On This Day in Music: April 9

On April 9 in music history, 59 artists were born, 29 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1965), Taylor Swift (2021) and Paul Robeson (1898).

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The Beatles

The Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in UK

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift released the album 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)'

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson, Philadelphia, singer (Old Man River)/actor/footballer was born

DMX

DMX died

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Born on April 9

Albert Hammond

Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes) was born

Antal Dorati

Antal Dorati, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Dresden Opera 1928-29 was born

Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky

Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer was born

Armin Jordan

Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (d. 2006) was born

Art Van Damme

Art Van Damme, Norway Mich, jazz accordionist (Chicago Jazz) was born

Arthur Fickenscher

Arthur Fickenscher, composer was born

Aulis Sallinen

Aulis Sallinen, composer was born

Brian Larsen

Brian Larsen, American musician and record producer was born

Bruno Kiefer

Bruno Kiefer, composer was born

Carl Perkins

Carl Perkins, Jackson Tn, singer/songwriter (Blue Suede Shoes) was born

Chico Ryan

Chico Ryan, rock vocalist (Sha Na Na) was born

Clueso

Clueso, German singer, rapper, songwriter and producer was born

Dave Innis

Dave Innis, Bartlesville Oklahoma, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels) was born

Ednita Nazario

Ednita Nazario, Ponce PR, spanish singer was born

Efrem Zimbalist

Efrem Zimbalist, Rostov on Don Russia, composer/violinist was born

Ernest Kanitz

Ernest Kanitz, composer was born

Florence Smith Price

Florence Smith Price, US composer (Wanamaker Prize 1932) was born

Francesco Paolo Tosti

Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer was born

Francis William Davenport

Francis William Davenport, composer was born

Franco Vittadini

Franco Vittadini, composer was born

Frantisek Suchy

Frantisek Suchy, composer [or April 21, 1891] was born

Fred Lohse

Fred Lohse, composer was born

Georg Matthias Monn

Georg Matthias Monn, composer was born

Gerard Way

Gerard Way, American musician (My Chemical Romance) was born

Giacomo Maria Predieri

Giacomo Maria Predieri, composer was born

Giuditta Pasta

Giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano was born

Gus Hardin

Gus Hardin, [Carol Ann Blankenship], Tulsa Oklahoma, country singer was born

Hal Ketchum

Hal Ketchum, Greenwich NY, country singer (Small Town Saturday Night) was born

Harald Heilmann

Harald Heilmann, composer was born

Harvey Lichtenstein

Harvey Lichtenstein, pres (Bkln Academy of Music) was born

Herman Zumpe

Herman Zumpe, composer was born

Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky

Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky, composer was born

Jerzy Maksymiuk

Jerzy Maksymiuk, composer was born

Jesse McCartney

Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer was born

Johann Georg Zechner

Johann Georg Zechner, composer was born

Johann Kaspar Kerll

Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer was born

Jorn Utzon

Jorn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House) was born

Julius Bittner

Julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet) was born

Julius Patzak

Julius Patzak, Austrian tenor singer was born

Kaye Adams

Kaye Adams, American country singer was born

Les Gray

Les Gray, vocalist (Mud-Cat Crept In) was born

Linda Chung

Linda Chung, Hong Kong actress and singer was born

Magnar Am

Magnar Am, composer was born

Mance Lipscomb

Mance Lipscomb, Texas, blues musician (Texas Sharecropper) was born

Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly, Dublin Ireland, keyboardist (Marillion-Real to Reel) was born

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson, Philadelphia, singer (Old Man River)/actor/footballer was born

Philip Wright

Philip Wright, rocker (Paper Lace) was born

Rachel Stevens

Rachel Stevens, English singer (S Club) was born

Renzo Bossi

Renzo Bossi, composer was born

Rudolf Kattnigg

Rudolf Kattnigg, composer was born

Seaborn M Denson

Seaborn M Denson, composer was born

Sharkey Bonano

Sharkey Bonano, American musician (d. 1972) was born

Soyo Oka

Soyo Oka, Japanese musician was born

Steve Gadd

Steve Gadd, jazz drummer (Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz) was born

Terry Knight

Terry Knight, rock vocalist (Gloria, Terry Knight & the Pack) was born

Tom Lehrer

Tom Lehrer, parody/folk singer (That Was The Week That Was) was born

Vesna Pisarović

Vesna Pisarović, Croatian singer was born

Wojciech Boguslawski

Wojciech Boguslawski, composer was born

Yamashita Tomohisa

Yamashita Tomohisa, Japanese singer News was born

Died on April 9

Akio Yashiro

Akio Yashiro, composer, dies at 46

Alfonso Marsh

Alfonso Marsh, composer, dies at 54

Antoine-Charles Glachant

Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80

Björgvin Halldórsson

Björgvin Halldórsson died

Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski

Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59

Brook Benton

Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis

Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey died

DMX

DMX died

Dave Prater

Dave Prater, rocker (Sam & Dave), dies in a car crash at 50

Disma Fumagalli

Disma Fumagalli, composer, dies at 66

Dmitri Smirnov

Dmitri Smirnov died

Eckart Dux

Eckart Dux died

Emilio Serrano y Ruiz

Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer, dies at 89

Ernestus Weinrauch

Ernestus Weinrauch, composer, dies at 62

Ernst Friedrich Richter

Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70

Felix Maximo Lopez

Felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78

Gianni Meccia

Gianni Meccia died

Huub Oosterhuis

Huub Oosterhuis died

Karl Berger

Karl Berger died

Konrad Friedrich Noetel

Konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43

Max Werner

Max Werner died

Paul Antonin Vidal

Paul Antonin Vidal, composer, dies at 67

Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs, singer (Draft Dodger Rag), commits suicide at 35

Philip Greeley Clapp

Philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65

Richard Teitelbaum

Richard Teitelbaum died

Sigfrid Karg-Elert

Sigfrid Karg-Elert, composer, dies at 55

Tom Cora

Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (b. 1953)

Vicente Goicoechea Errasti

Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer, dies at 62

Wilfred Pelletier

Wilfred Pelletier, symph conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 85

Releases & milestones on April 9

Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Lion King becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking The Phantom of the Opera

Jean-Michel Jarre

Jean-Michel Jarre released the album 'Amazônia'

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift released the album 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)'

The Beatles

The Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in UK

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