1938
Birth
Bill Withers
Bill Withers, Slab Fork WV, rhythm & blues singer (Lean on Me) was born
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Born on July 4
1896
Birth
Adolf Hallis
Adolf Hallis, composer was born
1984
Birth
Akanishi Jin
Akanishi Jin, Japanese singer was born
1943
Birth
Al "Blind Owl" Wilson
Al "Blind Owl" Wilson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Canned Heat) was born
1909
Birth
Alec Templeton
Alec Templeton, Cardiff Wales, pianist/composer (Concertino Lirico) was born
1971
Birth
Andy Creeggan
Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician was born
1983
Birth
Andy Mrotek
Andy Mrotek, American musician was born
1904
Birth
Artur Malawski
Artur Malawski, composer was born
1983
Birth
Ben Jorgensen
Ben Jorgensen, American musician was born
1959
Birth
Bill McCorvey
Bill McCorvey, Montgomery Ala, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake) was born
1938
Birth
Bill Withers
Bill Withers, Slab Fork WV, rhythm & blues singer (Lean on Me) was born
1928
Birth
Cathy Berberian
Cathy Berberian, Armenia, US singer was born
1905
Birth
Dante Fiorillo
Dante Fiorillo, composer was born
1943
Birth
Dave Rowberry
Dave Rowberry, rocker (Animals-House of the Rising Sun) was born
1903
Birth
Flor Peeters
Flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer (Lied Symphony) was born
1793
Birth
Franz Xaver Pechacek
Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer was born
1973
Birth
Gackt
Gackt, Japanese singer was born
1902
Birth
George Murphy
George Murphy, New Haven Ct, (Sen-R-California)/actor/dancer (MGM Parade) was born
1984
Birth
Gina Glocksen
Gina Glocksen, American singer was born
1842
Birth
Gyula Erkel
Gyula Erkel, composer was born
1886
Birth
Heinrich Kaminski
Heinrich Kaminski, composer was born
1854
Birth
Heinrich Zollner
Heinrich Zollner, composer was born
1829
Birth
Hermann Kotzchmar
Hermann Kotzchmar, composer was born
1907
Birth
Howard Taubman
Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (d. 1996) was born
1895
Birth
Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar, songwriter was born
1968
Birth
Jack Frost
Jack Frost, American musician was born
1840
Birth
James McGranahan
James McGranahan, composer was born
1948
Birth
Jeremy Spencer
Jeremy Spencer, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well) was born
1915
Birth
Jimmie Rogers
Jimmie Rogers, Detroit Mich, singer (Sugar Hill Time) was born
1955
Birth
John Waite
John Waite, vocalist (Babies/Bad English-Forget Me Not, Missing You) was born
1977
Birth
Jonas Kjellgren
Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish musician (Scar Symmetry) was born
1958
Birth
Kirk Pengilly
Kirk Pengilly, Sydney Australia, rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt) was born
1943
Birth
Konrad "Conny" Bauer
Konrad "Conny" Bauer, German musician was born
1928
Birth
Lloyd Lambert
Lloyd Lambert, bassist was born
1694
Birth
Louis-Claude Daquin
Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born
1769
Birth
Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis
Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, composer was born
1762
Birth
Marco Santucci
Marco Santucci, composer was born
1964
Birth
Mark Allen Slaughter
Mark Allen Slaughter, Las Vegas, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live) was born
1883
Birth
Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg
Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg, composer was born
1927
Birth
Neil Simon
Neil Simon, Bronx, playwright (Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues) was born
1850
Birth
Ole Olsen
Ole Olsen, composer was born
1951
Birth
Ralph Johnson
Ralph Johnson, rock drummer (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star) was born
1904
Birth
Seger Pillot Ellis
Seger Pillot Ellis, pianist/vocalist was born
1826
Birth
Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster, Lawrencevil, Pa, composer (Oh! Susanna, Swanee River) was born
1978
Birth
Stephen McNally
Stephen McNally, British singer and songwriter (BBMak) was born
1986
Birth
Takahisa Masuda
Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer was born
1921
Birth
Tibor Varga
Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist/orchestra leader (Ripley's Game) was born
1949
Birth
Tonio K
Tonio K, American singer was born
1910
Birth
William T "Champion Jack" Dupree
William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, US boxer/slaughterhouse pianist was born
Died on July 4
2022
Death
Alan Blaikley
Alan Blaikley died
1672
Death
Ambrosius Reiner
Ambrosius Reiner, composer, dies at 67
2003
Death
André Claveau
André Claveau, French singer (b. 1915)
1992
Death
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla, Argentine composer (Tango Nuevo), dies at 71
1889
Death
Auguste Mermet
Auguste Mermet, composer, dies at 79
2003
Death
Barry White
Barry White, American singer, dies at 58
2007
Death
Barış Akarsu
Barış Akarsu, Turkish rock musician (b. 1979)
2007
Death
Bill Pinkney
Bill Pinkney, American singer and performer (b. 1925)
1789
Death
Claudio M da Costa
Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59
1983
Death
Claus Adam
Claus Adam, composer, dies at 65
1971
Death
Don McPherson
Don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29
2009
Death
Drake Levin
Drake Levin, American rock musician (b. 1946)
1986
Death
Flor Peeters
Flor Peeters, Flemish baron/organist/composer, dies at 83
1891
Death
Frederic Louis Ritter
Frederic Louis Ritter, composer, dies at 67
1963
Death
Fritz Reuter
Fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66
1757
Death
Jean-Joseph Vade
Jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38
2004
Death
Jean-Marie Auberson
Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (b. 1920)
2023
Death
Jenő Jandó
Jenő Jandó died
2009
Death
Jim Chapin
Jim Chapin, American drummer (b.1919)
1984
Death
Jimmie Spheeris
Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
1992
Death
Joe Newman
Joe Newman, US jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies
1882
Death
Joseph Brackett
Joseph Brackett, American composer (b. 1797)
1910
Death
Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray
Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer, dies at 70
2025
Death
Mark Snow
Mark Snow died
1851
Death
Martin-Joseph Mengal
Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer, dies at 67
2023
Death
Miki Liukkonen
Miki Liukkonen died
1929
Death
Otto Taubmann
Otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70
1603
Death
Philippus the Monte
Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82
2021
Death
Rick Laird
Rick Laird died
2021
Death
Sanford Clark
Sanford Clark died
1623
Death
William Byrd
William Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80
2025
Death
Young Noble
Young Noble died
Releases & milestones on July 4
1977
Event
Blondie
Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie
2025
Event
Kesha
Kesha released the album 'Period'
1969
Event
Led Zeppelin
140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin
1966
Event
The Beatles
Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos
1992
Event
The Mamas & The Papas
John Phillips, rocker (Mamas & Papas), undergoes a liver transplant
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