1931-03-16
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Betty Johnson
Betty Johnson, Guilford County NC, singer (Jack Paar Show, I Dreamed) was born
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1973-03-16
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Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork, American musician (Kyuss) was born
1928-03-16
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Christa Ludwig
Christa Ludwig, Berlin Germany, soprano (Vienna State Opera) was born
1937-03-16
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Constanca Capdeville
Constanca Capdeville, composer was born
1937-03-16
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David Del Tredici
David Del Tredici, Cloverdale California, composer (1980 Pulitzer) was born
1929-03-16
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Edwin London
Edwin London, composer was born
1949-03-16
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Elliott Murphy
Elliott Murphy, US singer/songwriter was born
1919-03-16
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Erno Kiraly
Erno Kiraly, composer was born
1959-03-16
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Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav, American rapper, and reality tv star was born
1885-03-16
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Giacomo Benvenuti
Giacomo Benvenuti, composer was born
1918-03-16
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Howard Boatwright
Howard Boatwright, composer was born
1946-03-16
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Hubert Soudant
Hubert Soudant, Dutch conductor was born
1892-03-16
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James Petrillo
James Petrillo, leader of the U.S. musicians union (d. 1984) was born
1942-03-16
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Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker, Oneonta NY, country singer (Mr Bojangles) was born
1963-03-16
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Jimmy Degrasso
Jimmy Degrasso, American musician, drummer was born
1954-03-16
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Jimmy Nail
Jimmy Nail, singer/actor (Evita, Spender, Howling II) was born
1745-03-16
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Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow
Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer was born
1920-03-16
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John Addison
John Addison, Surrey England, composer (Tom Jones-Acad Award) was born
1814-03-16
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Jules Eugene Abraham Alary
Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer was born
1940-03-16
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Keith Rowe
Keith Rowe, English guitarist (AMM) and painter was born
1979-03-16
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Leena Peisa
Leena Peisa, Finnish musician (Lordi) was born
1948-03-16
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Michael Bruce
Michael Bruce, rocker/actor (Rudy-Rainbow Drive) was born
1609-03-16
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Michael Franck
Michael Franck, composer was born
1930-03-16
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Minoru Miky
Minoru Miky, composer was born
1954-03-16
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Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson, SF, rock guitarist (Heart-Never, What about Love) was born
1663-03-16
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Nicholas Siret
Nicholas Siret, composer was born
1903-03-16
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Nikolai Lopatnikoff
Nikolai Lopatnikoff, Revel Estonia, composer (Variaioni Concertanto) was born
1964-03-16
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Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter was born
1928-03-16
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Ramon Barce
Ramon Barce, composer was born
1951-03-16
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Ray Benson
Ray Benson, Phila Pa, country singer (House of Blue Lights) was born
1951-03-16
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Ritchie Teeter
Ritchie Teeter, rocker was born
1994-03-16
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Sierra McClain
Sierra McClain, American actress and singer was born
1959-03-16
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Stan Thorn
Stan Thorn, Kenosha Wisc, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South) was born
1935-03-16
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Teresa Berganza
Teresa Berganza, Spanish soprano was born
1823-03-16
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William Henry Monk
William Henry Monk, composer was born
1651-03-16
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Zaccaria Tevo
Zaccaria Tevo, composer was born
1942-03-16
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Alexander van Zemlinsky
Alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69
1867-03-16
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Benjamin Hanby
Benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33
1887-03-16
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Emanuel Kania
Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59
1990-03-16
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Ernst Bacon
Ernst Bacon, composer, dies at 91
1736-03-16
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Giovanni B Pergolesi, Italian composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 26
1806-03-16
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Giuseppe Colla
Giuseppe Colla, composer, dies at 74
1967-03-16
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James Friskin
James Friskin, composer, dies at 80
1962-03-16
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John Owen Jones
John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85
1956-03-16
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Joseph John Richards
Joseph John Richards, composer, dies at 77
1996-03-16
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Joseph Lee Pope
Joseph Lee Pope, singer, dies at 62
1968-03-16
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, composer, dies at 72
1955-03-16
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Mayhew Lake
Mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75
1819-03-16
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Nicolas Sejan
Nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73
2008-03-16
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Ola Brunkert
Ola Brunkert, Swedish session drummer for ABBA (b. 1946)
1985-03-16
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Roger Sessions
Roger Huntington Sessions, US composer (Black Masks), dies at 88
1919-03-16
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Sigurd von Koch
Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39
1995-03-16
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Sydney Simone
Sydney Simone, band leader, dies at 80
1975-03-16
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64
1970-03-16
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Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell, soul singer (You're All I Need), dies of brain tumor at 24
2004-03-16
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Vilém Tauský
Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (b. 1910)
1971-03-16
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Carpenters
13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win
1894-03-16
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Jules Massenet
Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs," premieres in Paris
1938-03-16
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Noël Coward
Noel Coward's musical "Operette," premieres in London
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