1944
Event
Louis Armstrong
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time. The performers were...
On This Day in Music: January 18
On January 18 in music history, 40 artists were born, 33 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them Louis Armstrong (1944), Pink Floyd (1980) and The Beatles (1964).
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Born on January 18
1841
Birth
Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier
Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui) was born
1543
Birth
Alfonso Ferrabosco
Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born
1984
Birth
Benji Schwimmer
Benji Schwimmer, American dancer was born
1903
Birth
Berthold Goldschmidt
Berthold Goldschmidt, German/British (opera)composer (Beatrice Cenci) was born
1959
Birth
Bob Rosenberg
Bob Rosenberg, rocker (Will To Power) was born
1941
Birth
Bobby Goldsboro
Bobby Goldsboro, Marianna Fla, singer (Honey) was born
1918
Birth
Bohuslav Jeremias
Bohuslav Jeremias, composer, dies at 58 was born
1835
Birth
Caesar A Cui
Caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer was born
1974
Birth
Christian Burns
Christian Burns, English musician (BBMak) was born
1950
Birth
Claudia de Colombia
Claudia de Colombia, Bogato Columbia, spanish singer (Yo Creo En Ti) was born
1973
Birth
Crispian Mills
Crispian Mills, London, vocalist/guitarist (Kula Shaker) was born
1970
Birth
DJ Quik
DJ Quik, American rapper was born
1943
Birth
Dave Greene
Dave Greene, rocker was born
1941
Birth
David Ruffin
David Ruffin, Whynot Mississippi, early lead singer for The Temptations ("My Girl") was born
1840
Birth
Ernst Rudorff
Ernst Rudorff, composer was born
1980
Birth
Estelle Swaray
Estelle Swaray, English singer was born
1751
Birth
Ferdinand Kauer
Ferdinand Kauer, composer was born
1911
Birth
Gabor Darvas
Gabor Darvas, composer was born
1817
Birth
Jacques Gregoir
Jacques Gregoir, composer was born
1907
Birth
Janos Ferencsik
Janos Ferencsik, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Budapest Opera) was born
1979
Birth
Jay Chou
Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer and producer was born
1732
Birth
Jean-Guillain Cardon
Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer was born
1969
Birth
Jesse L. Martin
Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer was born
1856
Birth
John Hyatt Brewer
John Hyatt Brewer, composer was born
1893
Birth
John Lawrence Seymour
John Lawrence Seymour, composer was born
1971
Birth
Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Davis, American singer (KoЯn) was born
1919
Birth
Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas
Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Santiago Chile, composer was born
1944
Birth
Larry "Legs" Smith
Larry "Legs" Smith, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band-Urban Spaceman) was born
1967
Birth
M C Tab
M C Tab, [Sharon Richard], NYC, rapper was born
1984
Birth
Maarja Kivi
Maarja Kivi, Estonian singer was born
1956
Birth
Mark Collie
Mark Collie, Waynesboro Tn, country singer (Another Old Soldier) was born
1952
Birth
R. Stevie Moore
R. Stevie Moore, American singer, songwriter, and home recording pioneer was born
1861
Birth
Raymond Huntington Woodman
Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born
1977
Birth
Richard Archer
Richard Archer, British singer (lead singer of Hard-Fi) was born
1988
Birth
Ronald Guglielmone Jr.
Ronald Guglielmone Jr., American singer-songwriter was born
1983
Birth
Samantha Mumba
Samantha Mumba, Irish singer and actress was born
1957
Birth
Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Thompson Twins-Doctor Doctor) was born
1915
Birth
Vassilis Tsitsanis
Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer and songwriter (d. 1984) was born
1793
Birth
William Henry Havergal
William Henry Havergal, composer was born
1922
Birth
Yehezkiel Braun
Yehezkiel Braun, composer was born
Died on January 18
1967
Death
Albert Conti
Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz), dies at 79
1580
Death
Antonio Scandello
Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63
1994
Death
Arthur Altman
Arthur Altman, songwriter, dies at 83
1659
Death
Benedikt Lechler
Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64
2007
Death
Brent Liles
Brent Liles, American musician (Agent Orange/Social Distortion) (b. 1963)
1982
Death
Burnet Corwin Tuthill
Burnet Corwin Tuthill, US composer (Laurentia), dies at 93
1995
Death
Charles Baskerville
Charles Baskerville, vocalist, dies at 54
2025
Death
Claire van Kampen
Claire van Kampen died
1760
Death
Claudio Casciolini
Claudio Casciolini, composer, dies at 62
2020
Death
Claudio Roditi
Claudio Roditi died
1979
Death
Cyril Mockridge
Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82
2025
Death
Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron died
2023
Death
David Crosby
David Crosby died
2020
Death
David Olney
David Olney died
2022
Death
Dick Halligan
Dick Halligan died
2025
Death
Elliot Ingber
Elliot Ingber died
1902
Death
Filippo Marchetti
Filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70
2008
Death
Frank Lewin
Frank Lewin, American composer and music theorist (b. 1925)
1978
Death
Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky
Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky, composer, dies at 68
2024
Death
Ivan Moody
Ivan Moody died
2021
Death
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers died
2021
Death
Josep Maria Mestres i Quadreny
Josep Maria Mestres i Quadreny died
1875
Death
Joseph Philbrick Webster
Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55
2023
Death
Marcel Zanini
Marcel Zanini died
2021
Death
Maria Koterbska
Maria Koterbska died
1990
Death
Melanie Appleby
Melanie Appleby, rocker (Mel & Kim), dies of liver cancer at 23
2022
Death
Paavo Heininen
Paavo Heininen died
1977
Death
Paul Nordoff
Paul Nordoff, US composer (Frog Prince), dies at 67
2026
Death
Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner died
1962
Death
Raymond Moulaert
Raymond Moulaert, composer, dies at 86
1972
Death
Rudolf Wittelsbach
Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69
2026
Death
Sándor Kallós
Sándor Kallós died
1984
Death
Vassilis Tsitsanis
Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1915)
Releases & milestones on January 18
1968
Event
Danny Apolinar
Hester & Appolinar's musical "Your Own Thing" premieres in NYC
1930
Event
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovitch' opera "The Nose" premieres in Leningrad
1944
Event
Louis Armstrong
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time. The performers were Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.
1980
Event
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd's "Wall" hits #1
1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles 1st appear on Billboard Chart (I Want to Hold Your Hand-#35)
1989
Event
The Rolling Stones
Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder