On This Day in Music: February 3

On February 3 in music history, 48 artists were born, 34 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Jimi Hendrix (1967), The Beatles (1964) and Umm Kulthum (1975).

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Jimi Hendrix

"Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix

The Beatles

"Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold

Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer (b. 1904)

Alisa Reyes

Alisa Reyes, American actress and singer was born

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Born on February 3

Alisa Reyes

Alisa Reyes, American actress and singer was born

Alys Robi

Alys Robi, Quebec singer was born

Arthur Kane

Arthur Kane, American musician was born

Blas Galindo Dimas

Blas Galindo Dimas, San Gabriel Mexico, composer (A la Patria) was born

Carlo Jachino

Carlo Jachino, composer was born

Chose Alberts

Chose Alberts, [Krommenhoek], vocalist (Yet Many Years) was born

Chuck Tharp

Chuck Tharp, rock vocalist (Fireballs) was born

Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee , reggaeton singer/rapper. was born

Damaso Ledesma

Damaso Ledesma, composer was born

Dave Davies

Dave Davies, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Kinks-Lola) was born

Dennis Edwards

Dennis Edwards, Fairfield Alabama, lead singer of the Temptations ("Papa was a Rollin' Stone") was born

Eliza Schneider

Eliza Schneider, American actress and singer was born

Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent

Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer was born

Eric Haydock

Eric Haydock, bassist (Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother) was born

Erwin Kroll

Erwin Kroll, composer was born

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos) was born

Florido Tomeoni

Florido Tomeoni, composer was born

Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born

Guillaume Lasceux

Guillaume Lasceux, composer was born

Jehan [Ariste] Alain

Jehan [Ariste] Alain, French organist/composer was born

Jesse Thomas

Jesse Thomas, blues singer was born

Jessica Harp

Jessica Harp, American singer (The Wreckers) was born

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer was born

John Fane graaf van Westmorland

John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat was born

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Johnny "Guitar" Watson, rock guitarist was born

Johnny Cymbal

Johnny Cymbal, rocker (Mr Bass Man) was born

Koos Alberts

Koos Alberts, [Krommenhoek], Dutch vocalist (Many More Years to Come) was born

Lee Crystal

Lee Crystal, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind) was born

Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo, American musician (Sonic Youth) was born

Linda Eder

Linda Eder, American singer was born

Loi Tolhurst

Loi Tolhurst, rocker (Cure-Hell's Kitchen) was born

Louis Bouteiller

Louis Bouteiller, composer was born

Ludvig Nielsen

Ludvig Nielsen, composer was born

Luigi Dallapiccola

Luigi Dallapiccola, Pisino Istria, Italian composer was born

Mabel Mercer

Mabel Mercer, English cabaret vocalist (Fly Me to the Moon) was born

Melanie

Melanie, [Safka], Astoria, vocalist/songwriter (Candles in Rain) was born

Nick Kenny

Nick Kenny, Astoria NYC, columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show) was born

Oscar Benton

Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist/guitarist (Ze is Zoals Jij) was born

Priaulx Rainier

Priaulx Rainier, composer was born

Richard Bales

Richard Bales, composer was born

Richard Kotzen

Richard Kotzen, rocker was born

Russell Arms

Russell Arms, Berkeley California, vocalist (Your Hit Parade) was born

Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston, American reggae rapper was born

Sidney Clopton Lanier

Sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame) was born

Trisha Noble

Trisha Noble, Australian singer and actress was born

Val Doonican

Val Doonican, Irish singer/entertainer was born

Willeke Alberti

Willeke Alberti, [Verbruggen], Dutch vocalist/actress (Small Truth) was born

Yasuharu Konishi

Yasuharu Konishi, Japanese musician (Pizzicato Five) was born

Died on February 3

Albin Rogelj

Albin Rogelj died

Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg

Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74

Anne Feeney

Anne Feeney died

Aston Barrett

Aston Barrett died

Big Bopper

Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28

Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly, rock and roll musician (That'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash at 22

Edward Lockspeiser

Edward Lockspeiser, composer, dies at 67

Fred Buscaglione

Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (b. 1921)

Frederick E Kitziger

Frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59

Gottfried Vopelius

Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70

Guglielmo Quarenghi

Guglielmo Quarenghi, composer, dies at 55

Henri Madin

Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49

Jason Raize

Jason Raize, American musical theatre actor (b. 1975)

Jim Weatherly

Jim Weatherly died

Joe Meek

Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide

Johann Antonin Kozeluch

Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75

Johann Georg Herzog

Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86

Jose Rolon

Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61

Joseph Weigl

Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Waisenhaus), dies at 79

Karel Goeyvaerts

Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (8 Horse Bet), dies at 69

Kris De Bruyne

Kris De Bruyne died

Max Wilhelm Zach

Max Wilhelm Zach, composer, dies at 56

Mickey Bass

Mickey Bass died

Naďa Urbánková

Naďa Urbánková died

Ottokar Eugen Novacek

Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33

Paul Melissus

Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62

Pedro Knight

Pedro Knight, Cuban-American musician, husband of legendary singer Celia Cruz (b. 1921)

Richie Valens

Richie Valens, rock vocalist (Donna), killed in plane crash at 17

Robert Evett

Robert Evett, composer, dies at 52

Ron Kenoly

Ron Kenoly died

S. P. Venkatesh

S. P. Venkatesh died

Turner Fodrell

Turner Fodrell, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 66

Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer (b. 1904)

Wild Jimmy Spruill

Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61

Releases & milestones on February 3

Dr Hook

Dr Hook's "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" enters Top 40 & peaks at #6

Ive

Ive released the album 'Ive Empathy'

Jimi Hendrix

"Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix

Raye

Raye released the album 'My 21st Century Blues'

Shania Twain

Shania Twain released the album 'Queen of Me'

The Beatles

"Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold

Victor Herbert

Herbert/Blossom's musical "Velvet Lady," premieres in NYC

Village People

"YMCA" by Village People peaks at #2 on pop singles chart

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