On This Day in Music: April 2

On April 2 in music history, 41 artists were born, 20 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Marvin Gaye (Jr) (1939), The Beatles (1968) and Serge Gainsbourg (1928).

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Marvin Gaye (Jr)

Marvin Gaye (Jr), Wash DC, singer (Sexual Healing) was born

The Beatles

Beatles form Python Music Ltd

Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg, [Ginsburg], Russian/French singer (Ford Mustang) was born

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris, Birmingham Alabama, country singer (Together Again) was born

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Anis Fuleihan

Anis Fuleihan, composer was born

Arnold Schering

Arnold Schering, German musicologist (Humor, Heldentum, Tragik) was born

Billy Dean

Billy Dean, Quincy Fla, country singer (Billy the Kid) was born

Charles "Honi" Coles

Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer (Tap) was born

Chico Slimani

Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer was born

Christian Gotthilf Tag

Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer was born

Constantin Christian Dedekind

Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born

Danilo Svara

Danilo Svara, composer was born

David Robinson

David Robinson, drummer (Cars) was born

Dean Townson

Dean Townson, St Petersburg Fla, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake) was born

Deedee Magno

Deedee Magno, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why) was born

Dimitris Mitropanos

Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer was born

Eduard Jacobs

Eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret) was born

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris, Birmingham Alabama, country singer (Together Again) was born

Franz Asplmayr

Franz Asplmayr, composer was born

Franz Paul Lachner

Franz Paul Lachner, composer was born

Franz Volrath Buttstett

Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer was born

Garnet Silk

Garnet Silk, Jamaican singer (d. 1994) was born

Georg Caspar Weckler

Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born

Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari

Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer was born

Giacomo Tritto

Giacomo Tritto, composer was born

Girolamo Arriego

Girolamo Arriego, composer was born

Glen Dale

Glen Dale, [Richard Garforth], rock vocalist (Fortunes Deal) was born

Greg Camp

Greg Camp, American musician (Smash Mouth) was born

Heinrich Besseler

Heinrich Besseler, German musicologist was born

Håkan Hellström

Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician was born

Imre Olsvai

Imre Olsvai, composer was born

Jean Kurt Forest

Jean Kurt Forest, composer was born

Jesse Carmichael

Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born

Keren Jane Woodward

Keren Jane Woodward, Bristol England, rock vocalist (Bananarama-Venus) was born

Kurt Winter

Kurt Winter, rocker (Guess Who) was born

Larry Coryell

Larry Coryell, Galveston Tx, jazz guitarist (11th House) was born

Leon Russell

Leon Russell, Lawton KS, pianist/singer (Carny) was born

Leon Wilkerson

Leon Wilkerson, rocker (Lynard Skynard) was born

Lou Monte

Lou Monte, NJ, singer (Peppino the Italian Mouse) was born

Marvin Gaye (Jr)

Marvin Gaye (Jr), Wash DC, singer (Sexual Healing) was born

Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg, [Ginsburg], Russian/French singer (Ford Mustang) was born

Serge Lifar

Serge Lifar, Kiev, dancer, choreographer (Paris Opera Ballet) was born

Susumu Hirasawa

Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese electropop musician was born

Teodulo Mabellini

Teodulo Mabellini, composer was born

Yung Joc

Yung Joc, American rapper was born

Died on April 2

Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich, drummer/orchestra leader (Away We Go), dies at 69

Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr, American singer (b. 1942)

Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris died

Gabi Luncă

Gabi Luncă died

Hieronymus van Alphen

Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56

Hugo Kaun

Hugo Kaun, composer, dies at 69

Jerry Abbott

Jerry Abbott died

Johann Balthasar Konig

Johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67

Johann Lohner

Johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59

Julius Arthur Hemphill

Julius Arthur Hemphill, saxophonist, dies at 57

Mikulas Moyzes

Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71

Notker Wolf

Notker Wolf died

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly, singer/actress (Sweet Charity), dies at 72

Pierre Leclair

Pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74

Renzo Bossi

Renzo Bossi, composer, dies at 81

Seymour Stein

Seymour Stein died

Shaukat Ali

Shaukat Ali died

Simon Bainbridge

Simon Bainbridge died

Simon Barere

Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall

Wallingford Riegger

Wallingford Riegger, US composer (Bacchangle), dies at 75

Releases & milestones on April 2

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato released the album 'Dancing with the Devil: the Art of Starting Over'

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Godspeed You! Black Emperor released the album 'G_d's Pee at State's End!'

Ludwig V. Beethoven

1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C

The Beatles

Beatles form Python Music Ltd

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