On This Day in Music: December 13

On December 13 in music history, 51 artists were born, 25 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Taylor Swift (1989), The Beatles (1963) and Amy Lee (1981).

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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift, Reading, Pennsylvania, American singer/songwriter (Our Song) was born

The Beatles

Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles

Amy Lee

Amy Lee, American singer/songwriter (Evanescence) was born

Morris Day

Morris Day, American singer (The Time) was born

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Alvin Curran

Alvin Curran, composer was born

Amy Lee

Amy Lee, American singer/songwriter (Evanescence) was born

Anthony Callea

Anthony Callea, Australian singer/songwriter was born

Carlos Montoya

Carlos Montoya, Madrid Spain, guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966) was born

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer, Toronto, actor (Sound of Music, Doll's House) was born

Clarence Loomis

Clarence Loomis, composer was born

Dana Strum

Dana Strum, Wash DC, rock bassist (Slaughter-Stick it Live) was born

Daniel Lazarus

Daniel Lazarus, composer was born

Dave Street

Dave Street, Los Angeles California, actor/singer (Broadway Open House) was born

Davey O'List

Davey O'List, rocker (Roxy Music) was born

Edwin George Monk

Edwin George Monk, composer was born

Franz Xaver Schnitzer

Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer was born

Frits Noske

Frits Noske, Dutch musicologist (Signifier & the Signified was born

Georg M Rimski-Korssakov

Georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS] was born

George "Tiger" Haynes

George "Tiger" Haynes, guitarist/actor (Land Without Music, Guv'nor) was born

George Stephanescu

George Stephanescu, composer was born

Gustav Luders

Gustav Luders, composer was born

Harry Gregson-Williams

Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer was born

Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt) was born

Ingemar Liljefors

Ingemar Liljefors, composer was born

Iver Paul Fredrik Holter

Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer was born

Jakab Gyula Major

Jakab Gyula Major, composer was born

Jay Greenberg

Jay Greenberg, American composer was born

Jean-Claude Trial

Jean-Claude Trial, composer was born

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, guitarist (Steely Dan-Deacon Blues) was born

Jimmy Carroll

Jimmy Carroll, NYC, pianist (Most Important People) was born

John Anderson

John Anderson, Apopka Fla, country singer/actor (Lone Wolf McQuade) was born

John Clarke-Whitfeld

John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer was born

Jonel Perlea

Jonel Perlea, composer was born

Joseph Sickman Corsen

Joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter was born

Lillian Roth

Lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers) was born

Majida El Roumi

Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer was born

Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor

Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer was born

Matt Deis

Matt Deis, American bassist was born

Morris Day

Morris Day, American singer (The Time) was born

Murat Nasyrov

Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer (d. 2007) was born

Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych

Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer was born

Nicholas McCarthy

Nicholas McCarthy, English guitarist (Franz Ferdinand) was born

Paul Kurzbach

Paul Kurzbach, composer was born

Phillips Brooks

Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem) was born

Randy Owen

Randy Owen, Fort Payne Ala, country music star (Alabama-Mt Music) was born

Ryo Kawakita

Ryo Kawakita, Japanese guitarist (Maximum the Hormone) was born

Steve Forbert

Steve Forbert, rocker was born

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift, Reading, Pennsylvania, American singer/songwriter (Our Song) was born

Ted Nugent

Ted Nugent, Detroit, guitarist (Cat Scratch Fever, Damn Yankees) was born

Tom DeLonge

Tom DeLonge, American guitarist,(blink-182, Angels & Airwaves) was born

Tom Verlaine

Tom Verlaine, [Miller], Mt Morris NJ, rock vocalist (Television) was born

Tony Gomez

Tony Gomez, rocker (Foundations) was born

Victor Babin

Victor Babin, composer was born

Walter "Clyde" Owen

Walter "Clyde" Owen, rocker was born

Yusef Greiss

Yusef Greiss, composer was born

Died on December 13

Abraham Quintanilla

Abraham Quintanilla died

Amintore Galli

Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74

Bernard Drukker

Bernard Drukker, Dutch pianist/orchestra leader (duivelswiel), dies

Chuck Schuldiner

Chuck Schuldiner, American musician (Death) (b. 1967)

Cornelius Cardew

Cornelius Cardew, composer, dies at 45

Eleanor Everest Freer

Eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78

Enrique Morente

Enrique Morente, Spanish flamenco singer (b. 1942)

George Frederick Bristow

George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72

Gotthard Wagner

Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59

Harry Barris

Harry Barris, American popular singer (b. 1905)

Jan Campanus

Jan Campanus, composer, dies at 50

Joe Simon

Joe Simon died

Johann Joachim Christoph Bode

Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer, dies at 63

Kim Simmonds

Kim Simmonds died

Knut Algot Hakanson

Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42

Lalo Rodríguez

Lalo Rodríguez died

Mae Barnes

Mae Barnes, singer, dies at 89

Marianne von Martinez

Marianne von Martinez, composer, dies at 68

Nancy LaMott

Nancy LaMott, singer, dies at 43

Selim Palmgren

Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73

Siegfried Reda

Siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52

Timothy Jordan II

Timothy Jordan II, American musician (The All American Rejects, Jonezetta) (b. 1981)

Tonny Eyk

Tonny Eyk died

Vittorio Mario Vanzo

Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer, dies at 83

Zal Yanovsky

Zal Yanovsky, Canadian musician (The Lovin' Spoonful) (b. 1945)

Releases & milestones on December 13

Benjamin Britten

"Let's Make an Opera" by Benjamin Britten opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 perfs

Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg released the album 'Missionary'

The Beatles

Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles

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