This Day in Music

1969-05-09 Artist spotlight

Amber

Amber, Dutch musician was born

1979-05-09 Artist spotlight

Andrew W.K.

Andrew W.K., American musician was born

1955-05-09 Artist spotlight

Anne-Sofie von Otter

Anne-Sofie von Otter, Swedish mezzo-soprano was born

1865-05-09 Artist spotlight

August de Boeck

August de Boeck, composer was born

1965-05-09 Artist spotlight

Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot

Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, rocker (Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Distance) was born

1916-05-09 Artist spotlight

Bernard William George Rose

Bernard William George Rose, composer/organist was born

1949-05-09 Artist spotlight

Billy Joel

Billy Joel, Bronx, rock vocalist (Pianoman, Capt Jack, Bridge) was born

1833-05-09 Artist spotlight

Boleslaw Dembinski

Boleslaw Dembinski, composer was born

1939-05-09 Artist spotlight

Bruce Mather

Bruce Mather, composer was born

1943-05-09 Artist spotlight

Bruce Milner

Bruce Milner, rocker (Every Mother's Son) was born

1914-05-09 Artist spotlight

Carlo Maria Giulini

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor was born

1829-05-09 Artist spotlight

Ciro Pinsuti

Ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer was born

1924-05-09 Artist spotlight

Connie Russell

Connie Russell, NYC, singer (Club Embassy, Garroway at Large) was born

Dave Gahan

Dave Gahan, Essex, rock vocalist (Depeche Mode-Dreaming of Me) was born

1937-05-09 Artist spotlight

Dave Prater

Dave Prater, Ocilla Ga, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave) was born

1940-05-09 Artist spotlight

Dick Morrissey

Dick Morrissey, saxophonist was born

Don Dannemann

Don Dannemann, rocker (Cyrkle) was born

1909-05-09 Artist spotlight

Don Messer

Don Messer, Canadian country musician (d. 1973) was born

1916-05-09 Artist spotlight

Douglas Guest

Douglas Guest, organist was born

1892-05-09 Artist spotlight

Eric Westberg

Eric Westberg, composer was born

1914-05-09 Artist spotlight

Frank Chacksfield

Frank Chacksfield, arranger/orchestra leader was born

1740-05-09 Artist spotlight

Giovanni Paisiello

Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born

1914-05-09 Artist spotlight

Hank Snow

Hank Snow, Nova Scotia Canada, country singer (I Went to Your Wedding) was born

John Corbett

John Corbett, actor/singer (Chris-Northern Exposure) was born

1855-05-09 Artist spotlight

Julius Rontgen

Julius Rontgen, composer was born

1964-05-09 Artist spotlight

Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson, American music producer and disc jockey was born

1942-05-09 Artist spotlight

Mike Millward

Mike Millward, rocker was born

1846-05-09 Artist spotlight

Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov

Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer was born

1935-05-09 Artist spotlight

Nokie Edwards

Nokie Edwards, Lahoma, Oklahoma, American guitarist (The Ventures) was born

1928-05-09 Artist spotlight

Pall Pampichier Palsson

Pall Pampichier Palsson, composer was born

Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton, rocker (Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There) was born

1971-05-09 Artist spotlight

Paul McGuigan

Paul McGuigan, English bassist (Oasis) was born

1941-05-09 Artist spotlight

Pete Birrell

Pete Birrell, rock bassist (Freddie & The Dreamers) was born

1979-05-09 Artist spotlight

Pierre Bouvier

Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician (Simple Plan) was born

Richard Furay

Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) was born

1963-05-09 Artist spotlight

Sanja DoleÅ¾al

Sanja DoleÅ¾al, Croatian singer (Novi fosili) was born

1937-05-09 Artist spotlight

Sonny Curtis

Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist (Crickets) was born

1945-05-09 Artist spotlight

Steve Katz

Steve Katz, NYC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Blood, Sweat & Tears) was born

1975-05-09 Artist spotlight

Tamia

Tamia, Canadian singer was born

1950-05-09 Artist spotlight

Tom Petersson

Tom Petersson, Rockford Il, rock bassist (Cheap Trick) was born

1942-05-09 Artist spotlight

Tommy Roe

Tommy Roe, Atlanta, rocker (Hooray for Hazel) was born

1966-05-09 Artist spotlight

Alfred Mendelsohn

Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56

1822-05-09 Artist spotlight

Charles Duquesnoy

Charles Duquesnoy, composer, dies at 62

1799-05-09 Artist spotlight

Claude-Benigne Balbastre

Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72

1928-05-09 Artist spotlight

Constantin Dimitrescu

Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81

1707-05-09 Artist spotlight

Dietrich Buxtehude

Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69

1905-05-09 Artist spotlight

Ernst Pauer

Ernst Pauer, composer, dies at 78

Ethel Mary Smyth

Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86

1957-05-09 Artist spotlight

Ezio F Pinza

Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies

1791-05-09 Artist spotlight

Francis Hopkinson

Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53

1785-05-09 Artist spotlight

Franz Xaver Schnitzer

Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44

2001-05-09 Artist spotlight

James E. Myers

James E. Myers, American songwriter (Rock Around the Clock) and producer (b. 1919)

1880-05-09 Artist spotlight

Johann Hermann Berens

Johann Hermann Berens, composer, dies at 54

1853-05-09 Artist spotlight

Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt

Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, composer, dies at 73

1989-05-09 Artist spotlight

Keith Whitley

Keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33

1979-05-09 Artist spotlight

Lan Adomian

Lan Adomian, composer, dies at 73

2010-05-09 Artist spotlight

Lena Horne

Lena Horne, American singer and actress (b. 1917)

1990-05-09 Artist spotlight

Luigi Nono

Luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66

1974-05-09 Artist spotlight

Lyubomir Pipkov

Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69

1995-05-09 Artist spotlight

Marshall Royal

Marshall Royal, jazz Sax/Clarinet, dies at 82

2005-05-09 Artist spotlight

Nasrat Parsa

Nasrat Parsa, Afghani singer (b. 1969)

1760-05-09 Artist spotlight

Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf

Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Austrian born German religious and social reformer, dies at 59

1970-05-09 Artist spotlight

Percy Brier

Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84

1967-05-09 Artist spotlight

Philippa Duke Schuyler

Philippa Duke Schuyler, composer, dies at 35

1976-05-09 Artist spotlight

Raymond Chevreuille

Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74

1985-05-09 Artist spotlight

Reginald Dixon

Reginald Dixon, British theatre organist, dies at 80

1991-05-09 Artist spotlight

Rudolf Serkin

Rudolf Serkin, Bohemian/US pianist, dies

1745-05-09 Artist spotlight

Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer, dies at 82

1976-05-09 Artist spotlight

Valentino Bucchi

Valentino Bucchi, composer, dies at 59

1977-05-09 Artist spotlight

Walter Kraft

Walter Kraft, composer, dies at 71

1965-05-09 Artist spotlight

Bob Dylan

Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert

1978-05-09 Artist spotlight

Fats Waller

Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in NYC

Jimmie Davis

Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana

1982-05-09 Artist spotlight

Maury Yeston

Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in NYC

The Beatles

Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Parlophone

1983-05-09 Artist spotlight

Willie Nelson

18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Willie Nelson