On This Day in Music: February 11

1953 Birth

Alan Rubin

Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers) was born

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1755 Birth

Albert Christoph Dies

Albert Christoph Dies, composer was born

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1926 Birth

Alexander Gibson

Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder (Scottish Opera) was born

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1894 Birth

Alfonso Leng

Alfonso Leng, composer was born

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1984 Birth

Aubrey O'Day

Aubrey O'Day, American singer was born

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1961 Birth

Becky LeBeau

Becky LeBeau, Los Angeles California, vocalist (Mischief) was born

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1935 Birth

Bent Lorentzen

Bent Lorentzen, composer was born

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1940 Birth

Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Bobby "Boris" Pickett, rocker (Monster Mash) was born

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1979 Birth

Brandy [Norwood]

Brandy [Norwood], singer (Les Miserables, Moisha) was born

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1930 Birth

C H Dearnley

C H Dearnley, organist was born

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1949 Birth

Charlie Hargrett

Charlie Hargrett, rock guitarist (Blackfoot) was born

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1974 Birth

D'Angelo

D'Angelo, American singer was born

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1956 Birth

Didier Lockwood

Didier Lockwood, French violinist was born

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1973 Birth

Ethan Iverson

Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist was born

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1934 Birth

Francesco Pennisi

Francesco Pennisi, composer was born

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1970 Birth

Fredrik Thordendal

Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish musician was born

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1874 Birth

Fritz Bennicke Hart

Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer was born

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1935 Birth

Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent, Norfolk Va, rock guitarist/vocalist (Be-Bop-A-Lula) was born

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1939 Birth

Gerry Goffin

Gerry Goffin, Queens NY, rock lyricist (married Carole King) was born

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1882 Birth

Gheorghe Cucu

Gheorghe Cucu, composer was born

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1956 Birth

H.R.

H.R., American singer was born

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1830 Birth

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer was born

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1903 Birth

Hans Redlich

Hans Redlich, composer was born

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1790 Birth

Ignaz Assmayer

Ignaz Assmayer, composer was born

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1879 Birth

Jean Gilbert

Jean Gilbert, composer was born

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1932 Birth

Jerome Lowenthal

Jerome Lowenthal, Phila, pianist/prof (Jerusalem Academy of Music) was born

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1889 Birth

John Mills

John Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers) was born

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1947 Birth

Joselito

Joselito, Spanish singer was born

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1908 Birth

Josh White

Josh White, rocker was born

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1981 Birth

Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland, American singer was born

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1942 Birth

Leon Haywood

Leon Haywood, US vocalist/keyboardist (It's Got to be Mellow) was born

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1929 Birth

Leonard Gregory Kastle

Leonard Gregory Kastle, composer was born

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1937 Birth

Lodewijk Boer

Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violinist/playwright (The Family) was born

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1810 Birth

Loisa Puget

Loisa Puget, composer was born

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1913 Birth

Lucio Diestro San Pedro

Lucio Diestro San Pedro, composer was born

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1914 Birth

Matt Dennis

Matt Dennis, Seattle Wash, vocalist (Matt Dennis Show) was born

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1984 Birth

Matt Good

Matt Good, American musician was born

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1914 Birth

Menelaos Pallantios

Menelaos Pallantios, composer was born

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1977 Birth

Mike Shinoda

Mike Shinoda, American musician, Linkin Park, Fort Minor was born

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1954 Birth

Noriyuki Asakura

Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer was born

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1942 Birth

Otis Clay

Otis Clay, US gospel/R&B-singer (That's how it is) was born

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1883 Birth

Paul August von Klenau

Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith) was born

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1830 Birth

Peter Arnold Heise

Peter Arnold Heise, composer was born

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1928 Birth

Raoul Cita

Raoul Cita, rocker was born

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1950 Birth

Rochelle Fleming

Rochelle Fleming, US soul vocalist (First Choice, Smarty Pants) was born

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1912 Birth

Rudolf Firkusny

Rudolf Firkusny, Napajedla Czechoslovakia, pianist (Julliard) was born

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1819 Birth

Samuel Parkman Tuckerman

Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer was born

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1875 Birth

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer was born

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1943 Birth

Serge Lama

Serge Lama, French singer was born

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1941 Birth

Sergio Mendes

Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88) was born

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1962 Birth

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow, musician (All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995) was born

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1922 Birth

Tudor Jarda

Tudor Jarda, composer was born

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1973 Birth

Varg Vikernes

Varg Vikernes, Norwegian musician was born

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1895 Birth

Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky

Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer was born

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1889 Birth

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer was born

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1985 Birth

William Beckett

William Beckett, lead singer of the American rock band The Academy Is... was born

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1938 Birth

Willy Correa de Oliveira

Willy Correa de Oliveira, composer was born

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1897 Birth

Yves de La Casiniere

Yves de La Casiniere, composer was born

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1945 Death

Al Dubin

Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (Tiptoe Thru The Tulips), dies at 53

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1622 Death

Alfonso Fontanelli

Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64

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1797 Death

Antoine Dauvergne

Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83

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1982 Death

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer

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1970 Death

Emil Abranyi

Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87

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1892 Death

Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni

Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63

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2009 Death

Estelle Bennett

Estelle Bennett, American singer (b. 1941)

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1939 Death

Franz Schmidt

Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64

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1882 Death

Gustav Schmidt

Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65

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1985 Death

Heinz Eric Roemheld

Heinz Eric Roemheld, composer, dies of pneumonia at 83

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2026 Death

Helmuth Rilling

Helmuth Rilling died

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1903 Death

Henryk Szulc

Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67

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1944 Death

Ivan Sollertinski

Ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies

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2026 Death

Jerry Kennedy

Jerry Kennedy died

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2006 Death

Jockey Shabalala

Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (b. 1943)

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1762 Death

Johann Tobias Krebs

Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71

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2020 Death

Joseph Shabalala

Joseph Shabalala died

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2024 Death

Ladislav Burlas

Ladislav Burlas died

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1870 Death

Leopold Eugen Mechura

Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer, dies at 66

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1894 Death

Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera

Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70

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2013 Death

Rick Huxley

Rick Huxley, English guitarist, dies at 72

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1985 Death

Ulysses Sipmson Kay

Ulysses Sipmson Kay, composer, dies at 68

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1806 Death

Vicente Martin y Soler

Vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51

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2012 Death

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston, American singer and actress, dies from an accidental drowning at age 48

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2022 Event

Amorphis

Amorphis released the album 'Halo'

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2007 Event

Carrie Underwood

49th Grammy Awards: Not Ready To Make Nice, Carrie Underwood wins

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1840 Event

Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti's Opera "La Fille du Regiment," premieres in Paris

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1843 Event

Giuseppe Verdi

Opera "I Lombardi alla prima crociata" premieres in Milan

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1953 Event

Hilliard

J Styne/B Hilliard's musical "Hazel Flagg," premieres in NYC

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1979 Event

Marvin Hamlisch

Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in NYC

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2022 Event

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige released the album 'Good Morning Gorgeous'

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2022 Event

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg released the album 'BODR'

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1964 Event

The Beatles

Beatles 1st live appearance in US; Washington DC Coliseum

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