1946
Birth
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton, Sevierville Tn, country singer (Dolly, 9 to 5) was born
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Born on January 19
1884
Birth
Albert Louis Wolff
Albert Louis Wolff, composer was born
1915
Birth
Alvy West
Alvy West, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) was born
1982
Birth
Angela Chang
Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress was born
1973
Birth
Antero Manninen
Antero Manninen, Finnish Cellist was born
1839
Birth
Bohumil Pazdirek
Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born
1827
Birth
Carlos Guido y Spano
Carlos Guido y Spano, Argentina, conductor (Rafagas,) was born
1956
Birth
Carman Licciardello
Carman Licciardello, American Christian singer was born
1963
Birth
Caron Wheeler
Caron Wheeler, English singer (Soul II Soul-Keep on Movin') was born
1945
Birth
Charles Amirkhanian
Charles Amirkhanian, composer was born
1977
Birth
Cocco
Cocco, Ryukyuan singer was born
1952
Birth
Dewey Bunell
Dewey Bunell, Yorkshire England, rock guitarist (America-Daisy Jane) was born
1946
Birth
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton, Sevierville Tn, country singer (Dolly, 9 to 5) was born
1928
Birth
Edward Gerard Schurmann
Edward Gerard Schurmann, composer was born
1936
Birth
Elliott Schwartz
Elliott Schwartz, composer was born
1938
Birth
Eskil Hemberg
Eskil Hemberg, composer was born
1832
Birth
Ferdinand Laub
Ferdinand Laub, composer was born
1679
Birth
Girolamo Chiti
Girolamo Chiti, composer was born
1948
Birth
Harvey Hinsley
Harvey Hinsley, rocker was born
1883
Birth
Hermann Abendroth
Hermann Abendroth, German conductor was born
1983
Birth
Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada, American-born Japanese singer and songwriter was born
1613
Birth
Jacques Huyn
Jacques Huyn, composer was born
1943
Birth
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin, Port Arthur Tx, bluesy rock singer (Down on Me) was born
1943
Birth
Joe Butler
Joe Butler, rocker was born
1917
Birth
John Raitt
John Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game) was born
1676
Birth
John Weldon
John Weldon, composer was born
1971
Birth
John Wozniak
John Wozniak, American singer and songwriter (Marcy Playground) was born
1954
Birth
Katey Sagal
Katey Sagal, Los Angeles, California, singer/actress (Peggy Bundy-Married With Children) was born
1980
Birth
Kotoko
Kotoko, Japanese Singer was born
1906
Birth
Lanny Ross
Lanny Ross, Seattle, radio singer (Show Boat, The Swift Show) was born
1944
Birth
Laurie London
Laurie London, English singer was born
1966
Birth
Lena Philipsson
Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer was born
1760
Birth
Melchor Lopez Jimenez
Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer was born
1942
Birth
Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford, England, Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera) was born
1957
Birth
Mickael Virtue
Mickael Virtue, rock keyboardist (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born
1977
Birth
Nicole
Nicole, Chilean singer was born
1975
Birth
Noah Georgeson
Noah Georgeson, American Musician and Producer was born
1944
Birth
Pehr Henrik Nordgren
Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer was born
1938
Birth
Phil Everly
Phil Everly, Brownie Ky, singer (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie) was born
1964
Birth
Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer was born
1985
Birth
Rika Ishikawa
Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born
1949
Birth
Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer, Batley England, singer (Power Station) was born
1945
Birth
Rod Evans
Rod Evans, rocker (Deep Purple-Come Taste the Band) was born
1917
Birth
Rudolf Maros
Rudolf Maros, composer was born
1832
Birth
Salvador Giner y Vidal
Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer was born
1955
Birth
Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle, England, orchestra conductor (Birmingham Symph Orch) was born
1806
Birth
Vaclav Jindrich Veit
Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer was born
1968
Birth
Whitfield Crane
Whitfield Crane, rocker (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad) was born
1979
Birth
Wiley
Wiley, English Rapper (Grime) was born
1899
Birth
[John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion
[John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer was born
Died on January 19
1934
Death
Armand Parent
Armand Parent, composer, dies at 70
1998
Death
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies at 65
2023
Death
Clytus Gottwald
Clytus Gottwald died
1951
Death
Constantin Nottara
Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60
1913
Death
David Emlyn Evans
David Emlyn Evans, composer, dies at 69
2007
Death
Denny Doherty
Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas and the Papas) (b. 1940)
1982
Death
Elis Regina
Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (b. 1945)
1625
Death
Erhard Buttner
Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32
1995
Death
Gene MacLellan
Gene MacLellan, Canadian composer and singer (b. 1938)
1839
Death
Georg Abraham Schneider
Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38
1576
Death
Hans Sachs
Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81
1944
Death
Harold Fraser-Simson
Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71
1971
Death
Harry Shields
Harry Shields, American musician (b. 1899)
2020
Death
Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath died
1805
Death
Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier
Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer, dies at 43
2008
Death
John Stewart
John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)
1893
Death
Julius Eichberg
Julius Eichberg, composer, dies at 68
2025
Death
Lobo
Lobo died
1833
Death
Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold
Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, French composer (b. 1791)
1795
Death
Maria Teresa Agnesi
Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer, dies at 74
2024
Death
Marlena Shaw
Marlena Shaw died
2024
Death
Mary Weiss
Mary Weiss died
2022
Death
Michael Jones
Michael Jones died
1972
Death
Michael Rabin
Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)
2007
Death
Murat Nasyrov
Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (b. 1969)
2022
Death
Nigel Rogers
Nigel Rogers died
1980
Death
Richard Franko Goldman
Richard Franko Goldman, composer, dies at 69
2020
Death
Robert Parker
Robert Parker died
1990
Death
Semprini
Semprini, English musician (b. 1908)
2020
Death
Sunanda Patnaik
Sunanda Patnaik died
1830
Death
Wenzel Thomas Matiegka
Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer, dies at 56
1993
Death
William LeMassena
William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76
2006
Death
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
Releases & milestones on January 19
1966
Event
Cy Coleman
Neil Simons, Coleman & Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres
2024
Event
Green Day
Green Day released the album 'Saviors'
2022
Event
Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada released the album 'Bad Mode'
1991
Event
John Barry
48th Golden Globes: Dances with Wolves (with soundtrack by John Barry)
1884
Event
Jules Massenet
Jules Massenet's opera "Manon" premieres in Paris
2024
Event
Saxon
Saxon released the album 'Hell, Fire and Damnation'
1971
Event
The Beatles
Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played at Charles Manson trial
1853
Event
Verdi
Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore," premieres in Rome
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