1993
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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
On This Day in Music: February 10
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Born on February 10
1921
Birth
Adrian Cruft
Adrian Cruft, composer was born
1939
Birth
Barbara Kolb
Barbara Kolb, Hartford Ct, composer (Trobar Jus) was born
1898
Birth
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht, Germany, playwright (Mother Courage)/composer was born
1939
Birth
Boris Pickett
Boris Pickett, vocalist (Monster Mash) was born
1866
Birth
Bror Beckman
Bror Beckman, composer was born
1947
Birth
Butch Morris
Butch Morris, American jazz cornetist and composer was born
1953
Birth
Carl Joseph Stone
Carl Joseph Stone, composer was born
1923
Birth
Cesare Siepi
Cesare Siepi, Milan Italy, basso (NY Metropolitan Opera) was born
1987
Birth
Choi Si Won
Choi Si Won, Korean singer (Super Junior) was born
1962
Birth
Cliff Burton
Cliff Burton, rocker (Metallica) was born
1948
Birth
Conrad Cummings
Conrad Cummings, composer was born
1979
Birth
Daryl Palumbo
Daryl Palumbo, American musician was born
1978
Birth
Don Omar
Don Omar, Puerto Rican singer was born
1937
Birth
Don Wilson
Don Wilson, rock guitarist (Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme) was born
1741
Birth
Franz Adam Veichtner
Franz Adam Veichtner, composer was born
1879
Birth
Franz Carl Bornschein
Franz Carl Bornschein, composer was born
1931
Birth
Gerhard Rosenfeld
Gerhard Rosenfeld, composer was born
1940
Birth
Hamish Imlach
Hamish Imlach, folk singer/comic was born
1974
Birth
Ivri Lider
Ivri Lider, Israeli singer was born
1908
Birth
Jean Coulthard
Jean Coulthard, composer was born
1702
Birth
Jean-Pierre Guignon
Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer was born
1929
Birth
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith, pianist/composer (Twilight Zone) was born
1940
Birth
Jimmy Merchant
Jimmy Merchant, New York City, New York, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Why Do Fools) was born
1735
Birth
Johann Christoph Kuhnau
Johann Christoph Kuhnau, composer was born
1696
Birth
Johann Melchior Molter
Johann Melchior Molter, composer was born
1788
Birth
Johann Peter Pixis
Johann Peter Pixis, composer was born
1976
Birth
Kev Brown
Kev Brown, American rapper/producer was born
1975
Birth
Kool Savas
Kool Savas, German rapper was born
1927
Birth
Leontyne Mary Violet Price
Leontyne Mary Violet Price, Laurel Miss, opera soprano (Porgy & Bess) was born
1960
Birth
Lionel Cartwright
Lionel Cartwright, Ohio, country vocalist (I Watched it on the Radio) was born
1931
Birth
Makoto Shinohara
Makoto Shinohara, composer was born
1903
Birth
Matvey Isaakovich Blanter
Matvey Isaakovich Blanter, composer was born
1949
Birth
Maxime Le Forestier
Maxime Le Forestier, French singer was born
1958
Birth
Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss, American musician was born
1981
Birth
Natasha St-Pier
Natasha St-Pier, Canadian singer was born
1944
Birth
Peter Allen
Peter Allen, Australia, vocalist/pianist (I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond) was born
1930
Birth
Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips, composer [or Jun 18] was born
1717
Birth
Pierre de La Garde
Pierre de La Garde, composer was born
1943
Birth
Ral Donner
Ral Donner, [Ralph Stuart], Black Mountain NC, singer (Starfires) was born
1924
Birth
Randy Van Horne
Randy Van Horne, El Paso Tx, vocalist (Nat King Cole Show) was born
1819
Birth
Richard Storrs Willis
Richard Storrs Willis, composer was born
1939
Birth
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack, Black Mountain North Carolina, US vocalist (If Ever I Saw Your Face) was born
1932
Birth
Rockin Dopsie Sr
Rockin Dopsie Sr, [Alton Jay Rubin], Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco) was born
1944
Birth
Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid, American musician was born
1935
Birth
Salvator Pueyo
Salvator Pueyo, composer was born
1750
Birth
Stanislao Mattei
Stanislao Mattei, composer was born
1935
Birth
Theodore Antoniou
Theodore Antoniou, composer was born
1981
Birth
Tholomew Plague
Tholomew Plague, drummer (Avenged Sevenfold) was born
1869
Birth
Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati
Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati, composer was born
1905
Birth
Vilko Ukmar
Vilko Ukmar, composer was born
1841
Birth
Walter Parratt
Walter Parratt, composer was born
Died on February 10
2023
Death
AKA
AKA died
2026
Death
Andrew Ranken
Andrew Ranken died
1832
Death
Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini
Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer, dies at 84
1950
Death
Armen Tigran Tigranyan
Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70
2023
Death
Ben Steinberg
Ben Steinberg died
1997
Death
Brian McManus Connolly
Brian McManus Connolly, musician, dies at 47
2002
Death
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer/songwriter (b. 1936)
1917
Death
Emile Pessard
Emile Pessard, composer, dies at 73
1774
Death
Florian Leopold Gassmann
Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44
2001
Death
George Holmes Tate
George Holmes Tate, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (b. 1913)
1977
Death
Grace Mary Williams
Grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70
1905
Death
Ignacy Krzyzanowski
Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer, dies at 78
2006
Death
J Dilla
J Dilla, American rapper/producer (b. 1974)
1783
Death
James Nares
James Nares, composer, dies at 67
1876
Death
Johan August Soderman
Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43
1816
Death
Johann Paul Aegidius Martini
Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, dies at 74
2024
Death
Johanna von Koczian
Johanna von Koczian died
2021
Death
Jon Mark
Jon Mark died
2021
Death
Jorge Morel
Jorge Morel died
1951
Death
Joseph Bovet
Joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71
1945
Death
Juan de Hernandez
Juan de Hernandez, composer, dies at 63
2020
Death
Lyle Mays
Lyle Mays died
2020
Death
Marge Redmond
Marge Redmond died
2025
Death
Maria Tipo
Maria Tipo died
2023
Death
Toni Harper
Toni Harper died
Releases & milestones on February 10
2008
Event
Amy Winehouse
50th Grammy Awards: Rehab, Amy Winehouse wins
2023
Event
Delain
Delain released the album 'Dark Waters'
2023
Event
In Flames
In Flames released the album 'Foregone'
2023
Event
Inna
Inna released the album 'Just Dance'
1881
Event
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach's opera "Les Contes d'Hoffman," premieres in Paris
1993
Event
Michael Jackson
"Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people
2013
Event
Mumford and Sons
55th Grammy Awards: Somebody That I Used To Know (Goyte), We are Young (Fun), and Babel (Mumford & Sons) win
1882
Event
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Rimski-Korsakov's opera "Snyegurochka," premieres in St Petersburg
2023
Event
Paramore
Paramore released the album 'This Is Why'
2023
Event
Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil released the album 'The Jaws of Life'
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