On This Day in Music: February 23

1886 Birth

Albert Edward Sammons

Albert Edward Sammons, composer was born

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1952 Birth

Brad Whitford

Brad Whitford, Mass, rock guitarist (Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun) was born

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1967 Birth

Chris Vrenna

Chris Vrenna, American musician, producer and sound engineer Nine Inch Nails, Tweaker was born

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1730 Birth

Christian Joseph Lidarti

Christian Joseph Lidarti, composer was born

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1979 Birth

D-Roc

D-Roc, American rapper (Ying Yang Twins) was born

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1873 Birth

Dmitri Arakishvili

Dmitri Arakishvili, composer was born

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1880 Birth

Edgar Istel

Edgar Istel, composer was born

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1900 Birth

Elinor Remick Warren

Elinor Remick Warren, composer was born

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1989 Birth

Evan Bates

Evan Bates, American ice dancer was born

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1685 Birth

George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel, Halle Germany, baroque composer and (Messiah, Water Music) was born

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1811 Birth

George Washington Hewitt

George Washington Hewitt, composer was born

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1920 Birth

Hall Overton

Hall Overton, Bangor Michigan, composer (Enchanted Pear Tree) was born

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1986 Birth

Holly Brook

Holly Brook, American musician was born

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1955 Birth

Howard Jones

Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist (Things Can Only Get Better) was born

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1927 Birth

Ivan Hrusovsky

Ivan Hrusovsky, composer was born

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1974 Birth

Jaime Villarreal

Jaime Villarreal, Mexican musician was born

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1649 Birth

John Blow

John Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized) was born

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1964 Birth

John Norum

John Norum, rocker was born

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1944 Birth

Johnny Winter

Johnny Winter, [John Dawson], Leland Miss, guitarist (Silver Train) was born

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1986 Birth

Kazuya Kamenashi

Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese pop star (KAT-TUN) was born

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1882 Birth

Ladislav Vycpalek

Ladislav Vycpalek, composer was born

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1949 Birth

Larry Demps

Larry Demps, US R&B vocalist (Dramatics-Me & Mrs Jones) was born

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1973 Birth

Lars-Olof Johansson

Lars-Olof Johansson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans) was born

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1924 Birth

Lejaren Hiller

Lejaren Hiller, composer was born

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1905 Birth

Leonidas Zoras

Leonidas Zoras, composer was born

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1916 Birth

Martindale Sidwell

Martindale Sidwell, organist/conductor was born

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1962 Birth

Michael Wilton

Michael Wilton, rock guitarist (Queensrijche-Warning) was born

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1944 Birth

Mike Maxfield

Mike Maxfield, rocker (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas) was born

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1887 Birth

Oskar Frederik Lindberg

Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer was born

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1926 Birth

Regine Crespin

Regine Crespin, French vocalist (Sheherazade, Les Nuits D'ete) was born

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1978 Birth

René Pérez

René Pérez, Puerto Rican musician (Calle 13) was born

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1958 Birth

Ria Brieffies

Ria Brieffies, Dutch vocalist (Dolly Dots) was born

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1929 Birth

Richard Moryl

Richard Moryl, composer was born

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1975 Birth

Robert Lopez

Robert Lopez, American composer was born

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1946 Birth

Rusty Young

Rusty Young, California, rock steel guitarist (Poco-Heat of the Night) was born

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1633 Birth

Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born

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1972 Birth

Steve Holy

Steve Holy, American country singer was born

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1950 Birth

Steve Priest

Steve Priest, London, rock bassist (Sweet Hayes) was born

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1949 Birth

Terry "Tex" Comer

Terry "Tex" Comer, bassist/guitarist was born

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1848 Birth

Thomas Paine Westendorf

Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer was born

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1876 Birth

Wadi' Sabra

Wadi' Sabra, composer was born

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1983 Death

Adrian Boult

Adrian Boult, conductor, dies

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1903 Death

Albert Cahen

Albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57

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1920 Death

Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky

Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61

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2004 Death

Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson, American singer (b. 1945)

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2025 Death

Chris Jasper

Chris Jasper died

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1995 Death

David Melvin English Franklin

David Melvin English Franklin, singer, dies at 52

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2004 Death

Don Cornell

Don Cornell, American singer (b. 1919)

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2007 Death

Donnie Brooks

Donnie Brooks, American singer (b. 1936)

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1934 Death

Edward William Elgar

Edward William Elgar, English composer (Coronation Ode), dies at 76

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1807 Death

Francois Guichard

Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61

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1903 Death

Friedrich Grutzmacher

Friedrich Grutzmacher, composer, dies at 70

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1704 Death

Georg Muffat

Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50

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1996 Death

George Alan Dawson

George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher, dies at 66

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1916 Death

George Clement Martin

George Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71

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1867 Death

George Thomas Smart

George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90

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1974 Death

Harry Ruby

Harry Ruby, American composer and writer (b. 1895)

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1930 Death

Horst Wessel

Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22

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2003 Death

Howie Epstein

Howie Epstein, American bass guitarist (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) (b. 1955)

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2022 Death

Jaakko Kuusisto

Jaakko Kuusisto died

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1806 Death

John Alcock

John Alcock, composer, dies at 90

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1969 Death

Joseph Messner

Joseph Messner, composer, dies at 75

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2020 Death

Margrit Zimmermann

Margrit Zimmermann died

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1957 Death

Marika Ninou

Marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918)

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1972 Death

Michael Taube

Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81

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1931 Death

Nellie Melba

Nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies

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2000 Death

Ofra Haza

Ofra Haza, Israeli singer (b. 1957)

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1572 Death

Pierre Certon

Pierre Certon, French composer

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2026 Death

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine died

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2021 Death

Sergiu Natra

Sergiu Natra died

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2024 Death

Shinsadong Tiger

Shinsadong Tiger died

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2023 Death

Slim Borgudd

Slim Borgudd died

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2026 Death

Sondra Lee

Sondra Lee died

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1927 Death

Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson

Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79

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1997 Death

Tony Williams

Tony Williams, jazz musician, dies at 51

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1897 Death

Woldemar Bargiel

Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68

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2026 Death

Éliane Radigue

Éliane Radigue died

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2000 Event

Christina Aguilera

42nd Grammy Awards: Smooth, Christina Aguilera wins

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1978 Event

Fleetwood Mac

20th Grammy Awards: Hotel California, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone wins

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2024 Event

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer released the album 'Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'

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2022 Event

Kanye West

Kanye West released the album 'Donda 2'

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1983 Event

Men at Work

25th Grammy Awards: Roxanna, Toto IV, Men at Work wins

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2003 Event

Norah Jones

45th Grammy Awards: Don't Know Why, Norah Jones wins

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2021 Event

Parannoul

Parannoul released the album 'To See the Next Part of the Dream'

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