On This Day in Music: April 11

On April 11 in music history, 46 artists were born, 25 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1970), Nat Cole (1956) and Joss Stone (1987).

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The Beatles

The Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks

Nat Cole

Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites

Joss Stone

Joss Stone, English singer was born

Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer was born

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Born on April 11

Alberto E Ginastera

Alberto E Ginastera, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Panambi) was born

Alexander Raichev

Alexander Raichev, composer was born

Anne Danican Philidor

Anne Danican Philidor, composer was born

Basil Harwood

Basil Harwood, composer was born

Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer was born

Charles-Francois Dumonchau

Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer was born

Chisato Moritaka

Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer was born

Chris Gaylor

Chris Gaylor, American drummer was born

Delroy Pearson

Delroy Pearson, rock vocalist (Five Star-Between the Lines) was born

Diogo Diaz Melgaz

Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer was born

Domenico Guaccero

Domenico Guaccero, composer was born

Doug Hopkins

Doug Hopkins, American musician was born

Harvey Bartlett Gaul

Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer was born

Jean-Joseph Mouret

Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer was born

Johann Georg Lickl

Johann Georg Lickl, composer was born

Johann Neukrantz

Johann Neukrantz, composer was born

Johann Sebastian Paetsch

Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist was born

John Alcock

John Alcock, composer was born

John Conrad Nordqvist

John Conrad Nordqvist, composer was born

Joseph Leopold Rockel

Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer was born

Joss Stone

Joss Stone, English singer was born

Karel Ancerl

Karel Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto) was born

Kazuo Fukushima

Kazuo Fukushima, composer was born

Klara Fey

Klara Fey, German orchestra leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein) was born

Koichi Sugiyama

Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer was born

Lisa Stansfield

Lisa Stansfield, English pop singer (Around the World) was born

Louise Reichardt

Louise Reichardt, composer was born

Max Schubel

Max Schubel, composer was born

Nazanin Afshin-Jam

Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss World Canada 2003, Singer/Songwriter, Human Rights Activist was born

Nick LaRocca

Nick LaRocca, US jazz coronetist/composer (Tiger Rag) (d. 1961) was born

Oliver Riedel

Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein) was born

Paul Fox

Paul Fox, English guitarist (The Ruts) (d. 2007) was born

Pierre Kartner

Pierre Kartner, [Father Abraham], Dutch singer (Smurf Song) was born

Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye

Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye, composer was born

Pietro Della Valle

Pietro Della Valle, composer was born

Richard Berry

Richard Berry, musician was born

Robbie House

Robbie House, rocker (Snuff) was born

Robert Hall Lewis

Robert Hall Lewis, composer was born

Sebastien Grainger

Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician was born

Steve Azar

Steve Azar, American singer-songwriter was born

Stuart Adamson

Stuart Adamson, rock vocalist/guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland) was born

Theodor Rogalski

Theodor Rogalski, composer was born

Tom Thacker

Tom Thacker, Canadian musician was born

Victor Bouchard

Victor Bouchard, Quebec pianist and composer was born

William Henry Swinburne

William Henry Swinburne, music teacher was born

William Stuart Adamson

William Stuart Adamson, Manchester, rock guitarist (Big Country) was born

Died on April 11

Adele Dixon

Adele Dixon, singer/actress (Uneasy Virtue), dies of pneumonia at 83

Charnett Moffett

Charnett Moffett died

Diana Darvey

Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (b. 1945)

Francis de Bourguignon

Francis de Bourguignon, composer, dies at 70

Ilse von Alpenheim

Ilse von Alpenheim died

Ivar Christian Hallstrom

Ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer, dies at 74

Jakob Zupan

Jakob Zupan, composer, dies at 75

June Pointer

June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (b. 1953)

La Esterella

La Esterella, Flemish singer (b. 1919)

Liu Dehai

Liu Dehai died

Lotti Krekel

Lotti Krekel died

Louis Emmanuel Eadin

Louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer, dies

Ludvig Irgens Jensen

Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer, dies at 74

Manuel de Egues

Manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71

Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern

Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53

Max Romeo

Max Romeo died

Mike Berry

Mike Berry died

Mike Westbrook

Mike Westbrook died

Mitya Stillman

Mitya Stillman, composer, dies at 44

Park Bo-ram

Park Bo-ram died

Proof

Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)

Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky

Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54

Sandy Bull

Sandy Bull, American musician (b. 1941)

Wadi' Sabra

Wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76

Zoran Simjanović

Zoran Simjanović died

Releases & milestones on April 11

Epica

Epica released the album 'Aspiral'

Nat Cole

Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites

Richard Rodgers

Rodgers & Hart's musical "On Your Toes," premieres in NYC

The Beatles

The Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks

Tini Stoessel

Tini Stoessel released the album 'Un Mechón de Pelo'

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