1999
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Céline Dion
26th American Music Award: Celine Dion & Eric Clapton win
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Born on January 11
1918
Birth
Albert Weisser
Albert Weisser, composer was born
1926
Birth
Alexander Gibson
Alexander Gibson, conductor was born
1982
Birth
Ashley Taylor Dawson
Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer was born
1856
Birth
Christian August Sinding
Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born
1935
Birth
Chuck Barksdale
Chuck Barksdale, US singer (Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow) was born
1942
Birth
Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons, rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E St Band) was born
1703
Birth
Columban Praelisauer
Columban Praelisauer, composer was born
1949
Birth
Daryl Braithwaite
Daryl Braithwaite, Australian rock singer was born
1924
Birth
Don Cherry
Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer (Dean Martin Summer Show) was born
1746
Birth
Frantisek Adam Mica
Frantisek Adam Mica, composer was born
1727
Birth
Franz Sebastian Haindl
Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer was born
1933
Birth
Goldie Hill
Goldie Hill, Karnes County Tx, country singer (Grand Ole Opry) was born
1909
Birth
Gunnar Johnsen Berg
Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer was born
1910
Birth
Izler Solomon
Izler Solomon, St Paul, Minn, conductor was born
1981
Birth
Jamelia Niela Davis
Jamelia Niela Davis, Birmingham, English singer was born
1894
Birth
Jaroslav Vogel
Jaroslav Vogel, composer was born
1750
Birth
Johann Jakob Walder
Johann Jakob Walder, composer was born
1906
Birth
Johannes Paul Thilman
Johannes Paul Thilman, composer was born
1801
Birth
John Lodge Ellerton
John Lodge Ellerton, composer was born
1970
Birth
Joy Nilo
Joy Nilo, Filipino Composer was born
1952
Birth
Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour, Los Angeles California, jazz musician was born
1940
Birth
Mark DeVoto
Mark DeVoto, composer was born
1971
Birth
Mary Jane Blige
Mary Jane Blige, New York, American R&B singer-songwriter was born
1902
Birth
Maurice Durufle
Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer was born
1977
Birth
Nadia Turner
Nadia Turner, American singer was born
1946
Birth
Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd, [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me) was born
1985
Birth
Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner, British singer was born
1872
Birth
Paul Graener
Paul Graener, composer was born
1875
Birth
Reinhold Gliere
Reinhold Gliere, composer was born
1985
Birth
Rie fu
Rie fu, Japanese singer was born
1956
Birth
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen, American singer was born
1880
Birth
Rudolf T Palm
Rudolf T Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer was born
1979
Birth
Siti Nurhaliza
Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer was born
1924
Birth
Slim Harpo [James Moore]
Slim Harpo [James Moore], Lobdell, Louisiana, American blues musician was born
1968
Birth
Tom Dumont
Tom Dumont, American musician was born
1981
Birth
Tom Meighan
Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian) was born
1949
Birth
Tom Netherton
Tom Netherton, Munich Germany, singer (Lawrence Welk Show) was born
1946
Birth
Tony Kaye
Tony Kaye, rocker (Yes) was born
1958
Birth
Vicki Peterson
Vicki Peterson, Los Angeles California, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles) was born
1929
Birth
Wanda Wilkomirska
Wanda Wilkomirska, Warsaw, Poland, violinist was born
1943
Birth
William Albert Penn
William Albert Penn, composer was born
1927
Birth
Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair
Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, saxophonist was born
1944
Birth
York Georg Holler
York Georg Holler, composer was born
1949
Birth
[Frederick] Dennis Greene
[Frederick] Dennis Greene, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon) was born
Died on January 11
1870
Death
Adolf Ganz
Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73
1987
Death
Albert Ferber
Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)
1958
Death
Alec Rowley
Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65
1997
Death
Cavan O'Connor
Cavan O'Connor, singer, dies at 97
2023
Death
Charles Kimbrough
Charles Kimbrough died
1801
Death
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto), dies at 51
2023
Death
Doming Lam
Doming Lam died
1961
Death
Elena Gerhardt
Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)
1947
Death
Eva Tanguay
Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)
1999
Death
Fabrizio de André
Fabrizio de André, Italian singer (b. 1940)
1784
Death
Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz
Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 59
2025
Death
Fereydoon Shahbazyan
Fereydoon Shahbazyan died
1797
Death
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Francis Lightfoot Lee, US farmer (singer Decl of Independ), dies at 62
1843
Death
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63
1984
Death
Fritz Geissler
Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62
1898
Death
Gaetano Capocci
Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86
2021
Death
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson died
1996
Death
Ike Isaacs
Ike Isaacs, guitarist, dies at 76
2005
Death
James Griffin
James Griffin, American musician (Bread) (b. 1943)
1837
Death
John Field
John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54
1995
Death
Josef Gingold
Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. 1909)
1998
Death
Klaus Tennstedt
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, dies at 71
2025
Death
Merle Louise
Merle Louise died
2010
Death
Mick Green
Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944)
2003
Death
Mickey Finn
Mickey Finn, English drummer (T. Rex) (b. 1947)
2005
Death
Miriam Hyde
Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. 1913)
1931
Death
Oscar Fetras
Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76
1954
Death
Oscar Straus
Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (Brave Soldier), dies at 83
1650
Death
Paul Hallman
Paul Hallman, composer, dies at 49
1877
Death
Pietro Romani
Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85
2026
Death
Prashant Tamang
Prashant Tamang died
2007
Death
Puchi Balseiro
Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer & songwriter (b. 1926)
1994
Death
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80
1973
Death
Rudolf Kubin
Rudolf Kubin, composer, dies a day after 64th birthday
2005
Death
Spencer Dryden
Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1938)
1901
Death
Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov
Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34
1995
Death
Willem N "Pim" Koot
Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist (Concert Building), dies at 76
1791
Death
William Williams Pantycelyn
William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)
2023
Death
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi died
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