On This Day in Music: October 6

On October 6 in music history, 36 artists were born, 30 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Drake (2023), Eddie Van Halen (2020) and Fisk Jubilee Singers (1871).

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Drake

Drake released the album 'For All the Dogs'

Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen died

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour

Roger Waters

Roger Waters released the album 'The Dark Side of the Moon Redux'

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Born on October 6

Alan Copeland

Alan Copeland, Los Angeles California, orchestra leader/singer (Your Hit Parade) was born

Amy Jo Johnson

Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer was born

Andreas Randel

Andreas Randel, composer was born

Barbie Hsu

Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress and singer was born

Bobby Farrell

Bobby Farrell, Jamaica, rock vocalist was born

Cark Reidel

Cark Reidel, composer was born

Cees Veerman

Cees Veerman, pop guitarist/singer (Cats-Sure He's a Cat) was born

Cyril Reuben

Cyril Reuben, violinist was born

David Hidalgo

David Hidalgo, American musician (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys) was born

Edgardo Martin

Edgardo Martin, composer was born

Edwin Fischer

Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960) was born

Glenn Branca

Glenn Branca, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, avant-garde composer and guitarist was born

Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887) was born

Joanna Pacitti

Joanna Pacitti, American actress and singer was born

Joseph Rummel

Joseph Rummel, composer was born

Julia Culp

Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano was born

Karol Maciej Szymanowski

Karol Maciej Szymanowski, Timoshovka Ukraine, composer (Stabatmater) was born

Kevin Cronin

Kevin Cronin, Champaign Ill, rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon) was born

Maria Jeritza

Maria Jeritza, [Jedlicka], Austria, singer (Vienna Opera) was born

Max Butting

Max Butting, composer was born

Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink

Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink, German actress and singer was born

Miguel Gomez Camargo

Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born

Mihovil Logar

Mihovil Logar, composer was born

Millie Small

Millie Small, Jamaican singer was born

Oscar George Theodore Sonneck

Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer was born

Otto Siegl

Otto Siegl, composer was born

Paul Badura-Skoda

Paul Badura-Skoda, Vienna Austria, pianist (Mozart Interpretation) was born

Reginald Aubrey Fessenden

Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music was born

Richard Jobson

Richard Jobson, British TV person/rocker (Skids-Scared to Dance) was born

Ryu Shi-won

Ryu Shi-won, Korean actor and singer was born

Thomas McClary

Thomas McClary, US soul guitarist (Commodores-Still) was born

Tim Burgess

Tim Burgess, rocker was born

Udo Zimmermann

Udo Zimmermann, composer was born

William Batchelder Bradbury

William Batchelder Bradbury, composer was born

William Butler

William Butler, Musician and member of Arcade Fire was born

William Russell

William Russell, composer was born

Died on October 6

Agnes de Mille

Agnes de Mille, US dancer/choreographer (Oklahoma!), dies at 88

Alberto Nepomuceno

Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56

Amalia Rodrigues

Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (b. 1920)

Antonie Kamerling

Antonie Kamerling, Dutch actor and singer (b. 1966)

Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini

Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56

Arnold Maria Walter

Arnold Maria Walter, composer, dies at 71

Ben Lewis

Ben Lewis died

Bunny Lee

Bunny Lee died

Colette Renard

Colette Renard, French actress and singer (b. 1924)

Dudley Buck

Dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70

Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen died

Ferdinando Liuzzi

Ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55

Francesco Onofrio Manfredini

Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78

Frederic Hymen Cowen

Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer, dies at 83

Hakon Borresen

Hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78

Heinrich Albert

Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47

Hugh Charles

Hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario, dies at 88

Jean-Francois Le Sueur

Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer, dies at 77

Jody Miller

Jody Miller died

Johnny Nash

Johnny Nash died

Leevi Antti Madetoya

Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60

Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer

Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51

Maurice Bourgue

Maurice Bourgue died

Nelson Riddle

Nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. 1921)

Stephen Elvey

Stephen Elvey, composer, dies at 55

Theo Jörgensmann

Theo Jörgensmann died

Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen

Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50

Walter "Crash" Morgan

Walter "Crash" Morgan, drummer, dies at 35

Walter Herlihy

Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42

Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili

Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer, dies at 62

Releases & milestones on October 6

Drake

Drake released the album 'For All the Dogs'

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour

Louis Silvers

"Jazz Singer", 1st movie with a sound track, premieres (NYC)

Roger Waters

Roger Waters released the album 'The Dark Side of the Moon Redux'

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