On This Day in Music: December 30

On December 30 in music history, 45 artists were born, 22 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Davy Jones (1945), Del Shannon (1939) and Patti Smith (1946).

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Davy Jones

Davy Jones, Manchester England, singer (Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville), (d. 2012) was born

Del Shannon

Del Shannon, [Charles Westover], Coopersville Mich, rocker (Runaway) was born

Patti Smith

Patti Smith, Chicago Il, rock vocalist (Radio Ethiopia) was born

The Beatles

Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought)

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Born on December 30

Alessandro Longo

Alessandro Longo, composer was born

Alessandro Piccinini

Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born

Alfred Einstein

Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein was born

Andre Messager

Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer was born

Bartolomeo Giacometti

Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer was born

Bruno Canino

Bruno Canino, composer was born

Christina E "Christine" Auwen

Christina E "Christine" Auwen, Dutch model/singer (Haghezangers) was born

David Valentine Willcocks

David Valentine Willcocks, composer was born

Davy Jones

Davy Jones, Manchester England, singer (Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville), (d. 2012) was born

Del Shannon

Del Shannon, [Charles Westover], Coopersville Mich, rocker (Runaway) was born

Dindo Yogo

Dindo Yogo, Congolese musician (d. 2000) was born

Dmitri B Kabalevsky

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

Duglas T. Stewart

Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish musician (BMX Bandits) was born

Georg Quitschreiber

Georg Quitschreiber, composer was born

Heinrich Carl Ebell

Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer was born

Henry George Ley

Henry George Ley, composer was born

Jaromir Fiala

Jaromir Fiala, composer was born

Jay Kay

Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai) was born

Jeff Lynne

Jeff Lynne, rocker (ELO-Telephone Line, Travelling Wilburys) was born

John Hartford

John Hartford, NYC, country singer (Gentle on My Mind) was born

Josef Bohuslav Foerster

Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer was born

June Anderson

June Anderson, American soprano was born

Karl Heinrich David

Karl Heinrich David, composer was born

Kenny Kwan

Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer was born

Leon Jackson

Leon Jackson, Scottish singer was born

Mary Frances Allitsen

Mary Frances Allitsen, composer was born

Michael Nesmith

Michael Nesmith, Houston, rocker (Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville) was born

Nancy LaMott

Nancy LaMott, singer was born

Patti Smith

Patti Smith, Chicago Il, rock vocalist (Radio Ethiopia) was born

Paul Crowder

Paul Crowder, rocker (The Adventures-Sea of Love) was born

Paul Frederic Bowles

Paul Frederic Bowles, US composer/writer (Shelting Sky) was born

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey, singer/musician (Peter, Paul, & Mary) was born

Pavel Vranicky

Pavel Vranicky, composer was born

Preston Andrew Trombly

Preston Andrew Trombly, composer was born

Robert Quine

Robert Quine, rocker was born

Rolf Gehlhaar

Rolf Gehlhaar, composer was born

Skeeter Davis

Skeeter Davis, [Mary Penick], Dry Ridge Ky, singer (End of World) was born

Stanley Tracey

Stanley Tracey, composer was born

Suzy Bogguss

Suzy Bogguss, Aledo Ill, singer (I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart) was born

Svend Simon Schultz

Svend Simon Schultz, composer was born

Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman, Slough England, singer/actress (Tracey Ullman Show) was born

Tyrese

Tyrese, American singer and actor was born

Vincent Lopez

Vincent Lopez, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard) was born

William Croft

William Croft, composer was born

Zbigniew Robert Promiński

Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer was born

Died on December 30

Aki Yashiro

Aki Yashiro died

Angelo Maria Benincori

Angelo Maria Benincori, composer, dies at 42

Anita Mui

Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1963)

Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw, American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader, dies at 94

Bert Berns

Bert Berns, US songwriter/producer (Twist & Shout), dies at about 38

Bobby Farrell

Bobby Farrell, Aruban singer (Boney M) (b. 1949)

Charles Wakefield Cadman

Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, dies at 65

Eugene Wright

Eugene Wright died

Fritz Volbach

Fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79

Gottfried Michael Koenig

Gottfried Michael Koenig died

Henri-Paul Busser

Henri-Paul Busser, composer, dies at 101

Jan Mul

Jan Mul, composer, dies at 60

Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne

Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer, dies at 45

Jiri Jaroch

Jiri Jaroch, composer, dies at 66

Joe Grech

Joe Grech died

Johnny Moore

Johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)

Mack David

Mack David, US songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at 81

Patty Smith Hill

Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78

Peter Gronland

Peter Gronland, composer, dies at 64

Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77

Rowland S. Howard

Rowland S. Howard, Australian guitarist (The Birthday Party) (b. 1959)

Waldemar Thrane

Waldemar Thrane, composer, dies at 38

Releases & milestones on December 30

Abraham Louis Niedermeyer

Opera "Stradella" after being rewritten is produced (Hamburg)

Cole Porter

Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up & Dream," premieres in NYC

Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in NYC

Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell & Tates opera "Dido & Aeneas," premieres in Chesea

The Beatles

Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought)

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