1964
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The Beatles
Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks
On This Day in Music: February 15
On February 15 in music history, 43 artists were born, 44 died and 2 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1964), Nat King Cole (1965) and Ali Campbell (1959).
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Born on February 15
1557
Birth
Alfonso Fontanelli
Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born
1959
Birth
Ali Campbell
Ali Campbell, British reggae vocalist/guitarist (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born
1983
Birth
Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer was born
1968
Birth
Axelle Red
Axelle Red, Belgian singer and songwriter was born
1976
Birth
Brandon Boyd
Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus) was born
1941
Birth
Brian Holland
Brian Holland, US pianist/producer (Holland/Dozier/Holland) was born
1977
Birth
Brooks Wackerman
Brooks Wackerman, American musician (Bad Religion) was born
1969
Birth
Bryan Williams
Bryan Williams, American record executive and rapper was born
1949
Birth
Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse, composer was born
1980
Birth
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes) was born
1984
Birth
Dorota Rabczewska
Dorota Rabczewska, Polish singer (Virgin) was born
1874
Birth
Emilis Melngailis
Emilis Melngailis, composer was born
1740
Birth
Ernst Eichner
Ernst Eichner, composer was born
1789
Birth
Friedrich Fesca
Friedrich Fesca, composer was born
1899
Birth
Georges Auric
Georges Auric, Lodve France, Composer was born
1970
Birth
Gloria Trevi
Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist (A Gatas) was born
1927
Birth
Gottfrid Grasbeck
Gottfrid Grasbeck, composer was born
1855
Birth
Gustav Hollaender
Gustav Hollaender, composer was born
1949
Birth
Hans Graf
Hans Graf, Austrian conductor was born
1905
Birth
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen, [Hyman Arluck], US, composer (Over the Rainbow) was born
1807
Birth
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer was born
1920
Birth
Ingmar Milveden
Ingmar Milveden, composer was born
1957
Birth
Jake E Lee
Jake E Lee, rocker (Badlands-Dreams in the Dark) was born
1967
Birth
Jane Child
Jane Child, Canadian musician was born
1907
Birth
Jean Langlais
Jean Langlais, composer was born
1760
Birth
Jean-Francois Le Sueur
Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer was born
1783
Birth
Johann Nepomuk Poissl
Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer was born
1947
Birth
John Adams
John Adams, Worcester Mass, composer (Nixon in China) was born
1945
Birth
John Helliwell
John Helliwell, British musician (Supertramp) was born
1978
Birth
Kimberly Goss
Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy) was born
1981
Birth
Matt Hoopes
Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K) was born
1951
Birth
Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester, Bronx NY, vocalist (Don't Cry Out Loud) was born
1571
Birth
Michael Praetorius
Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music) was born
1944
Birth
Mick Avory
Mick Avory, rock drummer (Kinks-Lola) was born
1960
Birth
Mikey Craig
Mikey Craig, rock bassist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me) was born
1981
Birth
Olivia Longott
Olivia Longott, American singer was born
1885
Birth
Richard Wurz
Richard Wurz, composer was born
1847
Birth
Robert Fuchs
Robert Fuchs, composer was born
1976
Birth
Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American musician (The Killers) was born
1822
Birth
Theodor Uhlig
Theodor Uhlig, composer was born
1974
Birth
Tomi Putaansuu
Tomi Putaansuu, Finnish singer (Lordi) was born
1893
Birth
Walter Donaldson
Walter Donaldson, US pianist/composer (Girl Crazy, Whoopee) was born
1937
Birth
Zoltan Pesko
Zoltan Pesko, composer was born
Died on February 15
1701
Death
Adam Drese
Adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80
1910
Death
Albert Fuchs
Albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51
1979
Death
Alex Bradford
Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51
1887
Death
Alexander Borodin
Alexander Borodin, composer, dies
2021
Death
Andréa Guiot
Andréa Guiot died
1984
Death
Avon Long
Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73
2022
Death
Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri died
1999
Death
Big L
Big L, American rapper (b. 1974)
1761
Death
Carlo Cecere
Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54
1984
Death
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman, singer/actress (Kid Million), dies in her sleep at 76
1744
Death
Frantisek Antonin Mica
Frantisek Antonin Mica, composer, dies at 49
1988
Death
Frederick [Fritz] Loewe
Frederick [Fritz] Loewe, composer, dies
1993
Death
George Wallington
George Wallington, [Giacinto Figlia], Italian bebop-pianist/, dies
1942
Death
Guido Adler
Guido Adler, Austrian musicologist, dies at 91
2024
Death
Gérard Barray
Gérard Barray died
1921
Death
Hans Haym
Hans Haym, composer, dies at 60
1832
Death
Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck
Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer, dies at 85
1987
Death
Jimmy Holiday
Jimmy Holiday, US singer (Baby I Love You), dies at 42
2009
Death
Joe Cuba
Joe Cuba, Puerto-Rican musician (b. 1931)
1778
Death
Johann Gottlieb Gorner
Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80
2021
Death
Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco died
1981
Death
Karl Richter
Karl Richter, German conductor (b. 1926)
1974
Death
Kurt Magnus Atterberg
Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86
1885
Death
Leopold Damrosch
Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52
1924
Death
Lionel Monckton
Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62
1968
Death
Little Walter
Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37
1971
Death
Marian Viktorovich Koval
Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63
1621
Death
Michael Praetorius
Michael Praetorius, German composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at 50
1981
Death
Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield, rocker (Electric Flag), dies of drug overdose at 36
1857
Death
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Russian composer, dies at 53
1965
Death
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49
1916
Death
Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky
Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73
1987
Death
Osmo Uolevi Lindeman
Osmo Uolevi Lindeman, composer, dies at 57
2005
Death
Pierre Bachelet
Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
2023
Death
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch died
2007
Death
Ray Evans
Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)
2021
Death
Raymond Lévesque
Raymond Lévesque died
2025
Death
Shirin Abdullaeva
Shirin Abdullaeva died
1942
Death
Stanislav Binicki
Stanislav Binicki, composer, dies at 69
2021
Death
Steuart Bedford
Steuart Bedford died
1981
Death
Thomas Beversdorf
Thomas Beversdorf, composer, dies at 56
2022
Death
Vivi l'internationale
Vivi l'internationale died
1992
Death
William H Schuman
William H Schuman, US composer (Pulitzer)/Pres of Julliard, dies at 81
1943
Death
William Victor Harris
William Victor Harris, composer, dies at 73