1991
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James Brown
Singer James Brown is released from prison
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Born on February 27
1973
Birth
"Pooh" Clark
"Pooh" Clark, rocker (High-5) was born
1957
Birth
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High) was born
1935
Birth
Alberto Remedios
Alberto Remedios, opera/concert singer was born
1921
Birth
Andras Szollosy
Andras Szollosy, composer was born
1984
Birth
Antti Tuisku
Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer was born
1980
Birth
Bobby Valentino
Bobby Valentino, American singer was born
1960
Birth
Bolik Dahan
Bolik Dahan, Suriname singer/radio host (Radio KBC) was born
1969
Birth
Brad Vander Ark
Brad Vander Ark, American musician was born
1848
Birth
Charles Hubert H Parry
Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem) was born
1936
Birth
Chuck Glaser
Chuck Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) was born
1923
Birth
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon, US, tenor saxophonist/actor (Connection) was born
1948
Birth
Eddie Gray
Eddie Gray, rock guitarist (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue) was born
1909
Birth
Elisabeth Welch
Elisabeth Welch, singer (Song of Freedom, Over the Moon) was born
1822
Birth
Eugene Gautier
Eugene Gautier, composer was born
1964
Birth
Ewen Vernal
Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist (Deacon Blue-Your Town) was born
1965
Birth
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist was born
1890
Birth
Freddie Keppard
Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. 1933) was born
1955
Birth
Garry Christian
Garry Christian, rocker was born
1891
Birth
Georges E Migot
Georges E Migot, French composer was born
1746
Birth
Gian Francesco Fortunati
Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer was born
1947
Birth
Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist (Tchaikovsky Prize 1970) was born
1927
Birth
Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell, [Albert George Cernik], Detroit, Michigan, American singer and actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle) (d. 1999) was born
1952
Birth
Henk Westbroek
Henk Westbroek, Dutch singer (Good Cause) was born
1846
Birth
Joaquin Valverde
Joaquin Valverde, composer was born
1784
Birth
Job Plimpton
Job Plimpton, composer was born
1759
Birth
Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab
Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer was born
1649
Birth
Johann Philipp Krieger
Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born
1702
Birth
Johann Valentin Gorner
Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born
1959
Birth
Johnny Van Zant
Johnny Van Zant, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) was born
1920
Birth
Jose Melis
Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orchestra leader (Jack Paar Program) was born
1879
Birth
Jose Sancho Marraco
Jose Sancho Marraco, composer was born
1893
Birth
Joseph Messner
Joseph Messner, composer was born
1981
Birth
Josh Groban
Josh Groban, American singer was born
1989
Birth
Kelly Breeding
Kelly Breeding, American singer from B5 was born
1952
Birth
Kevin Raleigh
Kevin Raleigh, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Michael Stanley Band) was born
1888
Birth
Lotte Lehmann
Lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano (Fidello) was born
1870
Birth
Louis Coerne
Louis Coerne, composer was born
1907
Birth
Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. 1951) was born
1935
Birth
Mirella Freni
Mirella Freni, Modena Italy, lyric soprano (Madame Butterfly) was born
1943
Birth
Morten Lauridsen
Morten Lauridsen, American composer was born
1954
Birth
Neal Schon
Neal Schon, rock guitarist (Journey-Open Arms, Bad English) was born
1970
Birth
Patricia Petibon
Patricia Petibon, French opera singer was born
1955
Birth
Peter Christopherson
Peter Christopherson, English musician and video director was born
1894
Birth
Robert-Lucien Siohan
Robert-Lucien Siohan, composer was born
1919
Birth
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, composer was born
1971
Birth
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, American singer (TLC) was born
1898
Birth
Rutkowski Bronislaw
Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer was born
1745
Birth
Silverius Muller
Silverius Muller, composer was born
1951
Birth
Steve Harley
Steve Harley, rocker (Come Up & See Me) was born
1899
Birth
Sulo Nikolai Salonen
Sulo Nikolai Salonen, composer was born
1923
Birth
Viktor Kalabis
Viktor Kalabis, composer was born
1867
Birth
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer was born
Died on February 27
1887
Death
Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin
Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53
1731
Death
Angelo Predieri
Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76
1797
Death
Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele
Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61
2007
Death
Bobby Rosengarden
Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (b. 1924)
1923
Death
Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67
1956
Death
Frank Dailey
Frank Dailey, orchestra leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54
1968
Death
Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon, American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer (The Teenagers), dies at 25 of a heroin overdose
1956
Death
Gunther Ramin
Gunther Ramin, German organist/composer/choir conductor, dies at 57
2022
Death
Hanna Havrylets
Hanna Havrylets died
1733
Death
Johann Adam Birkenstock
Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46
2003
Death
John Lanchbery
John Lanchbery, English composer (b. 1923)
1852
Death
Joseph Drechsler
Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69
2022
Death
Karl Korte
Karl Korte died
1973
Death
Lucijan Marija Skerjanc
Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at 72
1968
Death
Ludvik Podest
Ludvik Podest, composer, dies at 46
1982
Death
Malika A Sabirova
Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer, dies at 39
1929
Death
Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry
Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer, dies at 65
2021
Death
Michael Wieck
Michael Wieck died
2026
Death
Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka died
1972
Death
Pat Brady
Pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914)
2020
Death
Paweł Królikowski
Paweł Królikowski died
1805
Death
Stefan Paluselli
Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57
2020
Death
Suthep Wongkamhaeng
Suthep Wongkamhaeng died
1978
Death
Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov
Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer, dies at 65
Releases & milestones on February 27
2002
Event
Alicia Keys
44th Grammy Awards: Walk On, Alicia Keys wins
1980
Event
Barbra Streisand
22nd Grammy Awards: What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet
2026
Event
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars released the album 'The Romantic'
1991
Event
James Brown
Singer James Brown is released from prison
1814
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres
1854
Event
Robert Schumann
Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine
1997
Event
Sade
Singer Sade (Helen Folasade), arrest in Jamaica for disobeying a cop
1563
Event
William Byrd
William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral
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