On This Day in Music: February 27

On February 27 in music history, 52 artists were born, 24 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them James Brown (1991), Ludwig V. Beethoven (1814) and Barbra Streisand (1980).

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James Brown

Singer James Brown is released from prison

Ludwig V. Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres

Barbra Streisand

22nd Grammy Awards: What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet

Alicia Keys

44th Grammy Awards: Walk On, Alicia Keys wins

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Born on February 27

"Pooh" Clark

"Pooh" Clark, rocker (High-5) was born

Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High) was born

Alberto Remedios

Alberto Remedios, opera/concert singer was born

Andras Szollosy

Andras Szollosy, composer was born

Antti Tuisku

Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer was born

Bobby Valentino

Bobby Valentino, American singer was born

Bolik Dahan

Bolik Dahan, Suriname singer/radio host (Radio KBC) was born

Brad Vander Ark

Brad Vander Ark, American musician was born

Charles Hubert H Parry

Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem) was born

Chuck Glaser

Chuck Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) was born

Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon, US, tenor saxophonist/actor (Connection) was born

Eddie Gray

Eddie Gray, rock guitarist (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue) was born

Elisabeth Welch

Elisabeth Welch, singer (Song of Freedom, Over the Moon) was born

Eugene Gautier

Eugene Gautier, composer was born

Ewen Vernal

Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist (Deacon Blue-Your Town) was born

Frank Peter Zimmermann

Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist was born

Freddie Keppard

Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. 1933) was born

Garry Christian

Garry Christian, rocker was born

Georges E Migot

Georges E Migot, French composer was born

Gian Francesco Fortunati

Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer was born

Gidon Kremer

Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist (Tchaikovsky Prize 1970) was born

Guy Mitchell

Guy Mitchell, [Albert George Cernik], Detroit, Michigan, American singer and actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle) (d. 1999) was born

Henk Westbroek

Henk Westbroek, Dutch singer (Good Cause) was born

Joaquin Valverde

Joaquin Valverde, composer was born

Job Plimpton

Job Plimpton, composer was born

Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab

Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer was born

Johann Philipp Krieger

Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born

Johann Valentin Gorner

Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born

Johnny Van Zant

Johnny Van Zant, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) was born

Jose Melis

Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orchestra leader (Jack Paar Program) was born

Jose Sancho Marraco

Jose Sancho Marraco, composer was born

Joseph Messner

Joseph Messner, composer was born

Josh Groban

Josh Groban, American singer was born

Kelly Breeding

Kelly Breeding, American singer from B5 was born

Kevin Raleigh

Kevin Raleigh, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Michael Stanley Band) was born

Lotte Lehmann

Lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano (Fidello) was born

Louis Coerne

Louis Coerne, composer was born

Mildred Bailey

Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. 1951) was born

Mirella Freni

Mirella Freni, Modena Italy, lyric soprano (Madame Butterfly) was born

Morten Lauridsen

Morten Lauridsen, American composer was born

Neal Schon

Neal Schon, rock guitarist (Journey-Open Arms, Bad English) was born

Patricia Petibon

Patricia Petibon, French opera singer was born

Peter Christopherson

Peter Christopherson, English musician and video director was born

Robert-Lucien Siohan

Robert-Lucien Siohan, composer was born

Roman Haubenstock-Ramati

Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, composer was born

Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas

Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, American singer (TLC) was born

Rutkowski Bronislaw

Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer was born

Silverius Muller

Silverius Muller, composer was born

Steve Harley

Steve Harley, rocker (Come Up & See Me) was born

Sulo Nikolai Salonen

Sulo Nikolai Salonen, composer was born

Viktor Kalabis

Viktor Kalabis, composer was born

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer was born

Died on February 27

Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin

Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53

Angelo Predieri

Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76

Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele

Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61

Bobby Rosengarden

Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (b. 1924)

Charles Francis Abdy Williams

Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67

Frank Dailey

Frank Dailey, orchestra leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54

Frankie Lymon

Frankie Lymon, American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer (The Teenagers), dies at 25 of a heroin overdose

Gunther Ramin

Gunther Ramin, German organist/composer/choir conductor, dies at 57

Hanna Havrylets

Hanna Havrylets died

Johann Adam Birkenstock

Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46

John Lanchbery

John Lanchbery, English composer (b. 1923)

Joseph Drechsler

Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69

Karl Korte

Karl Korte died

Lucijan Marija Skerjanc

Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at 72

Ludvik Podest

Ludvik Podest, composer, dies at 46

Malika A Sabirova

Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer, dies at 39

Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry

Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer, dies at 65

Michael Wieck

Michael Wieck died

Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka died

Pat Brady

Pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914)

Paweł Królikowski

Paweł Królikowski died

Stefan Paluselli

Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57

Suthep Wongkamhaeng

Suthep Wongkamhaeng died

Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov

Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer, dies at 65

Releases & milestones on February 27

Alicia Keys

44th Grammy Awards: Walk On, Alicia Keys wins

Barbra Streisand

22nd Grammy Awards: What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars released the album 'The Romantic'

James Brown

Singer James Brown is released from prison

Ludwig V. Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres

Robert Schumann

Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine

Sade

Singer Sade (Helen Folasade), arrest in Jamaica for disobeying a cop

William Byrd

William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral

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