1915
Birth
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday, [Eleanora Fagan], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer (Lady Sings the Blues) was born
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Born on April 7
1962
Birth
Alain Robert
Alain Robert, French rock and urban climber was born
1699
Birth
Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer
Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, composer was born
1967
Birth
Artemis Gounaki
Artemis Gounaki, composer, writer and music producer was born
1927
Birth
Babatunde Olatunji
Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (d. 2003) was born
1946
Birth
Barbara Benary
Barbara Benary, composer was born
1915
Birth
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday, [Eleanora Fagan], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer (Lady Sings the Blues) was born
1935
Birth
Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare, Irontown Oh, country singer (Detroit City) was born
1952
Birth
Bruce Gary
Bruce Gary, Burbank Ca, rock drummer (Knack-My Sharona) was born
1948
Birth
Carol Douglas
Carol Douglas, American singer was born
1947
Birth
Charles "skip" Pitts
Charles 'skip' Pitts, Washington D.C., soul and blues guitarist (Shaft), (d. 2012) was born
1937
Birth
Charley Thomas
Charley Thomas, rocker (Drifters) was born
1694
Birth
Coelestin Praelisauer
Coelestin Praelisauer, composer was born
1763
Birth
Domenico Dragonetti
Domenico Dragonetti, composer was born
1895
Birth
Eduardo Toldra
Eduardo Toldra, composer was born
1947
Birth
Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider, German musician (Kraftwerk) was born
1938
Birth
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard, Indianapolis, jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey) was born
1745
Birth
Georg Druschetzky
Georg Druschetzky, composer was born
1748
Birth
Georg Wenzel Ritter
Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer was born
1897
Birth
Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud
Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud, composer [OS] was born
1727
Birth
Henri Hardouin
Henri Hardouin, composer was born
1819
Birth
Hubert Leonard
Hubert Leonard, composer was born
1924
Birth
Ikuma Dan
Ikuma Dan, composer was born
1893
Birth
Irene Castle
Irene Castle, dancer (leader in anti-vivisection movement) was born
1940
Birth
Jan Wilhelm Morthenson
Jan Wilhelm Morthenson, composer was born
1951
Birth
Janis Ian
Janis Ian, NYC, [Janis Eddy Fink], lesbian/folk rocker (At 17) was born
1826
Birth
Johann Hermann Berens
Johann Hermann Berens, composer was born
1951
Birth
John Dittrich
John Dittrich, Union NJ, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels) was born
1949
Birth
John Oates
John Oates, NYC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl) was born
1870
Birth
Joseph Ryeland
Joseph Ryeland, Belgian composer/Baron was born
1768
Birth
Karl Theodor Toeschi
Karl Theodor Toeschi, composer was born
1922
Birth
Kenneth Howard Peacock
Kenneth Howard Peacock, composer was born
1970
Birth
Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist was born
1932
Birth
Louis "Mr Bo" Collins
Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger was born
1945
Birth
Megas
Megas, Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer was born
1943
Birth
Mick Abrahams
Mick Abrahams, Luton, rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig) was born
1922
Birth
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria, Cuban musician (d. 2003) was born
1924
Birth
Nick Perito
Nick Perito, Denver Colorado, orchestra leader (Don Knotts Show, Big Show) was born
1851
Birth
Otto Adolf Klauwell
Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer was born
1947
Birth
Patricia Bennett
Patricia Bennett, US singer (He's So Fine) was born
1940
Birth
Patricia Paay
Patricia Paay, Dutch singer (You are not hip) was born
1918
Birth
Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko, Syracuse NY, dixieland clarinetist (Lawrence Welk Show) was born
1908
Birth
Percy Faith
Percy Faith, conductor (Summer Place) was born
1919
Birth
Ralph Flanagan
Ralph Flanagan, Loraine Ohio, orchestra leader (Let's Dance) was born
1920
Birth
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar, Varanasi, British India, musician (the Pandit), (d. 2012) was born
1899
Birth
Robert Casadesus
Robert Casadesus, French pianist (d. 1972) was born
1943
Birth
Roberta Shore
Roberta Shore, Monterrey Park, California, actress/singer (Virginian) was born
1960
Birth
Simon Climie
Simon Climie, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Climie Fisher-Love Changes) was born
1943
Birth
Spencer Dryden
Spencer Dryden, NYC, rock drummer (Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice) was born
1958
Birth
Tony Aire
Tony Aire, rocker (Adventures-Sea of Love) was born
1971
Birth
Victor Kraatz
Victor Kraatz, Berlin Ger, Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th) was born
Died on April 7
1858
Death
Anton Diabelli
Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer, dies at 76
2024
Death
Antonette Mendes
Antonette Mendes died
1833
Death
Antoni Henryk Radziwill
Antoni Henryk Radziwill, Lithuanian/Polish composer, dies at 57
1998
Death
Broery Marantika
Broery Marantika, Indonesian singer
1988
Death
Cesar Bresgen
Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist, dies at 74
2024
Death
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Clarence "Frogman" Henry died
1880
Death
Diederich Krug
Diederich Krug, composer, dies at 58
1978
Death
Ernest Kanitz
Ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83
1877
Death
Errico Petrella
Errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63
1767
Death
Franz Sparry
Franz Sparry, composer, dies at 51
2005
Death
Grigoris Bithikotsis
Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer (b. 1922)
2020
Death
Hal Willner
Hal Willner died
2023
Death
Hannelore Bollmann
Hannelore Bollmann died
2020
Death
Hudeidi
Hudeidi died
2023
Death
Ian Bairnson
Ian Bairnson died
1783
Death
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71
1961
Death
Jesus Guridi
Jesus Guridi, composer, dies at 74
2024
Death
Joe Viera
Joe Viera died
1778
Death
Johann Balthasar Kehl
Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer, dies at 52
2020
Death
John Prine
John Prine died
1958
Death
Judge Jackson
Judge Jackson, composer, dies at 75
1981
Death
Kit Lambert
Kit Lambert, British record producer and manager (The Who) (b. 1935)
1958
Death
Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov
Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer, dies at 58
2023
Death
Lasse Wellander
Lasse Wellander died
1994
Death
Lee Brilleaux
Lee Brilleaux, British R&B-singer/guitarist (Stupidity), dies at 41
2024
Death
Michael Boder
Michael Boder died
1768
Death
Michel Mathieu
Michel Mathieu, composer, dies at 78
2022
Death
Miguel Ángel Estrella
Miguel Ángel Estrella died
1973
Death
Nick Stuart
Nick Stuart, bandleader, dies of cancer at 69
1917
Death
Spyridon Filiskos Samaras
Spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53
2020
Death
Steve Farmer
Steve Farmer died
1862
Death
Sydney Nelson
Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62
2021
Death
Wayne Peterson
Wayne Peterson died
2025
Death
William Finn
William Finn died
1961
Death
Yusef Greiss
Yusef Greiss, composer, dies at 61
Releases & milestones on April 7
2023
Event
Brian Tyler
Brian Tyler released the album 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'
2023
Event
Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding released the album 'Higher Than Heaven'
1805
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself)
2026
Event
Luísa Sonza
Luísa Sonza released the album 'Q138656620'
1994
Event
Percy Sledge
Singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion
2023
Event
Powerwolf
Powerwolf released the album 'Interludium'
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