On This Day in Music: February 2

1940-02-02 Birth

Alan "Tea" Caddy

Alan "Tea" Caddy, rock guitarist (Tornados-Globetrotter) was born

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1928-02-02 Birth

Alan Fluck

Alan Fluck, musical educationalist was born

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1948-02-02 Birth

Alan McKay

Alan McKay, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Boogie Wonderland) was born

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1983-02-02 Birth

Alex Westaway

Alex Westaway, British musician was born

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1951-02-02 Birth

Alphonso Johnson

Alphonso Johnson, jazz bassist was born

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1944-02-02 Birth

Andrew Davis

Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor (New Phil Orch-London) was born

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1912-02-02 Birth

Burton Lane

Burton Lane, Broadway composer (Finian's Rainbow) was born

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1888-02-02 Birth

Candelario Huizar

Candelario Huizar, composer was born

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1748-02-02 Birth

Christian Gottfried Thomas

Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer was born

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1972-02-02 Birth

Dana International

Dana International, Israeli singer was born

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1992-02-02 Birth

Danielle White

Danielle White, American singer was born

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1947-02-02 Birth

Derek Shulman

Derek Shulman, rocker was born

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1978-02-02 Birth

Eden Espinosa

Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress was born

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1924-02-02 Birth

Elfi von Dassanowsky

Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician was born

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1887-02-02 Birth

Ernst Hanfstängl

Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975) was born

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1963-02-02 Birth

Eva Cassidy

Eva Cassidy, American singer (d. 1996) was born

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1875-02-02 Birth

Fritz Kreisler

Fritz Kreisler, Vienna Austria, violinist/composer was born

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1714-02-02 Birth

Gottfried August Homilius

Gottfried August Homilius, composer was born

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1942-02-02 Birth

Graham Nash

Graham Nash, guitarist (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Southern Cross) was born

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1980-02-02 Birth

Gucci Mane

Gucci Mane, African-American rapper was born

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1954-02-02 Birth

Hansi Hinterseer

Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier was born

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1977-02-02 Birth

Heather Martin

Heather Martin, American gospel singer was born

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1946-02-02 Birth

Howard Bellamy

Howard Bellamy, Darby Fla, vocalist (Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow) was born

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1911-02-02 Birth

Jean-Jacques Grunenwald

Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer was born

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1949-02-02 Birth

Jetty Weels

Jetty Weels, Surinamese/Dutch vocalist (Mai Tai) was born

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1904-02-02 Birth

Jose Enrique Pedreira

Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer was born

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1817-02-02 Birth

Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura

Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer was born

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1847-02-02 Birth

Jules Francois Blasini

Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer was born

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1844-02-02 Birth

Leander Schlegel

Leander Schlegel, composer was born

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1804-02-02 Birth

Leopold Eugen Mechura

Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer was born

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1873-02-02 Birth

Leopold Fall

Leopold Fall, Austria, operetta composer (Dollar Princess) was born

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1919-02-02 Birth

Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa

Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa, Swiss vocalist was born

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1840-02-02 Birth

Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray

Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer was born

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1669-02-02 Birth

Louis Marchand

Louis Marchand, composer was born

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1856-02-02 Birth

Makar Grigori Ekmalyan

Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer was born

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1937-02-02 Birth

Martina Arroyo

Martina Arroyo, NYC, opera soprano (NY Met) was born

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1925-02-02 Birth

Michel Paul Philippot

Michel Paul Philippot, composer was born

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1883-02-02 Birth

Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin

Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer was born

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1908-02-02 Birth

Pavel Sivic

Pavel Sivic, composer was born

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1947-02-02 Birth

Peter Lucia

Peter Lucia, rock drummer (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue) was born

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1943-02-02 Birth

Peter MacBeth

Peter MacBeth, rocker (Foundations) was born

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1929-02-02 Birth

Reiner Bredemeyer

Reiner Bredemeyer, composer was born

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1908-02-02 Birth

Renzo Rossellini

Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer was born

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1927-02-02 Birth

Richard Vance Maxfield

Richard Vance Maxfield, composer was born

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1945-02-02 Birth

Ronnie Goodson

Ronnie Goodson, rocker was born

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1949-02-02 Birth

Ross Valory

Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist (Journey - Who's Crying Now, Open Arms) was born

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1941-02-02 Birth

Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin

Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer was born

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1973-02-02 Birth

Sergio Gonzalez

Sergio Gonzalez, rocker (Menudo-Cannonball) was born

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1977-02-02 Birth

Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll]

Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll], Barranquilla, Colombian pop singer ('Whenever Wherever', 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)') was born

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1968-02-02 Birth

Simon Wickham-Smith

Simon Wickham-Smith, composer and Mongolist was born

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1927-02-02 Birth

Stan Getz

Stan Getz, Phila, jazz tenor saxophonist (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey) was born

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1972-02-02 Birth

Tego Calderón

Tego Calderón , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper. was born

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1949-02-02 Birth

Tom Tripplehorn

Tom Tripplehorn, rocker (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring) was born

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1948-02-02 Birth

Tony DeMeur

Tony DeMeur, rocker (Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia, Suicide Bridge) was born

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1944-02-02 Birth

Ursula Oppens

Ursula Oppens, NYC, pianist/co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC) was born

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1773-02-02 Birth

Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek

Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer was born

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1926-02-02 Birth

Wanda Lewis

Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress (This is Music, Paul Dixon Show) was born

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1961-02-02 Death

Adolf Vogl

Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87

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1789-02-02 Death

Armand-Louis Couperin

Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63

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2007-02-02 Death

Billy Henderson

Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (b. 1939)

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1997-02-02 Death

Chico Science Francisco Franca

Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40

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1999-02-02 Death

David McComb

David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (b. 1962)

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1902-02-02 Death

Emanuil Mandlov

Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42

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2007-02-02 Death

Eric von Schmidt

Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. 1931)

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1934-02-02 Death

Ernesto Nazareth

Ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70

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1882-02-02 Death

Fabio Campana

Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63

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1996-02-02 Death

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83

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1779-02-02 Death

Georg Philipp Kress

Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59

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1969-02-02 Death

Giovanni Martinelli

Giovanni Martinelli, opera singer (NY Met), dies at 83

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1594-02-02 Death

Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68

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1953-02-02 Death

Gustav Strube

Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85

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1970-02-02 Death

Jaroslav Vogel

Jaroslav Vogel, composer, dies at 76

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1974-02-02 Death

Jean Absil

Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80

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1822-02-02 Death

Jean-Baptiste Davaux

Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79

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1960-02-02 Death

Jeno Huszka

Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84

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2007-02-02 Death

Joe Hunter

Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (b. 1927)

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1952-02-02 Death

Johann Babtist Thaller

Johann Babtist Thaller, composer, dies at 79

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1750-02-02 Death

Johann Graf

Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65

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1827-02-02 Death

Johann Nepomuk Kalcher

Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62

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1994-02-02 Death

John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn

John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62

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1673-02-02 Death

Kaspar Forster

Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56

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2003-02-02 Death

Lou Harrison

Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)

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1921-02-02 Death

Luigi Mancinelli

Luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72

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1976-02-02 Death

Maurice Jacobson

Maurice Jacobson, composer, dies at 80

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1987-02-02 Death

Patrick "Spike" Hughes

Patrick "Spike" Hughes, Brit jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78

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2002-02-02 Death

Paul Baloff

Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)

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1965-02-02 Death

Richard Wurz

Richard Wurz, composer, dies at 79

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1983-02-02 Death

Sam Chatman

Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies

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1979-02-02 Death

Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 21

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1954-02-02 Death

Theodor Rogalski

Theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52

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1994-02-02 Death

Willie Mae Ford Smith

Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89

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1919-02-02 Death

Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux

Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55

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1994-02-02 Death

Zilner T Randolph

Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95

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1731-02-02 Event

George Frideric Handel

George F Handel's opera "Poro" premieres in London

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1823-02-02 Event

Gioachino Rossini

Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice

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1900-02-02 Event

Gustave Charpentier

Gustave Charpentier's opera "Louise" premieres in Paris

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1914-02-02 Event

James Royce Shannon

James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC

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1633-02-02 Event

Michelangelo Rossi

M Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano" premieres in Rome

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1963-02-02 Event

The Beatles

Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard)

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1762-02-02 Event

Thomas Augustine Arne

Thomas Arne's opera "Artaxerxes" premieres in London

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1992-02-02 Event

Willie Nelson

IRS & Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M)

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2003-02-02 Event

t.A.T.u.

Russian pop girl duo Tatu start a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All The Things She Said'

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