This Day in Music

1929-02-12 Artist spotlight

Agustin Gonzalez Acilu

Agustin Gonzalez Acilu, composer was born

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1946-02-12 Artist spotlight

Ajda Pekkan

Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer was born

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1899-02-12 Artist spotlight

Albert Huybrechts

Albert Huybrechts, composer was born

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1936-02-12 Artist spotlight

Arnost Parsch

Arnost Parsch, composer was born

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1909-02-12 Artist spotlight

Barry Wood

Barry Wood, New Haven Ct, vocalist (Your Hit Parade) was born

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1853-02-12 Artist spotlight

Bertram Luard-Selby

Bertram Luard-Selby, composer was born

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1955-02-12 Artist spotlight

Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell, American bassist and record producer was born

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1967-02-12 Artist spotlight

Chitravina N. Ravikiran

Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Indian composer and musician was born

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1758-02-12 Artist spotlight

Christian Ignatius Latrobe

Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer was born

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1968-02-12 Artist spotlight

Chynna Phillips

Chynna Phillips, Los Angeles California, vocalist (Wilson Philips-Hold On) was born

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1778-02-12 Artist spotlight

Franz Joseph Volkert

Franz Joseph Volkert, composer was born

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1935-02-12 Artist spotlight

Gene McDaniels

Gene McDaniels, US vocalist/bandleader/actor (Young Swingers) was born

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1951-02-12 Artist spotlight

Gil "The Bird" Moore

Gil "The Bird" Moore, rocker (Triumph) was born

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1914-02-12 Artist spotlight

Gordon Tex Beneke

Gordon Tex Beneke, saxophonist/bandleader/vocalist (Glenn Miller Orch) was born

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1958-02-12 Artist spotlight

Grant McLennan

Grant McLennan, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) (d. 2006) was born

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1968-02-12 Artist spotlight

Grégory Charles

Grégory Charles, French Canadian singer, dancer, pianist, radio and television host was born

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1886-02-12 Artist spotlight

Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist

Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer was born

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1947-02-12 Artist spotlight

Guus Willemse

Guus Willemse, Dutch bassist/singer (Solution) was born

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1760-02-12 Artist spotlight

Jan Ladislav Dussek

Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemia, pianist/composer was born

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1970-02-12 Artist spotlight

Jim Creeggan

Jim Creeggan, Canadian bassist (Barenaked Ladies) was born

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1867-02-12 Artist spotlight

Joe Howard

Joe Howard, NYC, vocalist (Gay Nineties Revue) was born

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1945-02-12 Artist spotlight

Joe Schermie

Joe Schermie, Madison Wi, bassist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born

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1752-02-12 Artist spotlight

Josef Reicha

Josef Reicha, Czech composer was born

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1751-02-12 Artist spotlight

Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot

Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer was born

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1916-02-12 Artist spotlight

Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske

Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske, Austrian composer (Vom Tode) was born

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1753-02-12 Artist spotlight

Lambert-Francois Godecharle

Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer was born

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1885-02-12 Artist spotlight

Licinio Refice

Licinio Refice, composer was born

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1942-02-12 Artist spotlight

Lionel Grigson

Lionel Grigson, professor of jazz was born

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1870-02-12 Artist spotlight

Marie Lloyd

Marie Lloyd, English music-hall performer (d. 1922) was born

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1740-02-12 Artist spotlight

Matej Sojka

Matej Sojka, composer was born

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1891-02-12 Artist spotlight

Maurice Yvain

Maurice Yvain, composer was born

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1969-02-12 Artist spotlight

Meja

Meja, Swedish singer was born

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1923-02-12 Artist spotlight

Mel Powell

Mel Powell, composer was born

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1952-02-12 Artist spotlight

Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald, St Louis, rock keyboardist/vocals (Doobie Brothers) was born

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1886-02-12 Artist spotlight

Michel Brusselmans

Michel Brusselmans, composer was born

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1944-02-12 Artist spotlight

Moe Bandy

Moe Bandy, Meridian Ms, country vocalist (Just Good Ol' Boys) was born

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1959-02-12 Artist spotlight

Omar Hakim

Omar Hakim, drummer (Dire Straits, Weather Report) was born

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1939-02-12 Artist spotlight

Ray Manzarek

Ray Manzarek, American keyboardist (Doors-Light My Fire, Unknown Soldier) was born

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1942-02-12 Artist spotlight

Rick Frank

Rick Frank, rocker was born

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1949-02-12 Artist spotlight

Stanley Knight

Stanley Knight, country artist (Black Oak Arkansas-High on the Hog) was born

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1950-02-12 Artist spotlight

Steve Hackett

Steve Hackett, rock guitarist (Genesis-Against All Odds/GTR) was born

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1567-02-12 Artist spotlight

Thomas Campion

Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born

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1917-02-12 Artist spotlight

Thomas K Scherman

Thomas K Scherman, NYC, conductor (Little Orch Society 1947-75) was born

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1954-02-12 Artist spotlight

Tzimis Panousis

Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician and stand-up comedian was born

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1902-02-12 Artist spotlight

William D Revelli

William D Revelli, Spring Gulch Colorado, band leader was born

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1898-02-12 Artist spotlight

[Le]Roy Harris

[Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home) was born

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1728-02-12 Artist spotlight

Agostino Steffani

Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73

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1970-02-12 Artist spotlight

Andre Souris

Andre Souris, composer, dies at 79

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2000-02-12 Artist spotlight

Andy Lewis

Andy Lewis, Australian musician (b. 1967)

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1973-02-12 Artist spotlight

Benjamin Frankel

Benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at 67

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2011-02-12 Artist spotlight

Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett, American actress and dancer (b. 1919)

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1915-02-12 Artist spotlight

Charles Emile Waldteufel

Charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77

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1896-02-12 Artist spotlight

Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas

Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84

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1995-02-12 Artist spotlight

Earring George Mayweather

Earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66

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1920-02-12 Artist spotlight

Emile Sauret

Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67

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1983-02-12 Artist spotlight

Eubie Blake

Eubie Blake, US ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 96

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1799-02-12 Artist spotlight

Frantisek Xaver Dusek

Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67

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1820-02-12 Artist spotlight

Guillaume Albert Teniers

Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71

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1986-02-12 Artist spotlight

Guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack

Guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack, composer, dies at 86

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1894-02-12 Artist spotlight

Hans von Bülow

Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830)

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1933-02-12 Artist spotlight

Henri Duparc

Henri Duparc, French composer, dies at 85

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1861-02-12 Artist spotlight

Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard

Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72

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1976-02-12 Artist spotlight

James Clifton Williams

James Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52

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1738-02-12 Artist spotlight

James Sherard

James Sherard, composer, dies at 71

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1762-02-12 Artist spotlight

Laurent Belissen

Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68

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1929-02-12 Artist spotlight

Lillie Langtry

Lillie Langtry, British singer and actress (b. 1853)

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2000-02-12 Artist spotlight

Oliver

Oliver, American pop singer (b. 1945)

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2007-02-12 Artist spotlight

Peggy Gilbert

Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)

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1684-02-12 Artist spotlight

Pietro Andrea Ziani

Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67

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2005-02-12 Artist spotlight

Sammi Smith

Sammi Smith, American country music singer (b. 1943)

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2000-02-12 Artist spotlight

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American musician (b. 1929)

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1995-02-12 Artist spotlight

Terence Beckles

Terence Beckles, pianist/teacher, dies at 82

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1995-02-12 Artist spotlight

Tony Secunda

Tony Secunda, rock band manager, dies at 54

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2012-02-12 Artist spotlight

Bon Iver

54th Grammy Awards: Rolling In The Deep, Bon Iver wins

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1906-02-12 Artist spotlight

George M Cohan

George Cohan's musical "George Washington" premieres in NYC

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1964-02-12 Artist spotlight

The Beatles

Beatles 1st NYC concert (Carnegie Hall)

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