1948
Birth
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper, [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker (School's Out) was born
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Born on February 4
1910
Birth
Alfred Mendelsohn
Alfred Mendelsohn, composer was born
1948
Birth
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper, [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker (School's Out) was born
1893
Birth
Bernard Rogers
Bernard Rogers, NYC, composer (Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion) was born
1751
Birth
Blas de Laserna
Blas de Laserna, composer was born
1976
Birth
Cam'ron
Cam'ron, American rapper was born
1962
Birth
Clint Black
Clint Black, Long Branch NJ, country vocalist (A Better Man) was born
1581
Birth
Daniel Selich
Daniel Selich, composer was born
1951
Birth
Dariush Eghbali
Dariush Eghbali, Iranian singer and musician was born
1916
Birth
David Vassall Cox
David Vassall Cox, composer was born
1957
Birth
Don Davis
Don Davis, American composer was born
1969
Birth
Duncan Coutts
Duncan Coutts, Canadian bassist (Our Lady Peace) was born
1903
Birth
Edwin Denby
Edwin Denby, Tientsin China, US dance critic/poet (Snoring in N) was born
1908
Birth
Emmanuel "Manny" Klein
Emmanuel "Manny" Klein, trumpeter was born
1912
Birth
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf, Vienna Austria, available conductor & banana eater was born
1549
Birth
Eustache du Caurroy
Eustache du Caurroy, composer was born
1944
Birth
Florence LaRue Gordon
Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell) was born
1977
Birth
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw, American musician was born
1805
Birth
Georg Andreas Henkel
Georg Andreas Henkel, composer was born
1931
Birth
Isabel Peron
Isabel Peron, [Maria Martinez], dancer/president Argentina was born
1932
Birth
Ivan Davis
Ivan Davis, Electra Tx, pianist/writer (Hunger, Corn is Green) was born
1950
Birth
James Dunn
James Dunn, US vocalist (Stylistics-You make me feel Brand New) was born
1952
Birth
Jerry Shirley
Jerry Shirley, rock drummer (Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It) was born
1767
Birth
Johann Franz Volkert
Johann Franz Volkert, composer was born
1677
Birth
Johann Ludwig Bach
Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731) was born
1941
Birth
John Steel
John Steel, rock drummer (Animals-House of the Rising Sun) was born
1942
Birth
Johnny Gamble
Johnny Gamble, rocker (Classics) was born
1960
Birth
Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson, American composer (d. 1996) was born
1934
Birth
Jouko Sakari Linjama
Jouko Sakari Linjama, composer was born
1982
Birth
Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Wyatt, American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls) was born
1953
Birth
Kitaro
Kitaro, Japanese composer was born
1964
Birth
Noodles
Noodles, American guitarist (The Offspring) was born
1918
Birth
Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall) was born
1922
Birth
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Indian Classical Singer was born
1929
Birth
Paul Burlison
Paul Burlison, rocker was born
1950
Birth
Philip Ehart
Philip Ehart, rock drummer (Kansas) was born
1758
Birth
Pierre-Gabriel Gardel
Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer was born
1904
Birth
Predrag Milosevic
Predrag Milosevic, composer was born
1915
Birth
Ray Evans
Ray Evans, American songwriter with Jay Livingston (d. 2007) was born
1875
Birth
Raymond Moulaert
Raymond Moulaert, composer was born
1950
Birth
Robert-John Stips
Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer (The Nits) was born
1946
Birth
Roy Yeager
Roy Yeager, Doraville Ga, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section) was born
1903
Birth
Siro Cisilino
Siro Cisilino, composer was born
1966
Birth
Spike
Spike, rocker [or Sep 18] was born
1960
Birth
Tim Booth
Tim Booth, British singer (James) was born
1876
Birth
Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls
Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer was born
Died on February 4
1982
Death
Alex Harvey
Alex Harvey, Scottish musician (b. 1935)
1834
Death
Amelie Julia Candielle
Amelie Julia Candielle, composer, dies at 66
2023
Death
Arnold Schulman
Arnold Schulman died
2007
Death
Barbara McNair
Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (b. 1934)
1995
Death
Betty Davis
Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies
2020
Death
Buddy Cage
Buddy Cage died
1854
Death
Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz
Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66
1553
Death
Caspar Othmayr
Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37
2003
Death
Charlie Biddle
Charlie Biddle, Canadian jazz bassist (b. 1926)
2000
Death
Doris Coley
Doris Coley, American singer (Shirelles) (b. 1941)
1895
Death
Faustina Hasse Hodges
Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71
2026
Death
François Beukelaers
François Beukelaers died
2022
Death
Gianluca Floris
Gianluca Floris died
1590
Death
Gioseffo Zarlino
Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73
1896
Death
Henry David Leslie
Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73
2001
Death
Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer and architect (b. 1922)
2001
Death
J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson, American jazz trombonist and composer (b. 1924)
2021
Death
Jaime Murrell
Jaime Murrell died
1781
Death
Josef Myslivecek
Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43
2023
Death
Jürgen Flimm
Jürgen Flimm died
2024
Death
Kamla Srivastava
Kamla Srivastava died
1983
Death
Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32
1989
Death
Kenneth "Jethro" Burns
Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer & Jethro), dies at 69
1987
Death
Liberace
Liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67
2020
Death
Ljiljana Petrović
Ljiljana Petrović died
1975
Death
Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan, American musician (b. 1908)
2009
Death
Lux Interior
Lux Interior, Frontman of the garage rock band The Cramps (b. 1946)
2022
Death
Marko Brecelj
Marko Brecelj died
1816
Death
Meingosus Gaelle
Meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63
1974
Death
Mihail Andricu
Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79
1956
Death
Peder Gram
Peder Gram, composer, dies at 74
2013
Death
Reg Presley
Reg Presley, English rocker, dies from lung cancer at 71
2022
Death
Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet
Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet died
1927
Death
Thomas Linnemann Laub
Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74
1954
Death
Vaclav Vackar
Vaclav Vackar, composer, dies at 72
2023
Death
Vani Jairam
Vani Jairam died
2020
Death
Volker David Kirchner
Volker David Kirchner died
2025
Death
Wily Mignon
Wily Mignon died
1944
Death
Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)
Releases & milestones on February 4
2022
Event
Bastille
Bastille released the album 'Give Me the Future'
2022
Event
Black Country, New Road
Black Country, New Road released the album 'Ants from Up There'
2022
Event
Cate Le Bon
Cate Le Bon released the album 'Pompeii'
1970
Event
Charles Aznavour
"Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 23 performances
2022
Event
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder released the album 'Earthling'
2022
Event
Korn
Korn released the album 'Requiem'
1960
Event
Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart's musical "Fings ain't wot they used t'be" premieres
1982
Event
Mark Hardwick
Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes," premieres in NYC
2022
Event
Mitski
Mitski released the album 'Laurel Hell'
2022
Event
Saxon
Saxon released the album 'Carpe Diem'
1969
Event
The Beatles
Beatles appoint Eastman & Eastman, as general cousel to Apple
1967
Event
The Troggs
"Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
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