This Day in Music

1953-02-11 Artist spotlight

Alan Rubin

Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers) was born

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1755-02-11 Artist spotlight

Albert Christoph Dies

Albert Christoph Dies, composer was born

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1926-02-11 Artist spotlight

Alexander Gibson

Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder (Scottish Opera) was born

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1894-02-11 Artist spotlight

Alfonso Leng

Alfonso Leng, composer was born

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1984-02-11 Artist spotlight

Aubrey O'Day

Aubrey O'Day, American singer was born

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1961-02-11 Artist spotlight

Becky LeBeau

Becky LeBeau, Los Angeles California, vocalist (Mischief) was born

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1935-02-11 Artist spotlight

Bent Lorentzen

Bent Lorentzen, composer was born

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1940-02-11 Artist spotlight

Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Bobby "Boris" Pickett, rocker (Monster Mash) was born

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1979-02-11 Artist spotlight

Brandy [Norwood]

Brandy [Norwood], singer (Les Miserables, Moisha) was born

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1930-02-11 Artist spotlight

C H Dearnley

C H Dearnley, organist was born

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1949-02-11 Artist spotlight

Charlie Hargrett

Charlie Hargrett, rock guitarist (Blackfoot) was born

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1974-02-11 Artist spotlight

D'Angelo

D'Angelo, American singer was born

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1956-02-11 Artist spotlight

Didier Lockwood

Didier Lockwood, French violinist was born

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1973-02-11 Artist spotlight

Ethan Iverson

Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist was born

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1934-02-11 Artist spotlight

Francesco Pennisi

Francesco Pennisi, composer was born

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1970-02-11 Artist spotlight

Fredrik Thordendal

Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish musician was born

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1874-02-11 Artist spotlight

Fritz Bennicke Hart

Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer was born

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1935-02-11 Artist spotlight

Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent, Norfolk Va, rock guitarist/vocalist (Be-Bop-A-Lula) was born

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1939-02-11 Artist spotlight

Gerry Goffin

Gerry Goffin, Queens NY, rock lyricist (married Carole King) was born

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1882-02-11 Artist spotlight

Gheorghe Cucu

Gheorghe Cucu, composer was born

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1956-02-11 Artist spotlight

H.R.

H.R., American singer was born

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1830-02-11 Artist spotlight

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer was born

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1903-02-11 Artist spotlight

Hans Redlich

Hans Redlich, composer was born

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1790-02-11 Artist spotlight

Ignaz Assmayer

Ignaz Assmayer, composer was born

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1879-02-11 Artist spotlight

Jean Gilbert

Jean Gilbert, composer was born

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1932-02-11 Artist spotlight

Jerome Lowenthal

Jerome Lowenthal, Phila, pianist/prof (Jerusalem Academy of Music) was born

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1889-02-11 Artist spotlight

John Mills

John Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers) was born

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1947-02-11 Artist spotlight

Joselito

Joselito, Spanish singer was born

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1908-02-11 Artist spotlight

Josh White

Josh White, rocker was born

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1981-02-11 Artist spotlight

Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland, American singer was born

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1942-02-11 Artist spotlight

Leon Haywood

Leon Haywood, US vocalist/keyboardist (It's Got to be Mellow) was born

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1929-02-11 Artist spotlight

Leonard Gregory Kastle

Leonard Gregory Kastle, composer was born

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1937-02-11 Artist spotlight

Lodewijk Boer

Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violinist/playwright (The Family) was born

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1810-02-11 Artist spotlight

Loisa Puget

Loisa Puget, composer was born

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1913-02-11 Artist spotlight

Lucio Diestro San Pedro

Lucio Diestro San Pedro, composer was born

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1914-02-11 Artist spotlight

Matt Dennis

Matt Dennis, Seattle Wash, vocalist (Matt Dennis Show) was born

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1984-02-11 Artist spotlight

Matt Good

Matt Good, American musician was born

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1914-02-11 Artist spotlight

Menelaos Pallantios

Menelaos Pallantios, composer was born

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1977-02-11 Artist spotlight

Mike Shinoda

Mike Shinoda, American musician, Linkin Park, Fort Minor was born

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1954-02-11 Artist spotlight

Noriyuki Asakura

Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer was born

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1942-02-11 Artist spotlight

Otis Clay

Otis Clay, US gospel/R&B-singer (That's how it is) was born

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1883-02-11 Artist spotlight

Paul August von Klenau

Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith) was born

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1830-02-11 Artist spotlight

Peter Arnold Heise

Peter Arnold Heise, composer was born

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1928-02-11 Artist spotlight

Raoul Cita

Raoul Cita, rocker was born

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1950-02-11 Artist spotlight

Rochelle Fleming

Rochelle Fleming, US soul vocalist (First Choice, Smarty Pants) was born

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1912-02-11 Artist spotlight

Rudolf Firkusny

Rudolf Firkusny, Napajedla Czechoslovakia, pianist (Julliard) was born

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1819-02-11 Artist spotlight

Samuel Parkman Tuckerman

Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer was born

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1875-02-11 Artist spotlight

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer was born

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1943-02-11 Artist spotlight

Serge Lama

Serge Lama, French singer was born

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1941-02-11 Artist spotlight

Sergio Mendes

Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88) was born

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1962-02-11 Artist spotlight

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow, musician (All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995) was born

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1922-02-11 Artist spotlight

Tudor Jarda

Tudor Jarda, composer was born

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1973-02-11 Artist spotlight

Varg Vikernes

Varg Vikernes, Norwegian musician was born

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1895-02-11 Artist spotlight

Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky

Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer was born

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1889-02-11 Artist spotlight

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer was born

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1985-02-11 Artist spotlight

William Beckett

William Beckett, lead singer of the American rock band The Academy Is... was born

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1938-02-11 Artist spotlight

Willy Correa de Oliveira

Willy Correa de Oliveira, composer was born

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1897-02-11 Artist spotlight

Yves de La Casiniere

Yves de La Casiniere, composer was born

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1945-02-11 Artist spotlight

Al Dubin

Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (Tiptoe Thru The Tulips), dies at 53

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1622-02-11 Artist spotlight

Alfonso Fontanelli

Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64

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1797-02-11 Artist spotlight

Antoine Dauvergne

Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83

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1982-02-11 Artist spotlight

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer

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1970-02-11 Artist spotlight

Emil Abranyi

Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87

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1892-02-11 Artist spotlight

Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni

Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63

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2009-02-11 Artist spotlight

Estelle Bennett

Estelle Bennett, American singer (b. 1941)

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1939-02-11 Artist spotlight

Franz Schmidt

Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64

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1882-02-11 Artist spotlight

Gustav Schmidt

Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65

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1985-02-11 Artist spotlight

Heinz Eric Roemheld

Heinz Eric Roemheld, composer, dies of pneumonia at 83

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1903-02-11 Artist spotlight

Henryk Szulc

Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67

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1944-02-11 Artist spotlight

Ivan Sollertinski

Ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies

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2006-02-11 Artist spotlight

Jockey Shabalala

Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (b. 1943)

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1762-02-11 Artist spotlight

Johann Tobias Krebs

Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71

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1870-02-11 Artist spotlight

Leopold Eugen Mechura

Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer, dies at 66

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1894-02-11 Artist spotlight

Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera

Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70

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2013-02-11 Artist spotlight

Rick Huxley

Rick Huxley, English guitarist, dies at 72

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1985-02-11 Artist spotlight

Ulysses Sipmson Kay

Ulysses Sipmson Kay, composer, dies at 68

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1806-02-11 Artist spotlight

Vicente Martin y Soler

Vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51

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2012-02-11 Artist spotlight

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston, American singer and actress, dies from an accidental drowning at age 48

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2007-02-11 Artist spotlight

Carrie Underwood

49th Grammy Awards: Not Ready To Make Nice, Carrie Underwood wins

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1840-02-11 Artist spotlight

Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti's Opera "La Fille du Regiment," premieres in Paris

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1843-02-11 Artist spotlight

Giuseppe Verdi

Opera "I Lombardi alla prima crociata" premieres in Milan

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1953-02-11 Artist spotlight

Hilliard

J Styne/B Hilliard's musical "Hazel Flagg," premieres in NYC

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1979-02-11 Artist spotlight

Marvin Hamlisch

Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in NYC

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1964-02-11 Artist spotlight

The Beatles

Beatles 1st live appearance in US; Washington DC Coliseum

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