1951
Birth
Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley, Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet) was born
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Born on April 27
1802
Birth
Abraham Louis Niedermeyer
Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer was born
1951
Birth
Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley, Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet) was born
1963
Birth
Ad van Dijk
Arther van Dijk, drummer (Ivy Green) was born
1803
Birth
Alfred Julius Becher
Alfred Julius Becher, composer was born
1767
Birth
Andreas Jakob Romberg
Andreas Jakob Romberg, German violinist/composer (Song of the Clock) was born
1947
Birth
Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles, Missouri, singer (I Can't Stand the Rain) was born
1953
Birth
Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle, French singer and actress was born
1871
Birth
Arthur Finlay Nevin
Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer was born
1956
Birth
Bryan Harvey
Bryan Harvey, American musician was born
1927
Birth
Connie Kay
Connie Kay, jazz drummer was born
1944
Birth
Cuba Gooding
Cuba Gooding, US singer (Everybody Plays the Fool) was born
1922
Birth
Daphne Anderson
Daphne Anderson, London, actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice) was born
1986
Birth
Elena Risteska
Elena Risteska, Macedonian singer was born
1943
Birth
Eugene Polyakov
Eugene Polyakov, dancer was born
1981
Birth
Fabrizio Faniello
Fabrizio Faniello, Maltese singer was born
1724
Birth
Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz
Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer was born
1932
Birth
Francois Bayle
Francois Bayle, composer was born
1984
Birth
Frank Carter
Frank Carter, British musician (Gallows) and tattooist was born
1941
Birth
Friedrich Goldmann
Friedrich Goldmann, composer was born
1812
Birth
Friedrich von Flotow
Friedrich von Flotow, composer was born
1936
Birth
Geoffrey Shovelton
Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer was born
1861
Birth
Georgy L'vovich Catoire
Georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer was born
1920
Birth
Guido Cantelli
Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956) was born
1944
Birth
Herb Pedersen
Herb Pedersen, Berkley Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born
1947
Birth
Herbie Murrell
Herbie Murrell, US singer (Stylistics-You are My Everything) was born
1931
Birth
Igor Oistrach
Igor Oistrach, Russian violinist/son of David Oistrach was born
1976
Birth
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer and composer was born
1992
Birth
James Duke Mason
James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle & Morgan Mason was born
1916
Birth
Jan Rychlik
Jan Rychlik, composer was born
1939
Birth
Jerry Mercer
Jerry Mercer, Montreal Canada, rock drummer (April Wine) was born
1623
Birth
Johann Adam Reincken
Johann Adam Reincken, composer was born
1941
Birth
Judith Blegen
Judith Blegen, Missoula Mont, opera singer (Papagena-Magic Flute) was born
1948
Birth
Katie Pierson
Katie Pierson, NJ, vocals/guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack) was born
1958
Birth
Keith Denunzio
Keith Denunzio, rocker was born
1918
Birth
Kirby Stone
Kirby Stone, NYC, jazz combo leader (Baubles Bangles & Beads) was born
1931
Birth
Krzystzof Komeda
Krzystzof Komeda, composer was born
1959
Birth
Louis Lortie
Louis Lortie, French Canadian concert pianist was born
1959
Birth
Marco Pirroni
Marco Pirroni, London, rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants) was born
1932
Birth
Maxine Brown
Maxine Brown, rocker (Browns) was born
1969
Birth
Mica Paris
Mica Paris, rocker (So Good) was born
1894
Birth
Nicolas Slonimsky
Nicolas Slonimsky, composer was born
1984
Birth
Patrick Stump
Patrick Stump, American musician (Fall Out Boy) was born
1932
Birth
Petar Ozgijan
Petar Ozgijan, composer was born
1947
Birth
Pete Ham
Pete Ham, Swansea Wales, rock vocalist (Badfinger-Come & Get It) was born
1947
Birth
Peter Gena
Peter Gena, composer was born
1905
Birth
Philip Radcliffe
Philip Radcliffe, composer was born
1959
Birth
Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton, [Shirley Orr], Glasgow Scotland, singer (Sugar Walls) was born
1967
Birth
Tommy Smith
Tommy Smith, Scottish jazz musician was born
1979
Birth
Will Boyd
Will Boyd, American musician was born
1918
Birth
Willem N "Pim" Koot
Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist of Concert building (Oh, Lady! Lady!) was born
1824
Birth
William Richard Bexfield
William Richard Bexfield, composer was born
1869
Birth
William Victor Harris
William Victor Harris, composer was born
Died on April 27
1950
Death
Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski
Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70
1999
Death
Al Hirt
Al Hirt, American trumpeter (b. 1922)
1915
Death
Alexander Scriabin
Alexander Skriabin, Russian pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43
2026
Death
Beverley Martyn
Beverley Martyn died
2026
Death
Ferenc Sebő
Ferenc Sebő died
2009
Death
Frankie Manning
Frankie Manning, an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and one of the founding fathers of Lindy Hop. (b. 1914)
1764
Death
Jaime de Casellas
Jaime de Casellas, composer, dies at 73
1758
Death
Jan Francisci
Jan Francisci, composer, dies at 66
2024
Death
Jean-Pierre Ferland
Jean-Pierre Ferland died
2023
Death
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer died
2025
Death
Jiggly Caliente
Jiggly Caliente died
2022
Death
Judy Henske
Judy Henske died
1950
Death
Karl Straube
Karl Straube, German organist/conductor, dies
2020
Death
Lynn Harrell
Lynn Harrell died
2007
Death
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)
1992
Death
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen, French composer, dies at 83
1901
Death
Richard Redhead
Richard Redhead, composer, dies at 81
1871
Death
Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg
Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer, dies at 59
2020
Death
Troy Sneed
Troy Sneed died
2000
Death
Vicki Sue Robinson
Vicki Sue Robinson, American singer (b. 1954)
2023
Death
Wee Willie Harris
Wee Willie Harris died
2020
Death
Young Jessie
Young Jessie died
Releases & milestones on April 27
1867
Event
Charles Gounod
Opera "Romeo et Juliette" is produced (Paris)
1991
Event
Charles Gross
"Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 28 perfs
1749
Event
George Frideric Handel
First performance of Handel's Fireworks Music in Green Park, London.
1877
Event
Jules Massenet
Opera "Le Roi de Lahore" is produced (Paris)
1810
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise.
2023
Event
Marina Sena
Marina Sena released the album 'Vício Inerente'
1992
Event
Paul Todd
"Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 48 perfs
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