1607-02-09
Birth
Abraham Megerle
Abraham Megerle, composer was born
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1885-02-09
Birth
Alban Maria Johannes Berg
Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer! was born
1968-02-09
Birth
Alejandra Guzmán
Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer was born
1966-02-09
Birth
Amanda Roocroft
Amanda Roocroft, opera singer was born
1982-02-09
Birth
Ami Suzuki
Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer was born
1744-02-09
Birth
Amos Bull
Amos Bull, composer was born
1962-02-09
Birth
Anik Bissonnette
Anik Bissonnette, Quebec ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens) was born
1943-02-09
Birth
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis, US vocalist (Hello Stranger) was born
1939-02-09
Birth
Barry Mann
Barry Mann, R&B singer (Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp) was born
1902-02-09
Birth
Blanche Calloway
Blanche Calloway, US vocalist/dancer (12 Clouds of Joy) was born
1940-02-09
Birth
Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett, London, rock drummer (Shadows) was born
1879-02-09
Birth
Carl Natanael Berg
Carl Natanael Berg, composer was born
1909-02-09
Birth
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda, Brazil, vocalist/actress (Copacabana, Date With Judy) was born
1942-02-09
Birth
Carole King
Carole King, [Klein], Brooklyn NY, pianist/singer (Tapestry) was born
1942-02-09
Birth
Charlie Morrow
Charlie Morrow, composer was born
1771-02-09
Birth
Daniel Belknap
Daniel Belknap, composer was born
1951-02-09
Birth
Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, saxophonist (Kool & Gang-Celebration) was born
1867-02-09
Birth
Edward Naylor
Edward Naylor, composer was born
1930-02-09
Birth
Emil Petrovics
Emil Petrovics, composer was born
1914-02-09
Birth
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb, Tx, guitarist/singer (I'm Walking the Floor over You) was born
1808-02-09
Birth
Francesco Gomez da Rocha
Francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer was born
1834-02-09
Birth
Franz Xaver Witt
Franz Xaver Witt, composer was born
1903-02-09
Birth
Georg Trexler
Georg Trexler, composer was born
1924-02-09
Birth
George Guest
George Guest, British organist was born
1989-02-09
Birth
Gia Farrell
Gia Farrell, American singer was born
1906-02-09
Birth
Gwen Catley
Gwen Catley, British(?) soprano was born
1984-02-09
Birth
Han Kyung
Han Kyung, Korean singer Super Junior was born
1909-02-09
Birth
Harald Genzmer
Harald Genzmer, composer was born
1741-02-09
Birth
Henri-Joseph Rigel
Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer was born
1960-02-09
Birth
Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson, Liverpool England, rock vocalist (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) was born
1966-02-09
Birth
James "Rachel" Bolan
James "Rachel" Bolan, Pt Pleasant NJ, rocker (Skid Row-Psycho Love) was born
1929-02-09
Birth
James Mulcro Drew
James Mulcro Drew, composer was born
1981-02-09
Birth
James Owen Sullivan [The Rev]
James Owen Sullivan [The Rev], Huntington Beach California, drummer and songwriter (Avenged Sevenfold) (d.2009) was born
1947-02-09
Birth
Joe Ely
Joe Ely, Amarillo Tx, country vocalist (Honky Tonk Masquerade) was born
1937-02-09
Birth
Johnny Sayles
Johnny Sayles, US vocalist (You Made Me Wiggle) was born
1961-02-09
Birth
Jussi Lampi
Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor was born
1756-02-09
Birth
Karel Blazej Kopriva
Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer was born
1923-02-09
Birth
Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson, NC, vocalist/actress (Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate) was born
1947-02-09
Birth
Major Harris
Major Harris, US R&B-singer (Love won't Let me wait) was born
1942-02-09
Birth
Milos Stedron
Milos Stedron, composer was born
1964-02-09
Birth
Rachel Bolan
Rachel Bolan, rocker (Skid Row) was born
1914-02-09
Birth
Ralph Herman
Ralph Herman, Milwaukee Wisc, orchestra leader (Circus Time) was born
1875-02-09
Birth
Sidney Hugo Nicholson
Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer was born
1936-02-09
Birth
Stompin' Tom Connors
Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country singer, (d. 2013) was born
1963-02-09
Birth
Travis Tritt
Travis Tritt, Marietta Ga, country vocalist (Country Club) was born
1780-02-09
Birth
Walenty Karol Kratzer
Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer was born
1929-02-09
Birth
Willem Kersters
Willem Kersters, Flemish composer (Parwati, Gospel Song) was born
1931-02-09
Birth
Xavier Benguerel
Xavier Benguerel, composer was born
1984-02-09
Death
Balasaraswathi
Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras
1981-02-09
Death
Bill Haley
Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55
1849-02-09
Death
Corneille Vander Planken
Corneille Vander Planken, composer, dies at 76
1951-02-09
Death
Eddy Duchin
Eddy Duchin, American musician (b. 1910)
1765-02-09
Death
Elisabetta de Gambarini
Elisabetta de Gambarini, composer, dies at 33
1960-02-09
Death
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82
1812-02-09
Death
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57
1817-02-09
Death
Franz Wilhelm Tausch
Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54
1617-02-09
Death
Hans Christoph Haiden
Hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44
1916-02-09
Death
Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek
Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer, dies at 90
1991-02-09
Death
James Cleveland
James Cleveland, American gospel singer (b. 1931)
1994-02-09
Death
Jarmila Novotna
Jarmila Novotna, Czech/US soprano (Madame Butterfly), dies at 86
1978-02-09
Death
Julio Jaramillo
Julio Jaramillo, Ecuadorian singer (b. 1935)
1935-02-09
Death
Karl Nef
Karl Nef, Swiss musicologist, dies at 61
1994-02-09
Death
Louis Kaufman
Louis Kaufman, US violinist/conductor (Gone with the Wind), dies at 88
1976-02-09
Death
Percy Faith
Percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908)
1949-02-09
Death
Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck
Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60
2008-02-09
Death
Scott Halpin
Scott Halpin, a one time drummer of The Who.
1966-02-09
Death
Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79
1740-02-09
Death
Vincenz Lubeck
Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85
1964-02-09
Death
Willie Bryant
Willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55
1985-02-09
Event
Madonna
Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks
1964-02-09
Event
The Beatles
1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)
1893-02-09
Event
Verdi
Verdi's opera "Falstaff" premieres in Milan
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