1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles land at NY's JFK airport, for 1st US tour
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Born on February 7
1988
Birth
Ai Kago
Ai Kago, Japanese singer was born
1949
Birth
Alan Lancaster
Alan Lancaster, bassist (Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level) was born
1864
Birth
Arthur Collins
Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet) was born
1758
Birth
Benedikt Emanuel Schack
Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer was born
1959
Birth
Brian Travers
Brian Travers, rock saxophonist (UB40-Red Wine) was born
1707
Birth
Carl August Thielo
Carl August Thielo, composer was born
1825
Birth
Crystobal Oudrid y Segura
Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer was born
1962
Birth
David Bryan
David Bryan, rock keyboardist (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name) was born
1898
Birth
Dock Boggs
Dock Boggs, American musician (d. 1971) was born
1934
Birth
Earl King [Solomon Johnson]
Earl King [Solomon Johnson], New Orleans, Louisiana, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Come On) was born
1875
Birth
Erkki Gustav Melartin
Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer was born
1847
Birth
Ernst Franck
Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor was born
1887
Birth
Eubie Blake
Eubie Blake, Baltimore Maryland, US ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You) (d. 1983) was born
1877
Birth
Feliks Nowowiejski
Feliks Nowowiejski, composer was born
1962
Birth
Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks, Tulsa Oklahoma, country vocalist (No Fences, Double Live) was born
1948
Birth
Jimmy Greenspoon
Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born
1891
Birth
Joachim Stutschewsky
Joachim Stutschewsky, composer was born
1822
Birth
Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide
Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer was born
1927
Birth
John Buller
John Buller, composer was born
1924
Birth
Johnny Jordaan
Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Amsterdam folk vocalist was born
1739
Birth
Joseph Pouteau
Joseph Pouteau, composer was born
1871
Birth
Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer
Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer was born
1934
Birth
King Curtis
King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US vocalist (Memphis Soul Stew) was born
1946
Birth
Lawrence Ascott
Lawrence Ascott, rocker (Isotope) was born
1996
Birth
Mai Hagiwara
Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer was born
1992
Birth
Maimi Yajima
Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer was born
1958
Birth
Manuel Mijares
Manuel Mijares, Mexico, spanish vocalist (Maria Bonita) was born
1925
Birth
Marius Constant
Marius Constant, Rumania, Dutch composer/conductor (Paradise Lost) was born
1956
Birth
Mark St. John
Mark St. John, American musician (Kiss) (d. 2007) was born
1863
Birth
Mieczyslaw Soltys
Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer was born
1920
Birth
Oscar Brand
Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist (Draw Me a Laugh) was born
1878
Birth
Ossip Gabrilovich
Ossip Gabrilovich, composer was born
1897
Birth
Quincy Porter
Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer was born
1864
Birth
Ricardo Castro Herrera
Ricardo Castro Herrera, composer was born
1957
Birth
Richard Cook
Richard Cook, British jazz writer (d. 2007) was born
1823
Birth
Richard Genee
Richard Genee, composer was born
1938
Birth
Robert Frank Baksa
Robert Frank Baksa, composer was born
1946
Birth
Sammy Johns
Sammy Johns, rocker (Politics, Religion & Her), (d. 2013) was born
1968
Birth
Sully Erna
Sully Erna, American singer (Godsmack) was born
1952
Birth
Vasco Rossi
Vasco Rossi, Italian singer was born
1875
Birth
Walter Courvoisier
Walter Courvoisier, composer was born
1975
Birth
Wes Borland
Wes Borland, American guitarist (Limp Bizkit) was born
1710
Birth
William Boyce
William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music was born
Died on February 7
1948
Death
"Red" McKenzie
"Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies
1918
Death
Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev
Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, composer, dies at 68
1749
Death
Andre Cardinal Destouches
Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76
1986
Death
Armand Preud'homme
Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81
1969
Death
Bainbridge Crist
Bainbridge Crist, composer, dies at 85
1901
Death
Benjamin Edward Woolf
Benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64
2000
Death
Big Pun
Big Pun, Puerto Rican-American rapper (b. 1971)
1999
Death
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup, American musician and actor (b. 1918)
2026
Death
Brad Arnold
Brad Arnold died
1998
Death
Carl Dean Wilson
Carl Dean Wilson, musician, dies at 51
2001
Death
Dale Evans
Dale Evans, American actress and singer (b. 1912)
1997
Death
Danil Shafran
Danil Shafran, cellist, dies at 74
2000
Death
Dave Peverett
Dave Peverett, English musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown) (b. 1943)
2026
Death
Ebo Taylor
Ebo Taylor died
1980
Death
Ernst Kunz
Ernst Kunz, composer, dies at 88
1862
Death
Frantisek Jan Skroup
Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61
1827
Death
Franz Anton Dimmler
Franz Anton Dimmler, composer, dies at 73
1931
Death
Ion Vidu
Ion Vidu, composer, dies at 67
1996
Death
Isian Kehinde I K Dairo
Isian Kehinde I K Dairo, musician/academic, dies at 65
2022
Death
Jacques Calonne
Jacques Calonne died
1954
Death
Jan Adam Maklakiewicz
Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54
1990
Death
Jimmy Van Heusen
Jimmy Van Heusen, composer (Call Me Irresponsible), dies at 77
1996
Death
Lillian Rambach
Lillian Rambach, teacher violinist, dies at 84
1944
Death
Lina Cavalieri
Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)
1743
Death
Lodovico Giustini
Lodovico Giustini, composer, dies at 57
1830
Death
Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal
Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal, Portuguese composer, dies at 67
1985
Death
Matt Monro
Matt Monro, English singer (b. 1932)
2026
Death
Matti Caspi
Matti Caspi died
2024
Death
Mojo Nixon
Mojo Nixon died
2025
Death
Naâman
Naâman died
2020
Death
Nexhmije Pagarusha
Nexhmije Pagarusha died
2020
Death
Nighat Butt
Nighat Butt died
1957
Death
Rudolph Reti
Rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71
1820
Death
Samuel Adams Holyoke
Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57
1959
Death
Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar
Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar, rocker, dies at 32
2025
Death
Song Dae Kwan
Song Dae Kwan died
1968
Death
Stuart Foster
Stuart Foster, singer (Galen Drake Show), dies at 49
1996
Death
Tiny Winters
Tiny Winters, musician, dies at 87
2025
Death
Tony Roberts
Tony Roberts died
2024
Death
Vazha Azarashvili
Vazha Azarashvili died
1779
Death
William Boyce
William Boyce, composer, dies at 67
1994
Death
Witold Lutosławski
Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer (b. 1913)
1915
Death
Wladyslaw Gorski
Wladyslaw Gorski, composer, dies at 68
2022
Death
Zbigniew Namysłowski
Zbigniew Namysłowski died
Releases & milestones on February 7
1931
Event
Deems Taylor
US opera "Peter Ibbetson" by Deems Taylor premieres at Met Opera NYC
1792
Event
Domenico Cimarosa
D Cimarosa's opera "Il Matrimonio Segreto" premieres in Vienna
2025
Event
Dream Theater
Dream Theater released the album 'Parasomnia'
2020
Event
Galantis
Galantis released the album 'Church'
2020
Event
Green Day
Green Day released the album 'Father of All Motherfuckers'
1987
Event
Madonna
Madonna's "Open Your Heart," single goes #1
1984
Event
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS
2025
Event
Oklou
Oklou released the album 'Choke Enough'
1979
Event
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles
2020
Event
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots released the album 'Perdida'
1970
Event
The Archies
"Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by The Archies
1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles land at NY's JFK airport, for 1st US tour
1994
Event
Whitney Houston
21st American Music Award: Whitney Houston wins
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