On This Day in Music: February 1

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The Beatles

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

Duke Ellington

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

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US...

Rick James

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

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Born on February 1

Adolf Fredrik Lindblad

Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer was born

Alessandro Marcello

Alessandro Marcello, Venice Italy, composer was born

Antonio Guarnieri

Antonio Guarnieri, composer was born

Big Boi

Big Boi, American musician (Outkast) was born

Bob Shane

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

Carlo Borbolla

Carlo Borbolla, composer was born

Charles J Sax

Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder was born

Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg

Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer was born

Chuck Dukowski

Chuck Dukowski, American musician (Black Flag) was born

Claude François

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

Del McCoury

Del McCoury, bluegrass singer/musician was born

Don Everly

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

Dr Hook

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

Dwayne Rudolph Goettel

Dwayne Rudolph Goettel, musician was born

Eddie Pola

Eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway) was born

Edward Staempfli

Edward Staempfli, composer was born

Exene Cervenka

Exene Cervenka, American musician was born

Francesco Balilla Pratella

Francesco Balilla Pratella, composer was born

Francesco Maria Veracini

Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer was born

Gabriel Schutz

Gabriel Schutz, composer was born

Hildegarde

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

Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard

Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born

Hurricane Chris

Hurricane Chris, American rapper was born

James P. Johnson

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

Jani Lane

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

Jimmy Carl Black

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

Jose Ignacio Quinton

Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer was born

Joshua Redman

Joshua Redman, American musician was born

K Rudolf Mengelberg

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

Kami (musician)

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

Langston Hughes

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

Laura Marling

Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter was born

Mario Pelchat

Mario Pelchat, Quebec singer was born

Michael Trumper

Michael Trumper, composer was born

Miguel Lopez

Miguel Lopez, composer was born

Mike Brant

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

Mike Campbell

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

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri

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

Normie Rowe

Normie Rowe, Australian singer was born

Ole Buck

Ole Buck, composer was born

Patrick Wilson

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

Pierre Cardevielle

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

Rick James

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

Ron Welty

Ron Welty, American musician was born

Sydney Baynes

Sydney Baynes, composer was born

Thomas Frederick Dunhill

Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer was born

Tommy Duffy

Tommy Duffy, rocker (Echos) was born

Tomoyasu Hotei

Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist was born

Ursula Mamlok

Ursula Mamlok, composer was born

Valentin Elizalde

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

Victor Herbert

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

Yuri Landman

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

Died on February 1

Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov

Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51

Andy Gill

Andy Gill died

Anton Simon

Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65

August Otto Halm

August Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59

Barış Manço

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

Blaz Arnic

Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69

Cynthia Turner

Cynthia Turner died

Ernst Pepping

Ernst Pepping, composer, dies at 79

Fernando Esteso

Fernando Esteso died

Giacomo Insanguine

Giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66

Gian Carlo Menotti

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

Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni

Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85

Giuseppi Gazzaniga

Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74

Herbert Stothart

Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63

Hildegard Knef

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

Jon Zazula

Jon Zazula died

Joseph Gungl

Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78

Joseph-Leon Gatayes

Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71

Maria Theresia von Paradis

Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64

Martin Lunssens

Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72

May O'Donnell

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

Mizuki Itagaki

Mizuki Itagaki died

Mongo Santamaria

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

Nils Geirr Tveitt

Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer, dies at 72

Paul Martinez

Paul Martinez died

Peter Serkin

Peter Serkin died

Salomon Jaoassohn

Salomon Jaoassohn, composer, dies at 70

Seri Wangnaitham

Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dance choreographer (b. 1937)

Teimuraz Tsiklauri

Teimuraz Tsiklauri died

The Beatles

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

Walter Barylli

Walter Barylli died

Whitney Balliett

Whitney Balliett, American jazz critic (b. 1926)

William Sterndale Bennett

William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58

Releases & milestones on February 1

Arnold Schoenberg

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

Duke Ellington

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

Franz Lehar

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

Giacomo Puccini

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

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.

Kern

Kern, Bolton & Wodehouse's musical premieres in NYC

Pentagon

Pentagon released the album 'Universe : The Black Hall'

The Beatles

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

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