul Lavalle, Beacon NY, bandleader (Cities Service Band of America) was born

1957-09-06 - Paul Lewis Harrhy

Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park) was born

1970-09-06 - Paul Miller

Paul Miller, American composer and author was born

1877-09-06 - Petar Stojanovic

Petar Stojanovic, composer was born

1627-09-06 - Pierre Verdier

Pierre Verdier, composer was born

1987-09-06 - Ramiele Malubay

Ramiele Malubay, American singer was born

1961-09-06 - Scott Travis

Scott Travis, American musician (Judas Priest) was born

1633-09-06 - Sebastian Knupfer

Sebastian Knupfer, composer was born

1947-09-06 - Sylvester

Sylvester, rocker (Do Ya Wanna Funk) was born

1978-09-06 - Tony Thaxton

Tony Thaxton, drummer (Motion City Soundtrack) was born

1929-09-06 - Tsang-houe' Hsu

Tsang-houe' Hsu, composer was born

1896-09-06 - Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov

Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer was born

1869-09-06 - Walford Davies

Walford Davies, composer was born

1912-09-06 - Wayne Barlow

Wayne Barlow, composer was born

1985-09-06 - Webbie

Webbie, American rapper was born

1923-09-06 - William Kraft

William Kraft, Chicago, Ill, composer/percussionist was born

1981-09-06 - Yumiko Cheng

Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer was born

2001-09-06 - Carl Crack

Carl Crack, German musician (Atari Teenage Riot) (b. 1971)

1984-09-06 - Ernest Tubb

Ernest Tubb, singer (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 70

1956-09-06 - Felix Borowski

Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84

1819-09-06 - Georg Druschetzky

Georg Druschetzky, composer, dies at 74

1977-09-06 - Guido Pannain

Guido Pannain, composer, dies at 85

1962-09-06 - Hanns Eisler

Hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64

1937-09-06 - Henry Kimball Hadley

Henry Kimball Hadley, composer, dies at 65

1985-09-06 - Jane Frazee

Jane Frazee, singer/actress (Alice-Beulah), dies at 67 of pneumonia

1831-09-06 - Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank

Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer, dies at 49

1985-09-06 - Johnny Desmond

Johnny Desmond, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies of cancer at 65

1952-09-06 - Jose Forns y Cuadras

Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer, dies at 54

1981-09-06 - Joseph Yasser

Joseph Yasser, composer, dies at 88

1811-09-06 - Julien-Amable Mathieu

Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer, dies at 77

1968-09-06 - Karl Ranki

Karl Ranki, composer, dies at 69

1965-09-06 - Konstantin Mostras

Konstantin Mostras, composer, dies at 79

1985-09-06 - Leon Orthel

Leon Orthel, composer, dies at 79

1966-09-06 - Luigi Perrachio

Luigi Perrachio, composer, dies at 83

1994-09-06 - Max Kaminsky

Max Kaminsky, trumpeter, dies at 85

1994-09-06 - Nicky Hopkins

Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Rolling Stones), dies at 50

1977-09-06 - Paul Burkhard

Paul Burkhard, composer, dies at 65

1979-09-06 - Ronald Binge

Ronald Binge, composer, dies at 69

1990-09-06 - Tom Fogerty

Tom Fogerty, rocker (Creedence Clearwater), dies of tuberculosis at 48

1973-09-06 - William H Harris

William H Harris, composer, dies at 90

1927-09-06 - Buddy DeSylva

Buddy DeSylva & Lew Brown's musical "Good News" premieres in NYC

2012-09-06 - Calvin Harris

29th MTV Awards: Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris, Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown wins

1989-09-06 - Living Colour

6th MTV Awards: Living Colour wins

1994-09-06 - Michael Jackson

11th MTV Awards: Aerosmith, Lisa Marie & Michael Jackson win

2001-09-06 - Moby

18th MTV Awards: Lady Marmalade, Eve f/ Gwen Stefani & Moby f/ Gwen Stefani wins

7th MTV Awards: Sinead O'Connor wins

1791-09-06 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozarts opera "La Clemenza di Tito," premieres in Prague