On This Day in Music: February 1

1801-02-01 Birth

Adolf Fredrik Lindblad

Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer was born

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1673-02-01 Birth

Alessandro Marcello

Alessandro Marcello, Venice Italy, composer was born

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1880-02-01 Birth

Antonio Guarnieri

Antonio Guarnieri, composer was born

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1975-02-01 Birth

Big Boi

Big Boi, American musician (Outkast) was born

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1934-02-01 Birth

Bob Shane

Bob Shane, vocalist (Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons) was born

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1902-02-01 Birth

Carlo Borbolla

Carlo Borbolla, composer was born

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1791-02-01 Birth

Charles J Sax

Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder was born

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1821-02-01 Birth

Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg

Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer was born

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1954-02-01 Birth

Chuck Dukowski

Chuck Dukowski, American musician (Black Flag) was born

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1939-02-01 Birth

Claude François

Claude François, French singer (d. 1978) was born

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1939-02-01 Birth

Del McCoury

Del McCoury, bluegrass singer/musician was born

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1937-02-01 Birth

Don Everly

Don Everly, Brownie Ky, vocalist (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie) was born

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1937-02-01 Birth

Dr Hook

Dr Hook, [Ray Sawyer], Ala, vocalist (Dr Hook-When You're in Love) was born

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1964-02-01 Birth

Dwayne Rudolph Goettel

Dwayne Rudolph Goettel, musician was born

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1875-02-01 Birth

Eddie Pola

Eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway) was born

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1908-02-01 Birth

Edward Staempfli

Edward Staempfli, composer was born

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1956-02-01 Birth

Exene Cervenka

Exene Cervenka, American musician was born

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1880-02-01 Birth

Francesco Balilla Pratella

Francesco Balilla Pratella, composer was born

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1690-02-01 Birth

Francesco Maria Veracini

Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer was born

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1633-02-01 Birth

Gabriel Schutz

Gabriel Schutz, composer was born

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1906-02-01 Birth

Hildegarde

Hildegarde, Adell Wisc, night club vocalist (I'll Be Seeing You) was born

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1789-02-01 Birth

Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard

Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born

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1989-02-01 Birth

Hurricane Chris

Hurricane Chris, American rapper was born

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1894-02-01 Birth

James P. Johnson

James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (Charleston, If I Could be With You One Hour Tonight) was born

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1964-02-01 Birth

Jani Lane

Jani Lane, [John Kennedy Oswald] heavy metal musician and singer (Warrant-Cherry Pie) was born

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1938-02-01 Birth

Jimmy Carl Black

Jimmy Carl Black, rocker (Mothers Of Invention) was born

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1881-02-01 Birth

Jose Ignacio Quinton

Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer was born

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1969-02-01 Birth

Joshua Redman

Joshua Redman, American musician was born

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1892-02-01 Birth

K Rudolf Mengelberg

K Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall) was born

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1972-02-01 Birth

Kami (musician)

Kami (musician), drummer of Japanese visual kei band Malice Mizer (d.1999) was born

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1902-02-01 Birth

Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes, poet/translator (Weary Blues) was born

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1990-02-01 Birth

Laura Marling

Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter was born

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1964-02-01 Birth

Mario Pelchat

Mario Pelchat, Quebec singer was born

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1603-02-01 Birth

Michael Trumper

Michael Trumper, composer was born

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1669-02-01 Birth

Miguel Lopez

Miguel Lopez, composer was born

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1947-02-01 Birth

Mike Brant

Mike Brant, Israeli pop singer (d. 1975) was born

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1954-02-01 Birth

Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell, guitarist (Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Breakdown) was born

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1907-02-01 Birth

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, São Paulo Brazil, composer/conductor was born

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1947-02-01 Birth

Normie Rowe

Normie Rowe, Australian singer was born

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1945-02-01 Birth

Ole Buck

Ole Buck, composer was born

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1969-02-01 Birth

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson, American musician (Drummer for Weezer) was born

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1906-02-01 Birth

Pierre Cardevielle

Pierre Cardevielle, French composer/conductor (Amants Captifs) was born

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1952-02-01 Birth

Rick James

Rick James, [James Johnson], rock/soul/funk vocalist (Super Freak) was born

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1971-02-01 Birth

Ron Welty

Ron Welty, American musician was born

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1879-02-01 Birth

Sydney Baynes

Sydney Baynes, composer was born

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1877-02-01 Birth

Thomas Frederick Dunhill

Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer was born

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1944-02-01 Birth

Tommy Duffy

Tommy Duffy, rocker (Echos) was born

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1962-02-01 Birth

Tomoyasu Hotei

Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist was born

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1928-02-01 Birth

Ursula Mamlok

Ursula Mamlok, composer was born

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1979-02-01 Birth

Valentin Elizalde

Valentin Elizalde, Mexican Singer (d.2006) was born

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1859-02-01 Birth

Victor Herbert

Victor Herbert, Dublin, Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland, Kiss in Dark) was born

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1973-02-01 Birth

Yuri Landman

Yuri Landman, Experimental musical instrument builder, musician and comic book artist was born

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1871-02-01 Death

Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov

Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51

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1916-02-01 Death

Anton Simon

Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65

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1929-02-01 Death

August Otto Halm

August Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59

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1999-02-01 Death

Barış Manço

Barış Manço, Turkish singer, composer, television producer and celebrity. (b. 1943)

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1970-02-01 Death

Blaz Arnic

Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69

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1981-02-01 Death

Ernst Pepping

Ernst Pepping, composer, dies at 79

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1795-02-01 Death

Giacomo Insanguine

Giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66

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2007-02-01 Death

Gian Carlo Menotti

Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-born composer (b. 1911)

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1743-02-01 Death

Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni

Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85

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1818-02-01 Death

Giuseppi Gazzaniga

Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74

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1949-02-01 Death

Herbert Stothart

Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63

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2002-02-01 Death

Hildegard Knef

Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925)

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1889-02-01 Death

Joseph Gungl

Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78

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1877-02-01 Death

Joseph-Leon Gatayes

Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71

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1824-02-01 Death

Maria Theresia von Paradis

Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64

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1944-02-01 Death

Martin Lunssens

Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72

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2004-02-01 Death

May O'Donnell

May O'Donnell, American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1909)

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2003-02-01 Death

Mongo Santamaria

Mongo Santamaria, Cuban percussionist and band leader (b. 1922)

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1981-02-01 Death

Nils Geirr Tveitt

Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer, dies at 72

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1902-02-01 Death

Salomon Jaoassohn

Salomon Jaoassohn, composer, dies at 70

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2007-02-01 Death

Seri Wangnaitham

Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dance choreographer (b. 1937)

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1986-02-01 Death

The Beatles

Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58

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2007-02-01 Death

Whitney Balliett

Whitney Balliett, American jazz critic (b. 1926)

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1875-02-01 Death

William Sterndale Bennett

William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58

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1930-02-01 Event

Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Schönberg's opera, "Von heute auf Morgen" premieres in Frankfurt

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1981-02-01 Event

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington-musical "Sophisticated Ladies," premieres in NYC

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1918-02-01 Event

Franz Lehar

Franz Lehar's opera "Wo die Lerche singt" premieres in Budapest

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1896-02-01 Event

Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme" premieres in Turin

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2004-02-01 Event

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.

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1918-02-01 Event

Kern

Kern, Bolton & Wodehouse's musical premieres in NYC

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1964-02-01 Event

The Beatles

Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks

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