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Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress was born
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Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress was born
Andy Summers, Blackpool England, rock guitarist (Police-Roxanne) was born
Baron Waqa, Nauruan politician and musician was born
Bob Bryar, American drummer (My Chemical Romance, Gerardolopoly) was born
Burton Cummings, rock guitarist (Guess Who-These Eyes) was born
Donna Summer, Boston, singer (Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio), (d. 2012) was born
Ernest Austin, composer was born
Ernest John Moeran, British composer was born
Fermin Goytisolo, rocker (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It) was born
Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer was born
Henry Hiles, composer was born
John Denver, NM, singer (Rocky Mt High), thank God he's a country boy was born
Joseph Mulrey McIntyre, rocker (New Kids-Lovin' You Forever) was born
Jule Styne, England, songwriter/composer (1954 Acad Award, 1968 Tony) was born
Lionel Daunais, Quebec singer and composer (d. 1982) was born
Malcolm Middleton, Scottish musician (Arab Strap) was born
Mani Neumeier, German musician (Guru Guru) was born
Marko Rothmuller, composer was born
Max Fiedler, composer was born
Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer (1996 Canadians-2nd) was born
Nathan Milstein, Odessa Russia, concert violinist (Phila Orch 1942) was born
Odetta, [Holmes], Birmingham Ala, folk singer (Sanctuary) was born
Papoose, American rapper was born
Paul Westerberg, singer (The Replacements) was born
Pete Qualfe, rocker was born
Rex Allen, Wilcox Az, cowboy singer (Dr Baxter-Frontier Doctor) was born
Richard Kleinmichel, composer was born
Rita Lee, Brazilian Rock Star was born
Ross Barbour, Columbus Ind, singer (4 Freshmen) was born
Scott Ian, Queens, New York, American heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-I'm the Man) was born
Silvestre Revueltas, Santiago Papasquiaro Mexico, composer (Sensemaya) was born
Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer was born
Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist (Aerosmith-Dream On) was born
Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer and actress (d. 1975) was born
Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64
Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83
Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91
Donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47
Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76
Floyd Cramer, pianist (Nashville Sound), dies of cancer at 64
Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60
Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75
Frederico Davia, opera singer, dies at 63
George Louis Francis Lewis, composer, dies at 16
Giovanni Maria Trabaci, composer, dies
Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72
Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer, dies at 53
Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77
José Greco, Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer (b. 1918)
Kevin MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. 1951)
Lester Albert Trimble, composer, dies at 63
Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54
Markku Peltola, Finnish actor and musician (b. 1956)
Oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69
Omus Hirshbein, classical music impresario and music director, dies at 77
Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75
Rick Nelson, singer/actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 45
Sabin V Dragoi, composer, dies at 74
Salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69
Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov, composer, dies at 70
Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash
Gilbert and Sullivan's Opera "Pirates of Penzance," premieres in NYC
G Mahler conducts the Metropolitan Opera
H Tierney/J McCarthy's musical "Kid Boots," premieres in NYC
Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time
"Threepenny Opera" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 perfs
Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to disolve the Beatles
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