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Adam Duritz, American musician (Counting Crows) was born
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Adam Duritz, American musician (Counting Crows) was born
Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer was born
André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer was born
Antoine Mouque, composer was born
Ashley Parker Angel, North American singer and actor was born
Benedetto Marcello, Venice Italy, Italian author/composer (Lettera Famigliare) was born
Chuck D, [Chuck Ridenhour], US rapper (Public Enemy) was born
Coolio [Artis Leon Ivey Jr.], Monessen Pennsylvania, rapper (Gangsta Paradise) was born
Damien Saez, French musician, songwriter, and author was born
Dan Donegan, American musician (Disturbed) was born
Dennis Paxton, rocker (Dave Clark Five-Glad All Over) was born
Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer was born
Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born
František Kmoch, Czech composer and conductor was born
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidad, dancer/actor (Annie, The Wiz) was born
Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer was born
Guido Papini, violinist/composer was born
Hans Rott, composer was born
Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer was born
Jack Delano, composer was born
Jerome Moross, Brooklyn NY, composer (Frankie & Johnny) was born
Jerry Garcia, SF, rocker (Grateful Dead-Uncle John's Band, Sugar Magnolia) was born
Joe Elliott, Sheffield, England, heavy metal vocalist (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages) was born
Karl Kohn, composer was born
Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician was born
Lionel Bart [Begleiter], Stepney, London, English pop music composer and writer (Oliver!) was born
Miloslav Kabelac, composer was born
Morris Stoloff, Phila, violinist (Picnic, Pal Joey) was born
Nick Christian Sayer, rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen) was born
Nicke Royale, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters) was born
Oskar Fried, composer was born
Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician was born
Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer was born
Primous, III Fountain, composer was born
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, rocker was born
Rick Anderson, rock bassist (Tubes) was born
Ricky Coonce, Los Angeles California, rock drummer (Grass Roots) was born
Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs) (d. 2000) was born
Robert Cray, Columbus Ga, blues singer/songwriter (1987 Grammy) was born
Robin Heifetz, composer was born
Sean O Riada, composer was born
Vaclav Klicka, composer was born
Vito Frazzi, composer was born
Walter Scharf, American composer (d. 2003) was born
William Steinberg, Cologne, conductor (Boston Symph-1969-71) was born
Yoshinao Nakada, composer was born
Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004) was born
Al Aronowitz, American music journalist (b. 1928)
Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer, dies
Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60
Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37
Frida Boccara, French singer (b. 1940)
Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51
Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer, dies at 91
John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52
Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer, dies at 77
Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83
Piotr Maszynski, composer, dies at 79
Robert L "Bob" Talley, pianist, dies at 75
Seppo Antero Yrjonpoika Nummi, composer, dies at 49
Svyatoslav Richter, Russian pianist, dies of heart attack at 82
Tommy Makem, Irish folk singer (b. 1932)
Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer, dies at 72
Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma
Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour
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