1973-02-27
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"Pooh" Clark
"Pooh" Clark, rocker (High-5) was born
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1957-02-27
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Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High) was born
1935-02-27
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Alberto Remedios
Alberto Remedios, opera/concert singer was born
1921-02-27
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Andras Szollosy
Andras Szollosy, composer was born
1984-02-27
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Antti Tuisku
Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer was born
1980-02-27
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Bobby Valentino
Bobby Valentino, American singer was born
1960-02-27
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Bolik Dahan
Bolik Dahan, Suriname singer/radio host (Radio KBC) was born
1969-02-27
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Brad Vander Ark
Brad Vander Ark, American musician was born
1848-02-27
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Charles Hubert H Parry
Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem) was born
1936-02-27
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Chuck Glaser
Chuck Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) was born
1923-02-27
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon, US, tenor saxophonist/actor (Connection) was born
1948-02-27
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Eddie Gray
Eddie Gray, rock guitarist (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue) was born
1909-02-27
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Elisabeth Welch
Elisabeth Welch, singer (Song of Freedom, Over the Moon) was born
1822-02-27
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Eugene Gautier
Eugene Gautier, composer was born
1964-02-27
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Ewen Vernal
Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist (Deacon Blue-Your Town) was born
1965-02-27
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Frank Peter Zimmermann
Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist was born
1890-02-27
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Freddie Keppard
Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. 1933) was born
1955-02-27
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Garry Christian
Garry Christian, rocker was born
1891-02-27
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Georges E Migot
Georges E Migot, French composer was born
1746-02-27
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Gian Francesco Fortunati
Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer was born
1947-02-27
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Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist (Tchaikovsky Prize 1970) was born
1927-02-27
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Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell, [Albert George Cernik], Detroit, Michigan, American singer and actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle) (d. 1999) was born
1952-02-27
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Henk Westbroek
Henk Westbroek, Dutch singer (Good Cause) was born
1846-02-27
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Joaquin Valverde
Joaquin Valverde, composer was born
1784-02-27
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Job Plimpton
Job Plimpton, composer was born
1759-02-27
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Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab
Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer was born
1649-02-27
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Johann Philipp Krieger
Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born
1702-02-27
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Johann Valentin Gorner
Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born
1959-02-27
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Johnny Van Zant
Johnny Van Zant, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) was born
1920-02-27
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Jose Melis
Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orchestra leader (Jack Paar Program) was born
1879-02-27
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Jose Sancho Marraco
Jose Sancho Marraco, composer was born
1893-02-27
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Joseph Messner
Joseph Messner, composer was born
1981-02-27
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Josh Groban
Josh Groban, American singer was born
1989-02-27
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Kelly Breeding
Kelly Breeding, American singer from B5 was born
1952-02-27
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Kevin Raleigh
Kevin Raleigh, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Michael Stanley Band) was born
1888-02-27
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Lotte Lehmann
Lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano (Fidello) was born
1870-02-27
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Louis Coerne
Louis Coerne, composer was born
1907-02-27
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Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. 1951) was born
1935-02-27
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Mirella Freni
Mirella Freni, Modena Italy, lyric soprano (Madame Butterfly) was born
1943-02-27
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Morten Lauridsen
Morten Lauridsen, American composer was born
1954-02-27
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Neal Schon
Neal Schon, rock guitarist (Journey-Open Arms, Bad English) was born
1970-02-27
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Patricia Petibon
Patricia Petibon, French opera singer was born
1955-02-27
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Peter Christopherson
Peter Christopherson, English musician and video director was born
1894-02-27
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Robert-Lucien Siohan
Robert-Lucien Siohan, composer was born
1919-02-27
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Roman Haubenstock-Ramati
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, composer was born
1971-02-27
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Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, American singer (TLC) was born
1898-02-27
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Rutkowski Bronislaw
Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer was born
1745-02-27
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Silverius Muller
Silverius Muller, composer was born
1951-02-27
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Steve Harley
Steve Harley, rocker (Come Up & See Me) was born
1899-02-27
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Sulo Nikolai Salonen
Sulo Nikolai Salonen, composer was born
1923-02-27
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Viktor Kalabis
Viktor Kalabis, composer was born
1867-02-27
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Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer was born
1887-02-27
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Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin
Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53
1731-02-27
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Angelo Predieri
Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76
1797-02-27
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Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele
Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61
2007-02-27
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Bobby Rosengarden
Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (b. 1924)
1923-02-27
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Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67
1956-02-27
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Frank Dailey
Frank Dailey, orchestra leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54
1968-02-27
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Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon, American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer (The Teenagers), dies at 25 of a heroin overdose
1956-02-27
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Gunther Ramin
Gunther Ramin, German organist/composer/choir conductor, dies at 57
1733-02-27
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Johann Adam Birkenstock
Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46
2003-02-27
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John Lanchbery
John Lanchbery, English composer (b. 1923)
1852-02-27
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Joseph Drechsler
Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69
1973-02-27
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Lucijan Marija Skerjanc
Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at 72
1968-02-27
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Ludvik Podest
Ludvik Podest, composer, dies at 46
1982-02-27
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Malika A Sabirova
Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer, dies at 39
1929-02-27
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Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry
Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer, dies at 65
1972-02-27
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Pat Brady
Pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914)
1805-02-27
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Stefan Paluselli
Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57
1978-02-27
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Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov
Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer, dies at 65
2002-02-27
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Alicia Keys
44th Grammy Awards: Walk On, Alicia Keys wins
1980-02-27
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Barbra Streisand
22nd Grammy Awards: What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet
1991-02-27
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James Brown
Singer James Brown is released from prison
1814-02-27
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Ludwig V. Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres
1854-02-27
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Robert Schumann
Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine
1997-02-27
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Sade
Singer Sade (Helen Folasade), arrest in Jamaica for disobeying a cop
1563-02-27
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William Byrd
William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral
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