On This Day in Music: February 2

On February 2 in music history, 57 artists were born, 47 died and 11 other milestones happened, among them Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll] (1977), Graham Nash (1942) and Gucci Mane (1980).

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Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll]

Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll], Barranquilla, Colombian pop singer ('Whenever Wherever', 'Waka...

Graham Nash

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

Gucci Mane

Gucci Mane, African-American rapper was born

Eva Cassidy

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

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Alan "Tea" Caddy

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

Alan Fluck

Alan Fluck, musical educationalist was born

Alan McKay

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

Alex Westaway

Alex Westaway, British musician was born

Alphonso Johnson

Alphonso Johnson, jazz bassist was born

Andrew Davis

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

Burton Lane

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

Candelario Huizar

Candelario Huizar, composer was born

Christian Gottfried Thomas

Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer was born

Dana International

Dana International, Israeli singer was born

Danielle White

Danielle White, American singer was born

Derek Shulman

Derek Shulman, rocker was born

Eden Espinosa

Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress was born

Elfi von Dassanowsky

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

Ernst Hanfstängl

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

Eva Cassidy

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

Fritz Kreisler

Fritz Kreisler, Vienna Austria, violinist/composer was born

Gottfried August Homilius

Gottfried August Homilius, composer was born

Graham Nash

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

Gucci Mane

Gucci Mane, African-American rapper was born

Hansi Hinterseer

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

Heather Martin

Heather Martin, American gospel singer was born

Howard Bellamy

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

Jean-Jacques Grunenwald

Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer was born

Jetty Weels

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

Jose Enrique Pedreira

Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer was born

Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura

Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer was born

Jules Francois Blasini

Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer was born

Leander Schlegel

Leander Schlegel, composer was born

Leopold Eugen Mechura

Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer was born

Leopold Fall

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

Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa

Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa, Swiss vocalist was born

Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray

Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer was born

Louis Marchand

Louis Marchand, composer was born

Makar Grigori Ekmalyan

Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer was born

Martina Arroyo

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

Michel Paul Philippot

Michel Paul Philippot, composer was born

Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin

Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer was born

Pavel Sivic

Pavel Sivic, composer was born

Peter Lucia

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

Peter MacBeth

Peter MacBeth, rocker (Foundations) was born

Reiner Bredemeyer

Reiner Bredemeyer, composer was born

Renzo Rossellini

Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer was born

Richard Vance Maxfield

Richard Vance Maxfield, composer was born

Ronnie Goodson

Ronnie Goodson, rocker was born

Ross Valory

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

Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin

Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer was born

Sergio Gonzalez

Sergio Gonzalez, rocker (Menudo-Cannonball) was born

Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll]

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

Simon Wickham-Smith

Simon Wickham-Smith, composer and Mongolist was born

Stan Getz

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

Tego Calderón

Tego Calderón , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper. was born

Tom Tripplehorn

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

Tony DeMeur

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

Ursula Oppens

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

Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek

Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer was born

Wanda Lewis

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

Died on February 2

Adolf Vogl

Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87

Armand-Louis Couperin

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

Barbie Hsu

Barbie Hsu died

Billy Henderson

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

Chico Science Francisco Franca

Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40

Chuck Negron

Chuck Negron died

David Donato

David Donato died

David McComb

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

Emanuil Mandlov

Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42

Eric von Schmidt

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

Ernesto Nazareth

Ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70

Fabio Campana

Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63

Gene Kelly

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

Georg Philipp Kress

Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59

Giovanni Martinelli

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

Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68

Gregory Charles Rivers

Gregory Charles Rivers died

Gustav Strube

Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85

Ivan Král

Ivan Král died

Jaroslav Vogel

Jaroslav Vogel, composer, dies at 76

Jean Absil

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

Jean-Baptiste Davaux

Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79

Jeno Huszka

Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84

Joe Diorio

Joe Diorio died

Joe Hunter

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

Johann Babtist Thaller

Johann Babtist Thaller, composer, dies at 79

Johann Graf

Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65

Johann Nepomuk Kalcher

Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62

John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn

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

Kaspar Forster

Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56

Ken Peplowski

Ken Peplowski died

Libuše Domanínská

Libuše Domanínská died

Lou Harrison

Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)

Luigi Mancinelli

Luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72

Maurice Jacobson

Maurice Jacobson, composer, dies at 80

Patrick "Spike" Hughes

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

Paul Baloff

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

Richard Wurz

Richard Wurz, composer, dies at 79

Sam Chatman

Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies

Sid Vicious

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

Stéphane Picq

Stéphane Picq died

Theodor Rogalski

Theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52

Wayne Kramer

Wayne Kramer died

Willie Mae Ford Smith

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

Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux

Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55

Yuan Wei-jen

Yuan Wei-jen died

Zilner T Randolph

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

Releases & milestones on February 2

George Frideric Handel

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

Gioachino Rossini

Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice

Gustave Charpentier

Gustave Charpentier's opera "Louise" premieres in Paris

James Royce Shannon

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

Kumi Koda

Kumi Koda released the album 'Heart'

Michelangelo Rossi

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

The Beatles

Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard)

The Last Dinner Party

The Last Dinner Party released the album 'Prelude to Ecstasy'

Thomas Augustine Arne

Thomas Arne's opera "Artaxerxes" premieres in London

Willie Nelson

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

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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