On This Day in Music: February 28

On February 28 in music history, 48 artists were born, 28 died and 11 other milestones happened, among them Michael Jackson (1984), The Beatles (1966) and Alanis Morissette (1996).

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Michael Jackson

26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys

The Beatles

Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes

Alanis Morissette

38th Grammy Awards: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette wins

Brian Jones

Brian Jones, [Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones], English rock guitarist (Rolling Stones) was born

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Born on February 28

Artur Kapp

Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952) was born

Barbara Acklin

Barbara Acklin, [Allen], Chicago, R&B singer (Love Makes a Woman) was born

Ben Fagan

Ben Fagan, American musician and reality show contestant was born

Bill Cratty

Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (d. 1998) was born

Brian Jones

Brian Jones, [Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones], English rock guitarist (Rolling Stones) was born

Charles Bernstein

Charles Bernstein, American composer was born

Cindy Wilson

Cindy Wilson, Athens Georgia, rock vocalist (B-52's-Love Shack) was born

Donny Iris

Donny Iris, singer was born

Eddie Manion

Eddie Manion, saxophonist was born

Edward Kassner

Edward Kassner, music publisher was born

Elisa Fiorillo

Elisa Fiorillo, singer (Forgive Me For Dreaming) was born

Fefe Dobson

Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer was born

Geraldine Farrar

Geraldine Farrar, US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer) was born

Guiomar Novaes

Guiomar Novaes, Brazil, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit) was born

Gustave Adolph Kerker

Gustave Adolph Kerker, composer was born

Ian Stanley

Ian Stanley, keyboardist was born

Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean, American country singer was born

Jeanne Cherhal

Jeanne Cherhal, French Singer-songwriter was born

Jeanne Mas

Jeanne Mas, French singer and actress was born

Joe South

Joe South, Atlanta, Georgia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play), (d. 2012) was born

John Alden Carpenter

John Alden Carpenter, Chicago Illinois, composer (Sea Drift) was born

John Fahey

John Fahey, singer (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death) was born

Joseph Rouleau

Joseph Rouleau, French Canadian bass opera singer was born

Juliusz Zarebski

Juliusz Zarebski, composer was born

Junya Nakano

Junya Nakano, Japanese composer was born

Justin Morgan

Justin Morgan, composer was born

Kaspar Forster

Kaspar Forster, composer was born

Marcus Lillington

Marcus Lillington, rock guitarist (Breathe-All I Need) was born

Markéta Irglová

Markéta Irglová, Czech songwriter and actress was born

Marty Sanders

Marty Sanders, rock vocalist was born

Patrick Monahan

Patrick Monahan, American singer (Train) was born

Paul Delph

Paul Delph, American musician and producer (d. 1996) was born

Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist (Zebra-Tell Me What You Want) was born

Richard Heinrich Stein

Richard Heinrich Stein, composer was born

Roman Maciejewski

Roman Maciejewski, composer was born

Ronnie Rosman

Ronnie Rosman, rocker (Tommy James Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion) was born

Sergei Bortkiewicz

Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer was born

Seymour Shifrin

Seymour Shifrin, composer was born

Stanley Glasser

Stanley Glasser, composer was born

Stephen Chatman

Stephen Chatman, composer was born

Tommy Tune

Tommy Tune, Wichita Falls Tx, dancer/choreographer (Boyfriend) was born

Vaslav Nijinsky

Vaslav Nijinsky, Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer (3/12 NS) was born

Viliam Figus

Viliam Figus, composer was born

Vladimir Sommer

Vladimir Sommer, composer was born

William Finn

William Finn, American composer was born

William Zorach

William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) was born

Willie Bobo

Willie Bobo, NYC, jazz drummer (Cos) was born

Zhang Liyin

Zhang Liyin, Chinese R&B singer was born

Died on February 28

Billy Thorpe

Billy Thorpe, Australian musician (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) (b. 1946)

Cat Janice

Cat Janice died

Charles Edward Horsley

Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53

Chiquinha Gonzaga

Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian composer (b. 1847).

David Byron

David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (b. 1947)

David Johansen

David Johansen died

Eugen Indjic

Eugen Indjic died

Friedrich Wilhelm Rust

Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56

Helmut Zacharias

Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (b. 1920)

Hercule Brehy

Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63

Herman "Ace" Wallace

Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69

Ian North

Ian North died

Istvan Kardos

Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83

John Ebenezer West

John Ebenezer West, composer, dies at 65

John P. Hammond

John P. Hammond died

Jorge Oñate

Jorge Oñate died

Joris Vriamont

Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64

La Lupe

La Lupe, Cuban singer, dies of a heart attack in the Bronx at 53

Max Rudolf

Max Rudolf, conductor, dies at 92

Miguel Piñera Echenique

Miguel Piñera Echenique died

Mike Smith

Mike Smith, English musician (The Dave Clark Five) (b. 1943)

Nora Kaye

Nora Kaye, US ballet dancer, dies at 67

Paul Sartorius

Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39

Ray Ellington

Ray Ellington, English singer (b. 1916)

Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer (42nd Street, Dames), dies of cancer at 82

Stanley Robert Marchant

Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65

Vicente Lleo

Vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51

Yvonne Constant

Yvonne Constant died

Releases & milestones on February 28

Alanis Morissette

38th Grammy Awards: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette wins

Charles Gounod

Gounod's opera "La Reine de Saba," premieres in Paris

Five Finger Death Punch

Five Finger Death Punch released the album 'F8'

Franz Schubert

1st public performance of a Franz Schubert song, "Schäfers Klageleid"

George Frideric Handel

George F Handel's opera "Siroe, re di Persia," premieres in London

Jules Massenet

Jules Massenet's opera premieres in Monte Carlo

Lil Baby

Lil Baby released the album 'My Turn'

Lisa

Lisa released the album 'Alter Ego'

Michael Jackson

26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys

Natalie Cole

18th Grammy Awards: Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole wins

The Beatles

Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes

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