On This Day in Music: April 16

Selena

Selena, Texas, spanish singer (Grammy-1994) was born

1939 Birth

Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield, [Mary O'Brien], London, vocalist (Growing Pains) was born

1924 Birth

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini, Cleveland, composer/conductor (Pink Panther) was born

1947 Birth

Gerry Rafferty

Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist/vocalist (Baker Street) was born

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Born on April 16

1897 Birth

Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree

Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer was born

1985 Birth

Benjamín Rojas

Benjamín Rojas, Argentine actor and singer was born

1951 Birth

Björgvin Halldórsson

Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer was born

1935 Birth

Bobby Vinton

Bobby Vinton, Pitts Pa, singer (Roses are Red, Blue on Blue) was born

1973 Birth

Bonnie Pink

Bonnie Pink, Japanese singer was born

1703 Birth

Caffarelli

Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke was born

1913 Birth

Constance Shacklock

Constance Shacklock, opera singer was born

1943 Birth

Dave Peverett

Dave Peverett, London, English rocker (Foghat, Savoy Brown) was born

1964 Birth

Dave Pirner

Dave Pirner, rocker (Soul Asylum) was born

1944 Birth

Dennis Russell Davies

Dennis Russell Davies, composer was born

1961 Birth

Doris Dragović

Doris Dragović, Croatian singer was born

1939 Birth

Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield, [Mary O'Brien], London, vocalist (Growing Pains) was born

1922 Birth

Eddie Bert

Eddie Bert, Yonkers, New York, bebopjazz trombonist, (d. 2012) was born

1893 Birth

Federico Mompou

Federico Mompou, composer was born

1673 Birth

Francesco Feroci

Francesco Feroci, composer was born

1930 Birth

Frank Page

Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor (Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer) was born

1965 Birth

Gerardo

Gerardo, rocker was born

1947 Birth

Gerry Rafferty

Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist/vocalist (Baker Street) was born

1935 Birth

Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler

Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist was born

1924 Birth

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini, Cleveland, composer/conductor (Pink Panther) was born

1930 Birth

Herbie Mann

Herbie Mann, Brooklyn NY, jazz flute/sax (Just Wallin') was born

1962 Birth

Ian MacKaye

Ian MacKaye, rocker (Cyrano de Bergerac) was born

1897 Birth

Jaap Vranken

Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer (Stabat Mater) was born

1886 Birth

Jekabs Graubins

Jekabs Graubins, composer was born

1963 Birth

Jimmy Osmond

Jimmy Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Donnie & Marie) was born

1868 Birth

Joel Angel

Joel Angel, Russian musicologist/composer was born

1697 Birth

Johann Gottlieb Gorner

Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer was born

1951 Birth

John Bentley

John Bentley, rocker was born

1939 Birth

John DeLaFose

John DeLaFose, zydeco Musician was born

1893 Birth

Joseph Yasser

Joseph Yasser, composer was born

1800 Birth

Jozef Stefani

Jozef Stefani, composer was born

1901 Birth

Karel Albert

Karel Albert, Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen) was born

1838 Birth

Karel Bendl

Karel Bendl, composer was born

1886 Birth

Konstantin Mostras

Konstantin Mostras, composer was born

1885 Birth

Leo Weiner

Leo Weiner, Hungary, composer (Fasching) was born

1976 Birth

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas, actor (Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith) was born

1983 Birth

Marié Digby

Marié Digby, American Singer was born

1871 Birth

Martin Lunssens

Martin Lunssens, composer was born

1974 Birth

Mat Devine

Mat Devine, American singer (Kill Hannah) was born

Max Beesley

Max Beesley, English musician and actor was born

1987 Birth

Milton J Cross

Milton J Cross, NYC, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions of the Air) was born

1951 Birth

Mordechai Ben David

Mordechai Ben David, Jewish singer was born

1933 Birth

Perry Botkin Jr

Perry Botkin Jr, NYC, orchestra leader (Bert Convy Show) was born

1929 Birth

Roy Hamilton

Roy Hamilton, singer (You'll Never Walk Alone) was born

Selena

Selena, Texas, spanish singer (Grammy-1994) was born

Selena [Quintanilla]

Selena [Quintanilla], tejano vocalist was born

1882 Birth

Seth Bingham

Seth Bingham, composer was born

1945 Birth

Stefan Grossman

Stefan Grossman, NYC, country blues singer (Yazoo Basin Boogie) was born

1940 Birth

Stephen Lawrence Pruslin

Stephen Lawrence Pruslin, composer was born

1932 Birth

Vince Hill

Vince Hill, singer (Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose) was born

1974 Birth

Xu Jinglei

Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress, singer and director was born

Died on April 16

2023 Death

Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal died

1992 Death

Andy Russell

Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72

1876 Death

Augustin-Philippe Peellaert

Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83

2021 Death

Barry Mason

Barry Mason died

2020 Death

Christophe

Christophe died

1846 Death

Domenico Dragonetti

Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83

1881 Death

George William Martin

George William Martin, composer, dies at 56

1858 Death

Johann Baptist Cramer

Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87

1920 Death

John Conrad Nordqvist

John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80

2020 Death

Kenneth Gilbert

Kenneth Gilbert died

1996 Death

Lucille Bremer

Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73

1997 Death

Mae Boren Axton

Mae Boren Axton, song writer (Heartbreak Hotel), dies at 82

2025 Death

Nora Aunor

Nora Aunor died

2026 Death

Oleg Maisenberg

Oleg Maisenberg died

1996 Death

Raymond Earl Hill

Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist, dies at 62

1999 Death

Skip Spence

Skip Spence, Canadian-born guitarist, singer and songwriter (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1946)

1645 Death

Tobias Hume

Tobias Hume, English composer

Releases & milestones on April 16

Cannibal Corpse

Cannibal Corpse released the album 'Violence Unimagined'

1849 Event

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Le prophète, premieres in Paris

Greta Van Fleet

Greta Van Fleet released the album 'The Battle at Garden's Gate'

Gunna

Gunna released the album 'Slime Language 2'

1940 Event

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos' opera "Izaht," premieres in Rio de Janeiro

Liquid Tension Experiment

Liquid Tension Experiment released the album 'Liquid Tension Experiment 3'

London Grammar

London Grammar released the album 'Californian Soil'

1991 Event

Mike Leander

M Leander & E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London

1974 Event

Noël Coward

"Words & Music" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 127 performances

Scooter

Scooter released the album 'God Save the Rave'

The Offspring

The Offspring released the album 'Let the Bad Times Roll'

YSL Records

YSL Records released the album 'Slime Language 2'

Young Thug

Young Thug released the album 'Slime Language 2'