On This Day in Music: June 24

1879 Birth

Agrippina J Vaganova

Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer was born

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1959 Birth

Andy McClusky

Andy McClusky, rocker (Orchestal Manoeveres in the Dark-Electricity) was born

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1808 Birth

Anna Caroline Oury

Anna Caroline Oury, composer was born

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1978 Birth

Ariel Pink

Ariel Pink, American musician was born

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1942 Birth

Arthur Brown

Arthur Brown, England, rocker (Fire) [or May 24] was born

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1957 Birth

Astro

Astro, [Terrence Wilson], England, rock vocalist (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born

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1920 Birth

Bernhard Krol

Bernhard Krol, composer was born

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1944 Birth

Chris Wood

Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic) was born

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1945 Birth

Colin Blunstone

Colin Blunstone, England, rocker (Zombies-Never Even Thought) was born

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1961 Birth

Curt Smith

Curt Smith, Bath England, rock bassist/vocalist (Tears For Fears) was born

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1950 Birth

Derrick "Duckie" Simpson

Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, Kingston Jamaica, rocker (Black Uhuru) was born

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1978 Birth

Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen

Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist (Nightwish) was born

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1803 Birth

George James Webb

George James Webb, composer was born

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1847 Birth

Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre

Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer was born

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1970 Birth

Glenn Medeiros

Glenn Medeiros, singer (Someday Love) was born

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1908 Birth

Guru Gopinath

Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer (d 1987) was born

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1901 Birth

Harry Partch

Harry Partch, Oakland California, composer (Oedipus) was born

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1908 Birth

Hugo Distler

Hugo Distler, composer was born

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1572 Birth

Jan Campanus

Jan Campanus, composer was born

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1746 Birth

Jean Baptiste Rochefort

Jean Baptiste Rochefort, composer was born

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1944 Birth

Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck, Surrey England, singer/guitarist (Jeff Beck Group) was born

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1967 Birth

Jeff Cease

Jeff Cease, Nashville, guitarist (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker) was born

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1747 Birth

Johann Melchior Dreyer

Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer was born

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1762 Birth

Johann Paul Wessely

Johann Paul Wessely, composer was born

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1949 Birth

John Illsley

John Illsley, Leicester England, rock bassist (Dire Straits) was born

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1907 Birth

Jose de Lima Siquiera

Jose de Lima Siquiera, composer was born

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1840 Birth

Louis Brassin

Louis Brassin, composer was born

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1938 Birth

Lowell Cross

Lowell Cross, composer was born

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1947 Birth

Marianne Delgorge

Marianne Delgorge, singer/actress (Ice Cream Soda) was born

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1913 Birth

Max van Praag

Max van Praag, Dutch singer was born

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1942 Birth

Michele Lee

Michele Lee, Los Angeles California, actress/singer (Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug) was born

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1947 Birth

Mick Fleetwood

Mick Fleetwood, London, rock drummer (Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way) was born

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1909 Birth

Milton Katims

Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) was born

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1948 Birth

Patrick Moraz

Patrick Moraz, Morges, Switzerland, progressive rock keyboard player (Yes, The Moody Blues) was born

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1906 Birth

Pierre Fournier

Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) was born

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1967 Birth

Richard Kruspe-Bernstein

Richard Kruspe-Bernstein, German musician (Rammstein) was born

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1922 Birth

Roy Elihu Travis

Roy Elihu Travis, NYC, composer (Passion of Dedipus) was born

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1969 Birth

Sissel Kyrkjebø

Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian singer was born

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1986 Birth

Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles, American singer was born

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1922 Birth

Tata Giacobetti

Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born

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1935 Birth

Terry Riley

Terry Riley, Colfax California, composer (Spectra) was born

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1873 Birth

Thomas Carl Whitmer

Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer was born

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1891 Death

Ann Sheppard Mounsey

Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80

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2025 Death

Bobby Sherman

Bobby Sherman died

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1935 Death

Carlos Gardel

Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890)

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2023 Death

Claude Barzotti

Claude Barzotti died

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1913 Death

Frank Lynes

Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55

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2004 Death

Ifigeneia Giannopoulou

Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter (b. 1957)

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1724 Death

Johann Theile

Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77

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1882 Death

Joseph Joachim Raff

Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60

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1952 Death

Lodewijk Mortelmans

Lodewijk Mortelmans, composer, dies at 84

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1936 Death

Nandor Zsolt

Nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49

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2007 Death

Natasja Saad

Natasja Saad, Danish reggae and dancehall artist (b. 1974)

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1944 Death

Rio Gebhardt

Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36

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2024 Death

Shifty Shellshock

Shifty Shellshock died

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1933 Death

Sissieretta Joyner Jones

Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64

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1992 Death

Tom Alexander

Tom Alexander, model/actor (Kurt-Forbidden Dance), dies of AIDs

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1992 Death

Tony LeMans

Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29

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2022 Event

Conan Gray

Conan Gray released the album 'Superache'

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2022 Event

Madonna

Madonna released the album 'Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones'

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2022 Event

Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree released the album 'Closure/Continuation'

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2024 Event

Red Velvet

Red Velvet released the album 'Cosmic'

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1961 Event

The Beatles

Beatles record "If You Love Me Baby"

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2022 Event

The Warning

The Warning released the album 'Error'

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