On This Day in Music: January 13

On January 13 in music history, 44 artists were born, 29 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Eminem (2003), The Beatles (1969) and The Rolling Stones (1967).

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Eminem

30th American Music Award: Sheryl Crow & Eminem win

The Beatles

Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show

The Who

Rock musician Pete Townshend of The Who was arrested in London on suspicion of possessing indecent images...

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Born on January 13

Ami Maayani

Ami Maayani, composer was born

Anton Fischer

Anton Fischer, composer was born

Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz

Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born

Chara

Chara, Japanese singer and actress was born

Cornelius Bumpus

Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist (Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute) was born

Danil Shafran

Danil Shafran, cellist was born

Danny Barker

Danny Barker, jazz guitarist was born

Don Snow

Don Snow, rocker (Squeeze) was born

Eero Koivistoinen

Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish musician was born

Felix Guerro Diaz

Felix Guerro Diaz, composer was born

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova, Palma de Mallorca Spain, opera singer was born

Fred White

Fred White, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover) was born

George Paterson

George Paterson, Scottish singer/songwriter DMP was born

Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel

Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer was born

Graham "Suggs" McPherson

Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist (Madness-Our House) was born

Gwen Verdon

Gwen Verdon, LA, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity) was born

Henryk Opienski

Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/conductor (St Moniuszko) was born

Ignacy Marceli Komorowski

Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer was born

James Lomenzo

James Lomenzo, American musician (Megadeth) was born

Jan Evangelista Zelinka

Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer was born

Jason James

Jason James, Welsh musician (Bullet for My Valentine) was born

Johann Christoph Graupner

Johann Christoph Graupner, German composer was born

Johann Christoph Schmugel

Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer was born

John Lees

John Lees, England, rock guitarist/vocalist (Medicine Man) was born

Joseph Anthony Pass

Joseph Anthony Pass, guitarist was born

Krzysztof Czerwinski

Krzysztof Czerwinski, Polish conductor and organist was born

Leon Francis Victor Caron

Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer was born

Lester Sill

Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer was born

Liz Anderson

Liz Anderson, rocker was born

Luca Sorkocevic

Luca Sorkocevic, composer was born

Malcolm Foster

Malcolm Foster, rock bassist (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement) was born

Maxime Jacob

Maxime Jacob, composer was born

Paavo Johannes Heininen

Paavo Johannes Heininen, composer was born

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly, Australian singer was born

Percy Humphrey

Percy Humphrey, musician was born

Richard Addinsell

Richard Addinsell, London England, composer (Taming of Shrew) was born

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas was born

Suggs

Suggs, English singer was born

Tim Patrick Kelly

Tim Patrick Kelly, Trenton NJ, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live) was born

Trevor Rabin

Trevor Rabin, rocker (Yes) was born

Triinu Kivilaan

Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer was born

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born

William Duckworth

William Duckworth, composer was born

Yasuji Kiyose

Yasuji Kiyose, composer was born

Died on January 13

Alexandre-Auguste Robineau

Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80

Andre Kostelanetz

Andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78

André Sollie

André Sollie died

Camargo Guarnieri

Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer (b. 1907)

Carlo Angeloni

Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66

Charles Albert White

Charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62

Donny Hathaway

Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33

Elgar Howarth

Elgar Howarth died

Ferdinand Ries

Ferdinand Ries, German composer dies at 53

Francois-Joseph Krafft

Francois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73

Fred Van Hove

Fred Van Hove died

Frederick William Sternfield

Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist, dies at 79

Jay Reatard

Jay Reatard, American garage punk musician (b. 1980)

Jo-El Sonnier

Jo-El Sonnier died

Leonhard Trautsch

Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68

Mansour Rahbani

Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese composer and lyricist (b. 1925)

Marjorie Lawrence

Marjorie Lawrence, Australian soprano (b. 1907)

Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1949)

Michael Cuccione

Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1985)

Nell Rankin

Nell Rankin, American mezzo-soprano (b. 1924)

Robert Still

Robert Still, English composer (b. 1910)

Roland Diggle

Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69

Romuald Twardowski

Romuald Twardowski died

Ruby Starr

Ruby Starr, vocalist (Grey Ghost), dies of brain tumor at 44

Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY

Sylvain Sylvain

Sylvain Sylvain died

Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B singer (b. 1950)

Tim Bogert

Tim Bogert died

Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea

Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer, dies 76

Releases & milestones on January 13

Eminem

30th American Music Award: Sheryl Crow & Eminem win

Giuseppe Verdi

Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at NY's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata"

Joe Hill

IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal"

The Beatles

Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show

The Who

Rock musician Pete Townshend of The Who was arrested in London on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. He was later cleared.

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