1976-05-24
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Alessandro Cortini
Alessandro Cortini, Italian musician was born
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1677-05-24
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Alexandre de Villenueve
Alexandre de Villenueve, composer was born
1903-05-24
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Aram Katchaturian
Aram Katchaturian, Armenian composer, (Earth) was born
1934-05-24
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Barry Rose
Barry Rose, English choir-trainer and organist was born
1988-05-24
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Billy Gilman
Billy Gilman, American singer was born
1941-05-24
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, [Robert Zimmerman], Duluth Minn, singer/songwriter (Blowin' in Wind) was born
1941-05-24
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Brian Dennis
Brian Dennis, composer was born
1980-05-24
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Cecilia Cheung
Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer was born
1942-05-24
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Derek Quinn
Derek Quinn, guitarist (Freddie & Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now) was born
1987-05-24
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Dominika Kasprzycka
Dominika Kasprzycka, Polish singer was born
1932-05-24
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Elaine Malbin
Elaine Malbin, opera singer was born
1991-05-24
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Erika Umeda
Erika Umeda, Japanese singer was born
1963-05-24
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Gene Anthony Ray
Gene Anthony Ray, Harlem NY, dancer/actor (Leroy-Fame) was born
1754-05-24
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Giacomo Conti
Giacomo Conti, composer was born
1610-05-24
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Giovanni Battista Chinelli
Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born
1930-05-24
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Hans-Martin Linde
Hans-Martin Linde, composer was born
1936-05-24
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Harold Budd
Harold Budd, composer was born
1967-05-24
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Heavy D
Heavy D, rapper was born
1956-05-24
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Helen Terry
Helen Terry, rocker (Now You're Mine) was born
1903-05-24
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Hilding Hallnas
Hilding Hallnas, composer was born
1943-05-24
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James Levine
James Levine, British conductor was born
1912-05-24
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Joan Hammond
Joan Hammond, British operatic soprano was born
1949-05-24
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John Illsley
John Illsley, rocker (Dire Straits) was born
1767-05-24
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Joseph Ignaz Schnabel
Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer was born
1736-05-24
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Juan de Sesse y Balaguer
Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born
1963-05-24
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Kathy Leander
Kathy Leander, Swiss singer was born
1941-05-24
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Konrad Boehmer
Konrad Boehmer, composer was born
1908-05-24
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Kresimir Fribec
Kresimir Fribec, composer was born
1781-05-24
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Louis-Francois Dauprat
Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player was born
1910-05-24
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Margers Zarins
Margers Zarins, composer was born
1975-05-24
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Maria Lawson
Maria Lawson, British Singer was born
1986-05-24
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Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas, professional dancer was born
1947-05-24
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Mike Reid
Mike Reid, Altoona Penn, country singer (Walk on Faith) was born
1881-05-24
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Mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky
Mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky, composer was born
1910-05-24
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Nils-Eric Fougstedt
Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer was born
1944-05-24
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Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle, [Holt], Phila Pa, singer (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade) was born
1886-05-24
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Paul Paray
Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (d. 1979) was born
1969-05-24
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Rich Robinson
Rich Robinson, rocker (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker) was born
1831-05-24
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Richard Hoffman
Richard Hoffman, composer was born
1951-05-24
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Rob Baker
Rob Baker, rock drummer (Red Rider) was born
1955-05-24
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Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash, Memphis Tn, country singer (Seven Year Ache, I Wonder) was born
1973-05-24
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Ruslana
Ruslana, Ukrainian singer was born
1922-05-24
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Sadao Bekku
Sadao Bekku, composer was born
1942-05-24
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Sarah Dash
Sarah Dash, Trenton NJ, rocker (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade) was born
1967-05-24
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Steve McDonald
Steve McDonald, rocker (Redd Kross) was born
1946-05-24
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Steve Upton
Steve Upton, rock drummer (Wishbone Ash-There's the Rub, Locked In) was born
1841-05-24
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Tito Mattei
Tito Mattei, pianist/composer was born
1970-05-24
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Tommy Page
Tommy Page, Glenridge, New Jersey, American singer (I'll Be Your Everything) was born
1941-05-24
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Tony Valentino
Tony Valentino, rocker (Standells-Dirty Water) was born
1905-05-24
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Zdenek Blazek
Zdenek Blazek, composer was born
1948-05-24
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Alfred Kastner
Alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78
2010-05-24
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Anneliese Rothenberger
Anneliese Rothenberger, German operatic lyric soprano (b. 1926)
1831-05-24
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Benjamin Carr
Benjamin Carr, composer, dies at 62
1968-05-24
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Bernard Rogers
Bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75
1974-05-24
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington, American musician, dies of cancer at 75
1963-05-24
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Elmore James
Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack
1871-05-24
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Francisco Salvador Daniel
Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer, dies at 40
1826-05-24
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Friedrich Fesca
Friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37
1991-05-24
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Gene Clark
Gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49
1987-05-24
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Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89
1996-05-24
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Jacob R Druckman
Jacob R Druckman, composer, dies at 67
1773-05-24
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Jan Zach
Jan Zach, composer, dies at 73
2009-05-24
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Jay Bennett
Jay Bennett, American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, producer, and singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
1762-05-24
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Joseph Umstatt
Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51
1995-05-24
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Mike Pyne
Mike Pyne, jazz Pianist, dies at 54
2010-05-24
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Paul Gray
Paul Gray, American bassist (Slipknot) (b. 1972)
2010-05-24
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Petr Muk
Petr Muk, Czech composer, musician, performer, and singer (b. 1965)
1994-05-24
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Sandor Lakatos
Sandor Lakatos, Hungarian violist/orchestra leader, dies at 69
2005-05-24
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Vivian Liberto
Vivian Liberto, first wife of Johnny Cash (b. 1934)
1894-05-24
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William Joseph Westbrook
William Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63
1948-05-24
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Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Brittens "Beggar's Opera," premieres in Cambridge
1873-05-24
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Léo Delibes
Leo Delibes' opera "Le Roi l'a Dit," premieres in Paris
1994-05-24
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Poison
Poison singer Bret Michaels gets into a car crash
1969-05-24
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The Beatles
Beatles' "Get Back," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks
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