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Born on December 29
1767
Birth
Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne
Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born
1970
Birth
Aled Jones
Aled Jones, Welsh singer was born
1914
Birth
Billy Tipton
Billy Tipton, American musician (d. 1989) was born
1903
Birth
Clyde McCoy
Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader was born
1947
Birth
Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) was born
1965
Birth
Dexter Holland
Dexter Holland, American musician (The Offspring) was born
1956
Birth
Dolf de Vries
Dolf de Vries, Dutch musical/director/arranger (Josephine) was born
1940
Birth
Ed Buce
Ed Buce, Keiser Ar, country singer (Texas) was born
1813
Birth
Etienne-Joseph Soubre
Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer was born
1972
Birth
Evan Seinfeld
Evan Seinfeld, American musician (Biohazard) and actor was born
1563
Birth
Francesco Maria Guaitoli
Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born
1982
Birth
Gabrielle Destroismaisons
Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Quebec singer was born
1953
Birth
Gali Atari
Gali Atari, Israeli singer and actress was born
1951
Birth
Georges Thurston
Georges Thurston, Canadian singer (d. 2007) was born
1970
Birth
Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips, American musician (Toad The Wet Sprocket) was born
1678
Birth
Gotthard Wagner
Gotthard Wagner, composer was born
1897
Birth
Hermann Heiss
Hermann Heiss, composer was born
1955
Birth
Jan Pijnenburg
Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer (Doe Maar-Bomb) was born
1880
Birth
Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin
Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer was born
1898
Birth
Jeanne Leleu
Jeanne Leleu, composer was born
1942
Birth
Jerry Summers
Jerry Summers, rocker was born
1983
Birth
Jessica Andrews
Jessica Andrews, American country/pop singer was born
1961
Birth
Jim Reid
Jim Reid, Scottish singer (The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat) was born
1887
Birth
Kiyoshi Nobutoki
Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer was born
1978
Birth
LaToya London
LaToya London, American singer was born
1951
Birth
Laurel Masse
Laurel Masse, Holland Mich, jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer-Operator) was born
1946
Birth
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull, Hampstead England, vocalist (Money) was born
1955
Birth
Neil Giraldo
Neil Giraldo, rocker (Pat Benatar Band) was born
1876
Birth
Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer was born
1912
Birth
Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) was born
1940
Birth
Peter Koelewijn
Peter Koelewijn, Dutch writer/vocalist (Come off that Roof) was born
1933
Birth
Prez "Kidd" Kenneth
Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist was born
1941
Birth
Ray Thomas
Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) was born
1942
Birth
Rick Danko
Rick Danko, Blayney Ontario, Canadain musician (The Band) was born
1954
Birth
Roger Voudouris
Roger Voudouris, Sacramento Ca, rock vocalist was born
1919
Birth
Roman Vlad
Roman Vlad, composer was born
1850
Birth
Tomas Breton y Hernandez
Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer was born
1936
Birth
Vitaly Alexeyevich Godzyatsky
Vitaly Alexeyevich Godzyatsky, composer was born
1900
Birth
Willie Humphrey
Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist was born
1930
Birth
Willy Giefer
Willy Giefer, composer was born
1951
Birth
Yvonne Elliman
Yvonne Elliman, US actress/singer (I Don't Know How to Love Him) was born
Died on December 29
2024
Death
Ahmad Adaweyyah
Ahmad Adaweyyah died
1822
Death
Albert Christoph Dies
Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67
2020
Death
Alexi Laiho
Alexi Laiho died
1952
Death
Beryl Rubinstein
Beryl Rubinstein, composer, dies at 54
1915
Death
Charles Beach Hawley
Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57
1835
Death
Charles-Joseph Tolbecque
Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29
2020
Death
Claude Bolling
Claude Bolling died
1958
Death
Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey, US dancer/choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63
2022
Death
Eduard Artemyev
Eduard Artemyev died
1994
Death
Eugene Tanner Jr
Eugene Tanner Jr, singer, dies at 58
1871
Death
Ferdinand Marcucci
Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71
2008
Death
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1938)
1972
Death
Fritz Behrend
Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83
1898
Death
Georg Goltermann
Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74
1825
Death
Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini
Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies
2023
Death
Hermann Baumann
Hermann Baumann died
1558
Death
Hermann Finck
Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31
2022
Death
Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson died
1630
Death
Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele
Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51
1836
Death
Johann Baptist Schenk
Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83
1785
Death
Johann Heinrich Rolle
Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69
1986
Death
John Antill
John Antill, composer, dies at 82
2023
Death
Killer Khan
Killer Khan died
1965
Death
Kusaku Yamada
Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79
1984
Death
Leo Robin
Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84
2023
Death
Les McCann
Les McCann died
2024
Death
Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin died
2022
Death
Margriet Eshuijs
Margriet Eshuijs died
2023
Death
Maurice Hines
Maurice Hines died
1996
Death
Mireille Hartuch
Mireille Hartuch, singer/songwriter, dies at 90
1964
Death
Miroslav Krejci
Miroslav Krejci, composer, dies at 73
1967
Death
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77
2022
Death
Pelé
Pelé died
1926
Death
Rainer M Rilke
Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51
1959
Death
Robin Humphrey Milford
Robin Humphrey Milford, composer, dies at 56
2001
Death
Takashi Asahina
Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)
1980
Death
Tim Hardin
Tim Hardin, American singer (Bird on a Wire), dies of a drug overdose at 39
1847
Death
William Crotch
William Crotch, composer, dies at 72
1943
Death
William H Singer
William H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75
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