On This Day in Music: October 7

On October 7 in music history, 57 artists were born, 26 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1967), Al Martino (1927) and Yo-Yo Ma (1955).

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The Beatles

Beatles turn down $1 million NY concert offer by Sid Berstein

Al Martino

Al Martino, Phila, singer (Here in My Heart)/actor (Godfather) was born

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma, Paris, France, world famous cellist (2001 National Medal of Arts, 2011 Presidential Medal of...

Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke, British pop musician and lead singer of Radiohead ('Creep', 'Paranoid Android' and 'Pyramid...

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Born on October 7

Adolf Muller

Adolf Muller, composer was born

Al Martino

Al Martino, Phila, singer (Here in My Heart)/actor (Godfather) was born

Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon, British pop singer (Mis-Teeq) was born

Alfred Drake

Alfred Drake, [Capurro], Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Kiss Me Kate) was born

Alfred Wallenstein

Alfred Wallenstein, Chicago Illinois, conductor (Chic Symph 1922-29) was born

Bernard Lavilliers

Bernard Lavilliers, French singer was born

Bernhard Molique

Bernhard Molique, German violinist and composer was born

Brian Mannix

Brian Mannix, Australian singer and actor was born

Carmen R "Tata" Vega

Carmen R "Tata" Vega, US soul singer (Color Purple soundtrack) was born

Charles Dutoit

Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor was born

Charlotte Nilsson

Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer was born

Colin Cooper

Colin Cooper, rocker (Climax Blues Band) was born

Damian Kulash

Damian Kulash, American musician (OK Go) was born

Daniel Boucher

Daniel Boucher, Québécois musician was born

Dave Hope

Dave Hope, rock bassist (Kansas) was born

Dino Valenti

Dino Valenti, rock guitarist/vocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) was born

Felix Draeseke

Felix Draeseke, composer was born

Ferdinando Orlandi

Ferdinando Orlandi, composer was born

Henri Madin

Henri Madin, composer was born

Ikuta Toma

Ikuta Toma, Japanese Singer/Actor was born

Irina Nijinska

Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer was born

Ivan Jirko

Ivan Jirko, composer was born

Jaime Pahissa

Jaime Pahissa, composer was born

Javier Álvarez

Javier Álvarez, Spanish singer-songwriter was born

Joe Hill

Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer (IWW)/songwriter (Union Scab)/martyr was born

Joe Jones

Joe Jones, Chicago IL, drummer was born

John Cougar Mellencamp

John Cougar Mellencamp, Seymour Indiana, rocker (Jack & Diane) was born

Joseph Bovet

Joseph Bovet, composer was born

Judee Sill

Judee Sill, American musician (d. 1979) was born

Kenneth Atchley

Kenneth Atchley, American composer was born

Kevin Godley

Kevin Godley, Manchester England, rock vocalist (10cc) was born

Kieran Kane

Kieran Kane, Queens NY, singer (O'Kanes-Daddies Need to Grow Up Too) was born

Kyosuke Himuro

Kyosuke Himuro, Japanese singer was born

Li Yundi

Li Yundi, Chinese classical pianist was born

Luke Haines

Luke Haines, English musician (The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder) was born

Marcello Abbado

Marcello Abbado, composer was born

Marco Beltrami

Marco Beltrami, Italian-American film composer was born

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart, Bardwell Ky, singer/actress (Daisy Kenyon, Doll Face) was born

Martin Murray

Martin Murray, London England, rocker (Honeycombs) was born

Paul Anton Wineberger

Paul Anton Wineberger, composer was born

Ralph Rainger

Ralph Rainger, composer was born

Roman Padlewski

Roman Padlewski, composer was born

Sam Brown

Sam Brown, English singer/songwriter (Stop!) was born

Shura Cherkassky

Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian classical pianist (d. 1995) was born

Stacy DuPree

Stacy DuPree, American musician (Eisley) was born

Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks, American musician was born

Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke, British pop musician and lead singer of Radiohead ('Creep', 'Paranoid Android' and 'Pyramid Song') was born

Tico Torres

Tico Torres, rock drummer (Bon Jovi-Always) was born

Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin, Australian comedian and musician was born

Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton, American singer was born

Tony Sylvester

Tony Sylvester, rocker (Main Ingredient) was born

Vaughn Monroe

Vaughn Monroe, Akron Oh, singer/orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show) was born

Viktor Lazlo

Viktor Lazlo, Belgian singer was born

Willemina J H "Mascha" ter Weene

Willemina J H "Mascha" ter Weene, dancer/ballerina was born

William Billings

William Billings, Boston Mass, hymn composer (Rose of Sharon) was born

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma, Paris, France, world famous cellist (2001 National Medal of Arts, 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom) was born

[Everett] LeRoi Jones

[Everett] LeRoi Jones, [Amiri Baraka], US writer (Black Music) was born

Died on October 7

Andre Cheron

Andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71

Aner Shapira

Aner Shapira died

Arthur Berger

Arthur Berger, American composer (b. 1912)

Billy Daniels

Billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73

C Hubert H Parry

C Hubert H Parry, Engl musicologist/composer (Jerusalem), dies at 70

Cissy Houston

Cissy Houston died

Cristóbal de Morales

Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)

Ed Blackwell

Ed Blackwell, US jazz drummer (Quartet), dies

Edward Reekers

Edward Reekers died

George James Webb

George James Webb, composer, dies at 84

Halid Bešlić

Halid Bešlić died

Hubert Platt Main

Hubert Platt Main, composer, dies at 86

Jack Ponti

Jack Ponti died

John Hill Hewitt

John Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89

Johnny Kidd

Johnny Kidd, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates), dies at 26 in a car crash

Jure Robežnik

Jure Robežnik died

Kyōhei Tsutsumi

Kyōhei Tsutsumi died

Mario Lanza

Mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack

Nikolai Lopatnikoff

Nikolai Lopatnikoff, composer, dies at 73

Ray Pennington

Ray Pennington died

Ronnie Cuber

Ronnie Cuber died

Samuel Prowse Warren

Samuel Prowse Warren, composer, dies at 74

Smiley Lewis

Smiley Lewis, [Overton Amos Lemons], rocker, dies at 46

T Lavitz

T Lavitz, American musician (b. 1956)

Toshi Ichiyanagi

Toshi Ichiyanagi died

Wouter Paap

Wouter Paap, composer, dies at 73

Releases & milestones on October 7

Alvvays

Alvvays released the album 'Blue Rev'

Charlie Puth

Charlie Puth released the album 'Charlie'

Genesis

Guitarist Steve Hackett quits Genesis

Kurt Weill

Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in NYC

Lamb of God

Lamb of God released the album 'Omens'

The Beatles

Beatles turn down $1 million NY concert offer by Sid Berstein

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