On This Day in Music: April 27

On April 27 in music history, 52 artists were born, 22 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Ace Frehley (1951), Ann Peebles (1947) and Sheena Easton (1959).

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Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley, Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet) was born

Ann Peebles

Ann Peebles, Missouri, singer (I Can't Stand the Rain) was born

Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton, [Shirley Orr], Glasgow Scotland, singer (Sugar Walls) was born

Mica Paris

Mica Paris, rocker (So Good) was born

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Born on April 27

Abraham Louis Niedermeyer

Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer was born

Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley, Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet) was born

Ad van Dijk

Arther van Dijk, drummer (Ivy Green) was born

Alfred Julius Becher

Alfred Julius Becher, composer was born

Andreas Jakob Romberg

Andreas Jakob Romberg, German violinist/composer (Song of the Clock) was born

Ann Peebles

Ann Peebles, Missouri, singer (I Can't Stand the Rain) was born

Arielle Dombasle

Arielle Dombasle, French singer and actress was born

Arthur Finlay Nevin

Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer was born

Bryan Harvey

Bryan Harvey, American musician was born

Connie Kay

Connie Kay, jazz drummer was born

Cuba Gooding

Cuba Gooding, US singer (Everybody Plays the Fool) was born

Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson, London, actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice) was born

Elena Risteska

Elena Risteska, Macedonian singer was born

Eugene Polyakov

Eugene Polyakov, dancer was born

Fabrizio Faniello

Fabrizio Faniello, Maltese singer was born

Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz

Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer was born

Francois Bayle

Francois Bayle, composer was born

Frank Carter

Frank Carter, British musician (Gallows) and tattooist was born

Friedrich Goldmann

Friedrich Goldmann, composer was born

Friedrich von Flotow

Friedrich von Flotow, composer was born

Geoffrey Shovelton

Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer was born

Georgy L'vovich Catoire

Georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer was born

Guido Cantelli

Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956) was born

Herb Pedersen

Herb Pedersen, Berkley Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born

Herbie Murrell

Herbie Murrell, US singer (Stylistics-You are My Everything) was born

Igor Oistrach

Igor Oistrach, Russian violinist/son of David Oistrach was born

Isobel Campbell

Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer and composer was born

James Duke Mason

James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle & Morgan Mason was born

Jan Rychlik

Jan Rychlik, composer was born

Jerry Mercer

Jerry Mercer, Montreal Canada, rock drummer (April Wine) was born

Johann Adam Reincken

Johann Adam Reincken, composer was born

Judith Blegen

Judith Blegen, Missoula Mont, opera singer (Papagena-Magic Flute) was born

Katie Pierson

Katie Pierson, NJ, vocals/guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack) was born

Keith Denunzio

Keith Denunzio, rocker was born

Kirby Stone

Kirby Stone, NYC, jazz combo leader (Baubles Bangles & Beads) was born

Krzystzof Komeda

Krzystzof Komeda, composer was born

Louis Lortie

Louis Lortie, French Canadian concert pianist was born

Marco Pirroni

Marco Pirroni, London, rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants) was born

Maxine Brown

Maxine Brown, rocker (Browns) was born

Mica Paris

Mica Paris, rocker (So Good) was born

Nicolas Slonimsky

Nicolas Slonimsky, composer was born

Patrick Stump

Patrick Stump, American musician (Fall Out Boy) was born

Petar Ozgijan

Petar Ozgijan, composer was born

Pete Ham

Pete Ham, Swansea Wales, rock vocalist (Badfinger-Come & Get It) was born

Peter Gena

Peter Gena, composer was born

Philip Radcliffe

Philip Radcliffe, composer was born

Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton, [Shirley Orr], Glasgow Scotland, singer (Sugar Walls) was born

Tommy Smith

Tommy Smith, Scottish jazz musician was born

Will Boyd

Will Boyd, American musician was born

Willem N "Pim" Koot

Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist of Concert building (Oh, Lady! Lady!) was born

William Richard Bexfield

William Richard Bexfield, composer was born

William Victor Harris

William Victor Harris, composer was born

Died on April 27

Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski

Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70

Al Hirt

Al Hirt, American trumpeter (b. 1922)

Alexander Scriabin

Alexander Skriabin, Russian pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43

Beverley Martyn

Beverley Martyn died

Ferenc Sebő

Ferenc Sebő died

Frankie Manning

Frankie Manning, an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and one of the founding fathers of Lindy Hop. (b. 1914)

Jaime de Casellas

Jaime de Casellas, composer, dies at 73

Jan Francisci

Jan Francisci, composer, dies at 66

Jean-Pierre Ferland

Jean-Pierre Ferland died

Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer died

Jiggly Caliente

Jiggly Caliente died

Judy Henske

Judy Henske died

Karl Straube

Karl Straube, German organist/conductor, dies

Lynn Harrell

Lynn Harrell died

Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)

Olivier Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen, French composer, dies at 83

Richard Redhead

Richard Redhead, composer, dies at 81

Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg

Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer, dies at 59

Troy Sneed

Troy Sneed died

Vicki Sue Robinson

Vicki Sue Robinson, American singer (b. 1954)

Wee Willie Harris

Wee Willie Harris died

Young Jessie

Young Jessie died

Releases & milestones on April 27

Charles Gounod

Opera "Romeo et Juliette" is produced (Paris)

Charles Gross

"Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 28 perfs

George Frideric Handel

First performance of Handel's Fireworks Music in Green Park, London.

Jules Massenet

Opera "Le Roi de Lahore" is produced (Paris)

Ludwig V. Beethoven

Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise.

Marina Sena

Marina Sena released the album 'Vício Inerente'

Paul Todd

"Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 48 perfs

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