1922
Birth
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus, Arizona, jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus) was born
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Born on April 22
1977
Birth
Aaron Fink
Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin) was born
1984
Birth
Amelle Berrabah
Amelle Berrabah, British singer (Sugababes) was born
1884
Birth
Armas Emmanuel Launis
Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer was born
1947
Birth
Barry Guy
Barry Guy, composer was born
1926
Birth
Bob Flannigan
Bob Flannigan, Greencastle Ind, singer (4 Freshmen) was born
1922
Birth
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus, Arizona, jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus) was born
1781
Birth
Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber
Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer was born
1969
Birth
Craig Logan
Craig Logan, Scotland, rock bassist (Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey) was born
1979
Birth
Daniel Johns
Daniel Johns, Australian musician (Silverchair) was born
1906
Birth
Eric William Fenby
Eric William Fenby, composer/president (Delius Society) was born
1858
Birth
Ethel Mary Smyth
Ethel Mary Smyth, composer was born
1912
Birth
Gavalda Miguel Querol
Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer was born
1658
Birth
Giuseppe Torelli
Giuseppe Torelli, Verona, Italy, composer (Concerti Grossi) was born
1936
Birth
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell, Delight Ark, actor/singer (Time I Get to Phoenix) was born
1828
Birth
Guilherme Antonio Cossoul
Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer was born
1937
Birth
Jack Nitzsche
Jack Nitzsche, composer/songwriter (An Officer & a Gentleman) was born
1978
Birth
Jason Stollsteimer
Jason Stollsteimer, American singer (The Von Bondies) was born
1868
Birth
Jose Vianna da Motta
Jose Vianna da Motta, composer was born
1944
Birth
Joshua Rifkin
Joshua Rifkin, composer was born
1953
Birth
Juhani Komulainen
Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer was born
1927
Birth
Laurel Aitken
Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005) was born
1922
Birth
Lou Stein
Lou Stein, Phila Pa, pianist (Tonight! America After Dark) was born
1943
Birth
Mel Carter
Mel Carter, singer (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me) was born
1932
Birth
Michael Colgrass
Michael Colgrass, Chicago Illinois, composer (Best Wishes) was born
1892
Birth
Nikolai Obouhov
Nikolai Obouhov, composer was born
1927
Birth
Pascal Bentoiu
Pascal Bentoiu, composer was born
1951
Birth
Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack, Sheffield England, rock vocalist (Squeeze/Ace-How Long) was born
1935
Birth
Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (d. 1969) was born
1950
Birth
Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton, Kent England, guitarist/vocalist (Frampton Comes Alive) was born
1936
Birth
Pierre Hétu
Pierre Hétu, French Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998) was born
1970
Birth
Regine Velasquez
Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer and actress was born
1974
Birth
Shavo Odadjian
Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-born bassist (System of a Down) was born
1916
Birth
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, NYC, violinist/conductor (Bartok's Sonata) was born
Died on April 22
1925
Death
Andre Caplet
Andre Caplet, composer, dies at 46
1999
Death
Apostolos Nikolaidis
Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (b. 1938)
2023
Death
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries died
1977
Death
Charles Sanford
Charles Sanford, orchestra leader (Your Show of Shows), dies at 71
2025
Death
David Briggs
David Briggs died
1995
Death
Don Pullen
Don Pullen, pianist/composer, dies at 53
1983
Death
Earl "Fatha" Hines
Earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies
1892
Death
Edouard Lalo
Edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, composer, dies at 69
2020
Death
El Príncipe Gitano
El Príncipe Gitano died
2003
Death
Felice Bryant
Felice Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1925)
1976
Death
Frutuoso de Lima Viana
Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer, dies at 79
2023
Death
Greg Howard
Greg Howard died
1844
Death
Henri-Montan Berton
Henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76
1994
Death
Jack Alexander Bently
Jack Alexander Bently, trombonist, dies at 80
2022
Death
Jan Rot
Jan Rot died
1980
Death
Jane Froman
Jane Froman, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies at 72
1776
Death
Johann Adolph Scheibe
Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67
1782
Death
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer, dies at 66
2020
Death
Marcos Mundstock
Marcos Mundstock died
2022
Death
Martina Portocarrero
Martina Portocarrero died
1944
Death
Mezio Agostini
Mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68
2026
Death
Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas died
1883
Death
Octave Fouque
Octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38
1929
Death
Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich
Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer, dies at 86
2013
Death
Richie Havens
Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies from a heart attack at 72
2005
Death
Robert Farnon
Robert Farnon, Canadian-born composer and conductor (b. 1917)
2026
Death
Ruth Slenczynska
Ruth Slenczynska died
2021
Death
Shock G
Shock G died
1962
Death
Solomon Pimsleur
Solomon Pimsleur, composer, dies at 61
1980
Death
Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell, rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies
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