On This Day in Music: December 1

1847 Birth

Agathe Grondahl

Agathe Grondahl, composer was born

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1947 Birth

Alain Bashung

Alain Bashung, French singer was born

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1844 Birth

Alfred Cellier

Alfred Cellier, composer was born

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1814 Birth

August Rockel

August Rockel, composer was born

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1712 Birth

Bernhard Christian Weber

Bernhard Christian Weber, composer was born

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1945 Birth

Bette Midler

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

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1959 Birth

Billy Childish

Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician was born

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1934 Birth

Billy Paul

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

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1977 Birth

Brad Delson

Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park) was born

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1781 Birth

Charles Philippe Lafont

Charles Philippe Lafont, composer was born

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1974 Birth

David Ludwig

David Ludwig, American composer was born

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1939 Birth

Dianne Lennon

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

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1724 Birth

Dismas Hatas

Dismas Hatas, composer was born

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1874 Birth

Dominicus Johner

Dominicus Johner, composer was born

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1901 Birth

Dorothy James

Dorothy James, composer was born

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1944 Birth

Eric Bloom

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

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1823 Birth

Ernest Reyer

Ernest Reyer, composer was born

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1784 Birth

Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze

Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer was born

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1709 Birth

Franz Xaver Richter

Franz Xaver Richter, composer was born

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1908 Birth

Georgios Kasassoglou

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

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1946 Birth

Gilbert O'Sullivan

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

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1729 Birth

Giuseppe Sarti

Giuseppe Sarti, composer was born

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1937 Birth

Gordon Crosse

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

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1927 Birth

Grant Beglarian

Grant Beglarian, composer was born

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1885 Birth

Guy de Lioncourt

Guy de Lioncourt, composer was born

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1905 Birth

Ida Carroll

Ida Carroll, musician was born

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1919 Birth

Ike Isaacs

Ike Isaacs, guitarist was born

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1901 Birth

Ilona Feher

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

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1951 Birth

Jaco Pastorious

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

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1951 Birth

Jaco Pastorius

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

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1925 Birth

Jaime Mendoza-Nava

Jaime Mendoza-Nava, composer was born

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1906 Birth

Jean Cartan

Jean Cartan, composer was born

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1931 Birth

Jim Nesbitt

Jim Nesbitt, singer (d. 2007) was born

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1931 Birth

Jimmy Lyons

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

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1945 Birth

John Densmore

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

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1914 Birth

Johnny Johnston

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

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1973 Birth

Jon Theodore

Jon Theodore, American musician was born

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1810 Birth

Joseph Gungl

Joseph Gungl, composer was born

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1605 Birth

Juan de Padilla

Juan de Padilla, composer was born

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1956 Birth

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise, American singer and actress was born

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1950 Birth

Keith Thibodeaux

Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer was born

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1929 Birth

Leon Biriotti

Leon Biriotti, composer was born

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1933 Birth

Lou Rawls

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

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1978 Birth

Mat Kearney

Mat Kearney, American singer and songwriter was born

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1932 Birth

Matt Monro

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

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1787 Birth

Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov

Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer was born

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1850 Birth

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer was born

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1896 Birth

Petko Staynov

Petko Staynov, composer was born

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1779 Birth

Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov

Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer was born

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1940 Birth

Richard Pryor

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

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1883 Birth

Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan

Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan, composer was born

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1938 Birth

Sandy Nelson

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

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1956 Birth

Stuart Kimball

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

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1912 Birth

Terence Beckles

Terence Beckles, pianist/teacher was born

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1989 Death

Alvin Ailey

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

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2021 Death

Alvin Lucier

Alvin Lucier died

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1932 Death

Amadeo Vives

Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61

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1808 Death

Anton Fischer

Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30

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2023 Death

Brigit Forsyth

Brigit Forsyth died

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1729 Death

Christian Ludwig Boxberg

Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59

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2023 Death

Colin Burgess

Colin Burgess died

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1651 Death

Cristobal de Isla Diego

Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65

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1968 Death

Dario Moreno

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

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1982 Death

Dorothy James

Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday

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1893 Death

Eduard Franck

Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76

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1950 Death

Ernest John Moeran

Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55

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1951 Death

Felix Petyrek

Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59

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1813 Death

Ferdinando Bertoni

Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88

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1954 Death

Fred Rose

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

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2012 Death

Galina Vishnevskaya

Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer, dies at 85

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2009 Death

Gustavo Adolfo Palma

Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan singer (b. 1920)

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1926 Death

Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg

Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83

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1945 Death

Harvey Bartlett Gaul

Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64

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1986 Death

Horace Heidt

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

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1960 Death

Ion Vasilescu

Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57

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1996 Death

Irving Gordon

Irving Gordon, songwriter, dies at 81

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1707 Death

Jeremiah Clarke

Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies

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1727 Death

Johann Heinrich Buttstett

Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61

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2024 Death

John Sykes

John Sykes died

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1817 Death

Justin Heinrich Knechtl

Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65

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1969 Death

Magic Sam

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

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1755 Death

Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59

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1939 Death

Max Fiedler

Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79

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1635 Death

Melchior Teschner

Melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51

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2008 Death

Mikel Laboa

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

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1975 Death

Nick Kenny

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

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2021 Death

Pampi Laduche

Pampi Laduche died

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1997 Death

Stephane Grappelli

Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist, dies at 89

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2022 Death

Sylvia La Torre

Sylvia La Torre died

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1623 Death

Thomas Weelkes

Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47

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1925 Death

Vicente Arregui Garay

Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54

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2024 Death

Vinci Vogue Anžlovar

Vinci Vogue Anžlovar died

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1986 Death

[Irving] Lee Dorsey

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

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2021 Event

Arca

Arca released the album 'KicK iii'

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1951 Event

Benjamin Britten

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

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1968 Event

Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in NYC

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1822 Event

Franz Liszt

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

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1924 Event

George Gershwin

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

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1982 Event

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson releases his album "Thriller"

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2023 Event

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel released the album 'i/o'

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