1757-04-06
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Alessandro Rolla
Alessandro Rolla, composer was born
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1672-04-06
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Andre Cardinal Destouches
Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer was born
1929-04-06
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Andre Previn
Andre Previn, Berlin Germany, conductor (London Symphony)/pianist was born
1900-04-06
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Andres Sas
Andres Sas, composer was born
1921-04-06
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Andrew Welsh Imbrie
Andrew Welsh Imbrie, composer was born
1929-04-06
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Art Taylor
Arthur S Taylor Jr, US drummer/band leader (Taylor's Wailers) was born
1878-04-06
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Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg
Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer was born
1885-04-06
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Carlos Leon Salzedo
Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer was born
1953-04-06
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Christopher Franke
Christopher Franke, German musician and composer was born
1975-04-06
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Dannon Phillip Pampolina
Dannon Phillip Pampolina, rapper/drummer (Party) was born
1929-04-06
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Edison Vasalievich Denisov
Edison Vasalievich Denisov, composer was born
1912-04-06
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Endre Szekely
Endre Szekely, composer was born
1944-04-06
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Felicity Palmer
Felicity Palmer, British mezzo-soprano was born
1818-04-06
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Francis Henry Brown
Francis Henry Brown, composer was born
1815-04-06
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Friedrich Robert Volkmann
Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer was born
1985-04-06
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Garrett Zablocki
Garrett Zablocki, American musician was born
1812-04-06
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Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin
Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer was born
1976-04-06
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Georg Hólm
Georg Hólm, Icelandic musician was born
1708-04-06
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George Reuter
George Reuter, composer was born
1927-04-06
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan, British saxophonist/orchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day) was born
1941-04-06
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Gheorghe Zamfir
Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian musician was born
1931-04-06
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Joan Carlyle
Joan Carlyle, British soprano was born
1752-04-06
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Johann Friedrich Kranz
Johann Friedrich Kranz, composer was born
1660-04-06
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Johann Kuhnau
Johann Kuhnau, composer was born
1944-04-06
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John Stax
John Stax, rocker (Pretty Things-Don't Bring Me Down) was born
1964-04-06
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Johnny Dee
Johnny Dee, heavy metal drummer (Britny Fox-Boys in Heat, King Kobra) was born
1835-04-06
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Jose Marraco y Ferrer
Jose Marraco y Ferrer, composer was born
1778-04-06
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Joseph Funk
Joseph Funk, composer was born
1844-04-06
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Joseph Ludwig
Joseph Ludwig, composer was born
1896-04-06
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Juan Tomas Perez
Juan Tomas Perez, composer was born
1936-04-06
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Manfred Schoof
Manfred Schoof, composer was born
1978-04-06
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Martin Mendez
Martin Mendez, Uruguayan-born Bassist (Opeth) was born
1892-04-06
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Mateusz Glinski
Mateusz Glinski, composer was born
1984-04-06
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Max Bemis
Max Bemis, American musician/songwriter was born
1937-04-06
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Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard, Bakersfield California, country singer (Death Valley Days) was born
1982-04-06
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Michael Guy Chislett
Michael Guy Chislett, Australian born, American guitarist of The Academy Is... was born
1978-04-06
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Myleene Klass
Myleene Klass, British singer was born
1911-04-06
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Phyllis Margaret Duncan Tate
Phyllis Margaret Duncan Tate, composer was born
1951-04-06
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Ralph Cooper
Ralph Cooper, Australia, drummer (Air Supply-All Out of Love) was born
1934-04-06
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Reijo Jyrkiainen
Reijo Jyrkiainen, composer was born
1973-04-06
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Rie Miyazawa
Rie Miyazawa, Japanese actress/singer was born
1962-04-06
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Stan Cullimore
Stan Cullimore, bassist (Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There) was born
1947-04-06
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Tony Cooner
Tony Cooner, Essex, drummer (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing) was born
1952-04-06
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Udo Dirkshneider
Udo Dirkshneider, heavy metal rocker (Accept-Balls to the Wall, Udo) was born
1968-04-06
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Vanessa Lann
Vanessa Lann, American composer was born
1908-04-06
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Vano Il'ich Muradeli
Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer was born
1631-04-06
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Vincenzo De Grandis
Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born
1960-04-06
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Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes, Asheville, North Carolina, rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) was born
1901-04-06
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Willem Pelemans
Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer/music reviewer was born
1940-04-06
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Andres Isasi
Andres Isasi, composer, dies at 49
2003-04-06
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Babatunde Olatunji
Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (b. 1927)
1817-04-06
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Bonaventura Furlanetto
Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer, dies at 78
2001-04-06
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Charles Pettigrew
Charles Pettigrew, American singer (b. 1963)
1994-04-06
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Dick Cary
Dick Cary, jazz musician, dies at 77
1822-04-06
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Franz Xaver Partsch
Franz Xaver Partsch, composer, dies at 62
1931-04-06
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Giuseppi Radiciotti
Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer, dies at 73
1951-04-06
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Halfdan Cleve
Halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71
1971-04-06
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Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies of pneumonia at 88
1984-04-06
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Jimmy Kenndy
Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies
1913-04-06
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Jose Marraco y Ferrer
Jose Marraco y Ferrer, composer, dies on 78th birthday
1805-04-06
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Lorenz Justinian Ott
Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56
1979-04-06
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Milton Ager
Milton Ager, US composer, dies at 85
1978-04-06
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Nicolas Nabokov
Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74
2004-04-06
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Niki Sullivan
Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets) (b. 1937)
1984-04-06
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Ral Donner
Ral Donner, singer/narrator, dies at 41
1999-04-06
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo, American jazz vibraphonist (b. 1908)
1782-04-06
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Rynoldus Popma van Oevering
Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90
1919-04-06
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Stefan Surzynski
Stefan Surzynski, composer, dies at 63
1998-04-06
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Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette, American country singer, dies at 55
1779-04-06
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Tommaso Traetta
Tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52
1947-04-06
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Vaclav Kapral
Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58
1998-04-06
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Wendy O. Williams
Wendy O. Williams, American singer (Plasmatics) (b. 1949)
1516-04-06
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Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert installed as singer of cardinal Ippolito I d'Este
1987-04-06
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Hank Williams, Jr.
22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis & Hank Williams Jr
1977-04-06
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The Beatles
Judge rules that The Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released
1976-04-06
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The Rolling Stones
1st quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies & Gentlemen the Rolling Stones"
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