1948-12-20
Birth
"Little" Stevie Wright
"Little" Stevie Wright, rocker (Easybeats) was born
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1812-12-20
Birth
Achille Peri
Achille Peri, composer was born
1983-12-20
Birth
Adrián Varela
Adrián Varela, Mexican singer was born
1939-12-20
Birth
Agatha N "Kim" Weston
Agatha N "Kim" Weston, US gospel/singer (It Takes Two) was born
1950-12-20
Birth
Alex Chllton
Alex Chllton, rocker was born
1972-12-20
Birth
Anders Odden
Anders Odden, Norwegian musician was born
1957-12-20
Birth
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi, Greek-Cypriot singer was born
1958-12-20
Birth
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg, British rocker (It Says Here, Ideology) was born
1889-12-20
Birth
Bozidar Sirola
Bozidar Sirola, composer was born
1928-12-20
Birth
Charles Donald Adams
Charles Donald Adams, singer was born
1981-12-20
Birth
Chris Edwards
Chris Edwards, British musician (Kasabian) was born
1966-12-20
Birth
Chris Robinson
Chris Robinson, Atlanta, rocker (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker) was born
1606-12-20
Birth
Christoph Schultze
Christoph Schultze, composer was born
1982-12-20
Birth
David Cook
David Cook, American singer, winner of American Idol. was born
1984-12-20
Birth
David Tavaré
David Tavaré, Spanish singer was born
1974-12-20
Birth
Die
Die, Japanese musician (Dir en grey) was born
1886-12-20
Birth
Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia
Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer was born
1955-12-20
Birth
Ed Kuepper
Ed Kuepper, German/Australian, singer/songwriter (Saints) was born
1867-12-20
Birth
Fini Valdemar Henriques
Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer was born
1729-12-20
Birth
Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny
Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer was born
1809-12-20
Birth
Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt
Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer was born
1947-12-20
Birth
Gigliola Cinquetti
Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer was born
1951-12-20
Birth
Gilbert Montagné
Gilbert Montagné, French musician was born
1594-12-20
Birth
Giovanni Battista Gagliano
Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born
1908-12-20
Birth
Giulio Cesare Brero
Giulio Cesare Brero, composer was born
1774-12-20
Birth
Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes
Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer was born
1871-12-20
Birth
Henry Kimball Hadley
Henry Kimball Hadley, composer was born
1990-12-20
Birth
JoJo
JoJo, American singer was born
1938-12-20
Birth
John Harris Harbison
John Harris Harbison, Orange NJ, composer was born
1939-12-20
Birth
Klaus Schweizer
Klaus Schweizer, composer was born
1940-12-20
Birth
Larry Willis
Larry Willis, rock keyboardist (Blood, Sweat & Tears) was born
1872-12-20
Birth
Lorenzo Perosi
Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer was born
1957-12-20
Birth
Mike Watt
Mike Watt, US bassist (Rockband Firehose) was born
1961-12-20
Birth
Mohammad Fouad
Mohammad Fouad, Arab singer and actor was born
1966-12-20
Birth
Myrra Malmberg
Myrra Malmberg, Swedish singer was born
1758-12-20
Birth
Othon Joseph Vandenbroek
Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer was born
1907-12-20
Birth
Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster, songwriter (d. 1984) was born
1539-12-20
Birth
Paul Melissus
Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born
1945-12-20
Birth
Peter Criss [George Peter John Criscuola]
Peter Criss [George Peter John Criscuola], Brooklyn NY, American drummer and singer (Kiss) was born
1786-12-20
Birth
Pietro Raimondi
Pietro Raimondi, composer was born
1944-12-20
Birth
Robert Colomby
Robert Colomby, NYC, rock drummer (Blood Sweat & Tears-When I Die) was born
1977-12-20
Birth
Saukrates
Saukrates, Canadian rapper was born
1909-12-20
Birth
Vagn Holmboe
Vagn Holmboe, composer was born
1925-12-20
Birth
Vlastimir Nikolovski
Vlastimir Nikolovski, composer was born
1974-12-20
Death
Andre Jolivet
Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69
1783-12-20
Death
Antonio Francisco Jawer Jose Soler
Antonio Francisco Jawer Jose Soler, Sp composer (Fandango), dies at 54
1982-12-20
Death
Artur Rubinstein
Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95
1968-12-20
Death
Bax Brod
Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84
1909-12-20
Death
Benjamin Ipavec
Benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79
1973-12-20
Death
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37
1799-12-20
Death
David Traugott Nicolai
David Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66
1954-12-20
Death
Emilis Melngailis
Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80
1962-12-20
Death
Erik William Gustav Leidzen
Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68
1903-12-20
Death
Gavriil Musicescu
Gavriil Musicescu, composer, dies at 56
1821-12-20
Death
Gian Francesco Fortunati
Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer, dies at 75
1999-12-20
Death
Hank Snow
Hank Snow, Canadian singer (b. 1914)
1942-12-20
Death
Jean Gilbert
Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63
2012-12-20
Death
Jimmy McCracklin
Jimmy McCracklin, American pianist, dies from diabetes and hypertension at 91
1539-12-20
Death
Johannes Lupi
Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer
1793-12-20
Death
Joseph Legros
Joseph Legros, composer, dies at 54
1819-12-20
Death
Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis
Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, composer, dies at 50
1962-12-20
Death
Luis Abraham Delgadillo
Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer, dies at 75
1916-12-20
Death
Manuel Giro
Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68
1963-12-20
Death
Paul Constantinescu
Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54
1991-12-20
Death
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman, actor/composer (Cape Fear), dies of heart attack at 60
1975-12-20
Death
Vincent Lopez
Vincent Lopez, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76
1916-12-20
Death
William Wallace Gilchrist
William Wallace Gilchrist, composer, dies at 70
1823-12-20
Event
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert's "Ballet-Musik aus Rosamunde," premieres in Vienna
1600-12-20
Event
Giulio Caccini
Ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published
1981-12-20
Event
Harry Krieger
Harry Krieger/Tom Eyen's musical "Dreamgirls" premieres in NYC
1984-12-20
Event
Johann Sebastian Bach
33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library
1976-12-20
Event
Richard Adler
"Music Is" opens at St James Theater NYC for 8 performances
1962-12-20
Event
Дмитрий Дмитриевич ШоÑтакович
Dmitri Shostakovitch's opera "Katerina Ismailova" premieres in Moscow
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