On This Day in Music: December 28

On December 28 in music history, 52 artists were born, 32 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Louis Armstrong (1928), The Beatles (1968) and John Legend (1978).

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End blues"

The Beatles

Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks

John Legend

John Legend, American musician was born

Johnny Otis

Johnny Otis, (Alexandres Veliotes) Vallejo California, US R & B musician, producer and talent scout was born

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Born on December 28

Alex Chilton

Alex Chilton, Memphis Tenn, rock guitarist/vocalist (Box Tops) was born

Alexander von Fielitz

Alexander von Fielitz, composer was born

Alvin Elliot Singleton

Alvin Elliot Singleton, composer was born

Ana Torroja

Ana Torroja, Spanish singer (Mecano) was born

Benjamin Johnson Lang

Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer was born

Billy Williams

Billy Williams, Waco Tx, singer (Your Show of Shows) was born

Bobby Comstock

Bobby Comstock, rocker was born

Calixa Lavallee

Calixa Lavallee, composer was born

Ceslav Vanura

Ceslav Vanura, composer was born

Charles Neville

Charles Neville, US rock vocalist/saxophonist (Neville Brothers) was born

Christian Cannabich

Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master was born

David Archuleta

David Archuleta, American Idol runner-up, American Singer was born

Dick Diamonde

Dick Diamonde, [Van Der Sluys], Hilversum, rock bassist (Easybeats) was born

Dorsey Burnette

Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker (Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One) was born

Dwight Bement

Dwight Bement, rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Young Girl) was born

Earl "Fatha" Hines

Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne Pa, jazz pianist (Deep Forest) was born

Earl Hines

Earl Hines, American musician (d. 1983) was born

Eddy Doorenbos

Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch vocalist/pianist/guitarist was born

Edgar Winter

Edgar Winter, Beaumont Tx, rocker (They Only Come Out at Night) was born

Gabriel von Wayditch

Gabriel von Wayditch, composer was born

Gerard Brucken Fock

Gerard Brucken Fock, composer was born

Herborg Kråkevik

Herborg Kråkevik, Norwegian singer and actress was born

Homer Newton Bartlett

Homer Newton Bartlett, composer was born

Inocenti Carreno

Inocenti Carreno, composer was born

Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie, Tulsa Ok, country singer/guitarist (Home) was born

Johan Wikmanson

Johan Wikmanson, composer was born

John Legend

John Legend, American musician was born

John de Mol

John de Mol, Dutch vocalist/composer/producer was born

Johnny Otis

Johnny Otis, (Alexandres Veliotes) Vallejo California, US R & B musician, producer and talent scout was born

Josef Blazej Smrcek

Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer was born

Julius Reitz

Julius Reitz, composer was born

Kamillo Lendvay

Kamillo Lendvay, composer was born

Kenneth Grant

Kenneth Grant, bass/vocalist (Midnight Star-No Parking, Operator) was born

Lonnie Liston Smith

Lonnie Liston Smith, US jazz performer (Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady) was born

Marty Roe

Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle) was born

Mel Stottlemyre Jr

Mel Stottlemyre Jr, pitcher (Toronto Blues Jays) was born

Michael Gibbons

Michael Gibbons, rocker (Bo Donaldson & Heywoods-Billy Don't be a Hero) was born

Mike McGuire

Mike McGuire, Haleyville Ala, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South) was born

Moe Koffman

Moe Koffman, Canadian musician (d. 2001) was born

Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols, American actress and singer was born

Nigel Kennedy

Nigel Kennedy, English violinist was born

Rachel Z

Rachel Z, American pianist was born

Richard Clayderman

Richard Clayderman, pianist (Amour, Romantic America) was born

Richard Sudhalter

Richard Sudhalter, British(?) writer/jazz musician was born

Robert Gallenberg

Robert Gallenberg, composer was born

Roebuck "Pops" Staples

Roebuck "Pops" Staples, US gospel/singer (Staple Singers) was born

Roger Sessions

Roger Huntington Sessions, Brooklyn NY, composer (Black Masks) was born

Roman Palester

Roman Palester, Polish composer: The Weichsel was born

Rosie Vela

Rosie Vela, British singer (Zazu, Fools Paradise) was born

Senna Guemmour

Senna Guemmour, German Singer (Monrose) was born

Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky

Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer was born

Tomas Genoves y Lapetra

Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer was born

Died on December 28

Adrien-Joseph van Helmont

Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 83

Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov

Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72

Alfred Cellier

Alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47

Armando Manzanero

Armando Manzanero died

Barre Phillips

Barre Phillips died

Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor, American musician (b. 1921)

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot died

Carrie Jacobs Bond

Carrie Jacobs Bond, American composer (I Love You Truly), dies at 85

Dave Bailey

Dave Bailey died

Dennis Wilson

Dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39

Eduard Strauss

Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81

Fatima Kuinova

Fatima Kuinova died

Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson, American musician (b. 1897)

Fou Ts'ong

Fou Ts'ong died

Francis Dhomont

Francis Dhomont died

Freddie King

Freddie King, rocker, dies at 42

Frederick Douglass Hall

Frederick Douglass Hall, composer, dies at 84

Gennaro Manna

Gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64

James Owen "The Rev" Sullivan

James Owen "The Rev" Sullivan, American musician drummer of Avenged Sevenfold (b. 1981)

Joaquim Casimiro Junior

Joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54

Jose Bernardo Alcedo

Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90

Josh White Jr.

Josh White Jr. died

Kiel Martin

Kiel Martin, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 46

Linda de Suza

Linda de Suza died

Maurice J Ravel

Maurice J Ravel, Swiss/French composer (Bolero), dies in Paris at 62

Max Steiner

Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner, composer, dies at 83

Monic Cecconi-Botella

Monic Cecconi-Botella died

Mort Greene

Mort Greene, US songwriter (My Grandfather's Clock), dies at 80

Paul Hindemith

Paul Hindemith, German composer (Composer's World), dies at 68

Pedro Suárez-Vértiz

Pedro Suárez-Vértiz died

Per Myrberg

Per Myrberg died

Rudi Spring

Rudi Spring died

Releases & milestones on December 28

Engelbert Humperdinck

Opera "Konigskinder" is produced (NYC)

Ira Gershwin

George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes," premieres in NYC

Kessoku Band

Kessoku Band released the album 'Kessoku Band'

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town," premieres in NYC

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End blues"

Ma Rainey

Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made

Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song"

The Beatles

Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks

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