On This Day in Music: February 15

1557-02-15 Birth

Alfonso Fontanelli

Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born

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1959-02-15 Birth

Ali Campbell

Ali Campbell, British reggae vocalist/guitarist (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born

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1983-02-15 Birth

Ashley Tesoro

Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer was born

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1968-02-15 Birth

Axelle Red

Axelle Red, Belgian singer and songwriter was born

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1976-02-15 Birth

Brandon Boyd

Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus) was born

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1941-02-15 Birth

Brian Holland

Brian Holland, US pianist/producer (Holland/Dozier/Holland) was born

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1977-02-15 Birth

Brooks Wackerman

Brooks Wackerman, American musician (Bad Religion) was born

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1969-02-15 Birth

Bryan Williams

Bryan Williams, American record executive and rapper was born

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1949-02-15 Birth

Christopher Rouse

Christopher Rouse, composer was born

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1980-02-15 Birth

Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes) was born

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1984-02-15 Birth

Dorota Rabczewska

Dorota Rabczewska, Polish singer (Virgin) was born

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1874-02-15 Birth

Emilis Melngailis

Emilis Melngailis, composer was born

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1740-02-15 Birth

Ernst Eichner

Ernst Eichner, composer was born

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1789-02-15 Birth

Friedrich Fesca

Friedrich Fesca, composer was born

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1899-02-15 Birth

Georges Auric

Georges Auric, Lodve France, Composer was born

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1970-02-15 Birth

Gloria Trevi

Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist (A Gatas) was born

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1927-02-15 Birth

Gottfrid Grasbeck

Gottfrid Grasbeck, composer was born

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1855-02-15 Birth

Gustav Hollaender

Gustav Hollaender, composer was born

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1949-02-15 Birth

Hans Graf

Hans Graf, Austrian conductor was born

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1905-02-15 Birth

Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen, [Hyman Arluck], US, composer (Over the Rainbow) was born

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1807-02-15 Birth

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer was born

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1920-02-15 Birth

Ingmar Milveden

Ingmar Milveden, composer was born

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1957-02-15 Birth

Jake E Lee

Jake E Lee, rocker (Badlands-Dreams in the Dark) was born

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1967-02-15 Birth

Jane Child

Jane Child, Canadian musician was born

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1907-02-15 Birth

Jean Langlais

Jean Langlais, composer was born

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1760-02-15 Birth

Jean-Francois Le Sueur

Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer was born

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1783-02-15 Birth

Johann Nepomuk Poissl

Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer was born

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1947-02-15 Birth

John Adams

John Adams, Worcester Mass, composer (Nixon in China) was born

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1945-02-15 Birth

John Helliwell

John Helliwell, British musician (Supertramp) was born

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1978-02-15 Birth

Kimberly Goss

Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy) was born

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1981-02-15 Birth

Matt Hoopes

Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K) was born

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1951-02-15 Birth

Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester, Bronx NY, vocalist (Don't Cry Out Loud) was born

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1571-02-15 Birth

Michael Praetorius

Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music) was born

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1944-02-15 Birth

Mick Avory

Mick Avory, rock drummer (Kinks-Lola) was born

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1960-02-15 Birth

Mikey Craig

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

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1981-02-15 Birth

Olivia Longott

Olivia Longott, American singer was born

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1885-02-15 Birth

Richard Wurz

Richard Wurz, composer was born

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1847-02-15 Birth

Robert Fuchs

Robert Fuchs, composer was born

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1976-02-15 Birth

Ronnie Vannucci Jr.

Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American musician (The Killers) was born

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1822-02-15 Birth

Theodor Uhlig

Theodor Uhlig, composer was born

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1974-02-15 Birth

Tomi Putaansuu

Tomi Putaansuu, Finnish singer (Lordi) was born

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1893-02-15 Birth

Walter Donaldson

Walter Donaldson, US pianist/composer (Girl Crazy, Whoopee) was born

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1937-02-15 Birth

Zoltan Pesko

Zoltan Pesko, composer was born

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1701-02-15 Death

Adam Drese

Adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80

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1910-02-15 Death

Albert Fuchs

Albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51

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1979-02-15 Death

Alex Bradford

Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51

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1887-02-15 Death

Alexander Borodin

Alexander Borodin, composer, dies

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1984-02-15 Death

Avon Long

Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73

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1999-02-15 Death

Big L

Big L, American rapper (b. 1974)

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1761-02-15 Death

Carlo Cecere

Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54

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1984-02-15 Death

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman, singer/actress (Kid Million), dies in her sleep at 76

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1744-02-15 Death

Frantisek Antonin Mica

Frantisek Antonin Mica, composer, dies at 49

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1988-02-15 Death

Frederick [Fritz] Loewe

Frederick [Fritz] Loewe, composer, dies

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1993-02-15 Death

George Wallington

George Wallington, [Giacinto Figlia], Italian bebop-pianist/, dies

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1942-02-15 Death

Guido Adler

Guido Adler, Austrian musicologist, dies at 91

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1921-02-15 Death

Hans Haym

Hans Haym, composer, dies at 60

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1832-02-15 Death

Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck

Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer, dies at 85

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1987-02-15 Death

Jimmy Holiday

Jimmy Holiday, US singer (Baby I Love You), dies at 42

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2009-02-15 Death

Joe Cuba

Joe Cuba, Puerto-Rican musician (b. 1931)

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1778-02-15 Death

Johann Gottlieb Gorner

Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80

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1981-02-15 Death

Karl Richter

Karl Richter, German conductor (b. 1926)

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1974-02-15 Death

Kurt Magnus Atterberg

Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86

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1885-02-15 Death

Leopold Damrosch

Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52

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1924-02-15 Death

Lionel Monckton

Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62

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1968-02-15 Death

Little Walter

Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37

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1971-02-15 Death

Marian Viktorovich Koval

Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63

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1621-02-15 Death

Michael Praetorius

Michael Praetorius, German composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at 50

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1981-02-15 Death

Mike Bloomfield

Mike Bloomfield, rocker (Electric Flag), dies of drug overdose at 36

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1857-02-15 Death

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Russian composer, dies at 53

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1965-02-15 Death

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49

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1916-02-15 Death

Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky

Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73

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1987-02-15 Death

Osmo Uolevi Lindeman

Osmo Uolevi Lindeman, composer, dies at 57

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2005-02-15 Death

Pierre Bachelet

Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (b. 1944)

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2007-02-15 Death

Ray Evans

Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)

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1942-02-15 Death

Stanislav Binicki

Stanislav Binicki, composer, dies at 69

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1981-02-15 Death

Thomas Beversdorf

Thomas Beversdorf, composer, dies at 56

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1992-02-15 Death

William H Schuman

William H Schuman, US composer (Pulitzer)/Pres of Julliard, dies at 81

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1943-02-15 Death

William Victor Harris

William Victor Harris, composer, dies at 73

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1686-02-15 Event

Jean-Baptiste Lully

Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide," premieres in Paris

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1964-02-15 Event

The Beatles

Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks

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