On This Day in Music: January 11

1918-01-11 Birth

Albert Weisser

Albert Weisser, composer was born

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1926-01-11 Birth

Alexander Gibson

Alexander Gibson, conductor was born

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1982-01-11 Birth

Ashley Taylor Dawson

Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer was born

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1856-01-11 Birth

Christian August Sinding

Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born

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1935-01-11 Birth

Chuck Barksdale

Chuck Barksdale, US singer (Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow) was born

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1942-01-11 Birth

Clarence Clemons

Clarence Clemons, rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E St Band) was born

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1703-01-11 Birth

Columban Praelisauer

Columban Praelisauer, composer was born

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1949-01-11 Birth

Daryl Braithwaite

Daryl Braithwaite, Australian rock singer was born

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1924-01-11 Birth

Don Cherry

Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer (Dean Martin Summer Show) was born

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1746-01-11 Birth

Frantisek Adam Mica

Frantisek Adam Mica, composer was born

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1727-01-11 Birth

Franz Sebastian Haindl

Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer was born

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1933-01-11 Birth

Goldie Hill

Goldie Hill, Karnes County Tx, country singer (Grand Ole Opry) was born

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1909-01-11 Birth

Gunnar Johnsen Berg

Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer was born

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1910-01-11 Birth

Izler Solomon

Izler Solomon, St Paul, Minn, conductor was born

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1981-01-11 Birth

Jamelia Niela Davis

Jamelia Niela Davis, Birmingham, English singer was born

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1894-01-11 Birth

Jaroslav Vogel

Jaroslav Vogel, composer was born

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1750-01-11 Birth

Johann Jakob Walder

Johann Jakob Walder, composer was born

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1906-01-11 Birth

Johannes Paul Thilman

Johannes Paul Thilman, composer was born

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1801-01-11 Birth

John Lodge Ellerton

John Lodge Ellerton, composer was born

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1970-01-11 Birth

Joy Nilo

Joy Nilo, Filipino Composer was born

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1952-01-11 Birth

Lee Ritenour

Lee Ritenour, Los Angeles California, jazz musician was born

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1940-01-11 Birth

Mark DeVoto

Mark DeVoto, composer was born

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1971-01-11 Birth

Mary Jane Blige

Mary Jane Blige, New York, American R&B singer-songwriter was born

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1902-01-11 Birth

Maurice Durufle

Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer was born

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1977-01-11 Birth

Nadia Turner

Nadia Turner, American singer was born

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1946-01-11 Birth

Naomi Judd

Naomi Judd, [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me) was born

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1985-01-11 Birth

Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner, British singer was born

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1872-01-11 Birth

Paul Graener

Paul Graener, composer was born

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1875-01-11 Birth

Reinhold Gliere

Reinhold Gliere, composer was born

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1985-01-11 Birth

Rie fu

Rie fu, Japanese singer was born

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1956-01-11 Birth

Robert Earl Keen

Robert Earl Keen, American singer was born

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1880-01-11 Birth

Rudolf T Palm

Rudolf T Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer was born

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1979-01-11 Birth

Siti Nurhaliza

Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer was born

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1924-01-11 Birth

Slim Harpo [James Moore]

Slim Harpo [James Moore], Lobdell, Louisiana, American blues musician was born

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1968-01-11 Birth

Tom Dumont

Tom Dumont, American musician was born

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1981-01-11 Birth

Tom Meighan

Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian) was born

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1949-01-11 Birth

Tom Netherton

Tom Netherton, Munich Germany, singer (Lawrence Welk Show) was born

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1946-01-11 Birth

Tony Kaye

Tony Kaye, rocker (Yes) was born

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1958-01-11 Birth

Vicki Peterson

Vicki Peterson, Los Angeles California, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles) was born

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1929-01-11 Birth

Wanda Wilkomirska

Wanda Wilkomirska, Warsaw, Poland, violinist was born

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1943-01-11 Birth

William Albert Penn

William Albert Penn, composer was born

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1927-01-11 Birth

Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair

Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, saxophonist was born

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1944-01-11 Birth

York Georg Holler

York Georg Holler, composer was born

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1949-01-11 Birth

[Frederick] Dennis Greene

[Frederick] Dennis Greene, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon) was born

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1870-01-11 Death

Adolf Ganz

Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73

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1987-01-11 Death

Albert Ferber

Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)

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1958-01-11 Death

Alec Rowley

Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65

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1997-01-11 Death

Cavan O'Connor

Cavan O'Connor, singer, dies at 97

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1801-01-11 Death

Domenico Cimarosa

Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto), dies at 51

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1961-01-11 Death

Elena Gerhardt

Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)

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1947-01-11 Death

Eva Tanguay

Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)

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1999-01-11 Death

Fabrizio de André

Fabrizio de André, Italian singer (b. 1940)

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1784-01-11 Death

Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz

Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 59

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1797-01-11 Death

Francis Lightfoot Lee

Francis Lightfoot Lee, US farmer (singer Decl of Independ), dies at 62

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1843-01-11 Death

Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63

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1984-01-11 Death

Fritz Geissler

Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62

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1898-01-11 Death

Gaetano Capocci

Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86

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1996-01-11 Death

Ike Isaacs

Ike Isaacs, guitarist, dies at 76

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2005-01-11 Death

James Griffin

James Griffin, American musician (Bread) (b. 1943)

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1837-01-11 Death

John Field

John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54

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1995-01-11 Death

Josef Gingold

Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. 1909)

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1998-01-11 Death

Klaus Tennstedt

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, dies at 71

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2010-01-11 Death

Mick Green

Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944)

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2003-01-11 Death

Mickey Finn

Mickey Finn, English drummer (T. Rex) (b. 1947)

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2005-01-11 Death

Miriam Hyde

Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. 1913)

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1931-01-11 Death

Oscar Fetras

Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76

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1954-01-11 Death

Oscar Straus

Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (Brave Soldier), dies at 83

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1650-01-11 Death

Paul Hallman

Paul Hallman, composer, dies at 49

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1877-01-11 Death

Pietro Romani

Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85

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2007-01-11 Death

Puchi Balseiro

Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer & songwriter (b. 1926)

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1994-01-11 Death

Roger "Ram" Ramirez

Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80

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1973-01-11 Death

Rudolf Kubin

Rudolf Kubin, composer, dies a day after 64th birthday

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2005-01-11 Death

Spencer Dryden

Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1938)

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1901-01-11 Death

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34

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1995-01-11 Death

Willem N "Pim" Koot

Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist (Concert Building), dies at 76

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1791-01-11 Death

William Williams Pantycelyn

William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)

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1999-01-11 Event

Céline Dion

26th American Music Award: Celine Dion & Eric Clapton win

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1976-01-11 Event

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in NYC

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1964-01-11 Event

The Beatles

Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in US (Cashbox)

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