1942
Birth
The Beatles
Paul McCartney, Liverpool UK, English musician and member of The Beatles was born
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Born on June 18
1917
Birth
Akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev
Akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, composer was born
1744
Birth
Augustin Holler
Augustin Holler, composer was born
1907
Birth
Benny Payne
Benny Payne, Phila, pianist (Billy Daniels Show) was born
1976
Birth
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton, American Country Singer was born
1918
Birth
Bob Carroll
Bob Carroll, singer/actor (Stage Two Revue, Stranger) was born
1942
Birth
Carl Radle
Carl Radle, American bass guitarist (d. 1980) was born
1922
Birth
Claude Helffer
Claude Helffer, French pianist (d. 2004) was born
1958
Birth
Daniels Koran
Daniels Koran, saxophonist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) was born
1963
Birth
Darren "Dizzy" Reed
Darren "Dizzy" Reed, US musician (Guns n' Roses-Sweet Girl of Mine) was born
1938
Birth
Don "Sugarcane" Harris
Don "Sugarcane" Harris, rocker/actor (Soup for 1, Greeased Lightning) was born
1947
Birth
Douglas Young
Douglas Young, composer was born
1905
Birth
Eduard Tubin
Eduard Tubin, composer was born
1892
Birth
Edward Steuermann
Edward Steuermann, composer was born
1723
Birth
Giuseppe Scarlotti
Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer was born
1942
Birth
Hans Vonk
Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor was born
1822
Birth
Henry David Leslie
Henry David Leslie, composer was born
1925
Birth
Herman "Ace" Wallace
Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer was born
1757
Birth
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, composer was born
1980
Birth
Ivana Wong
Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer and songwriter was born
1903
Birth
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald, Phila, American actress and singer (When I'm Calling You), (d. 1965) was born
1975
Birth
Jemma Griffiths
Jemma Griffiths, Welsh singer-songwriter was born
1953
Birth
Jerome Smith
Jerome Smith, US guitarist (KC & the Sunshine Band-Boogie Shoes) was born
1901
Birth
Jimmy Dale
Jimmy Dale, Bronx NYC, orchestra leader (Sonny & Cher) was born
1906
Birth
Kay Kyser
Kay Kyser, Rocky Mount NC, orchestra leader (Kay Kyser's Kollege) was born
1904
Birth
Manuel Rosenthal
Manuel Rosenthal, Paris France, composer (Bootleggers) was born
1820
Birth
Martin Andreas Udbye
Martin Andreas Udbye, composer was born
1780
Birth
Michael Henkel
Michael Henkel, composer was born
1971
Birth
Nathan Morris
Nathan Morris, [Alex Vanderpool], Phila Pa, rapper (Boyz II Men) was born
1944
Birth
Paul Lansky
Paul Lansky, composer was born
1949
Birth
Prince Lincoln Thompson
Prince Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican musician (d. 1999) was born
1969
Birth
Pål Pot Pamparius
Pål Pot Pamparius, Norwegian musician (Turbonegro) was born
1943
Birth
Raffaella Carrà
Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer was born
1910
Birth
Ray McKinley
Ray McKinley, Fort Worth Tx, orchestra leader/drummer (Glenn Miller Time) was born
1989
Birth
Renee Olstead
Renee Olstead, American singer and actress was born
1850
Birth
Richard Heuberger
Richard Heuberger, composer was born
1952
Birth
Rickey Gazda
Rickey Gazda, rocker was born
1913
Birth
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn, lyricist (3 Coins in a Fountain) was born
1944
Birth
Sandy Posey
Sandy Posey, American singer was born
1927
Birth
Simeon Pironkov
Simeon Pironkov, composer was born
1942
Birth
The Beatles
Paul McCartney, Liverpool UK, English musician and member of The Beatles was born
1957
Birth
Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey, England, rocker (Thompson Twins-Doctor Doctor) was born
1933
Birth
Tommy Hunt
Tommy Hunt, US singer (Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye) was born
1915
Birth
Victor Legley
Victor Legley, composer was born
1954
Birth
William Beard
William Beard, rock drummer (Face To Face) was born
1961
Birth
[Genevieve] Alison Moyet
[Genevieve] Alison Moyet, Essex England, rock vocalist (Yaz, Alf) was born
1948
Birth
Éva Marton
Éva Marton, Hungarian operatic soprano was born
Died on June 18
2022
Death
Adibah Noor
Adibah Noor died
1964
Death
Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev
Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, composer, dies at 58
1850
Death
Antoni Weinert
Antoni Weinert, composer, dies at 99
1942
Death
Arthur Willard Pryor
Arthur Willard Pryor, composer, dies at 71
1935
Death
August Reusner
August Reusner, composer, dies at 64
1876
Death
August Rockel
August Rockel, composer, dies at 61
2023
Death
Big Pokey
Big Pokey died
1821
Death
Charles Hague
Charles Hague, composer, dies at 52
2011
Death
Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist (b. 1942)
2023
Death
Cornel Țăranu
Cornel Țăranu died
1934
Death
Francisco Lacerda
Francisco Lacerda, composer, dies at 65
1911
Death
Franjo Zaver Kuhac
Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer, dies at 76
1973
Death
Fritz Mahler
Fritz Mahler, composer, dies at 71
1965
Death
George Melachrino
George Melachrino, composer, dies at 56
2007
Death
Georges Thurston
Georges Thurston, Canadian singer (b. 1951)
2024
Death
James Chance
James Chance died
1799
Death
Johann Andre
Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58
1686
Death
Johann Quirsfeld
Johann Quirsfeld, composer, dies at 43
1859
Death
Joseph Hartmann Stuntz
Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65
1909
Death
Learmont Drysdale
Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42
2025
Death
Lou Christie
Lou Christie died
1726
Death
Michel-Richard Delalande
Michel-Richard Delalande, composer, dies at 68
2023
Death
Nasrollah Nasehpour
Nasrollah Nasehpour died
2021
Death
S. Ramesan Nair
S. Ramesan Nair died
2021
Death
Takeshi Terauchi
Takeshi Terauchi died
2020
Death
Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn died
1962
Death
Volkmar Andreae
Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor/composer (Bruckner), dies at 82
1955
Death
Walter Rein
Walter Rein, composer, dies at 61
1955
Death
Willy Burkhard
Willy Burkhard, composer, dies at 55
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