1912-05-01
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Anna Pollak
Anna Pollak, mezzo-soprano was born
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1858-05-01
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Anthony Johnson Showalter
Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer was born
1937-05-01
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Bo Nilsson
Bo Nilsson, Swedish composer (Doppelspiel) was born
1859-05-01
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Bohuslav Jeremias
Bohuslav Jeremias, composer was born
1947-05-01
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Carlos Ward
Carlos Ward, rocker (B T Express) was born
1968-05-01
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D'arcy Wretzky
D'arcy Wretzky, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins) was born
1977-05-01
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Dan Regan
Dan Regan, American musician (Reel Big Fish) was born
1924-05-01
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Earl George
Earl George, composer was born
1924-05-01
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Enrico Josif
Enrico Josif, composer was born
1884-05-01
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Felipe Boero
Felipe Boero, composer was born
1912-05-01
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Felipe Padilla de Leon
Felipe Padilla de Leon, composer was born
1953-05-01
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Felix Hanemann
Felix Hanemann, rocker (Zebra) was born
1771-05-01
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George Guest
George Guest, composer was born
1909-05-01
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George Melachrino
George Melachrino, composer was born
1953-05-01
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Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard, American songwriter and record producer was born
1764-05-01
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Gottfried Rieger
Gottfried Rieger, composer was born
1901-05-01
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Heinz Eric Roemheld
Heinz Eric Roemheld, American film composer (d. 1985) was born
1892-05-01
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Howard Barlow
Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor (Voice of Firestone) was born
1775-05-01
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Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn
Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer was born
1948-05-01
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James Wise
James Wise, US soul singer (Archie Bell & the Drells) was born
1946-05-01
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Jerry Weiss
Jerry Weiss, NYC, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) was born
1966-05-01
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Johnny Colt
Johnny Colt, Cherry Point NC, rock bassist (Black Crowes) was born
1939-05-01
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Judy Collins
Judy Collins, Seattle Wash, singer (Send in the Clowns, Clouds) was born
1941-05-01
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Juraj Hatrick
Juraj Hatrick, composer was born
1907-05-01
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Kate Smith
Kate Smith, American singer (d. 1986) was born
1984-05-01
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Keiichiro Koyama
Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese musician (NEWS) was born
1957-05-01
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Ko Otani
Ko Otani, Japanese composer was born
1895-05-01
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Leo Sowerby
Leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids Michigan, composer (Pulitzer 1946) was born
1930-05-01
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Little Walter
Little Walter, [Marion Walter Jacobs], rocker was born
1582-05-01
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Marco da Gagliano
Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer was born
1968-05-01
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Mark Scott
Mark Scott, Paramus NJ, rock drummer (Trixter-Give It To Me Good) was born
1955-05-01
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Nick Feldman
Nick Feldman, English musician was born
1946-05-01
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Nick Fortune
Nick Fortune, [Nicholas Fortuna], rock bassist (Buckinghams Chicago) was born
1959-05-01
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Paul Smith
Paul Smith, rock saxophonist (Haircut 100) was born
1954-05-01
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Ray Parker Jr
Ray Parker Jr, Detroit Mich, rock guitarist/vocalist (Ghostbusters) was born
1944-05-01
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Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge, Nashville Tn, singer (Higher & Higher, We're All Alone) was born
1929-05-01
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Sonny James
Sonny James, [James Loden], Hackelburg AL, rocker (Young Love) was born
1957-05-01
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Steve Farris
Steve Farris, rock guitarist (Mr Mister) was born
1949-05-01
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Tim Hodgkinson
Tim Hodgkinson, English composer and musician (Henry Cow) was born
1967-05-01
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Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw, American musician was born
1946-05-01
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Tony Ashton
Tony Ashton, rocker was born
1913-05-01
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Walter Susskind
Walter Susskind, Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor was born
1927-05-01
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William Mitchell Byers
William Mitchell Byers, musician was born
1934-05-01
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Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko
Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer, dies at 35
1904-05-01
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AntonÃn Dvořák
AntonÃn Dvořák, Czech composer (b. 1841)
1904-05-01
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AntonÃnDvorak
AntonÃnDvorak, Czech composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62
1978-05-01
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Aram Katchaturian
Aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74
2006-05-01
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Big Hawk
Big Hawk, American rapper (b.1969)
2012-05-01
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Charles "skip" Pitts
Charles "skip" Pitts, American soul and blues guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 65
1945-05-01
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Desider Antalffy-Zsiross
Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59
1946-05-01
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Edward Cuthbert Bairstow
Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer, dies at 71
1679-05-01
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Esaias Reusner
Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43
1984-05-01
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Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Jenkins, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73
1886-05-01
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Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl
Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer, dies at 56
1986-05-01
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Hugo Peretti
Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (b. 1916)
1731-05-01
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Johann Ludwig Bach
Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (b. 1677)
2006-05-01
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Johnny Paris
Johnny Paris, American saxophonist (Johnny and the Hurricanes) (b. 1940)
1965-05-01
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Leo Spies
Leo Spies, composer, dies at 65
1921-05-01
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Louis Campbell-Tipton
Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer, dies at 43
1903-05-01
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Luigi Arditi
Luigi Arditi, violist/composer, dies at 80
1946-05-01
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Percy William Whitlock
Percy William Whitlock, composer, dies at 42
2010-05-01
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Rob McConnell
Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz composer/arranger and valve trombonist (b. 1935)
1992-05-01
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Sharon Redd
Sharon Redd, American house music and urban contemporary singer (b. 1945)
1937-05-01
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Snitz Edwards
Snitz Edwards, actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75
1965-05-01
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Spike Jones
Spike Jones, composer (Spike Jones Show), dies at 53
1874-05-01
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Vilem Blodek
Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39
1996-05-01
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William Mitchell Byers
William Mitchell Byers, musician, dies on 79th birthday
1980-05-01
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Barbara Mandrell
15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins
1979-05-01
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Elton John
Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel
1931-05-01
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Kate Smith
Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS
1966-05-01
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The Beatles
Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley)
1971-05-01
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The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones release "Brown Sugar"
1786-05-01
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna)
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