2020
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Eminem
Eminem released the album 'Music to Be Murdered By'
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Born on January 17
1982
Birth
Alex Varkatzas
Alex Varkatzas, American Singer (Atreyu) was born
1850
Birth
Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev
Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born
1982
Birth
Amanda Wilkinson
Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer was born
1948
Birth
Anne Queffélec
Anne Queffélec, French pianist was born
1925
Birth
Annie Delorie
Annie Delorie, Dutch opera singer (Scenes & Arias) was born
1545
Birth
Antonio Pace
Antonio Pace, composer was born
1517
Birth
Antonio Scandello
Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born
1659
Birth
Antonio Veracini
Antonio Veracini, composer was born
1943
Birth
Chris Montez
Chris Montez, rocker was born
1933
Birth
Dalida
Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt (The 6th Day) was born
1941
Birth
Dame Gillian Weir
Dame Gillian Weir, New Zealand organist was born
1927
Birth
Donald Erb
Donald Erb, Youngstown, Ohio, composer was born
1927
Birth
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt, singer/actress (Catwoman-Batman) was born
1828
Birth
Eduard Remenyi
Eduard Remenyi, Hungarian violinist (d. 1898) was born
1873
Birth
Francois Rasse
Francois Rasse, composer was born
1734
Birth
Francois-Joseph Gossec
Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pêcheurs, Mirza) was born
1944
Birth
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy, French singer was born
1931
Birth
Frederick Alfred Fox
Frederick Alfred Fox, composer was born
1877
Birth
Hans Jelmoli
Hans Jelmoli, composer was born
1896
Birth
Harry Reser
Harry Reser, Ohio, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show) was born
1907
Birth
Henk H Badings
Henk H Badings, Bandung Indonesia, Dutch opera composer (Orestes) was born
1863
Birth
Henry Charles Tonking
Henry Charles Tonking, composer was born
1911
Birth
Hermann Pfrogner
Hermann Pfrogner, Austria, musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus) was born
1945
Birth
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar, Indian lyricist, poet and scriptwriter was born
1928
Birth
Jean Barraqué
Jean Barraqué, French composer (d. 1973) was born
1719
Birth
Jean-Joseph Vade
Jean-Joseph Vade, composer was born
1958
Birth
Jez Strode
Jez Strode, rocker (Kajagoogoo) was born
1916
Birth
Joel Herron
Joel Herron, Chicago Ill, orchestra leader (Jaye P Morgan Show) was born
1835
Birth
Johan Filip von Schantz
Johan Filip von Schantz, composer was born
1728
Birth
Johann Gottfried Muthel
Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer was born
1712
Birth
John Stanley
John Stanley, composer was born
1836
Birth
Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte
Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer was born
1920
Birth
Joseph George Handy Hendleman
Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician was born
1983
Birth
Julie Budet
Julie Budet, French Electronic-Pop Musician was born
1963
Birth
Kai Hansen
Kai Hansen, German singer and guitarist (Gamma Ray) was born
1985
Birth
Kang-In
Kang-In, South Korean singer/dancer/actor/MC/DJ(Super Junior) was born
1972
Birth
Ken Hirai
Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter was born
1971
Birth
Kid Rock
Kid Rock, American singer was born
1971
Birth
Leonardo Ciampa
Leonardo Ciampa, Italian-American musician was born
1980
Birth
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian ballroom dancer was born
1948
Birth
Mick Taylor
Mick Taylor, rock bassist (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar) was born
1959
Birth
Momoe Yamaguchi
Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress was born
1745
Birth
Nicolas Roze
Nicolas Roze, composer was born
1769
Birth
Ole Andreas Lindeman
Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer was born
1912
Birth
Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov
Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer was born
1917
Birth
Oskar Morawetz
Oskar Morawetz, Svetla Czechoslovakia, composer was born
1956
Birth
Paul Young
Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Every Time You Go Away) was born
1975
Birth
Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub, Swedish songwriter/producer was born
1981
Birth
Ray J [William Ray Norwood Jr.]
Ray J [William Ray Norwood Jr.], McComb, Mississippi, American singer and actor (Everything You Want, Sex tape) was born
1966
Birth
Rexton Gordon
Rexton Gordon, Jamaican dj/rapper (Shabba Ranks-Extra Naked) was born
1985
Birth
Riyu Kosaka
Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer BeForU was born
1930
Birth
Robert Ceely
Robert Ceely, composer was born
1574
Birth
Robert Fludd
Robert Fludd, composer was born
1952
Birth
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jap, rocker (Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orch) was born
1966
Birth
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks, reggae singer was born
1953
Birth
Sheila Hutchinson
Sheila Hutchinson, rocker was born
1985
Birth
Simone Simons
Simone Simons, Dutch singer (Epica) was born
1955
Birth
Steve Earle
Steve Earle, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Guitar Town) was born
1959
Birth
Susanna Hoffs
Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian) was born
1934
Birth
Sydney Phillip Hodkinson
Sydney Phillip Hodkinson, composer was born
1733
Birth
Thomas Linley
Thomas Linley, composer was born
1975
Birth
Tom Jenkinson
Tom Jenkinson, English musician (Squarepusher) was born
1942
Birth
Ulf Hoelscher
Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist was born
1917
Birth
Ulyses Simpson Kay
Ulyses Simpson Kay, composer was born
1947
Birth
Ulysses Dove
Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer was born
1901
Birth
Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky
Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer was born
1974
Birth
Vesko Kountchev
Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician was born
1857
Birth
Wilhelm Kienzl
Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born
1945
Birth
William Hart
William Hart, US singer (4 Gents, Delfonics-I'm Sorry) was born
Died on January 17
1788
Death
Alessio Prati
Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37
1869
Death
Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky
Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55
1892
Death
Alexandre Levy
Alexandre Levy, composer, dies at 27
2022
Death
Armando Gama
Armando Gama died
2003
Death
Balint Vazsonyi
Balint Vazsonyi, Hingarian pianist (b. 1936)
1972
Death
Betty Smith
Betty Smith, American writer and singer (b. 1896)
1970
Death
Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32
1913
Death
Carl Baermann
Carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73
1992
Death
Charlie Ventura
Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer
2004
Death
Czeslaw Niemen
Czeslaw Niemen, Polish musician (b. 1939)
2011
Death
Don Kirshner
Don Kirshner, American composer (b. 1934)
1942
Death
Frederick Jerome Work
Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61
1103
Death
Frutolf
Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies
2021
Death
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Ghulam Mustafa Khan died
1946
Death
Gottfried Rudinger
Gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59
1969
Death
Grazyna Bacewicz
Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59
2025
Death
Herbert Henck
Herbert Henck died
1738
Death
Jean-Francois Dandrieu
Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies
1891
Death
Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst
Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer, dies at 74
2012
Death
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis, R&B musician and talent scout, known as the godfather of rhythm and blues, dies at 90.
1826
Death
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806)
2021
Death
Junior Mance
Junior Mance died
2023
Death
Manana Doidjashvili
Manana Doidjashvili died
1996
Death
Mostafa Sid Ahmed
Mostafa Sid Ahmed, Sudanese singer (b. 1953)
1625
Death
Nicolo Rubini
Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50
1994
Death
Noel Chiboust
Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/sax, dies at 84
2000
Death
Philip Jones
Philip Jones, British trumpeter (b. 1928)
1676
Death
Pier Francesco Cavalli
Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73
2023
Death
Renée Geyer
Renée Geyer died
2023
Death
Richard Oesterreicher
Richard Oesterreicher died
1996
Death
Robert Covington
Robert Covington, drummer/singer, dies at 54
1890
Death
Salomon Sulzer
Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85
2021
Death
Sammy Nestico
Sammy Nestico died
1604
Death
Santino Garsi
Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61
2025
Death
Stéphane Venne
Stéphane Venne died
1856
Death
Thomas Attwood Walmisley
Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41
2020
Death
Thérèse Dion
Thérèse Dion died
1750
Death
Tomaso Albinioni
Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78
Releases & milestones on January 17
2020
Event
Eminem
Eminem released the album 'Music to Be Murdered By'
2020
Event
Gabrielle Aplin
Gabrielle Aplin released the album 'Dear Happy'
2020
Event
Halsey
Halsey released the album 'Manic'
1974
Event
Jule Styne
Styne, Comdem & Green's musical "Lorelei" premieres in NYC
1969
Event
Led Zeppelin
Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US
2020
Event
Mac Miller
Mac Miller released the album 'Circles'
2020
Event
Morgenshtern
Morgenshtern released the album 'Legendarnaya Pyl'
1983
Event
Olivia Newton-John
10th American Music Award: John Cougar & Rick Springfield, Olivia Newton-John
2000
Event
Shania Twain
27th American Music Award: Shania Twain & Will Smith win
1969
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK
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