Al Hibbler
Al Hibbler, singer (Unchained Melody) was born
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Al Hibbler, singer (Unchained Melody) was born
Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer was born
Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943) was born
Barry Hay, singer/fluitist/saxophonist/guitarist (Golden Earring) was born
Bill Evans, US jazz pianist was born
Bill Spooner, rock guitarist/vocalist (Tubes) was born
Charles Sanford Skilton, composer was born
David Behrman, composer was born
Donovan Leitch Jr, actor/musician (I Shot Andy Warhol) was born
Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican/US blues guitarist (Have Mercy) was born
Emily Robison, American country singer, instrumentalist and songwriter (Dixie Chicks) was born
Eydie Gorme, [Edithe Gormezano], Bronx NY, singer (Bossa Nova), (d. 2013) was born
Gary Loizzo, Chicago IL, rock guitarist (American Breed) was born
Gianna Rolandi, NYC, soprano (Der Rosenkavalier) was born
Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, Merseyside, rock drummer (Easybeats) was born
Heinrich August Marschner, composer was born
Jacinto Guerrero, composer was born
James Taylor, SC, rocker (Kool & The Gang-Joanna) was born
Jean Aime Vernier, composer was born
John Farmer, composer was born
Joseph Robinson, composer was born
Karl L Hoschna, composer was born
Ketty Lester, [Revoyda Frierson], US singer/actress (Love Letters) was born
Kevin Ayers, England, progressive rocker (Joy of a Toy), (d. 2013) was born
Killah Priest, American rapper was born
Madonna, [Ciccone], Bay City Michigan, singer/actress (Like a Virgin) was born
Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) was born
Paul Smith Callaway, composer was born
Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer was born
Robert Hardy, English musician (Franz Ferdinand) was born
Roque Cordero, Panama, composer (Sonata Breve) was born
Scott Asheton, American musician (The Stooges) was born
Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer was born
Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer/actor was born
Tim Farriss, Australian pop guitarist (INXS-Kiss the Dirt) was born
Vanessa Carlton, American singer/songwriter was born
Vicente Ascone, composer was born
Yevstigney Fomin, Russian composer (d. 1800) was born
Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer was born
Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer, dies at 69
Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer and songwriter (b. 1914)
Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30
Elvis Presley, American musician, dies at Graceland at 42. Official cause of death is cardiac arrhythmia
Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70
Gyorgy Kosa, composer, dies at 87
Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80
John Barnes Chance, composer, dies at 39
John Hurley, song writer (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45
Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (b. 1975)
Karl Munzinger, composer, dies at 68
Loyset Compère, French composer
Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80
Luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71
Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack
Max Roach, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (b. 1924)
Milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75
Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (b. 1948)
Pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74
Pee Wee King, American country musician and songwriter (b. 1914)
Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63
Robert "Robby" Debarge, r&B Musician, dies at 36
Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27
Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28
Ronnie Drew, Ex-Singer of The Dubliners & Solo Artist (b. 1934)
Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer, dies at 64
Vassar Clements, American musician (b. 1928)
Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (b. 1943)
Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61
Wanda Landowska, Polish harpsichordist (b. 1879)
Bill Ward quits Black Sabbath
Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks & her single
Ramones concert debut (NY's CBGBs)
Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth
Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer
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