On This Day in Music: February 10

On February 10 in music history, 51 artists were born, 25 died and 10 other milestones happened, among them Michael Jackson (1993), Amy Winehouse (2008) and Bertolt Brecht (1898).

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Michael Jackson

"Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people

Amy Winehouse

50th Grammy Awards: Rehab, Amy Winehouse wins

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht, Germany, playwright (Mother Courage)/composer was born

Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack, Black Mountain North Carolina, US vocalist (If Ever I Saw Your Face) was born

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Adrian Cruft

Adrian Cruft, composer was born

Barbara Kolb

Barbara Kolb, Hartford Ct, composer (Trobar Jus) was born

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht, Germany, playwright (Mother Courage)/composer was born

Boris Pickett

Boris Pickett, vocalist (Monster Mash) was born

Bror Beckman

Bror Beckman, composer was born

Butch Morris

Butch Morris, American jazz cornetist and composer was born

Carl Joseph Stone

Carl Joseph Stone, composer was born

Cesare Siepi

Cesare Siepi, Milan Italy, basso (NY Metropolitan Opera) was born

Choi Si Won

Choi Si Won, Korean singer (Super Junior) was born

Cliff Burton

Cliff Burton, rocker (Metallica) was born

Conrad Cummings

Conrad Cummings, composer was born

Daryl Palumbo

Daryl Palumbo, American musician was born

Don Omar

Don Omar, Puerto Rican singer was born

Don Wilson

Don Wilson, rock guitarist (Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme) was born

Franz Adam Veichtner

Franz Adam Veichtner, composer was born

Franz Carl Bornschein

Franz Carl Bornschein, composer was born

Gerhard Rosenfeld

Gerhard Rosenfeld, composer was born

Hamish Imlach

Hamish Imlach, folk singer/comic was born

Ivri Lider

Ivri Lider, Israeli singer was born

Jean Coulthard

Jean Coulthard, composer was born

Jean-Pierre Guignon

Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer was born

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith, pianist/composer (Twilight Zone) was born

Jimmy Merchant

Jimmy Merchant, New York City, New York, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Why Do Fools) was born

Johann Christoph Kuhnau

Johann Christoph Kuhnau, composer was born

Johann Melchior Molter

Johann Melchior Molter, composer was born

Johann Peter Pixis

Johann Peter Pixis, composer was born

Kev Brown

Kev Brown, American rapper/producer was born

Kool Savas

Kool Savas, German rapper was born

Leontyne Mary Violet Price

Leontyne Mary Violet Price, Laurel Miss, opera soprano (Porgy & Bess) was born

Lionel Cartwright

Lionel Cartwright, Ohio, country vocalist (I Watched it on the Radio) was born

Makoto Shinohara

Makoto Shinohara, composer was born

Matvey Isaakovich Blanter

Matvey Isaakovich Blanter, composer was born

Maxime Le Forestier

Maxime Le Forestier, French singer was born

Michael Weiss

Michael Weiss, American musician was born

Natasha St-Pier

Natasha St-Pier, Canadian singer was born

Peter Allen

Peter Allen, Australia, vocalist/pianist (I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond) was born

Peter Phillips

Peter Phillips, composer [or Jun 18] was born

Pierre de La Garde

Pierre de La Garde, composer was born

Ral Donner

Ral Donner, [Ralph Stuart], Black Mountain NC, singer (Starfires) was born

Randy Van Horne

Randy Van Horne, El Paso Tx, vocalist (Nat King Cole Show) was born

Richard Storrs Willis

Richard Storrs Willis, composer was born

Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack, Black Mountain North Carolina, US vocalist (If Ever I Saw Your Face) was born

Rockin Dopsie Sr

Rockin Dopsie Sr, [Alton Jay Rubin], Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco) was born

Rufus Reid

Rufus Reid, American musician was born

Salvator Pueyo

Salvator Pueyo, composer was born

Stanislao Mattei

Stanislao Mattei, composer was born

Theodore Antoniou

Theodore Antoniou, composer was born

Tholomew Plague

Tholomew Plague, drummer (Avenged Sevenfold) was born

Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati

Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati, composer was born

Vilko Ukmar

Vilko Ukmar, composer was born

Walter Parratt

Walter Parratt, composer was born

Died on February 10

AKA

AKA died

Andrew Ranken

Andrew Ranken died

Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini

Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer, dies at 84

Armen Tigran Tigranyan

Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70

Ben Steinberg

Ben Steinberg died

Brian McManus Connolly

Brian McManus Connolly, musician, dies at 47

Dave Van Ronk

Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer/songwriter (b. 1936)

Emile Pessard

Emile Pessard, composer, dies at 73

Florian Leopold Gassmann

Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44

George Holmes Tate

George Holmes Tate, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (b. 1913)

Grace Mary Williams

Grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70

Ignacy Krzyzanowski

Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer, dies at 78

J Dilla

J Dilla, American rapper/producer (b. 1974)

James Nares

James Nares, composer, dies at 67

Johan August Soderman

Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43

Johann Paul Aegidius Martini

Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, dies at 74

Johanna von Koczian

Johanna von Koczian died

Jon Mark

Jon Mark died

Jorge Morel

Jorge Morel died

Joseph Bovet

Joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71

Juan de Hernandez

Juan de Hernandez, composer, dies at 63

Lyle Mays

Lyle Mays died

Marge Redmond

Marge Redmond died

Maria Tipo

Maria Tipo died

Toni Harper

Toni Harper died

Releases & milestones on February 10

Amy Winehouse

50th Grammy Awards: Rehab, Amy Winehouse wins

Delain

Delain released the album 'Dark Waters'

In Flames

In Flames released the album 'Foregone'

Inna

Inna released the album 'Just Dance'

Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach's opera "Les Contes d'Hoffman," premieres in Paris

Michael Jackson

"Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people

Mumford and Sons

55th Grammy Awards: Somebody That I Used To Know (Goyte), We are Young (Fun), and Babel (Mumford & Sons) win

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Rimski-Korsakov's opera "Snyegurochka," premieres in St Petersburg

Paramore

Paramore released the album 'This Is Why'

Pierce the Veil

Pierce the Veil released the album 'The Jaws of Life'

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