On This Day in Music: February 7

On February 7 in music history, 43 artists were born, 44 died and 13 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1964), Michael Jackson (1984) and Madonna (1987).

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The Beatles

Beatles land at NY's JFK airport, for 1st US tour

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS

Madonna

Madonna's "Open Your Heart," single goes #1

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles

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Born on February 7

Ai Kago

Ai Kago, Japanese singer was born

Alan Lancaster

Alan Lancaster, bassist (Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level) was born

Arthur Collins

Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet) was born

Benedikt Emanuel Schack

Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer was born

Brian Travers

Brian Travers, rock saxophonist (UB40-Red Wine) was born

Carl August Thielo

Carl August Thielo, composer was born

Crystobal Oudrid y Segura

Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer was born

David Bryan

David Bryan, rock keyboardist (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name) was born

Dock Boggs

Dock Boggs, American musician (d. 1971) was born

Earl King [Solomon Johnson]

Earl King [Solomon Johnson], New Orleans, Louisiana, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Come On) was born

Erkki Gustav Melartin

Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer was born

Ernst Franck

Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor was born

Eubie Blake

Eubie Blake, Baltimore Maryland, US ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You) (d. 1983) was born

Feliks Nowowiejski

Feliks Nowowiejski, composer was born

Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks, Tulsa Oklahoma, country vocalist (No Fences, Double Live) was born

Jimmy Greenspoon

Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born

Joachim Stutschewsky

Joachim Stutschewsky, composer was born

Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide

Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer was born

John Buller

John Buller, composer was born

Johnny Jordaan

Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Amsterdam folk vocalist was born

Joseph Pouteau

Joseph Pouteau, composer was born

Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer

Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer was born

King Curtis

King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US vocalist (Memphis Soul Stew) was born

Lawrence Ascott

Lawrence Ascott, rocker (Isotope) was born

Mai Hagiwara

Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer was born

Maimi Yajima

Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer was born

Manuel Mijares

Manuel Mijares, Mexico, spanish vocalist (Maria Bonita) was born

Marius Constant

Marius Constant, Rumania, Dutch composer/conductor (Paradise Lost) was born

Mark St. John

Mark St. John, American musician (Kiss) (d. 2007) was born

Mieczyslaw Soltys

Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer was born

Oscar Brand

Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist (Draw Me a Laugh) was born

Ossip Gabrilovich

Ossip Gabrilovich, composer was born

Quincy Porter

Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer was born

Ricardo Castro Herrera

Ricardo Castro Herrera, composer was born

Richard Cook

Richard Cook, British jazz writer (d. 2007) was born

Richard Genee

Richard Genee, composer was born

Robert Frank Baksa

Robert Frank Baksa, composer was born

Sammy Johns

Sammy Johns, rocker (Politics, Religion & Her), (d. 2013) was born

Sully Erna

Sully Erna, American singer (Godsmack) was born

Vasco Rossi

Vasco Rossi, Italian singer was born

Walter Courvoisier

Walter Courvoisier, composer was born

Wes Borland

Wes Borland, American guitarist (Limp Bizkit) was born

William Boyce

William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music was born

Died on February 7

"Red" McKenzie

"Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies

Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev

Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, composer, dies at 68

Andre Cardinal Destouches

Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76

Armand Preud'homme

Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81

Bainbridge Crist

Bainbridge Crist, composer, dies at 85

Benjamin Edward Woolf

Benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64

Big Pun

Big Pun, Puerto Rican-American rapper (b. 1971)

Bobby Troup

Bobby Troup, American musician and actor (b. 1918)

Brad Arnold

Brad Arnold died

Carl Dean Wilson

Carl Dean Wilson, musician, dies at 51

Dale Evans

Dale Evans, American actress and singer (b. 1912)

Danil Shafran

Danil Shafran, cellist, dies at 74

Dave Peverett

Dave Peverett, English musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown) (b. 1943)

Ebo Taylor

Ebo Taylor died

Ernst Kunz

Ernst Kunz, composer, dies at 88

Frantisek Jan Skroup

Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61

Franz Anton Dimmler

Franz Anton Dimmler, composer, dies at 73

Ion Vidu

Ion Vidu, composer, dies at 67

Isian Kehinde I K Dairo

Isian Kehinde I K Dairo, musician/academic, dies at 65

Jacques Calonne

Jacques Calonne died

Jan Adam Maklakiewicz

Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54

Jimmy Van Heusen

Jimmy Van Heusen, composer (Call Me Irresponsible), dies at 77

Lillian Rambach

Lillian Rambach, teacher violinist, dies at 84

Lina Cavalieri

Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)

Lodovico Giustini

Lodovico Giustini, composer, dies at 57

Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal

Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal, Portuguese composer, dies at 67

Matt Monro

Matt Monro, English singer (b. 1932)

Matti Caspi

Matti Caspi died

Mojo Nixon

Mojo Nixon died

Naâman

Naâman died

Nexhmije Pagarusha

Nexhmije Pagarusha died

Nighat Butt

Nighat Butt died

Rudolph Reti

Rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71

Samuel Adams Holyoke

Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57

Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar

Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar, rocker, dies at 32

Song Dae Kwan

Song Dae Kwan died

Stuart Foster

Stuart Foster, singer (Galen Drake Show), dies at 49

Tiny Winters

Tiny Winters, musician, dies at 87

Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts died

Vazha Azarashvili

Vazha Azarashvili died

William Boyce

William Boyce, composer, dies at 67

Witold Lutosławski

Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer (b. 1913)

Wladyslaw Gorski

Wladyslaw Gorski, composer, dies at 68

Zbigniew Namysłowski

Zbigniew Namysłowski died

Releases & milestones on February 7

Deems Taylor

US opera "Peter Ibbetson" by Deems Taylor premieres at Met Opera NYC

Domenico Cimarosa

D Cimarosa's opera "Il Matrimonio Segreto" premieres in Vienna

Dream Theater

Dream Theater released the album 'Parasomnia'

Galantis

Galantis released the album 'Church'

Green Day

Green Day released the album 'Father of All Motherfuckers'

Madonna

Madonna's "Open Your Heart," single goes #1

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS

Oklou

Oklou released the album 'Choke Enough'

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles

Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots released the album 'Perdida'

The Archies

"Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by The Archies

The Beatles

Beatles land at NY's JFK airport, for 1st US tour

Whitney Houston

21st American Music Award: Whitney Houston wins

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