1972-04-13
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Aaron Lewis
Aaron Lewis, American singer (Staind) was born
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1946-04-13
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Al Green
Al Green, Forest City Arkansas, singer (Lets Stay Together) was born
1883-04-13
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Alexander Alexandrov
Alexander Alexandrov, composer was born
1899-04-13
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Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko
Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer was born
1942-04-13
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Bill Conti
Bill Conti, Providence RI, composer (For Your Eyes Only, Rocky IV) was born
1964-04-13
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Bill D'Angelo
Bill D'Angelo, heavy metal rocker was born
1944-04-13
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Brian Pendleton
Brian Pendleton, rocker (Pretty Things) was born
1906-04-13
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Bud Freeman
Bud Freeman, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1991) was born
1921-04-13
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Carlo Prosperi
Carlo Prosperi, composer was born
1830-04-13
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Eduard Lassen
Eduard Lassen, composer was born
1886-04-13
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Ethel Leginska
Ethel Leginska, composer was born
1943-04-13
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Eve Graham
Eve Graham, rocker (New Seekers) was born
1938-04-13
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Frederic Rzewski
Frederic Rzewski, Westfield Mass, composer (Spacecraft) was born
1969-04-13
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Harold Pruett
Harold Pruett, rocker (Outsiders-Time Won't Let Me) was born
1799-04-13
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Heinrich F L Rellstab
Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist was born
1865-04-13
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Heinrich Reinhardt
Heinrich Reinhardt, composer was born
1925-04-13
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Hilda Dianda
Hilda Dianda, composer was born
1962-04-13
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Hillel Slovak
Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born guitarist (d. 1988) was born
1934-04-13
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Horace Kay
Horace Kay, US singer (Tams-You Lied to Your Daddy) was born
1917-04-13
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Howard Keel
Howard Keel, Ill, actor/singer and president of the Screen Actors Guild (7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate) was born
1944-04-13
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Jack Casady
Jack Casady, Wash DC, rock bassist (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane) was born
1982-04-13
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Janice Vidal
Janice Vidal, Hong Kong singer was born
1972-04-13
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Jeroen Thesseling
Jeroen Thesseling, pop bassist (Pestilence, Spheres) was born
1982-04-13
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Jill Vidal
Jill Vidal, Hong Kong singer was born
1954-04-13
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Jimmy Destri
Jimmy Destri, rock keyboardist (Blondie-Heart of Glass, Rapture) was born
1733-04-13
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Johann Heinrich Zang
Johann Heinrich Zang, composer was born
1868-04-13
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John Blackwood McEwen
John Blackwood McEwen, composer was born
1920-04-13
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John LaPorta
John LaPorta, American musician (d. 2004) was born
1799-04-13
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Joseph Rastrelli
Joseph Rastrelli, composer was born
1762-04-13
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Karl Friedrich Horn
Karl Friedrich Horn, composer was born
1932-04-13
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Karl Kroeger
Karl Kroeger, composer was born
1940-04-13
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Lester Chambers
Lester Chambers, Ms, vocalist (Chamber Brothers-Time Has Come Today) was born
1975-04-13
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Lou Bega
Lou Bega, German-born musician and artist was born
1955-04-13
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Louis Johnson
Louis Johnson, Los Angeles California, rock bassist/vocalist (Brothers Johnson) was born
1945-04-13
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Lowell George
Lowell George, rock vocalist/guitarist (Little Feat-Time is a Hero) was born
1894-04-13
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Ludvig Irgens Jensen
Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer was born
1966-04-13
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Marc Ford
Marc Ford, American musician was born
1951-04-13
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Max Weinberg
Max Weinberg, rock drummer (E Street Band, Conan O'Brien Show) was born
1982-04-13
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Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay, American singer was born
1954-04-13
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Niels Olsen
Niels Olsen, Danish singer was born
1911-04-13
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Nino Sanzogno
Nino Sanzogno, composer was born
1895-04-13
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Olga Rudge
Olga Rudge, violinist was born
1967-04-13
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Olga Tañón
Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singer was born
1951-04-13
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Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson, Greenville SC, R&B vocalist (I'm So into You) was born
1948-04-13
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Peter Swevel
Peter Swevel, rocker was born
1713-04-13
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Pierre de Jelyotte
Pierre de Jelyotte, composer was born
1958-04-13
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Randy Piper
Randy Piper, heavy metal rocker (Wasp-Wildchild) was born
1945-04-13
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Raymond van Geytenbeek
Raymond van Geytenbeek, Dutch singer/drummer (Les Baroques) was born
1950-04-13
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Riff West
Riff West, rock bassist (Molly Hatchet) was born
1946-04-13
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Roy Loney
Roy Loney, rocker (Flaming Groovies) was born
1933-04-13
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Shani Wallis
Shani Wallis, Ireland, singer/actress (Oliver) was born
1934-04-13
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Siegfried Matthus
Siegfried Matthus, composer was born
1945-04-13
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Stacy Johnson
Stacy Johnson, US singer (Sharpees-Tired of Being Alone) was born
1961-04-13
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Tammy Stephens
Tammy Stephens, Arlington Tx, singer (Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel) was born
1947-04-13
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Thanos Mikroutsikos
Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer & former minister was born
1873-04-13
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Theodore Morse
Theodore Morse, composer was born
1971-04-13
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Valensia
Valensia, Dutch singer was born
1957-04-13
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Wayne Lewis
Wayne Lewis, keyboardist, (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) was born
1816-04-13
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William Sterndale Bennett
William Sterndale Bennett, composer was born
1873-04-13
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Carlo Coccia
Carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90
1944-04-13
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Cecile Chaminade
Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86
1959-04-13
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Eduard A van Beinum
Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57
1831-04-13
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Ferdinand Kauer
Ferdinand Kauer, composer, dies at 80
1826-04-13
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Franz Danzi
Franz Danzi, composer, dies at 62
1822-04-13
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Gaetano Valeri
Gaetano Valeri, composer, dies at 61
1742-04-13
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Giovanni Veneziano
Giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59
1728-04-13
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Johann Christoph Schmidt
Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63
1864-04-13
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Johann Schneider
Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 74
1756-04-13
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Johann T Gottlieb Goldberg
Johann T Gottlieb Goldberg, German klavecinist/composer, dies at 29
2005-04-13
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Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (b. 1924)
2005-04-13
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Johnny Loughrey
Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer (b. 1945)
1825-04-13
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Josef Gelinek
Josef Gelinek, composer, dies at 66
1886-04-13
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Karoly Thern
Karoly Thern, composer, dies at 68
1975-04-13
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Larry Parks
Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60
1928-04-13
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Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre
Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer, dies at 36
1936-04-13
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Milton Brown
Milton Brown, American swing bandleader (b. 1903)
1984-04-13
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Ralph Kirkpatrick
Ralph Kirkpatrick, American musician (b. 1911)
1974-04-13
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Stanley Smith
Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71
1946-04-13
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William Henry Bell
William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72
1989-04-13
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Cy Coleman
"Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 12 perfs
1980-04-13
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Michael Kamen
"Reggae" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 21 performances
1970-04-13
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Mikis Theodorakis
Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis freed
1965-04-13
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The Beatles
7th Grammy Awards: The Girl From Ipanema, The Beatles wins
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