On This Day in Music: January 11

On January 11 in music history, 44 artists were born, 39 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them Céline Dion (1999), The Beatles (1964) and Mary Jane Blige (1971).

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Céline Dion

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

The Beatles

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

Mary Jane Blige

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

Clarence Clemons

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

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Born on January 11

Albert Weisser

Albert Weisser, composer was born

Alexander Gibson

Alexander Gibson, conductor was born

Ashley Taylor Dawson

Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer was born

Christian August Sinding

Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born

Chuck Barksdale

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

Clarence Clemons

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

Columban Praelisauer

Columban Praelisauer, composer was born

Daryl Braithwaite

Daryl Braithwaite, Australian rock singer was born

Don Cherry

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

Frantisek Adam Mica

Frantisek Adam Mica, composer was born

Franz Sebastian Haindl

Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer was born

Goldie Hill

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

Gunnar Johnsen Berg

Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer was born

Izler Solomon

Izler Solomon, St Paul, Minn, conductor was born

Jamelia Niela Davis

Jamelia Niela Davis, Birmingham, English singer was born

Jaroslav Vogel

Jaroslav Vogel, composer was born

Johann Jakob Walder

Johann Jakob Walder, composer was born

Johannes Paul Thilman

Johannes Paul Thilman, composer was born

John Lodge Ellerton

John Lodge Ellerton, composer was born

Joy Nilo

Joy Nilo, Filipino Composer was born

Lee Ritenour

Lee Ritenour, Los Angeles California, jazz musician was born

Mark DeVoto

Mark DeVoto, composer was born

Mary Jane Blige

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

Maurice Durufle

Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer was born

Nadia Turner

Nadia Turner, American singer was born

Naomi Judd

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

Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner, British singer was born

Paul Graener

Paul Graener, composer was born

Reinhold Gliere

Reinhold Gliere, composer was born

Rie fu

Rie fu, Japanese singer was born

Robert Earl Keen

Robert Earl Keen, American singer was born

Rudolf T Palm

Rudolf T Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer was born

Siti Nurhaliza

Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer was born

Slim Harpo [James Moore]

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

Tom Dumont

Tom Dumont, American musician was born

Tom Meighan

Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian) was born

Tom Netherton

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

Tony Kaye

Tony Kaye, rocker (Yes) was born

Vicki Peterson

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

Wanda Wilkomirska

Wanda Wilkomirska, Warsaw, Poland, violinist was born

William Albert Penn

William Albert Penn, composer was born

Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair

Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, saxophonist was born

York Georg Holler

York Georg Holler, composer was born

[Frederick] Dennis Greene

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

Died on January 11

Adolf Ganz

Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73

Albert Ferber

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

Alec Rowley

Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65

Cavan O'Connor

Cavan O'Connor, singer, dies at 97

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough died

Domenico Cimarosa

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

Doming Lam

Doming Lam died

Elena Gerhardt

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

Eva Tanguay

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

Fabrizio de André

Fabrizio de André, Italian singer (b. 1940)

Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz

Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 59

Fereydoon Shahbazyan

Fereydoon Shahbazyan died

Francis Lightfoot Lee

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

Francis Scott Key

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

Fritz Geissler

Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62

Gaetano Capocci

Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86

Howard Johnson

Howard Johnson died

Ike Isaacs

Ike Isaacs, guitarist, dies at 76

James Griffin

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

John Field

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

Josef Gingold

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

Klaus Tennstedt

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, dies at 71

Merle Louise

Merle Louise died

Mick Green

Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944)

Mickey Finn

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

Miriam Hyde

Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. 1913)

Oscar Fetras

Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76

Oscar Straus

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

Paul Hallman

Paul Hallman, composer, dies at 49

Pietro Romani

Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85

Prashant Tamang

Prashant Tamang died

Puchi Balseiro

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

Roger "Ram" Ramirez

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

Rudolf Kubin

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

Spencer Dryden

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

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34

Willem N "Pim" Koot

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

William Williams Pantycelyn

William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)

Yukihiro Takahashi

Yukihiro Takahashi died

Releases & milestones on January 11

Céline Dion

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

Stephen Sondheim

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

The Beatles

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

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