On This Day in Music: January 10

On January 10 in music history, 52 artists were born, 39 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Rod Stewart (1945), Jim Croce (1942) and Pat Benatar (1953).

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Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart, London, British singer (Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy) was born

Jim Croce

Jim Croce, Philadelphia Pennsylvania,, rock vocalist (Time in a Bottle) (d. 1973) was born

Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar, [Andrezejewski], Brooklyn New York, American singer (Hell Is for Children) was born

Aynsley Dunbar

Aynsley Dunbar, rocker (Journey, Jefferson Starship) was born

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Born on January 10

Akari Kaida

Akari Kaida, Japanese composer was born

Akira Miyoshi

Akira Miyoshi, composer was born

Albert Moeschinger

Albert Moeschinger, composer was born

Aynsley Dunbar

Aynsley Dunbar, rocker (Journey, Jefferson Starship) was born

Bob Lang

Bob Lang, rock bassist (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders) was born

Brad Roberts

Brad Roberts, Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies) was born

Brent Smith

Brent Smith, American singer (Shinedown) was born

Brian Joo

Brian Joo, Korean-American singer was born

Byron "Wild Child" Gipson

Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues singer was born

Chris H E Smith

Chris H E Smith, [Daddy Mack], Atlanta, rapper (Kris Kross-Warm it Up) was born

Cyril Neville

Cyril Neville, rocker (Neville Brothers) was born

Dean Dixon

Dean Dixon, Zug Switzerland, conductor was born

Don Letts

Don Letts, rocker (Big Audio Dynamite) was born

Donald Fagen

Donald Fagen, Passaic NJ, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Steely Dan-Peg) was born

Doug E Doug

Doug E Doug, rapper/comedian (Operation Dumbo Drop, Jungle Fever) was born

Frank Sinatra Jr

Frank Sinatra Jr, Jersey City NJ, American singer/bandleader (Golddigers) was born

Gasparo Visconti

Gasparo Visconti, composer was born

Georg Katzer

Georg Katzer, composer was born

Gisele MacKenzie

Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer/actress (Your Hit Parade) was born

James Philip Dunn

James Philip Dunn, composer was born

Jean Martinon

Jean Martinon, Lyons France, conductor/composer was born

Jean Morel

Jean Morel, Abbeville France, conductor was born

Jerry Wexler

Jerry Wexler, music producer (Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan) was born

Jesus Garcia Leoz

Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer was born

Jim Croce

Jim Croce, Philadelphia Pennsylvania,, rock vocalist (Time in a Bottle) (d. 1973) was born

Johann Caspar Simon

Johann Caspar Simon, composer was born

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer was born

Johnnie Ray

Johnnie Ray, Dallas OR, pop singer (Cry) was born

Jose Antonio de Donostia

Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer was born

Kirk & Curtwood

Kirk & Curtwood, musician (Meat Puppets) was born

Louis Massonneau

Louis Massonneau, composer was born

Luci Martin

Luci Martin, rocker vocalist (Chic) was born

Ludmilla Chiraeff

Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer was born

Maxwell Roach

Maxwell Roach, composer was born

Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker, heavy metal rocker (MSG-Coming on Strong, Scorpions) was born

Micky Michelle

Micky Michelle, [Ingrid Hankers], Dutch dancer (Josephine, Sound of Motown) was born

Mischa Maisky

Mischa Maisky, Latvian cellist was born

Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg

Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg, Rome Italy, concert violinist was born

Nathan

Nathan, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) was born

Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar, [Andrezejewski], Brooklyn New York, American singer (Hell Is for Children) was born

Pauline Starke

Pauline Starke, Joplin MO, actress (Dante's Inferno, Dance Magic) was born

Peter Gast

Peter Gast, composer was born

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger, Dorchester Mass, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz) was born

Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart, London, British singer (Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy) was born

Ronnie Hawkins

Ronnie Hawkins, American musician was born

Rudolf Kubin

Rudolf Kubin, composer was born

Samira Said

Samira Said, Moroccan singer was born

Scott McKenzie

Scott McKenzie, American singer ('San Francisco;), (d. 2012) was born

Scott Thurston

Scott Thurston, keyboardist/guitarist (Motels-Only the Lonely) was born

Shannon Kavanaugh

Shannon Kavanaugh, Boston Mass, rocker (Ivory Soul) was born

Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin, singer/guitarist was born

Wallace Berry

Wallace Berry, composer was born

Died on January 10

Al Goodman

Al Goodman, Russian/US orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81

Anton Karas

Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)

Antonio da Silva Leite

Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer, dies at 73

Athos Palma

Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59

Benjamin Louis Paul Godard

Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer, dies at 45

Bob Weir

Bob Weir died

Burke Shelley

Burke Shelley died

Charles EH de Coussemaker

Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70

Chester Arthur Burnett

Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65

David Stypka

David Stypka died

Dennis Budimir

Dennis Budimir died

Don Gillis

Don Gillis, American composer (b. 1912)

Francesco Antonio Vallotti

Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82

Francis Jackson

Francis Jackson died

Frank Bridge

Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61

Fred Raymond

Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53

Heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn

Heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn, composer, dies at 91

Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf, singer/guitarist, dies following brain surgery at 65

Jean-Louis Laruette

Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60

Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck died

Johan Wikmanson

Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46

Jordi Sabatés

Jordi Sabatés died

Josue Teofilo Wilkes

Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer, dies at 85

Julius Bittner

Julius Bittner, Austria composer (Missa Austriaca), dies at 64

Khan Jamal

Khan Jamal died

Kārlis Baumanis

Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (b. 1835)

Lazar Weiner

Lazar Weiner, composer, dies at 84

Louis-Francois-Marie Aubert

Louis-Francois-Marie Aubert, French composer (La Momie), dies at 90

Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting, American singer (b. 1924)

Margherita Carosio

Margherita Carosio, Italian soprano (b. 1908)

Marion Hutton

Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919)

Martin Andreas Udbye

Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68

Sverre Jordan

Sverre Jordan, composer, dies at 82

Tadeusz Szeligowski

Tadeusz Szeligowski, composer, dies at 66

Tamara Milashkina

Tamara Milashkina died

Theo Mackeben

Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56

Vilem Petrzelka

Vilem Petrzelka, composer, dies at 77

Wolfgang Dauner

Wolfgang Dauner died

Yeison Jiménez

Yeison Jiménez died

Releases & milestones on January 10

Apocalyptica

Apocalyptica released the album 'Cell-0'

Eduard A van Beinum

Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand released the album 'The Human Fear'

George Gershwin

G/I Gershwin/Romberg/Wodehouse's musical "Rosalie," premieres in NYC

Poppy

Poppy released the album 'I Disagree'

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr released the album 'Look Up'

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez released the album 'Rare'

various artists

various artists released the album 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack'

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