On This Day in Music: December 29

On December 29 in music history, 41 artists were born, 39 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them Bob Marley (1982), Marianne Faithfull (1946) and Rick Danko (1942).

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Bob Marley

Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull, Hampstead England, vocalist (Money) was born

Rick Danko

Rick Danko, Blayney Ontario, Canadain musician (The Band) was born

Cozy Powell

Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) was born

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Born on December 29

Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne

Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born

Aled Jones

Aled Jones, Welsh singer was born

Billy Tipton

Billy Tipton, American musician (d. 1989) was born

Clyde McCoy

Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader was born

Cozy Powell

Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) was born

Dexter Holland

Dexter Holland, American musician (The Offspring) was born

Dolf de Vries

Dolf de Vries, Dutch musical/director/arranger (Josephine) was born

Ed Buce

Ed Buce, Keiser Ar, country singer (Texas) was born

Etienne-Joseph Soubre

Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer was born

Evan Seinfeld

Evan Seinfeld, American musician (Biohazard) and actor was born

Francesco Maria Guaitoli

Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born

Gabrielle Destroismaisons

Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Quebec singer was born

Gali Atari

Gali Atari, Israeli singer and actress was born

Georges Thurston

Georges Thurston, Canadian singer (d. 2007) was born

Glen Phillips

Glen Phillips, American musician (Toad The Wet Sprocket) was born

Gotthard Wagner

Gotthard Wagner, composer was born

Hermann Heiss

Hermann Heiss, composer was born

Jan Pijnenburg

Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer (Doe Maar-Bomb) was born

Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin

Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer was born

Jeanne Leleu

Jeanne Leleu, composer was born

Jerry Summers

Jerry Summers, rocker was born

Jessica Andrews

Jessica Andrews, American country/pop singer was born

Jim Reid

Jim Reid, Scottish singer (The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat) was born

Kiyoshi Nobutoki

Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer was born

LaToya London

LaToya London, American singer was born

Laurel Masse

Laurel Masse, Holland Mich, jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer-Operator) was born

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull, Hampstead England, vocalist (Money) was born

Neil Giraldo

Neil Giraldo, rocker (Pat Benatar Band) was born

Pablo Casals

Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer was born

Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) was born

Peter Koelewijn

Peter Koelewijn, Dutch writer/vocalist (Come off that Roof) was born

Prez "Kidd" Kenneth

Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist was born

Ray Thomas

Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) was born

Rick Danko

Rick Danko, Blayney Ontario, Canadain musician (The Band) was born

Roger Voudouris

Roger Voudouris, Sacramento Ca, rock vocalist was born

Roman Vlad

Roman Vlad, composer was born

Tomas Breton y Hernandez

Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer was born

Vitaly Alexeyevich Godzyatsky

Vitaly Alexeyevich Godzyatsky, composer was born

Willie Humphrey

Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist was born

Willy Giefer

Willy Giefer, composer was born

Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Elliman, US actress/singer (I Don't Know How to Love Him) was born

Died on December 29

Ahmad Adaweyyah

Ahmad Adaweyyah died

Albert Christoph Dies

Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67

Alexi Laiho

Alexi Laiho died

Beryl Rubinstein

Beryl Rubinstein, composer, dies at 54

Charles Beach Hawley

Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57

Charles-Joseph Tolbecque

Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29

Claude Bolling

Claude Bolling died

Doris Humphrey

Doris Humphrey, US dancer/choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63

Eduard Artemyev

Eduard Artemyev died

Eugene Tanner Jr

Eugene Tanner Jr, singer, dies at 58

Ferdinand Marcucci

Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71

Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1938)

Fritz Behrend

Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83

Georg Goltermann

Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74

Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini

Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies

Hermann Baumann

Hermann Baumann died

Hermann Finck

Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31

Ian Tyson

Ian Tyson died

Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele

Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51

Johann Baptist Schenk

Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83

Johann Heinrich Rolle

Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69

John Antill

John Antill, composer, dies at 82

Killer Khan

Killer Khan died

Kusaku Yamada

Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79

Leo Robin

Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84

Les McCann

Les McCann died

Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin died

Margriet Eshuijs

Margriet Eshuijs died

Maurice Hines

Maurice Hines died

Mireille Hartuch

Mireille Hartuch, singer/songwriter, dies at 90

Miroslav Krejci

Miroslav Krejci, composer, dies at 73

Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77

Pelé

Pelé died

Rainer M Rilke

Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51

Robin Humphrey Milford

Robin Humphrey Milford, composer, dies at 56

Takashi Asahina

Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)

Tim Hardin

Tim Hardin, American singer (Bird on a Wire), dies of a drug overdose at 39

William Crotch

William Crotch, composer, dies at 72

William H Singer

William H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75

Releases & milestones on December 29

Bob Marley

Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica

IU

IU released the album 'Pieces'

Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

Singers Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas

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