2020
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan released the album 'Rough and Rowdy Ways'
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Born on June 19
1939
Birth
Al Wilson
Al Wilson, American singer (d. 2008) was born
1854
Birth
Alfredo Catalani
Alfredo Catalani, composer was born
1950
Birth
Ann Wilson
Ann Wilson, San Diego California, American musician (Heart-What About Love) was born
1970
Birth
Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos, Greek singer was born
1904
Birth
Balis Dvarionas
Balis Dvarionas, composer was born
1964
Birth
Brian Vander Ark
Brian Vander Ark, American musician was born
1970
Birth
Brian Welch
Brian Welch, American guitarist was born
1842
Birth
Carl Johann Adam Zeller
Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer was born
1843
Birth
Charles Edouard Lefebvre
Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer was born
1944
Birth
Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque, Brazilian musician was born
1613
Birth
Christian de Placker
Christian de Placker, composer was born
1972
Birth
Dennis Lyxzén
Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish musician was born
1948
Birth
Dervin Gordon
Dervin Gordon, rocker was born
1956
Birth
Doug Stone
Doug Stone, American singer was born
1766
Birth
Edmund Weber
Edmund Weber, composer was born
1909
Birth
Edwin Gerschefski
Edwin Gerschefski, composer was born
1942
Birth
Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane
Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker (Spanky & Our Gang-Lazy Day) was born
1984
Birth
Emil Coleman
Emil Coleman, orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Party) was born
1902
Birth
Guy Lombardo
Guy Lombardo, London Ontario Canada, orchestra leader (Auld Lang Syne) was born
1868
Birth
Heinrich Schenker
Heinrich Schenker, [A Niloff], Austrian musicologist (Urlinie) was born
1912
Birth
Jerry Jerome
Jerry Jerome, Brooklyn New York, American saxophonist (Words & Music) was born
1708
Birth
Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer was born
1717
Birth
Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz
Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer was born
1782
Birth
John Bray
John Bray, composer was born
1815
Birth
John William Glover
John William Glover, composer was born
1930
Birth
Jul Levi
Jul Levi, composer was born
1927
Birth
Karel Kupka
Karel Kupka, composer was born
1953
Birth
Larry Dunn
Larry Dunn, [Dunhill], US keyboardist (Earth Wind & Fire) was born
1960
Birth
Luke Morley
Luke Morley, British guitarist was born
1936
Birth
Marisa Galvany
Marisa Galvany, American soprano was born
1959
Birth
Mark DeBarge
Mark DeBarge, Grand Rapids Mich, rock vocalist (DeBarge-Who's Johnny) was born
1948
Birth
Nick Drake
Nick Drake, rocker (Back to Fruit Tree) was born
1898
Birth
Paul Muller-Zurich
Paul Muller-Zurich, composer was born
1962
Birth
Paula Julie Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul, Van Nuys California, singer/choreographer (Straight Up) was born
1947
Birth
Paula Koivuniemi
Paula Koivuniemi, Finnish singer was born
1886
Birth
Robert Herberigs
Robert Herberigs, Flemish composer/writer (Hiawatha's Song) was born
1936
Birth
Shirley Goodman
Shirley Goodman, US R&B singers (Shirley & Lee-Feels so Good) was born
1960
Birth
Simon Wright
Simon Wright, heavy metal drummer (AC/DC) was born
1885
Birth
Stevan Hristic
Stevan Hristic, composer was born
1905
Birth
Taneli Kuusisto
Taneli Kuusisto, composer was born
1935
Birth
Tommy Devito
Tommy Devito, Montclair NJ, rock vocalist (Four Seasons-Sherry) was born
1912
Birth
Virginia MacWatters
Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (d. 2005) was born
1896
Birth
Walter Lang
Walter Lang, composer was born
Died on June 19
1996
Death
Alan Ande Anderson
Alan Ande Anderson, opera director, dies at 78
1747
Death
Alessandro Marcello
Alessandro Marcello, composer, dies at 74
2007
Death
Antonio Aguilar
Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer and actor (b. 1919)
1997
Death
Bobby Helms
Bobby Helms, singer (Jingle Bell Rock), dies at 63
1759
Death
Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier
Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer, dies at 31
2007
Death
El Fary
El Fary, Spanish singer (b. 1937)
2023
Death
Gabriele Schnaut
Gabriele Schnaut died
2025
Death
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain died
2025
Death
Geirr Lystrup
Geirr Lystrup died
1762
Death
Johann Ernst Eberlin
Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer, dies at 60
1822
Death
John Bray
John Bray, composer, dies on 40th birthday
1966
Death
Marjan Kozina
Marjan Kozina, composer, dies at 59
1940
Death
Maurice Jaubert
Maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40
2023
Death
Max Morath
Max Morath died
1995
Death
Murray Dickie
Murray Dickie, opera singer/director, dies at 71
2025
Death
Nelly Akopian-Tamarina
Nelly Akopian-Tamarina died
1915
Death
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev, Russian composer (Oresteia), dies at 58
2024
Death
Silvia Infantas
Silvia Infantas died
1996
Death
Vivian Ellis
Vivian Ellis, composer, dies at 91
1984
Death
Wladimir Rudolfovich Vogel
Wladimir Rudolfovich Vogel, composer, dies at 88
1988
Death
Zdenek Blazek
Zdenek Blazek, composer, dies at 83
Releases & milestones on June 19
2020
Event
Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas released the album 'Translation'
2020
Event
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan released the album 'Rough and Rowdy Ways'
1987
Event
Grateful Dead
Ben & Jerry Ice Cream & Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia announce new Ice Cream flavor, Cherry Garcia
2020
Event
Haken
Haken released the album 'Virus'
2020
Event
Neil Young
Neil Young released the album 'Homegrown'
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