On This Day in Music: February 19

1763 Birth

Adalbert Gyrowetz

Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer was born

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1843 Birth

Adelina Patti

Adelina Patti, Madrid Spain, opera soprano (Lucio) was born

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1913 Birth

Alvin Derold Etler

Alvin Derold Etler, composer was born

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1950 Birth

Andy Powell

Andy Powell, rocker (Wishbone Ash) was born

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1881 Birth

Armin Knab

Armin Knab, German composer (Eichendorff-cycle) was born

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1880 Birth

Arthur Shepherd

Arthur Shepherd, composer was born

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1981 Birth

Beth Ditto

Beth Ditto, American singer (The Gossip) was born

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1936 Birth

Bob Engemann

Bob Engemann, singer was born

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1940 Birth

Bobby Rogers

Bobby Rogers, US vocalist (Miracles-You Really Got a Hold on Me), (d. 2013) was born

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1969 Birth

Burton C. Bell

Burton C. Bell, American vocalist was born

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1941 Birth

Carlos Roque Alsina

Carlos Roque Alsina, composer was born

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1671 Birth

Charles-Hubert Gervais

Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer was born

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1921 Birth

Claude Rene Georges Pascal

Claude Rene Georges Pascal, composer was born

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1981 Birth

Daniel Letterle

Daniel Letterle, American Actor and Singer was born

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1956 Birth

Dave Wakeling

Dave Wakeling, rock singer/guitarist was born

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1923 Birth

Donald Lybbert

Donald Lybbert, composer was born

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1964 Birth

Doug Aldrich

Doug Aldrich, rocker was born

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1949 Birth

Eddie Hardin

Eddie Hardin, London, United Kingdom, English rock pianist and singer (Spencer Davis Group) was born

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1863 Birth

Emanuel Moor

Emanuel Moor, composer was born

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1957 Birth

Falco

Falco, [John Hoelcel], rock vocalist (Rock Me Amadeus) was born

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1841 Birth

Felipe Pedrell

Felipe Pedrell, composer was born

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1954 Birth

Frances Bucholz

Frances Bucholz, rocker (Scorpions-Wind of Change) was born

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1968 Birth

Frank Watkins

Frank Watkins, US heavy metalist bass (Obituary, Cause of Death) was born

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1762 Birth

Friedrich Franz Hurka

Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer was born

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1886 Birth

George Luther Foote

George Luther Foote, composer was born

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1971 Birth

Gil Shaham

Gil Shaham, Israeli/American violinist was born

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1906 Birth

Grace Mary Williams

Grace Mary Williams, composer was born

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1926 Birth

Gyorgy Kurtag

Gyorgy Kurtag, composer was born

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1985 Birth

Haylie Duff

Haylie Duff, American singer/actress was born

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1906 Birth

Hendrik W C Spruit

Hendrik W C Spruit, Dutch conductor was born

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1978 Birth

Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique, American rapper was born

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1616 Birth

Jacques de Saint-Luc

Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born

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1954 Birth

Jamie West-Oram

Jamie West-Oram, rock guitarist (Fixx) was born

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1932 Birth

Jean-Pierre Ponnele

Jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris France, opera director (Carmina Burana) was born

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1925 Birth

Jindrich Feld

Jindrich Feld, composer was born

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1687 Birth

Johann Adam Birkenstock

Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer was born

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1957 Birth

Johann Hoelzel Falco

Johann Hoelzel Falco, musician was born

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1902 Birth

John Bubbles

John Bubbles, Louisville Ky, rhythm tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps) was born

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1922 Birth

Josef Matej

Josef Matej, composer was born

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1812 Birth

Lauro Rossi

Lauro Rossi, composer was born

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1943 Birth

Lou Christie [Lugee Sacco]

Lou Christie [Lugee Sacco], Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, American singer-songwriter (Lightning Striking Again) was born

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1877 Birth

Louis Francois-Marie Aubert

Louis Francois-Marie Aubert, French composer (Habanera) was born

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1986 Birth

Maria Mena

Maria Mena, Norwegian singer was born

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1979 Birth

Mariana Ochoa

Mariana Ochoa, Mexican singer and actress was born

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1979 Birth

Mariska

Mariska, Finnish rapper was born

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1948 Birth

Mark Andes

Mark Andes, Philadelphia Pa, rock bassist (Spirit, Heart, Fireball) was born

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1983 Birth

Mika Nakashima

Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer/actress was born

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1911 Birth

Nikola Hercigonja

Nikola Hercigonja, composer was born

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1977 Birth

Ola Salo

Ola Salo, Swedish singer (The Ark) was born

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1957 Birth

Paul Dean

Paul Dean, guitarist was born

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1956 Birth

Peter Holsapple

Peter Holsapple, rocker (Continental Drifters) was born

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1946 Birth

Pierre van der Linden

Pierre van der Linden, Dutch drummer (Brainbox) was born

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1966 Birth

Prince Markie D

Prince Markie D, [Mark Morale], rocker (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock) was born

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1912 Birth

Saul Chaplin

Saul Chaplin, American composer (d. 1997) was born

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1963 Birth

Seal

Seal, English vocalist/songwriter (Killer, Crazy, Kiss by a Rose) was born

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1940 Birth

Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (The Miracles-Tears of a Clown) was born

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1912 Birth

Stan Kenton

Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita Ks, jazz musician (Music 55) was born

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1948 Birth

Tony Iommi

Tony Iommi, rock guitarist (Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Iron Man) was born

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1981 Birth

Vitas

Vitas, Russian singer was born

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1940 Birth

William "Smokey" Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson, Det, vocalist (& Miracles-Being With You) was born

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1743 Birth

[Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini

[Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet) was born

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1962 Death

Albert Israel Elkus

Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77

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1858 Death

Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini

Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer, dies at 78

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1933 Death

Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn

Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer, dies at 77

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1949 Death

Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx

Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83

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2024 Death

Bobby Tench

Bobby Tench died

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1980 Death

Bon Scott

Bon Scott, Aust rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33

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2001 Death

Charles Trenet

Charles Trenet, French singer (b. 1913)

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2023 Death

Christoph Caskel

Christoph Caskel died

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2023 Death

Christopher Nupen

Christopher Nupen died

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1950 Death

Edyth Walker

Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82

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1894 Death

Ernesto Camillo Sivori

Ernesto Camillo Sivori, composer, dies at 78

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1981 Death

Frank Merrik

Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94

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2022 Death

Gary Brooker

Gary Brooker died

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1941 Death

Hamilton Hamilton Harty

Hamilton Hamilton Harty, composer/conductor, dies at 61

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2024 Death

Horst Naumann

Horst Naumann died

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1984 Death

Ina Ray Hutton

Ina Ray Hutton, orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), dies at 66

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2025 Death

Jean Sarrus

Jean Sarrus died

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1790 Death

Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz

Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer, dies at 47

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1923 Death

Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido

Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68

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1822 Death

Jeronymo Francisco de Lima

Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, composer, dies at 78

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1785 Death

Johann Christoph Richter

Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84

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2003 Death

Johnny Paycheck

Johnny PayCheck, American country singer/songwriter (b. 1938)

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2009 Death

Kelly Groucutt

Kelly Groucutt, Bass guitarist and singer for the band Electric Light Orchestra (b.1945)

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1815 Death

Leonhard von Call

Leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47

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1975 Death

Luigi Dallapiccola

Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71

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1653 Death

Luigi Rossi

Luigi Rossi, composer, dies

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2009 Death

Miika Tenkula

Miika Tenkula, Finnish guitarist for the band Sentenced (b.1974)

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2022 Death

Nigel Butterley

Nigel Butterley died

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1605 Death

Orazio Tiberio Vecchi

Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54

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2020 Death

Pop Smoke

Pop Smoke died

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1927 Death

Robert Fuchs

Robert Fuchs, composer, dies at 80

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1944 Death

Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg

Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76

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2008 Death

Yegor Letov

Yegor Letov, Russian song writer and singer (b. 1964)

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2021 Death

Đorđe Balašević

Đorđe Balašević died

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1978 Event

Cy Coleman

Coleman, Comden & Green's musical premieres in NYC

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1992 Event

George Gershwin

Goerge Gershwin's musical "Crazy for You" premieres in NYC

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1981 Event

George Harrison

George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine"

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1974 Event

Jim Croce

1st American Music Award: Helen Reddy & Jim Croce win

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2021 Event

Mogwai

Mogwai released the album 'As the Love Continues'

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1914 Event

Riccardo Zandonai

Riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesco da Rimini" premieres in Turin

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1977 Event

Starland Vocal Band

19th Grammy Awards: This Masquerade, Starland Vocal Band

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1964 Event

The Beatles

UK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US

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