On This Day in Music: December 6

1896 Birth

Arnold Foster

Arnold Foster, composer was born

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1962 Birth

Ben Watt

Ben Watt, rocker (Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood) was born

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1955 Birth

Bill Lloyd

Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green Ky, singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You) was born

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1928 Birth

Bobby Van

Bobby Van, American singer (d. 1980) was born

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1954 Birth

Chris Stamey

Chris Stamey, rocker was born

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1950 Birth

Daniel Sahuleka

Daniel Sahuleka, Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist (Viva la Libertad) was born

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1920 Birth

Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice), (d. 2012) was born

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1961 Birth

David Lovering

David Lovering, American drummer (Pixies) was born

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1985 Birth

Dulce María

Dulce María, Mexican actress and singer was born

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1904 Birth

Eve Denise Curie

Eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie was born

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1743 Birth

Franz Nikolaus Novotny

Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer was born

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1967 Birth

Hacken Lee

Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer was born

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1941 Birth

Helen Cornelius

Helen Cornelius, Hannibal Mo, country singer (Nashville on the Road) was born

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1846 Birth

Henryk Jarecki

Henryk Jarecki, composer was born

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1933 Birth

Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki

Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, composer was born

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1916 Birth

Hugo Peretti

Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (d. 1986) was born

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1896 Birth

Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) was born

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1927 Birth

Jacques Bondon

Jacques Bondon, composer was born

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1935 Birth

Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe, Quebec comedian, singer and senator was born

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1950 Birth

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer was born

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1768 Birth

Johann Baptist Henneberg

Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer was born

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1808 Birth

Johann Christian Gebauer

Johann Christian Gebauer, composer was born

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1642 Birth

Johann Christoph Bach

Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (d. 1703) was born

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1897 Birth

John Axel Fernstrom

John Axel Fernstrom, composer was born

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1941 Birth

John Nelson

John Nelson, San Jose Costa Rica, conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz) was born

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1948 Birth

Jonathan King

Jonathan King, London, singer (Everyone's Gone to the Moon) was born

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1887 Birth

Joseph Lamb

Joseph Lamb, composer was born

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1995 Birth

Joy Gruttmann

Joy Gruttmann, German singer was born

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1949 Birth

Linda Creed

Linda Creed, American songwriter (d. 1986) was born

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1806 Birth

Louis-Gilbert Duprez

Louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer was born

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1948 Birth

Marius Mueller-Westernhagen

Marius Mueller-Westernhagen, Duesseldorf Germany, rocker (Stinker) was born

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1929 Birth

Mark Kopytman

Mark Kopytman, composer was born

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1943 Birth

Mike Smith

Mike Smith, London England, rocker/pianist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) was born

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1872 Birth

Mikulas Moyzes

Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born

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1947 Birth

Miroslav Vitous

Miroslav Vitous, rocker was born

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1775 Birth

Nicolas Isouard

Nicolas Isouard, composer was born

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1929 Birth

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German conductor was born

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1550 Birth

Orazio Tiberio Vecchi

Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born

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1776 Birth

Paul Friedrich Struck

Paul Friedrich Struck, composer was born

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1956 Birth

Peter Buck

Peter Buck, US pop guitarist (REM-Murmur) was born

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1921 Birth

Piero Piccioni

Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004) was born

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1956 Birth

Randy Rhoads

Randy Rhoads, rocker was born

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1955 Birth

Rick Buckler

Rick Buckler, [Paul Richard Buckler], rock drummer (Jam) was born

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1940 Birth

Steve Alaimo

Steve Alaimo, Rochester NY, rocker (Mashed Potatoes) was born

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1955 Birth

Tish Hinojosa

Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia Tx, country singer (Something in the Rain) was born

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1939 Birth

Tomés Svoboda

Tomés Svoboda, Paris France, Czech composer (Etude) was born

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1970 Birth

Ulf Ekberg

Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base) was born

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1902 Birth

Virgilio Mortari

Virgilio Mortari, composer was born

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1931 Birth

Zeki Müren

Zeki Müren, Turkish actor, singer, and composer (d. 1996) was born

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1933 Death

Auguste Chapuis

Auguste Chapuis, composer, dies at 75

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1716 Death

Benedictus Buns

Benedictus Buns, Dutch Carmelite and composer (b. 1642)

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1988 Death

Bill Harris

Bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63

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2005 Death

Danny Williams

Danny Williams, South African-born singer (b. 1942)

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2024 Death

Dickie Rock

Dickie Rock died

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2020 Death

Džej Ramadanovski

Džej Ramadanovski died

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2022 Death

Edino Krieger

Edino Krieger died

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1997 Death

Eliot Daniel

Eliot Daniel, composer (I Love Lucy theme), dies at 89

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1958 Death

Erwin Bodky

Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62

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1903 Death

Frederick Grant Gleason

Frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54

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1867 Death

Giovanni Pacini

Giovanni Pacini, composer, dies at 71

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1991 Death

Headman Tshabalala

Headman Tshabalala, South Afr singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), dies

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1966 Death

Hermann Heiss

Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68

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1943 Death

Hermann Lohr

Hermann Lohr, composer, dies at 72

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1971 Death

Hugo Godron

Hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71

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2022 Death

Ichirō Mizuki

Ichirō Mizuki died

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2022 Death

Jet Black

Jet Black died

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1973 Death

Justus Hermann Wetzel

Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94

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2021 Death

János Kóbor

János Kóbor died

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1920 Death

Karel Kovarovic

Karel Kovarovic, composer, dies at 57

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1746 Death

Lady Grizel Baillie

Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (b. 1665)

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1949 Death

Lead Belly

Lead Belly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64

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1983 Death

Lucienne Boyer

Lucienne Boyer, French singer (b. 1903)

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1946 Death

Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg

Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg, composer, dies at 63

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2023 Death

Michel Sardaby

Michel Sardaby died

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2024 Death

Miho Nakayama

Miho Nakayama died

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1988 Death

Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52

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1989 Death

Sammy Fain

Sammy Fain, composer, dies at 87

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1865 Death

Sebastian de Iradier

Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56

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1995 Death

[Schaff] Claire Polin

[Schaff] Claire Polin, composer, dies at 69

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2024 Death

Ángela Álvarez

Ángela Álvarez died

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1939 Event

Cole Porter

Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady" premieres in NYC

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1846 Event

Hector Berlioz

Opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris)

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1995 Event

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson collapses while rehearsing for an HBO special

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2024 Event

Rosé

Rosé released the album 'Rosie'

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1963 Event

The Beatles

Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans

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1969 Event

The Rolling Stones

300,000 attend Altamont California, rock concert feature Rolling Stones

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2024 Event

Twice

Twice released the album 'Strategy (EP)'

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