On This Day in Music: February 16

On February 16 in music history, 49 artists were born, 29 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1968), Ice-T [Tracy Marrow] (1958) and Machito "Frank Grillo" (1912).

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The Beatles

Beatles George Harrison & John Lennon & wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the...

Ice-T [Tracy Marrow]

Ice-T [Tracy Marrow], Newark, New Jersey, American rapper and actor (New Jack City, Tank Girl, Crazy Six) was born

Machito "Frank Grillo"

Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader (created salsa music) was born

Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono, Detroit, vocalist (Sonny & Cher)/(Rep-R-Ca, 1995-98) was born

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Alexander Brailowsky

Alexander Brailowsky, Russia, pianist (Chopin) was born

Andy Taylor

Andy Taylor, England, rock guitarist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) was born

Anthony Dowell

Anthony Dowell, London, ballet dancer (Royal Ballet) was born

Austin "Ted" Taylor

Austin "Ted" Taylor, US gospel/R&B-singer (Be Ever Wonderful) was born

Benjamin Edward Woolf

Benjamin Edward Woolf, Dutch composer was born

Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský

Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Nymburk, Bohemia, Czech monk/composer was born

Charles Avison

Charles Avison, composer was born

Chretien Urhan

Chretien Urhan, composer was born

Dave Lombardo

Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer) was born

Eric Mun

Eric Mun, Korean rapper (Shinhwa) was born

Fernando Previtali

Fernando Previtali, composer was born

Franz von Holstein

Franz von Holstein, composer was born

Gabriel Brncic

Gabriel Brncic, composer was born

Geraint Evans

Geraint Evans, British opera vocalist (Knaben Wunderhorn) was born

Harold Kalin

Harold Kalin, singer was born

Ice-T [Tracy Marrow]

Ice-T [Tracy Marrow], Newark, New Jersey, American rapper and actor (New Jack City, Tank Girl, Crazy Six) was born

James Ingram

James Ingram, Akron, Ohio, American vocalist (Just Once) was born

Jeff Clayton

Jeff Clayton, US jazz saxophonist/composer (Groove Shop) was born

Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely, Mineola Ark, country vocalist (5 Star Jubilee) was born

Johann Strauss

Johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King) was born

John Balance

John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV) (d. 2004) was born

John Corigliano

John Corigliano, NYC, composer (Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles) was born

Jose Munoz Molleda

Jose Munoz Molleda, composer was born

Kazuki Tomokawa

Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese acid-folk singer was born

Kimberly Dawn Whipany

Kimberly Dawn Whipany, Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See) was born

Kyo

Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey) was born

Lee Russell

Lee Russell, Cleveland Oh, vocalist (Vincent Lopez) was born

Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka

Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise) was born

Machito "Frank Grillo"

Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader (created salsa music) was born

Marie Gutheil-Schoder

Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935) was born

Miguel Bernal Jiminez

Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer was born

Nanase Aikawa

Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer was born

Oscar Fetras

Oscar Fetras, composer was born

Otis Blackwell

Otis Blackwell, composer/singer was born

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews, Minneapolis, Minnesota, American vocalist (Andrews Sisters) was born

Peggy King

Peggy King, Greensburg Pa, vocalist/actress (George Gobel Show) was born

Pierre Rode

Pierre Rode, composer was born

Roman Tam

Roman Tam, Hong Kong famous singer (d. 2002) was born

Selim Palmgren

Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) was born

Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov

Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov, composer was born

Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky

Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer was born

Serdar Ortac

Serdar Ortac, Turkish popstar was born

Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono, Detroit, vocalist (Sonny & Cher)/(Rep-R-Ca, 1995-98) was born

Tony Kiley

Tony Kiley, rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways) was born

Vera-Ellen [Westmeier Rohe]

Vera-Ellen [Westmeier Rohe], Norwood, Ohio, American actress/dancer (Wonder Man) was born

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, American rapper was born

Wayne King

Wayne King, Savannah Ill, saxophonist/bandleader (Waltz King) was born

Willem Kes

Willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam) was born

William Ballard Doggett

William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician was born

Died on February 16

Albert Heinrich Zabel

Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75

Alberto Radius

Alberto Radius died

Billy Steinberg

Billy Steinberg died

Carman

Carman died

Chuck Jackson

Chuck Jackson died

Cristina Calderón

Cristina Calderón died

Dorce Gamalama

Dorce Gamalama died

Doris Troy

Doris Troy, American singer (b. 1937)

Eddie Foy

Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)

Edmund von Borck

Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37

Emil Waldteufel

Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies

Francois-Joseph Gossec

Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95

George Gerson

George Gerson, composer, dies at 34

Graeme Allwright

Graeme Allwright died

Healey Willan

Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87

Howard Hanson

Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84

Jan V clav Stich

Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56

Johann Gottfried Schict

Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69

Johannes Schultz

Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70

Krishnaveni

Krishnaveni died

Laszlo Lajtha

Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70

Maon Kurosaki

Maon Kurosaki died

Toni Stricker

Toni Stricker died

Tonton David

Tonton David died

Tony Marshall

Tony Marshall died

Tony Sheridan

Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies at 72

Vaclav Jindrich Veit

Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58

Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee

Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, American blues singer/guitarist, dies at 80

William Boyce

William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies

Releases & milestones on February 16

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez released the album 'This Is Me... Now'

Jules Massenet

Opera "Werther" by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna

Saxon

Saxon released the album 'Carpe Diem'

The Beatles

Beatles George Harrison & John Lennon & wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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