1947
Birth
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop, [James Osterberg], Mich, rocker (Zombie Birdhouse) was born
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Born on April 21
1947
Birth
Alan Warner
Alan Warner, rocker (Foundations) was born
1915
Birth
Andor Kovach
Andor Kovach, composer was born
1824
Birth
Anselmo Clave
Anselmo Clave, composer was born
1936
Birth
Anthony Joseph Gnazzo
Anthony Joseph Gnazzo, composer was born
1907
Birth
Antoni Szalowski
Antoni Szalowski, composer was born
1730
Birth
Antonin Kammel
Antonin Kammel, composer was born
1546
Birth
Arcangelo Crivelli
Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born
1907
Birth
Beatrice Kay
Beatrice Kay, NYC, singer/actress, Sister Sue-Calvin & Col) was born
1814
Birth
Beni Egressy
Beni Egressy, composer was born
1942
Birth
Bobby McClure
Bobby McClure, US gospel singer (Don't Mess Up a Good Thing) was born
1978
Birth
Branden Steineckert
Branden Steineckert, American drummer (Rancid), (The Used) was born
1920
Birth
Bruno Maderna
Bruno Maderna, Venice Italy, conductor/composer, Hyperion) [or Mar 21] was born
1853
Birth
Charles-Theodore Malherbe
Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer was born
1899
Birth
Clement D'Hooghe
Clement D'Hooghe, composer was born
1945
Birth
Diana Darvey
Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (d. 2000) was born
1919
Birth
Don Cornell
Don Cornell, American singer (d. 2004) was born
1977
Birth
Doseone
Doseone, American rapper was born
1954
Birth
Ebiet G. Ade
Ebiet G. Ade, Indonesian singer was born
1939
Birth
Ernie Maresca
Ernie Maresca, singer/songwriter (Runaround Sue, Wanderer) was born
1912
Birth
Feike P Asma
Feike P Asma, Dutch organist was born
1840
Birth
Franz Xaver Haberl
Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis) was born
1970
Birth
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard, Irish songwriter and actor was born
1972
Birth
Gwendal Peizerat
Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer was born
1947
Birth
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop, [James Osterberg], Mich, rocker (Zombie Birdhouse) was born
1924
Birth
Ira Louvin
Ira Louvin, Rainsville Ala, country singer, Louvin Brothers) was born
1892
Birth
Jaroslav Kvapil
Jaroslav Kvapil, composer was born
1959
Birth
Jerry Only
Jerry Only, American musician (The Misfits) was born
1749
Birth
Johann Michael Malzat
Johann Michael Malzat, composer was born
1672
Birth
Johann Philipp Kafer
Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born
1939
Birth
John McCabe
John McCabe, composer was born
1947
Birth
John Weider
John Weider, bassist (Family-Family Entertainment) was born
1978
Birth
Jukka Nevalainen
Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish) was born
1901
Birth
Julian Bautista
Julian Bautista, composer was born
1871
Birth
Leo Blech
Leo Blech, composer was born
1966
Birth
Michael Franti
Michael Franti, American musician was born
1959
Birth
Michael Timmins
Michael Timmins, Canadian musician (Cowboy Junkies) was born
1958
Birth
Mike Barson
Mike Barson, rock keyboardist (Madness) was born
1951
Birth
Nicoel Barclay
Nicoel Barclay, rocker was born
1949
Birth
Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone, Northport NY, actress/singer (Evita, Life Goes On) was born
1948
Birth
Paul Davis
Paul Davis, Meridian Mi, country/rock vocalist (I Go Crazy) was born
1899
Birth
Randall Thompson
Randall Thompson, NYC, composer (Trip to Nahant) was born
1951
Birth
Robert Gotobed
Robert Gotobed, English drummer (Wire) was born
1959
Birth
Robert Smith
Robert Smith, Sussex, rock guitarist/vocalist (Cure-Hell's Kitchen) was born
1972
Birth
Severina VuÄković
Severina VuÄković, Croatian singer was born
1871
Birth
Vojtech Rihovsky
Vojtech Rihovsky, composer was born
1779
Birth
William Knyvett
William Knyvett, composer was born
1854
Birth
Wladyslaw Rzepko
Wladyslaw Rzepko, composer was born
Died on April 21
2008
Death
Al Wilson
Al Wilson, American singer (b. 1939)
1696
Death
Andres de Sola
Andres de Sola, composer, dies at 61
2021
Death
Bhitali Das
Bhitali Das died
1948
Death
Carlos Lopez Buchardo
Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66
2024
Death
Chan Romero
Chan Romero died
1999
Death
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, American actor and musician (b. 1904)
2020
Death
Derek Jones
Derek Jones died
2021
Death
Diamantina Rodríguez
Diamantina Rodríguez died
1780
Death
Ferdinand Zellbell
Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60
2020
Death
Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider died
2010
Death
Gustav Lorentzen
Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
2025
Death
Hajji Alejandro
Hajji Alejandro died
1900
Death
Heinrich Vogl
Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55
1939
Death
Herman Finck
Herman Finck, composer, dies at 66
2024
Death
Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming
Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming died
1975
Death
Jack Allan Westrup
Jack Allan Westrup, composer, dies at 70
2020
Death
Jacques Pellen
Jacques Pellen died
1961
Death
James Melton
James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57
2024
Death
Jean-Marie Aerts
Jean-Marie Aerts died
2021
Death
Joe Long
Joe Long died
2024
Death
KODA
KODA died
2007
Death
Lobby Loyde
Lobby Loyde, Australian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1941)
1898
Death
Louis Theodore Gouvy
Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78
2023
Death
Mark Stewart
Mark Stewart died
2000
Death
Neal Matthews
Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (b. 1929)
2003
Death
Nina Simone
Nina Simone, American singer and pianist (b. 1933)
1968
Death
Norman Demuth
Norman Demuth, composer, dies at 69
1652
Death
Pietro Della Valle
Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66
2022
Death
Renate Holm
Renate Holm died
1978
Death
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37
2023
Death
Sergio Rendine
Sergio Rendine died
1878
Death
Temistocle Solera
Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62
2021
Death
Thomas Fritsch
Thomas Fritsch died
1991
Death
Willi Boskovsky
Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new years concert), dies at 81
Releases & milestones on April 21
1977
Event
Charles Strouse
C Strouse & M Charnins musical "Annie," premieres in NYC
2020
Event
EXO
EXO released the album 'EXO PLANET #5 – EXplOration'
2023
Event
Everything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl released the album 'Fuse'
2023
Event
Mina
Mina released the album 'Ti amo come un pazzo'
2023
Event
Post Malone
Post Malone released the album 'The Diamond Collection'
2023
Event
Suga
Suga released the album 'D-Day'
1963
Event
The Rolling Stones
Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time
2026
Event
Unchild
Unchild released the album 'Q139576260'
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