1979-04-26
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Ariane Moffatt
Ariane Moffatt, Quebec singer and songwriter was born
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1916-04-26
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Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk
Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer was born
1796-04-26
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Auguste-Matthieu Panseron
Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer was born
1978-04-26
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Avant
Avant, American singer was born
1942-04-26
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Bobby Rydell
Bobby Rydell, Phila Pa, rock singer (Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie) was born
1938-04-26
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Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy, Phoenix, Az, country singer (Peter Gunn, Cannonball) was born
1910-04-26
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Erland von Koch
Erland von Koch, composer was born
1910-04-26
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Ernst Tittel
Ernst Tittel, composer was born
1603-04-26
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Francesco Nigetti
Francesco Nigetti, composer was born
1932-04-26
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Francis Lai
Francis Lai, French film music composer was born
1943-04-26
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Gary Wright
Gary Wright, singer, dream weaver (Spooky Tooth-It's All About) was born
1945-04-26
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Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder, producer/singer/songwriter (150 gold discs) was born
1962-04-26
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Graham "Skin" Skinner
Graham "Skin" Skinner, rocker (Hipsway) was born
1834-04-26
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Horatio Richmond Palmer
Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer was born
1950-04-26
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Howard "Leon" Reeder
Howard "Leon" Reeder, rock guitarist (Champaign) was born
1822-04-26
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Jan Albert van Eyken
Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist was born
1979-04-26
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Janne Wirman
Janne Wirman, Finnish musician (Children of Bodom) was born
1971-04-26
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Jay DeMarcus
Jay DeMarcus, American bassist (Rascal Flatts) was born
1921-04-26
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre, jazz musician was born
1949-04-26
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Jimmy Hall
Jimmy Hall, rocker (Wet Willie) was born
1959-04-26
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John Corabi
John Corabi, American Musician was born
1941-04-26
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John Mitchell
John Mitchell, American composer was born
1982-04-26
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Jon Lee
Jon Lee, British singer (S Club) was born
1920-04-26
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Juan Chambaya Lampe
Juan C Lampe, Aruba, pianist/composer was born
1925-04-26
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Jørgen Ingmann
Jørgen Ingmann, Danish musician was born
1906-04-26
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Leopold Spinner
Leopold Spinner, composer was born
1806-04-26
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Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch
Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer was born
1886-04-26
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Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey, [Gertrude Pridgett], "Mother of the Blues" American singer (d. 1939) was born
1938-04-26
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Maurice Williams
Maurice Williams, rocker was born
1963-04-26
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Michael Damian
Michael Damian, actor/singer (Joseph & Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) was born
1984-04-26
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Mija Martina
Mija Martina, Bosnian singer was born
1880-04-26
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Mikhail Fokine
Mikhail Fokine, Russia, choreographer/founder of modern dance was born
1981-04-26
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Ms. Dynamite
Ms. Dynamite, English musician was born
1985-04-26
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Nam Gyu-Ri
Nam Gyu-Ri, Korean singer, member of See Ya was born
1975-04-26
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Nathan "Joey" Jordison
Nathan "Joey" Jordison, American musician (Slipknot) was born
1975-04-26
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Nerina Pallot
Nerina Pallot, British singer was born
1567-04-26
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Nicolas Forme
Nicolas Forme, composer was born
1926-04-26
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Oldrich Frantisek Korte
Oldrich Frantisek Korte, composer was born
1922-04-26
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Paul-Andre Gaillard
Paul-Andre Gaillard, composer was born
1950-04-26
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Peter Schaufuss
Peter Schaufuss, director of ballet (Deutsche Opera Berlin) was born
1960-04-26
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Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor, rock drummer (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) was born
1924-04-26
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Russell Nype
Russell Nype, Zion Ill, singer/actor (Burton Farley-Dorothy) was born
1970-04-26
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Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, American singer (TLC) was born
1914-04-26
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Wilfred Howard Mellers
Wilfred Howard Mellers, composer was born
1965-04-26
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Aaron Avshalomov
Aaron Avshalomov, composer, dies at 70
1999-04-26
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Adrian Borland
Adrian Borland, English musician (The Sound) (b. 1957)
1827-04-26
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Bernardo Ottani
Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90
1983-04-26
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Bronislaw Kaper
Bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81
1991-04-26
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Carmine Coppola
Carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies
1865-04-26
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Charles J Sax
Charles J Sax, Belgium musician and father of Adolphe Sax inventor of the saxophone, dies at 74
1648-04-26
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Christoph Thomas Walliser
Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79
1984-04-26
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Count Basie
William "Count" Basie, jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday
1703-04-26
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Georg Christoph Leuttner
Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58
1922-04-26
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Hans Sommer
Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84
1951-04-26
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John Alden Carpenter
John Alden Carpenter, US composer (Sea Drift), dies at 75
1924-04-26
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Josef Labor
Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82
1785-04-26
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Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff
Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40
1991-04-26
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Leo Arnaud
Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (b. 1904)
1972-04-26
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Margaret A R Bonds
Margaret A R Bonds, US pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59
1907-04-26
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Pietro Plantania
Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79
1987-04-26
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Shankar
Shankar, Of Noted Bollywood Music Director Duo Shankar-Jaikishan (b. 1922)
1835-04-26
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Frederic Chopin
Frederic Chopin's "Grand Polonaise Brillante" premieres in Paris
1973-04-26
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Galt MacDermot
"2 Gentlemen of Verona" musical opens in London
1855-04-26
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Gioachino Rossini
Composer Gioacchino Rossini leaves Italy
1947-04-26
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Vivian Ellis
"Bless the Bride" musical opens in London
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