On This Day in Music: June 6

1807-06-06 Birth

Adrien Francois Servais

Adrien Francois Servais, composer was born

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1722-06-06 Birth

Adrien Trudo Sale

Adrien Trudo Sale, composer was born

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1968-06-06 Birth

Alan Licht

Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer and journalist was born

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1966-06-06 Birth

Angela Cavagna

Angela Cavagna, Genoa Italy, singer was born

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1735-06-06 Birth

Anton Schweitzer

Anton Schweitzer, composer was born

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1903-06-06 Birth

Aram Il'yich Khachaturian

Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane) was born

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1902-06-06 Birth

Avraham Daus

Avraham Daus, composer was born

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1929-06-06 Birth

Boguslaw Schaffer

Boguslaw Schaffer, composer was born

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1978-06-06 Birth

Carl Barât

Carl Barât, English musician (The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things) was born

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1975-06-06 Birth

Cheer Chen

Cheer Chen, Taiwanese singer and musician was born

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1972-06-06 Birth

Cristina Scabbia

Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer (Lacuna Coil) was born

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1965-06-06 Birth

David Whyte

David Whyte, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) was born

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1964-06-06 Birth

Dee C Lee

Dee C Lee, [Diane Sealey], rocker (Style Council-You're Best Thing) was born

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1969-06-06 Birth

Douglas Lee Mitchell

Douglas Lee Mitchell, Miles Mi, heavy metal artist (Southgang) was born

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1951-06-06 Birth

Dwight Twilley

Dwight Twilley, Tulsa Oklahoma, country singer (Twilley Don't Mind) was born

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1944-06-06 Birth

Edgar Froese

Edgar Froese, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born

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1949-06-06 Birth

Edgar Warren Williams

Edgar Warren Williams, composer was born

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1815-06-06 Birth

Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto

Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer was born

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1939-06-06 Birth

Gary "US" Bonds

Gary "US" Bonds, [Anderson], Fla, singer/songwriter (New Orleans) was born

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1676-06-06 Birth

Georg Riedel

Georg Riedel, German composer was born

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1661-06-06 Birth

Giacomo Antonio Perti

Giacomo Antonio Perti, composer was born

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1949-06-06 Birth

Holly Near

Holly Near, American folksinger was born

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1942-06-06 Birth

Howie Kane

Howie Kane, rocker was born

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1922-06-06 Birth

Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton, composer was born

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1891-06-06 Birth

Istvan Kardos

Istvan Kardos, composer was born

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1902-06-06 Birth

Jimmie Lunceford

Jimmie Lunceford, American bandleader (d. 1947) was born

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1905-06-06 Birth

John Gart

John Gart, Russia, orchestra leader (Paul Winchell Show) was born

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1840-06-06 Birth

John Stainer

John Stainer, composer was born

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1926-06-06 Birth

Klaus Tennstedt

Klaus Tennstedt, Merseburg Germany, conductor (Fidelio) was born

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1987-06-06 Birth

Kyle Falconer

Kyle Falconer, Scottish musician was born

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1940-06-06 Birth

Laudir De Olivera

Laudir De Olivera, rocker (Chicago) was born

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1936-06-06 Birth

Levi Stubbs

Levi Stubbs, rocker (4 Tops-Same Old Song) was born

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1939-06-06 Birth

Louis Andriessen

Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer (Reconstruction) was born

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1893-06-06 Birth

Ludovic Feldman

Ludovic Feldman, composer was born

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1976-06-06 Birth

Lukas Hass

Lukas Hass, actor (Mars Attacks, Lady in White, Witness, Music Box) was born

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1978-06-06 Birth

Mariana Popova

Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer was born

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1935-06-06 Birth

Misja Mengelberg

Misja Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist/composer (Reconstruction) was born

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1961-06-06 Birth

Nir Brand

Nir Brand, Israeli composer was born

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1944-06-06 Birth

Peter Albin

Peter Albin, SF California, rocker (Big Brother & Holding Co) was born

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1804-06-06 Birth

Petter Conrad Boman

Petter Conrad Boman, composer was born

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1934-06-06 Birth

Philippe Entremont

Philippe Entremont, France, pianist/conductor (Vienna Chamber Orch) was born

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1940-06-06 Birth

Phillip Rhodes

Phillip Rhodes, composer was born

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1948-06-06 Birth

Richard Sinclair

Richard Sinclair, English musician (Caravan) was born

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1894-06-06 Birth

Sabin V Dragoi

Sabin V Dragoi, composer was born

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1966-06-06 Birth

Sean Yseult

Sean Yseult, American musician (White Zombie) was born

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1924-06-06 Birth

Serge Nigg

Serge Nigg, composer was born

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1869-06-06 Birth

Siegfried Wagner

Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer/conductor was born

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1960-06-06 Birth

Steve Vai

Steve Vai, Carle Place, New York, American guitarist (Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth Band, Whitesnake) was born

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1890-06-06 Birth

Ted Lewis

Ted Lewis, American bandleader (d. 1971) was born

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1947-06-06 Birth

Terry Williams

Terry Williams, rocker (First Edition) was born

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1961-06-06 Birth

Tom Araya

Tom Araya, Chilean musician (Slayer) was born

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1910-06-06 Birth

Toshitsugu Ogiwara

Toshitsugu Ogiwara, composer was born

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1915-06-06 Birth

Vincent Persichetti

Vincent Persichetti, Phila Pennsylvania, composer (Sibyl) was born

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1819-06-06 Birth

William Howard Glover

William Howard Glover, composer was born

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1952-06-06 Birth

Yukihiro Yakahashi

Yukihiro Yakahashi, rocker (Yellow Magic Orchestra) was born

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1976-06-06 Birth

aKido

aKido, Canadian musician was born

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1971-06-06 Death

Arnold Elston

Arnold Elston, composer, dies at 63

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2006-06-06 Death

Billy Preston

Billy Preston, American musician (b. 1946)

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2025-06-06 Death

Changuito

Changuito died

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1883-06-06 Death

Ciprian Porumbescu

Ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29

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1966-06-06 Death

Claudette Orbison

Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash

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2003-06-06 Death

Dave Rowberry

Dave Rowberry, British musician (The Animals) (b. 1940)

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1735-06-06 Death

Georg Osterreich

Georg Osterreich, composer, dies at 71

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1878-06-06 Death

Gottfried Herrmann

Gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70

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1928-06-06 Death

Heinrich Gottlieb Noren

Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer, dies at 67

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1926-06-06 Death

Henry Tate

Henry Tate, composer, dies at 52

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1881-06-06 Death

Henry Vieuxtemps

Henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61

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2006-06-06 Death

Hilton Ruiz

Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican-American jazz pianist (b. 1952)

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1917-06-06 Death

Iacob Moresianu

Iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59

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1995-06-06 Death

Imam Elissa

Imam Elissa, singer, dies at 76

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1935-06-06 Death

Jacques Urlus

Jacques Urlus, tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth), dies at 68

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1747-06-06 Death

Jean Barriere

Jean Barriere, composer, dies

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1785-06-06 Death

Johann Michael Demmler

Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36

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1994-06-06 Death

John Morey Downs

John Morey Downs, actor/dancer/singer, dies at 80

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1958-06-06 Death

Lily Theresa Strickland

Lily Theresa Strickland, composer, dies at 71

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2020-06-06 Death

Marjan

Marjan died

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2010-06-06 Death

Marvin Isley

Marvin Isley, American Musician The Isley Brothers (b. 1953)

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2025-06-06 Death

Mike Ejeagha

Mike Ejeagha died

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2002-06-06 Death

Robbin Crosby

Robbin Crosby, American guitarist (Ratt) (b. 1959)

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1991-06-06 Death

Stan Getz

Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist (Girl from Impanima), dies at 64

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1852-06-06 Death

Tommaso Marchesi

Tommaso Marchesi, composer, dies at 79

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2023-06-06 Death

Tony McPhee

Tony McPhee died

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1994-06-06 Death

Willie Humphrey

Willie Humphrey, jazz clarinetist, dies at 93

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2025-06-06 Event

Addison Rae

Addison Rae released the album 'Addison'

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1994-06-06 Event

Alan Jackson

28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Ray Stevens

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1885-06-06 Event

Léo Delibes

Delibes' Opera "Lakmé" is produced (Paris)

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2025-06-06 Event

Marina Diamandis

Marina Diamandis released the album 'Princess of Power'

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1983-06-06 Event

Marty Robbins

17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins & Roy Acuff

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2025-06-06 Event

Pulp

Pulp released the album 'More'

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1988-06-06 Event

Randy Travis

22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis & Statler Brothers

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1964-06-06 Event

The Beatles

Beatles arrive in netherlands

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2025-06-06 Event

Volbeat

Volbeat released the album 'God of Angels Trust'

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