On This Day in Music: February 4

On February 4 in music history, 45 artists were born, 39 died and 12 other milestones happened, among them Alice Cooper (1948), The Beatles (1969) and Korn (2022).

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper, [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker (School's Out) was born

The Beatles

Beatles appoint Eastman & Eastman, as general cousel to Apple

Korn

Korn released the album 'Requiem'

Liberace

Liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67

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Born on February 4

Alfred Mendelsohn

Alfred Mendelsohn, composer was born

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper, [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker (School's Out) was born

Bernard Rogers

Bernard Rogers, NYC, composer (Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion) was born

Blas de Laserna

Blas de Laserna, composer was born

Cam'ron

Cam'ron, American rapper was born

Clint Black

Clint Black, Long Branch NJ, country vocalist (A Better Man) was born

Daniel Selich

Daniel Selich, composer was born

Dariush Eghbali

Dariush Eghbali, Iranian singer and musician was born

David Vassall Cox

David Vassall Cox, composer was born

Don Davis

Don Davis, American composer was born

Duncan Coutts

Duncan Coutts, Canadian bassist (Our Lady Peace) was born

Edwin Denby

Edwin Denby, Tientsin China, US dance critic/poet (Snoring in N) was born

Emmanuel "Manny" Klein

Emmanuel "Manny" Klein, trumpeter was born

Erich Leinsdorf

Erich Leinsdorf, Vienna Austria, available conductor & banana eater was born

Eustache du Caurroy

Eustache du Caurroy, composer was born

Florence LaRue Gordon

Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell) was born

Gavin DeGraw

Gavin DeGraw, American musician was born

Georg Andreas Henkel

Georg Andreas Henkel, composer was born

Isabel Peron

Isabel Peron, [Maria Martinez], dancer/president Argentina was born

Ivan Davis

Ivan Davis, Electra Tx, pianist/writer (Hunger, Corn is Green) was born

James Dunn

James Dunn, US vocalist (Stylistics-You make me feel Brand New) was born

Jerry Shirley

Jerry Shirley, rock drummer (Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It) was born

Johann Franz Volkert

Johann Franz Volkert, composer was born

Johann Ludwig Bach

Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731) was born

John Steel

John Steel, rock drummer (Animals-House of the Rising Sun) was born

Johnny Gamble

Johnny Gamble, rocker (Classics) was born

Jonathan Larson

Jonathan Larson, American composer (d. 1996) was born

Jouko Sakari Linjama

Jouko Sakari Linjama, composer was born

Kimberly Wyatt

Kimberly Wyatt, American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls) was born

Kitaro

Kitaro, Japanese composer was born

Noodles

Noodles, American guitarist (The Offspring) was born

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall) was born

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Indian Classical Singer was born

Paul Burlison

Paul Burlison, rocker was born

Philip Ehart

Philip Ehart, rock drummer (Kansas) was born

Pierre-Gabriel Gardel

Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer was born

Predrag Milosevic

Predrag Milosevic, composer was born

Ray Evans

Ray Evans, American songwriter with Jay Livingston (d. 2007) was born

Raymond Moulaert

Raymond Moulaert, composer was born

Robert-John Stips

Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer (The Nits) was born

Roy Yeager

Roy Yeager, Doraville Ga, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section) was born

Siro Cisilino

Siro Cisilino, composer was born

Spike

Spike, rocker [or Sep 18] was born

Tim Booth

Tim Booth, British singer (James) was born

Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls

Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer was born

Died on February 4

Alex Harvey

Alex Harvey, Scottish musician (b. 1935)

Amelie Julia Candielle

Amelie Julia Candielle, composer, dies at 66

Arnold Schulman

Arnold Schulman died

Barbara McNair

Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (b. 1934)

Betty Davis

Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies

Buddy Cage

Buddy Cage died

Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz

Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66

Caspar Othmayr

Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37

Charlie Biddle

Charlie Biddle, Canadian jazz bassist (b. 1926)

Doris Coley

Doris Coley, American singer (Shirelles) (b. 1941)

Faustina Hasse Hodges

Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71

François Beukelaers

François Beukelaers died

Gianluca Floris

Gianluca Floris died

Gioseffo Zarlino

Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73

Henry David Leslie

Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73

Iannis Xenakis

Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer and architect (b. 1922)

J. J. Johnson

J. J. Johnson, American jazz trombonist and composer (b. 1924)

Jaime Murrell

Jaime Murrell died

Josef Myslivecek

Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43

Jürgen Flimm

Jürgen Flimm died

Kamla Srivastava

Kamla Srivastava died

Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32

Kenneth "Jethro" Burns

Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer & Jethro), dies at 69

Liberace

Liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67

Ljiljana Petrović

Ljiljana Petrović died

Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan, American musician (b. 1908)

Lux Interior

Lux Interior, Frontman of the garage rock band The Cramps (b. 1946)

Marko Brecelj

Marko Brecelj died

Meingosus Gaelle

Meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63

Mihail Andricu

Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79

Peder Gram

Peder Gram, composer, dies at 74

Reg Presley

Reg Presley, English rocker, dies from lung cancer at 71

Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet

Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet died

Thomas Linnemann Laub

Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74

Vaclav Vackar

Vaclav Vackar, composer, dies at 72

Vani Jairam

Vani Jairam died

Volker David Kirchner

Volker David Kirchner died

Wily Mignon

Wily Mignon died

Yvette Guilbert

Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)

Releases & milestones on February 4

Bastille

Bastille released the album 'Give Me the Future'

Black Country, New Road

Black Country, New Road released the album 'Ants from Up There'

Cate Le Bon

Cate Le Bon released the album 'Pompeii'

Charles Aznavour

"Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 23 performances

Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder released the album 'Earthling'

Korn

Korn released the album 'Requiem'

Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart's musical "Fings ain't wot they used t'be" premieres

Mark Hardwick

Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes," premieres in NYC

Mitski

Mitski released the album 'Laurel Hell'

Saxon

Saxon released the album 'Carpe Diem'

The Beatles

Beatles appoint Eastman & Eastman, as general cousel to Apple

The Troggs

"Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby

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