On This Day in Music: December 17

1959-12-17 Birth

Albert King

Albert King, actor (BB King & Friends, Blues Alive) was born

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1915-12-17 Birth

André Claveau

André Claveau, French singer (d. 2003) was born

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1920-12-17 Birth

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor (Kafka, Music Box) was born

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1937-12-17 Birth

Art Neville

Art Neville, New Orleans LA, vocalist (Neville Brothers) was born

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1894-12-17 Birth

Arthur Fiedler

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) was born

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1838-12-17 Birth

Berthold Tours

Berthold Tours, composer was born

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1938-12-17 Birth

Carlo Little

Carlo Little, English drummer (d. 2005) was born

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1950-12-17 Birth

Carlton Barrett

Carlton Barrett, Jamaicans reggae drummer (Bob Marley & Wailers) was born

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1840-12-17 Birth

Christian Frederik Emil Horneman

Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born

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1943-12-17 Birth

Dave Dee

Dave Dee, rocker was born

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1904-12-17 Birth

Dmitri B Kabalevsky

Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] was born

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1749-12-17 Birth

Domenico Cimarosa

Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) was born

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1939-12-17 Birth

Eddie Kendricks

Eddie Kendricks, Alabama, rocker (Temptations-My Girl, Boogie Down) was born

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1906-12-17 Birth

Fernando Lopez-Garcia

Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer was born

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1848-12-17 Birth

Frederick Grant Gleason

Frederick Grant Gleason, composer was born

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1861-12-17 Birth

Fritz Volbach

Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer was born

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1967-12-17 Birth

Gigi D'Agostino

Gigi D'Agostino, Italian DJ and musician was born

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1964-12-17 Birth

Ginger

Ginger, English singer and guitarist (The Wildhearts) was born

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1922-12-17 Birth

Hubert H A Beckers

Hubert H A Beckers, Curacaoan opera singer was born

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1953-12-17 Birth

Ikue Ile Mori

Ikue Ile Mori, rocker was born

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1863-12-17 Birth

Ion Vidu

Ion Vidu, composer was born

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1939-12-17 Birth

James Booker

James Booker, New Orleans, R & B musician (Gonzo) was born

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1948-12-17 Birth

Jim Alexander

Jim Alexander, rocker was born

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1948-12-17 Birth

Jim Bonfanti

Jim Bonfanti, rocker (Raspberries-Go All the Way) was born

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1770-12-17 Birth

Johann Friedrich Schubert

Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer was born

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1638-12-17 Birth

Johann Ulrich Sultzberger

Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born

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1864-12-17 Birth

John Felix August Korling

John Felix August Korling, composer was born

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1917-12-17 Birth

Louis Salvador Palange

Louis Salvador Palange, composer was born

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1900-12-17 Birth

Lucijan Marija Skerjanc

Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor was born

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1930-12-17 Birth

Makoto Moroi

Makoto Moroi, composer was born

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1953-12-17 Birth

Mark Gane

Mark Gane, Toronto Canada, rocker (M+M) was born

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1952-12-17 Birth

Mickey Jones

Mickey Jones, Wash DC, rock bassist was born

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1958-12-17 Birth

Mike Mills

Mike Mills, US pop bassist (REM-One I Love) was born

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1994-12-17 Birth

Nat Wolff

Nat Wolff, American actor, and singer-songwriter was born

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1978-12-17 Birth

Neil Sanderson

Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer (Three Days Grace) was born

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1869-12-17 Birth

Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli

Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer was born

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1942-12-17 Birth

Paul Butterfield

Paul Butterfield, Chicago, blues musician (Better Days) was born

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1949-12-17 Birth

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers, Engl, rocker (Bad Company-Feel Like Makin Love, Firm) was born

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1903-12-17 Birth

Ray Noble

Ray Noble, English bandleader and actor (d. 1978) was born

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1943-12-17 Birth

Ron Geesin

Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and composer was born

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1979-12-17 Birth

Ryan Key

Ryan Key, American musician and songwriter (Yellowcard) was born

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1961-12-17 Birth

Sarah Dallin

Sarah Dallin, rocker (Bananarama-Venus) was born

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1910-12-17 Birth

Sy Oliver

Sy Oliver, American jazz arranger and bandleader (d. 1988) was born

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1951-12-17 Birth

Wanda Hutchison

Wanda Hutchison, rocker was born

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1908-12-17 Birth

William Brocklesby Wordsworth

William Brocklesby Wordsworth, composer was born

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1943-12-17 Birth

William Brooks

William Brooks, composer was born

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1562-12-17 Death

Adrian Willaert

Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82

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1926-12-17 Death

Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky

Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer, dies at 70

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1829-12-17 Death

Bernard Jumentier

Bernard Jumentier, composer, dies at 80

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2010-12-17 Death

Captain Beefheart

Captain Beefheart, American musician (b. 1941)

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1949-12-17 Death

David Stanley Smith

David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72

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1978-12-17 Death

Don Ellis

Don Ellis, American jazz band leader (b. 1934)

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1948-12-17 Death

Edgar Istel

Edgar Istel, composer, dies at 68

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1972-12-17 Death

Erwin Dressel

Erwin Dressel, composer, dies at 63

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1996-12-17 Death

Francesco Siciliani

Francesco Siciliani, opera administrator, dies at 85

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2008-12-17 Death

Freddy Breck

Freddy Breck, German schlager singer, composer, record producer and news anchor (b. 1942)

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1870-12-17 Death

Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante

Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75

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1999-12-17 Death

Grover Washington

Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (b. 1943)

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1966-12-17 Death

Gustaf Paulson

Gustaf Paulson, composer, dies at 68

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1996-12-17 Death

Irving Caesar

Irving Caesar, songwriter, dies at 101

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1811-12-17 Death

John Antes

John Antes, composer, dies at 71

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1811-12-17 Death

Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny

Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer, dies at 54

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1975-12-17 Death

Noble Sissle

Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86

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1973-12-17 Death

Patrick Hadley

Patrick Hadley, composer, dies at 74

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1930-12-17 Death

Peter Warlock

Peter Warlock, composer, dies at 36

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1982-12-17 Death

Philipp Jarnach

Philipp Jarnach, composer, dies at 90

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1999-12-17 Death

Rex Allen

Rex Allen, American actor, singer and songwriter (b. 1920)

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1996-12-17 Death

Ruby Murray

Ruby Murray, singer, dies at 61

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1913-12-17 Death

Stefano Gobatti

Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61

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1965-12-17 Death

Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa

Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa, Italian tenor/composer (Rondine), dies at 76

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1651-12-17 Death

Wolfgang Schonsleder

Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81

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1865-12-17 Event

Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" premieres

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1962-12-17 Event

The Beatles

Beatles 1st British TV appearance (People & Places)

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