This Day in Music

1942-04-01 Artist spotlight

Alan Blakley

Alan Blakley, rocker (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes) was born

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1895-04-01 Artist spotlight

Alberta Hunter

Alberta Hunter, blues singer/composer (Downhearted Blues) was born

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1883-04-01 Artist spotlight

Aleksander V Aleksandrov

Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor was born

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1927-04-01 Artist spotlight

Amos Milburn

Amos Milburn, rocker was born

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1915-04-01 Artist spotlight

Art Lund

Art Lund, Salt Lake City Utah, singer (Ken Murray Show) was born

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1952-04-01 Artist spotlight

Billy Currie

Billy Currie, rock keyboardist/violinist (Ultravox-We Came to Dance) was born

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1901-04-01 Artist spotlight

Boris Koutzen

Boris Koutzen, composer was born

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1914-04-01 Artist spotlight

Carla van Neste

Carla van Neste, Belgian violinist was born

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1886-04-01 Artist spotlight

Casimir von Paszthory

Casimir von Paszthory, composer was born

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1643-04-01 Artist spotlight

Christian Demelius

Christian Demelius, composer was born

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1958-04-01 Artist spotlight

D. Boon

D. Boon, American musician d. (1985) was born

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1942-04-01 Artist spotlight

Danny Brooks

Danny Brooks, rocker (Dovells) was born

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1921-04-01 Artist spotlight

Douglas Allenbrook

Douglas Allenbrook, composer was born

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1909-04-01 Artist spotlight

Eddie Duchin

Eddie Duchin, Mass, society pianist/bandleader (Eddie Duchin Orch) was born

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1871-04-01 Artist spotlight

F Melius Christiansen

F Melius Christiansen, composer was born

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1866-04-01 Artist spotlight

Ferruccio D M B Busoni

Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino) was born

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1725-04-01 Artist spotlight

Francois Bainville

Francois Bainville, composer was born

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1847-04-01 Artist spotlight

Gavriil Musicescu

Gavriil Musicescu, composer was born

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1949-04-01 Artist spotlight

Gill Scott-Heron

Gill Scott-Heron, US, writer/poet/singer (Whities on the Moon) was born

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1924-04-01 Artist spotlight

Gunther Becker

Gunther Becker, composer was born

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1911-04-01 Artist spotlight

Gunther Rennert

Gunther Rennert, Essen Germany, opera director/producer was born

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1981-04-01 Artist spotlight

Hannah Spearritt

Hannah Spearritt, British singer was born

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1802-04-01 Artist spotlight

Hubert Reis

Hubert Reis, composer was born

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1772-04-01 Artist spotlight

Ignaz Franz von Mosel

Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer was born

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1834-04-01 Artist spotlight

Isidore Edouard Legouix

Isidore Edouard Legouix, composer was born

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1928-04-01 Artist spotlight

Jane Powell

Jane Powell, Portland Oregon, singer/actress (7 Brides for 7 Brothers) was born

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1954-04-01 Artist spotlight

Jeff Porcaro

Jeff Porcaro, Los Angeles California, drummer/percussionist (Toto-Roxanne, Africa) was born

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1972-04-01 Artist spotlight

Jesse Tobias

Jesse Tobias, American musician was born

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1948-04-01 Artist spotlight

Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff, Reggae singer was born

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1932-04-01 Artist spotlight

Jiri Smutny

Jiri Smutny, composer was born

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1930-04-01 Artist spotlight

Joan Franks-Williams

Joan Franks-Williams, composer was born

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1946-04-01 Artist spotlight

John Barbata

John Barbata, drummer (Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor) was born

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1975-04-01 Artist spotlight

John Butler

John Butler, Australian singer and musician was born

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1917-04-01 Artist spotlight

Johnny Andrews

Johnny Andrews, Boston, singer/host (Songs at Twilight) was born

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1968-04-01 Artist spotlight

Julia Boutros

Julia Boutros, Lebanese singer was born

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1883-04-01 Artist spotlight

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney, CO, man of 1000 faces, actor (High Noon, Phantom of Opera) was born

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1947-04-01 Artist spotlight

M

M, English singer was born

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1961-04-01 Artist spotlight

Mark White

Mark White, rock guitarist (ABC-All of My Heart) was born

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1956-04-01 Artist spotlight

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist (Hothouse Flowers-People) was born

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1967-04-01 Artist spotlight

Phil Demmel

Phil Demmel, American musician was born

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1942-04-01 Artist spotlight

Phil Margo

Phil Margo, Bkln, rock vocalist (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight) was born

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1721-04-01 Artist spotlight

Pieter Hellendaal

Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees) was born

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1974-04-01 Artist spotlight

Richard Christy

Richard Christy, American drummer was born

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1965-04-01 Artist spotlight

Robert Steadman

Robert Steadman, English composer was born

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1946-04-01 Artist spotlight

Ronnie "Plonk" Lane

Ronnie "Plonk" Lane, London, rock bassist (Small Faces-Hey Girl) was born

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1939-04-01 Artist spotlight

Rudolph Isley

Rudolph Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, rocker (Isley Brothers-Shout) was born

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1873-04-01 Artist spotlight

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor) was born

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1948-04-01 Artist spotlight

Simon Crowe

Simon Crowe, rock drummer (Boomtown Rats-Maxinguaye) was born

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1955-04-01 Artist spotlight

Stan Ridway

Stan Ridway, rocker (Wall Of Voodoo) was born

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1872-04-01 Artist spotlight

Tadeusz Joteyko

Tadeusz Joteyko, composer was born

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1582-04-01 Artist spotlight

Thomas Simpson

Thomas Simpson, composer was born

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1907-04-01 Artist spotlight

Walter Kaufmann

Walter Kaufmann, composer was born

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1921-04-01 Artist spotlight

William L Bergsma

William L Bergsma, Oakland California, composer (Fortunate Island) was born

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1905-04-01 Artist spotlight

Winfried P I Zillig

Winfried P I Zillig, German opera composer/conductor (Fantasia Irica) was born

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1866-04-01 Artist spotlight

Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne

Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98

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2005-04-01 Artist spotlight

Alexander Brott

Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist and composer (b. 1915)

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1974-04-01 Artist spotlight

Alfred Ernest Whitehead

Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86

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1580-04-01 Artist spotlight

Alonso Mudarra

Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer

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1964-04-01 Artist spotlight

Bozidar Kunc

Bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60

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1979-04-01 Artist spotlight

Bruno Coquatrix

Bruno Coquatrix, French music impresario (b. 1910)

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1830-04-01 Artist spotlight

Carl Borromaus Neuner

Carl Borromaus Neuner, composer, dies at 51

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1951-04-01 Artist spotlight

Clement D'Hooghe

Clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51

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1930-04-01 Artist spotlight

Cosima Liszt

Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner, dies at 92

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1996-04-01 Artist spotlight

Edwin H "Buddy" Morris

Edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher, dies at 89

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1981-04-01 Artist spotlight

Eua Sunthornsanan

Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai composer and bandleader (b. 1910)

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1878-04-01 Artist spotlight

Eugene Gautier

Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56

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1925-04-01 Artist spotlight

Francis William Davenport

Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77

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1995-04-01 Artist spotlight

Francisco Moncion

Francisco Moncion, dancer, dies at 73

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1528-04-01 Artist spotlight

Francisco de Peñalosa

Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer

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1865-04-01 Artist spotlight

Giuditta Pasta

Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797)

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2005-04-01 Artist spotlight

Jack Keller

Jack Keller, American songwriter (b. 1936)

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1915-04-01 Artist spotlight

Johann Joseph Abert

Johann Joseph Abert, composer, dies at 82

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1976-04-01 Artist spotlight

John Lennon

Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63

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1918-04-01 Artist spotlight

Karl Fritjof Valentin

Karl Fritjof Valentin, composer, dies at 64

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2003-04-01 Artist spotlight

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer (b. 1956)

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1807-04-01 Artist spotlight

Louis Francois Chambray

Louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69

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1734-04-01 Artist spotlight

Louis Lully

Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69

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1984-04-01 Artist spotlight

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye, singer (Sexual Healing), shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44

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1936-04-01 Artist spotlight

Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky

Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer, dies at 61

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1976-04-01 Artist spotlight

Miroslav Ponc

Miroslav Ponc, composer, dies at 73

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1799-04-01 Artist spotlight

Narciso Casanovas

Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52

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2004-04-01 Artist spotlight

Nilo Soruco

Nilo Soruco, Bolivian songwriter (b. 1927)

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1998-04-01 Artist spotlight

Rozz Williams

Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death) (b. 1963)

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1917-04-01 Artist spotlight

Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin, ragtime composer (The Entertainer), dies at 48

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2001-04-01 Artist spotlight

Trinh Cong Son

Trinh Cong Son, Vietnamese composer (b. 1939)

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1807-04-01 Artist spotlight

Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner

Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer, dies at 61

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1992-04-01 Artist spotlight

Billy Idol

Rocker Billy Idol fined $2,000 for hitting a woman

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1990-04-01 Artist spotlight

Guns N' Roses

Guns & Roses' Duff divorces Mandy Brix, lead singer for Lame Flames

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