On This Day in Music: February 13

On February 13 in music history, 49 artists were born, 28 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Michael Jackson Jr (1997), Peter Gabriel (1950) and Taylor Swift (2023).

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Michael Jackson Jr

Michael Jackson Jr, son of Michael Jackson was born

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel, Surrey England, rock vocalist (Genesis, In Your Eyes) was born

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift released the album 'Lover (Live from Paris)'

Feist

Feist, Canadian singer and songwriter was born

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Born on February 13

Ahlam

Ahlam, Bahraini singer was born

Bainbridge Crist

Bainbridge Crist, composer was born

Barney Childs

Barney Childs, composer was born

Bela Albrecht Pal Keler

Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer was born

Dave Padden

Dave Padden, Canadian musician (Annihilator) was born

Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas

Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer was born

Doris King

Doris King, Nashville Tenn, vocalist (Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel) was born

Dotty McGuire

Dotty McGuire, Middletown Oh, vocalist (McGuire Sisters) was born

Ed Gagliardi

Ed Gagliardi, NYC, rock bassist (Foreigner-Cold As Ice) was born

Eileen Farrell

Eileen Farrell, Willimantic Conn, opera soprano (Interrupted Melody) was born

Feist

Feist, Canadian singer and songwriter was born

Fernando Sor

Fernando Sor, composer was born

Francois Alexander Sallantin

Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer was born

Freedom Williams

Freedom Williams, rock vocalist (C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now) was born

Gene Ames

Gene Ames, singer was born

Georg Jacobi

Georg Jacobi, composer was born

George Kleinsinger

George Kleinsinger, San Bernardino CA, composer (Tubby the Tuba) was born

George Segal

George Segal, actor/banjo player (Carbon Copy, Fun with Dick & Jane) was born

Gerald Strang

Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer was born

Hamish Glencross

Hamish Glencross, Scottish guitarist My Dying Bride was born

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins, US vocalist/poet (Big Ugly Mouth, Talking From the Box) was born

Iván González

Iván González, Puerto Rican writer and musician was born

James P Carrell

James P Carrell, composer was born

Jan de Ligt

Jan de Ligt, Dutch saxophonist (I've Got the Bullets) was born

Jazeps Medins

Jazeps Medins, composer was born

Joan Edwards

Joan Edwards, NYC, vocalist (Joan Edwards Show) was born

Johann Sigismund Kusser

Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer was born

John Reid

John Reid, composer was born

Karel Weis

Karel Weis, composer was born

Karoline Krüger

Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer was born

Katy de la Cruz

Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. 2004) was born

Keith Nichols

Keith Nichols, jazz pianist was born

King Floyd

King Floyd, rocker was born

Leopold Godowsky

Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer was born

Les Warner

Les Warner, rocker (Cult-Fire Woman) was born

Michael Craig

Michael Craig, rock bassist (Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me) was born

Michael Jackson Jr

Michael Jackson Jr, son of Michael Jackson was born

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel, Surrey England, rock vocalist (Genesis, In Your Eyes) was born

Peter Hook

Peter Hook, English rock bassist (New Order-Round & Round, Run) was born

Peter Tork

Peter Tork, American musician and actor (The Monkees) was born

Rico J. Puno

Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer was born

Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams, English singer was born

Roy Dyke

Roy Dyke, Liverpool, rock drummer (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) was born

Scott Smith

Scott Smith, rock bassist (Loverboy-Get Lucky) was born

Sonia

Sonia, British singer was born

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol Tn, country vocalist/actor (pea picker) was born

Tony Butler

Tony Butler, rock bassist (Big Country-It's a Big Country, Wonderland) was born

Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea

Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer was born

Yfrah Neaman

Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese violinist (d. 2003) was born

Died on February 13

Alain Goraguer

Alain Goraguer died

Alfred Einstein

Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist, dies at 71

Augustin Holler

Augustin Holler, composer, dies at 69

Buzzy Linhart

Buzzy Linhart died

Christian Rummel

Christian Rummel, composer, dies at 61

Christophe Desjardins

Christophe Desjardins died

Daniel K Womack

Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist, dies at 91

Eric Harding Thiman

Eric Harding Thiman, composer, dies at 74

Francisco Jose Coutinho

Francisco Jose Coutinho, composer, dies at 43

Girolamo Giacobbi

Girolamo Giacobbi, composer, dies at 61

Guido Basso

Guido Basso died

Huey "Piano" Smith

Huey "Piano" Smith died

Ildebrando Pizzetti

Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, dies at 87

Jerry Burke

Jerry Burke, pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), dies

Joel Angel

Joel Angel, Russian musicologist/composer, dies at 48

Johann Joseph Fux

Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer/music theorist, dies at about 80

Johann Kaspar von Kerll

Johann Kaspar von Kerll, German composer, dies at 65

John Reed

John Reed, British singer of Gilbert & Sullivan (b. 1916)

Karl Reinthaler

Karl Reinthaler, composer, dies at 73

Lily Pons

Lily Pons, French/US soprano/opera diva (Met Opera), dies at 71

Louis Clark

Louis Clark died

Mark Krasnosel'skii

Mark Krasnosel'skii, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician (b. 1920),Jessica Browne,singer and dancer

Sukri Bommagowda

Sukri Bommagowda died

Urs Jaeggi

Urs Jaeggi died

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings, American musician (b. 1937)

Wilhelm Richard Wagner

Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer, dies at 69

William L Axt

William L Axt, composer, dies at 70

Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair

Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, saxophonist, dies at 68

Releases & milestones on February 13

Charli XCX

Charli XCX released the album 'Wuthering Heights'

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein, Levinson & Link's musical "Merlin" premieres in NYC

Esperanza Spalding

53rd Grammy Awards: Need You Now, Esperanza Spalding wins

Jill Williams

"Rainbow Jones" opens & closes at Music Box Theater NYC

Jonathan Larson

Rock musical "Rent" by Jonathan Larson, opens off-Broadway

Maroon 5

47th Grammy Awards: Here We Go Again, Maroon 5 wins

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift released the album 'Lover (Live from Paris)'

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