On This Day in Music: February 16

1896 Birth

Alexander Brailowsky

Alexander Brailowsky, Russia, pianist (Chopin) was born

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1961 Birth

Andy Taylor

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

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1943 Birth

Anthony Dowell

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

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1934 Birth

Austin "Ted" Taylor

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

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1836 Birth

Benjamin Edward Woolf

Benjamin Edward Woolf, Dutch composer was born

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1684 Birth

Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský

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

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1709 Birth

Charles Avison

Charles Avison, composer was born

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1790 Birth

Chretien Urhan

Chretien Urhan, composer was born

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1965 Birth

Dave Lombardo

Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer) was born

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1979 Birth

Eric Mun

Eric Mun, Korean rapper (Shinhwa) was born

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1907 Birth

Fernando Previtali

Fernando Previtali, composer was born

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1826 Birth

Franz von Holstein

Franz von Holstein, composer was born

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1942 Birth

Gabriel Brncic

Gabriel Brncic, composer was born

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1922 Birth

Geraint Evans

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

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1939 Birth

Harold Kalin

Harold Kalin, singer was born

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1958 Birth

Ice-T [Tracy Marrow]

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

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1952 Birth

James Ingram

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

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1955 Birth

Jeff Clayton

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

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1914 Birth

Jimmy Wakely

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

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1866 Birth

Johann Strauss

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

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1962 Birth

John Balance

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

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1938 Birth

John Corigliano

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

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1905 Birth

Jose Munoz Molleda

Jose Munoz Molleda, composer was born

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1950 Birth

Kazuki Tomokawa

Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese acid-folk singer was born

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1974 Birth

Kimberly Dawn Whipany

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

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1976 Birth

Kyo

Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey) was born

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1920 Birth

Lee Russell

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

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1847 Birth

Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka

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

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1912 Birth

Machito "Frank Grillo"

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

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1874 Birth

Marie Gutheil-Schoder

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

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1910 Birth

Miguel Bernal Jiminez

Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer was born

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1975 Birth

Nanase Aikawa

Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer was born

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1854 Birth

Oscar Fetras

Oscar Fetras, composer was born

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1932 Birth

Otis Blackwell

Otis Blackwell, composer/singer was born

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1918 Birth

Patty Andrews

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

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1930 Birth

Peggy King

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

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1774 Birth

Pierre Rode

Pierre Rode, composer was born

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1950 Birth

Roman Tam

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

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1878 Birth

Selim Palmgren

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

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1890 Birth

Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov

Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov, composer was born

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1813 Birth

Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky

Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer was born

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1970 Birth

Serdar Ortac

Serdar Ortac, Turkish popstar was born

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1935 Birth

Sonny Bono

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

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1962 Birth

Tony Kiley

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

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1921 Birth

Vera-Ellen [Westmeier Rohe]

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

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1982 Birth

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, American rapper was born

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1901 Birth

Wayne King

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

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1856 Birth

Willem Kes

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

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1916 Birth

William Ballard Doggett

William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician was born

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1910 Death

Albert Heinrich Zabel

Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75

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2023 Death

Alberto Radius

Alberto Radius died

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2026 Death

Billy Steinberg

Billy Steinberg died

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2021 Death

Carman

Carman died

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2023 Death

Chuck Jackson

Chuck Jackson died

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2022 Death

Cristina Calderón

Cristina Calderón died

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2022 Death

Dorce Gamalama

Dorce Gamalama died

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2004 Death

Doris Troy

Doris Troy, American singer (b. 1937)

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1928 Death

Eddie Foy

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

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1944 Death

Edmund von Borck

Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37

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1915 Death

Emil Waldteufel

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

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1829 Death

Francois-Joseph Gossec

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

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1825 Death

George Gerson

George Gerson, composer, dies at 34

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2020 Death

Graeme Allwright

Graeme Allwright died

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1968 Death

Healey Willan

Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87

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1981 Death

Howard Hanson

Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84

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1803 Death

Jan V clav Stich

Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56

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1823 Death

Johann Gottfried Schict

Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69

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1653 Death

Johannes Schultz

Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70

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2025 Death

Krishnaveni

Krishnaveni died

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1963 Death

Laszlo Lajtha

Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70

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2023 Death

Maon Kurosaki

Maon Kurosaki died

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2022 Death

Toni Stricker

Toni Stricker died

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2021 Death

Tonton David

Tonton David died

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2023 Death

Tony Marshall

Tony Marshall died

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2013 Death

Tony Sheridan

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

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1864 Death

Vaclav Jindrich Veit

Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58

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1996 Death

Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee

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

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1779 Death

William Boyce

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

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2024 Event

Jennifer Lopez

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

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1892 Event

Jules Massenet

Opera "Werther" by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna

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2022 Event

Saxon

Saxon released the album 'Carpe Diem'

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1968 Event

The Beatles

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

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