On This Day in Music: October 12

On October 12 in music history, 40 artists were born, 25 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them John Denver (1997), Hugh Jackman (1968) and Melvin Franklin (1942).

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John Denver

John Denver, American singer (b. 1943)

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer (X-men, Real Steel) was born

Melvin Franklin

Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker (Temptations) was born

Barbara Mandrell

15th Country Music Association Award: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones wins

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Born on October 12

Ahn Jae Wook

Ahn Jae Wook, South Korean actor, composer and singer was born

Amintore Galli

Amintore Galli, composer was born

Andre Casanova

Andre Casanova, composer was born

Arthur Nikisch

Arthur Nikisch, Szent-Miklos Hungary, conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) was born

Bernardo Pisano

Bernardo Pisano, composer was born

Brian Kennedy

Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician and author was born

Bryn Merrick

Bryn Merrick, British musician, (The Damned) was born

Carlos Lopez Buchardo

Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer was born

Chris Botti

Chris Botti, American jazz musician was born

David Vanian

David Vanian, British singer, (The Damned) was born

Emil Cossetto

Emil Cossetto, composer was born

Frantisek Vaclav Tomes

Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer was born

George Lam

George Lam, Hong Kong singer was born

Gilda dalla Rizza

Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (d. 1975) was born

Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones

Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist was born

Healey Willan

Healey Willan, composer was born

Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen

Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer was born

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer (X-men, Real Steel) was born

Jack S Gottlieb

Jack S Gottlieb, composer was born

Jane Siberry

Jane Siberry, Canadian musician was born

Jay Jenkins

Jay Jenkins, American rapper also known as "Young Jeezy" was born

Jeff Keith

Jeff Keith, rock vocalist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) was born

John Liptrot Hatton

John Liptrot Hatton, composer was born

John Ross

John Ross, composer was born

Jordan Pundik

Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory) was born

Luis de Freitas Branco

Luis de Freitas Branco, composer was born

Martie Maguire

Martie Maguire, American musician (Dixie Chicks) was born

Mayer Joel Mandelbaum

Mayer Joel Mandelbaum, composer was born

Melvin Franklin

Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker (Temptations) was born

Molly Bennett

Molly Bennett, Irish singer was born

Pall Isolfsson

Pall Isolfsson, composer was born

Pat Dinizio

Pat Dinizio, rock vocalist (Smithereens) was born

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover) was born

Raoul Pleskow

Raoul Pleskow, composer was born

Rick Parfitt

Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer (Status Quo-Wanderer) was born

Sam Moore

Sam Moore, Miami Fl, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave-Soul Sister) was born

Silvius Leopold Weiss

Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer was born

Taylor Horn

Taylor Horn, American singer and actress was born

Willy Hess

Willy Hess, Swiss musicologist, composer and famous Beethoven scholar was born

Wolfgang Fortner

Wolfgang Fortner, composer was born

Died on October 12

Arthur Vincent Lourie

Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74

Ary Toledo

Ary Toledo died

Bernardo Adam Ferrero

Bernardo Adam Ferrero died

Chris Reumer

Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73

Dmitry Paperno

Dmitry Paperno died

Eleanor Aller

Eleanor Aller, cellist, dies at 78

Franco

Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51

Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent, rocker, dies of bleeding ulcers at 36

George Balch Wilson

George Balch Wilson died

Giovanni Battista Vitali

Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60

James Lyon

James Lyon, composer, dies at 59

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66

John Denver

John Denver, American singer (b. 1943)

Jon Gibson

Jon Gibson died

Joseph Frederick Wagner

Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74

Ka

Ka died

Marcus Malone

Marcus Malone died

Monroe A Althouse

Monroe A Althouse, composer, dies at 71

Paddy Moloney

Paddy Moloney died

Pierre de Jelyotte

Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84

Ray Conniff

Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (b. 1916)

Remei Margarit

Remei Margarit died

Ricky Wilson

Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist (B-52's), dies of AIDS at 32

Vernon Elliott

Vernon Elliott, musician/composer, dies at 84

William Vincent Wallace

William Vincent Wallace, composer, dies at 53

Releases & milestones on October 12

Barbara Mandrell

15th Country Music Association Award: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones wins

Cole Porter

Cole Porter's musical "Jubilee" premieres in NYC

Enhypen

Enhypen released the album 'Dimension: Dilemma'

Hank Williams, Jr.

21st Country Music Association Award: Hank Williams Jr wins

Paul Jury

Musical "Buddy" with Paul Hipp premieres in London

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