On This Day in Music: April 12

On April 12 in music history, 61 artists were born, 32 died and 10 other milestones happened, among them Ray Charles (1961), The Beatles (1963) and Lenny Kravitz (1992).

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Ray Charles

3rd Grammy Awards: Theme From a Summer Place, Ray Charles wins 4

The Beatles

Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK

Lenny Kravitz

Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from singer Lenny Kravitz

Linkin Park

Linkin Park released the album 'Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023)'

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Born on April 12

Airi Suzuki

Airi Suzuki, Japanese singer was born

Alexander Briley

Alexander Briley, vocalist (YMCA-Village People) was born

Amy Ray

Amy Ray, American musician was born

Ann Miller

Ann Miller, [Lucille Ann Collier], Cherino, Tex, dancer (On the Town) was born

Art Alexakis

Art Alexakis, American musician was born

Betty Clooney

Betty Clooney, Maysville Ky, singer (Jack Paar Show) was born

Billy Vaughn

Billy Vaughn, Glasgow Ky, singer (Chapel by the Sea) was born

Brendon Urie

Brendon Urie, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born

Brian McFadden

Brian McFadden, Irish Singer was born

Charles Burney

Charles Burney, English music historian (d. 1814) was born

Daniel Winslow Schmidt

Daniel Winslow Schmidt, composer was born

David Cassidy

David Cassidy, NYC, singer/actor (Keith-Partridge Family) was born

Deen

Deen, Bosnian singer was born

Edmond Audran

Edmond Audran, composer was born

Edward Mollenhauer

Edward Mollenhauer, composer was born

Emil Liebling

Emil Liebling, composer was born

Erik Mongrain

Erik Mongrain, Canadian musician was born

Felice de' Giardini

Felice de' Giardini, composer was born

Gabor Jodal

Gabor Jodal, composer was born

Gaspare Gabellone

Gaspare Gabellone, composer was born

Giovanni Agostino Perotti

Giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer was born

Giuseppe Tartini

Giuseppe Tartini, composer, Istria was born

Guy Berryman

Guy Berryman, British musician was born

Heatwave

J D Nicholas, English guitarist (Heatwave, Commodores) was born

Heinrich Neuhaus

Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet musician (d. 1964) was born

Helen Forrest

Helen Forrest, American singer (d. 1999) was born

Henri Lazarof

Henri Lazarof, composer was born

Henry Hugo Pierson

Henry Hugo Pierson, composer was born

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer was born

Herbert Mills

Herbert Mills, singer, (Mills Brothers) was born

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock, Chicago, pianist (I Thought it Was You) was born

Hitomi Yoshizawa

Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer was born

Istvan Anhalt

Istvan Anhalt, composer, (d. 2012) was born

Jackson Spires

Jackson Spires, rock drummer (Blackfoot) was born

Johann Erik Nordblom

Johann Erik Nordblom, composer was born

John Kay

John Kay [Joachim Krauledat], Tilsit, East Prussia, rock vocalist (Steppenwolf) was born

Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds, early jazz clarinettist was born

Josef Franz Karl Lanner

Josef Franz Karl Lanner, Austria, composer/violist was born

Juan Manuel Olivares

Juan Manuel Olivares, composer was born

Julio B Euson

Julio B Euson, Aruban singer (I Use the Soap) was born

Karel Kryl

Karel Kryl, folk singer was born

Leonid Derbenyov

Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet-songwriter (d. 1995) was born

Lily Pons

Lily Pons, Draguignan France, opera singer/actress (That Girl From Paris) (d. 1976) was born

Martin Boykan

Martin Boykan, composer was born

Mellow Man Ace

Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor (Only the Strong) was born

Montserrat Caballé

Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano was born

Nick Hexum

Nick Hexum, American musician was born

Olga Seryabkina

Olga Seryabkina, Russian singer was born

Overkill

D D Verni, heavy metal rocker (Overkill-Hello From the Gutter) was born

Pat Travers

Pat Travers, Toronto, Ontario, Canadian rock guitarist (Puttin' it Straight) was born

Paul Hainlein

Paul Hainlein, composer was born

Pietro Nardini

Pietro Nardini, composer was born

René Krijnen

René Krijnen, Dutch keyboardist (Les Baroques) was born

Robert Fizdale

Robert Fizdale, Chicago Illinois, pianist (Misia) was born

Sandra "Lois" Reeves

Sandra "Lois" Reeves, American singer was born

Sebnem Ferah

Sebnem Ferah, Turkish singer was born

Sergiu Natra

Sergiu Natra, composer was born

Tiny Tim

Tiny Tim [ Herbert Khaury], New York, musician, (d. 1996) was born

Tony James

Tony James, rock bassist (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111) was born

Victorin de Joncieres

Victorin de Joncieres, composer was born

Will Sergeant

Will Sergeant, rock guitarist (Echo & Bunnymen-Killing Moon) was born

Died on April 12

Alexander Ritter

Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62

Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle died

Baron Ernst Gottlieb

Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64

Boxcar Willie

Boxcar Willie, American singer (b. 1931)

Carl Joseph Toeschi

Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56

Carlo Antonio Campioni

Carlo Antonio Campioni, composer, dies at 67

Charles Burney

Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726)

Chris Pyne

Chris Pyne, trombonist, dies at 56

Dr. Rajkumar

Dr. Rajkumar, Kannada language film actor/singer (India)(b. 1929)

Ernest Willem Mulder

Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60

Frantisek Ondricek

Frantisek Ondricek, composer, dies at 64

Hans Chemin-Petit

Hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78

Harold Vincent Milligan

Harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62

Hendrik F Andriessen

Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Te Deum), dies at 88

Henri Potiron

Henri Potiron, composer, dies at 89

Hermann Kotzchmar

Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79

Jah Shaka

Jah Shaka died

Joe Medwick

Joe Medwick, vocalist, dies at 61

Josef Antonin Stepan

Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71

Josef Nesvera

Josef Nesvera, composer, dies at 71

Kishen Bholasing

Kishen Bholasing died

Louis van Dijk

Louis van Dijk died

Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier died

Miguel Gomez Camargo

Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71

Nikolaos Mantzaros

Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)

Nils-Eric Fougstedt

Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50

Pilita Corrales

Pilita Corrales died

Q T Macon

Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar, dies at 60

Roy Thomas Baker

Roy Thomas Baker died

Sonia López

Sonia López died

Steindór Andersen

Steindór Andersen died

Wynton Kelly

Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (b. 1931)

Releases & milestones on April 12

Anita Baker

3rd Soul Train Music Awards: Anita Baker

Anitta

Anitta released the album 'Versions of Me'

Carl Maria von Weber

Weber's opera "Oberon," premieres in London

Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher released the album 'Apocalypse: Save Us'

Jan Berry

Rocker Jan Berry crashes his corvette into a parked truck

Lenny Kravitz

Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from singer Lenny Kravitz

Linkin Park

Linkin Park released the album 'Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023)'

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler released the album 'One Deep River'

Ray Charles

3rd Grammy Awards: Theme From a Summer Place, Ray Charles wins 4

The Beatles

Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK

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