On This Day in Music: December 1

1847-12-01 Birth

Agathe Grondahl

Agathe Grondahl, composer was born

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1947-12-01 Birth

Alain Bashung

Alain Bashung, French singer was born

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1844-12-01 Birth

Alfred Cellier

Alfred Cellier, composer was born

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1814-12-01 Birth

August Rockel

August Rockel, composer was born

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1712-12-01 Birth

Bernhard Christian Weber

Bernhard Christian Weber, composer was born

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1945-12-01 Birth

Bette Midler

Bette Midler, Honolulu, Hawaii,actress and singer (Beaches, Wind Beneath my Wings) was born

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1959-12-01 Birth

Billy Childish

Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician was born

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1934-12-01 Birth

Billy Paul

Billy Paul, Phila, singer (Me & Mrs Jones) was born

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1977-12-01 Birth

Brad Delson

Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park) was born

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1781-12-01 Birth

Charles Philippe Lafont

Charles Philippe Lafont, composer was born

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1974-12-01 Birth

David Ludwig

David Ludwig, American composer was born

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1939-12-01 Birth

Dianne Lennon

Dianne Lennon, Los Angeles California, singer (Lennon Sisters) was born

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1724-12-01 Birth

Dismas Hatas

Dismas Hatas, composer was born

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1874-12-01 Birth

Dominicus Johner

Dominicus Johner, composer was born

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1901-12-01 Birth

Dorothy James

Dorothy James, composer was born

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1944-12-01 Birth

Eric Bloom

Eric Bloom, American rock vocalist/guitarist (Blue Öyster Cult) was born

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1823-12-01 Birth

Ernest Reyer

Ernest Reyer, composer was born

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1784-12-01 Birth

Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze

Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer was born

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1709-12-01 Birth

Franz Xaver Richter

Franz Xaver Richter, composer was born

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1908-12-01 Birth

Georgios Kasassoglou

Georgios Kasassoglou, Greek musician (d. 1984) was born

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1946-12-01 Birth

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, singer (Alone Again Naturally) was born

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1729-12-01 Birth

Giuseppe Sarti

Giuseppe Sarti, composer was born

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1937-12-01 Birth

Gordon Crosse

Gordon Crosse, Bury Lancashire England, composer (Grace of Todd) was born

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1927-12-01 Birth

Grant Beglarian

Grant Beglarian, composer was born

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1885-12-01 Birth

Guy de Lioncourt

Guy de Lioncourt, composer was born

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1905-12-01 Birth

Ida Carroll

Ida Carroll, musician was born

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1919-12-01 Birth

Ike Isaacs

Ike Isaacs, guitarist was born

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1901-12-01 Birth

Ilona Feher

Ilona Feher, Hungarian-Jewish violinist (d. 1988) was born

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1951-12-01 Birth

Jaco Pastorious

Jaco Pastorious, jazz bassist and composer (Weather Report) was born

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1951-12-01 Birth

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius, US jazz guitarist (Weather Report-Word of Mouth) was born

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1925-12-01 Birth

Jaime Mendoza-Nava

Jaime Mendoza-Nava, composer was born

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1906-12-01 Birth

Jean Cartan

Jean Cartan, composer was born

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1931-12-01 Birth

Jim Nesbitt

Jim Nesbitt, singer (d. 2007) was born

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1931-12-01 Birth

Jimmy Lyons

Jimmy Lyons, American musician (d. 1986) was born

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1945-12-01 Birth

John Densmore

John Densmore, LA, drummer (Doors-C'mon Light My Fire) was born

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1914-12-01 Birth

Johnny Johnston

Johnny Johnston, St Louis Mo, singer (Make that Spare) was born

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1973-12-01 Birth

Jon Theodore

Jon Theodore, American musician was born

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1810-12-01 Birth

Joseph Gungl

Joseph Gungl, composer was born

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1605-12-01 Birth

Juan de Padilla

Juan de Padilla, composer was born

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1956-12-01 Birth

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise, American singer and actress was born

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1950-12-01 Birth

Keith Thibodeaux

Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer was born

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1929-12-01 Birth

Leon Biriotti

Leon Biriotti, composer was born

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1933-12-01 Birth

Lou Rawls

Lou Rawls, Chicago Illinois, vocalist (Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man), (d. 2006) was born

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1978-12-01 Birth

Mat Kearney

Mat Kearney, American singer and songwriter was born

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1932-12-01 Birth

Matt Monro

Matt Monro, English singer (d. 1985) was born

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1787-12-01 Birth

Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov

Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer was born

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1850-12-01 Birth

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer was born

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1896-12-01 Birth

Petko Staynov

Petko Staynov, composer was born

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1779-12-01 Birth

Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov

Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer was born

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1940-12-01 Birth

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor, Ill, comedian/actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy) was born

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1883-12-01 Birth

Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan

Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan, composer was born

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1938-12-01 Birth

Sandy Nelson

Sandy Nelson, Santa Monica, 50s rocker (Teen Beat, All Night Long) was born

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1956-12-01 Birth

Stuart Kimball

Stuart Kimball, rock guitarist (Face To Face) was born

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1912-12-01 Birth

Terence Beckles

Terence Beckles, pianist/teacher was born

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1989-12-01 Death

Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey, US choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58

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1932-12-01 Death

Amadeo Vives

Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61

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1808-12-01 Death

Anton Fischer

Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30

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1729-12-01 Death

Christian Ludwig Boxberg

Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59

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1651-12-01 Death

Cristobal de Isla Diego

Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65

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1968-12-01 Death

Dario Moreno

Dario Moreno, Turkish-Jewish singer (b. 1921)

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1982-12-01 Death

Dorothy James

Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday

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1893-12-01 Death

Eduard Franck

Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76

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1950-12-01 Death

Ernest John Moeran

Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55

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1951-12-01 Death

Felix Petyrek

Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59

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1813-12-01 Death

Ferdinando Bertoni

Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88

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1954-12-01 Death

Fred Rose

Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)

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2012-12-01 Death

Galina Vishnevskaya

Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer, dies at 85

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2009-12-01 Death

Gustavo Adolfo Palma

Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan singer (b. 1920)

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1926-12-01 Death

Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg

Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83

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1945-12-01 Death

Harvey Bartlett Gaul

Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64

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1986-12-01 Death

Horace Heidt

Horace Heidt, orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85

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1960-12-01 Death

Ion Vasilescu

Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57

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1996-12-01 Death

Irving Gordon

Irving Gordon, songwriter, dies at 81

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1707-12-01 Death

Jeremiah Clarke

Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies

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1727-12-01 Death

Johann Heinrich Buttstett

Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61

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1817-12-01 Death

Justin Heinrich Knechtl

Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65

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1969-12-01 Death

Magic Sam

Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)

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1755-12-01 Death

Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59

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1939-12-01 Death

Max Fiedler

Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79

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1635-12-01 Death

Melchior Teschner

Melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51

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2008-12-01 Death

Mikel Laboa

Mikel Laboa, Basque singer and songwriter (b. 1934)

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1975-12-01 Death

Nick Kenny

Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80

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1997-12-01 Death

Stephane Grappelli

Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist, dies at 89

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1623-12-01 Death

Thomas Weelkes

Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47

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1925-12-01 Death

Vicente Arregui Garay

Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54

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1986-12-01 Death

[Irving] Lee Dorsey

[Irving] Lee Dorsey, [Kid Chocolate], US singer and boxer, dies at 59

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1951-12-01 Event

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd" premieres in London

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1968-12-01 Event

Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in NYC

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1822-12-01 Event

Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt's (11 years old) debut as pianist in Vienna.

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1924-12-01 Event

George Gershwin

George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good" premieres in NYC

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1982-12-01 Event

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson releases his album "Thriller"

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