On This Day in Music: January 19

On January 19 in music history, 49 artists were born, 33 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Dolly Parton (1946), Janis Joplin (1943) and Hikaru Utada (1983).

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton, Sevierville Tn, country singer (Dolly, 9 to 5) was born

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin, Port Arthur Tx, bluesy rock singer (Down on Me) was born

Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada, American-born Japanese singer and songwriter was born

The Beatles

Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played at Charles Manson trial

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Born on January 19

Albert Louis Wolff

Albert Louis Wolff, composer was born

Alvy West

Alvy West, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) was born

Angela Chang

Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress was born

Antero Manninen

Antero Manninen, Finnish Cellist was born

Bohumil Pazdirek

Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born

Carlos Guido y Spano

Carlos Guido y Spano, Argentina, conductor (Rafagas,) was born

Carman Licciardello

Carman Licciardello, American Christian singer was born

Caron Wheeler

Caron Wheeler, English singer (Soul II Soul-Keep on Movin') was born

Charles Amirkhanian

Charles Amirkhanian, composer was born

Cocco

Cocco, Ryukyuan singer was born

Dewey Bunell

Dewey Bunell, Yorkshire England, rock guitarist (America-Daisy Jane) was born

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton, Sevierville Tn, country singer (Dolly, 9 to 5) was born

Edward Gerard Schurmann

Edward Gerard Schurmann, composer was born

Elliott Schwartz

Elliott Schwartz, composer was born

Eskil Hemberg

Eskil Hemberg, composer was born

Ferdinand Laub

Ferdinand Laub, composer was born

Girolamo Chiti

Girolamo Chiti, composer was born

Harvey Hinsley

Harvey Hinsley, rocker was born

Hermann Abendroth

Hermann Abendroth, German conductor was born

Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada, American-born Japanese singer and songwriter was born

Jacques Huyn

Jacques Huyn, composer was born

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin, Port Arthur Tx, bluesy rock singer (Down on Me) was born

Joe Butler

Joe Butler, rocker was born

John Raitt

John Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game) was born

John Weldon

John Weldon, composer was born

John Wozniak

John Wozniak, American singer and songwriter (Marcy Playground) was born

Katey Sagal

Katey Sagal, Los Angeles, California, singer/actress (Peggy Bundy-Married With Children) was born

Kotoko

Kotoko, Japanese Singer was born

Lanny Ross

Lanny Ross, Seattle, radio singer (Show Boat, The Swift Show) was born

Laurie London

Laurie London, English singer was born

Lena Philipsson

Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer was born

Melchor Lopez Jimenez

Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer was born

Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford, England, Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera) was born

Mickael Virtue

Mickael Virtue, rock keyboardist (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born

Nicole

Nicole, Chilean singer was born

Noah Georgeson

Noah Georgeson, American Musician and Producer was born

Pehr Henrik Nordgren

Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer was born

Phil Everly

Phil Everly, Brownie Ky, singer (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie) was born

Ricardo Arjona

Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer was born

Rika Ishikawa

Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born

Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer, Batley England, singer (Power Station) was born

Rod Evans

Rod Evans, rocker (Deep Purple-Come Taste the Band) was born

Rudolf Maros

Rudolf Maros, composer was born

Salvador Giner y Vidal

Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer was born

Simon Rattle

Simon Rattle, England, orchestra conductor (Birmingham Symph Orch) was born

Vaclav Jindrich Veit

Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer was born

Whitfield Crane

Whitfield Crane, rocker (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad) was born

Wiley

Wiley, English Rapper (Grime) was born

[John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion

[John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer was born

Died on January 19

Armand Parent

Armand Parent, composer, dies at 70

Carl Perkins

Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies at 65

Clytus Gottwald

Clytus Gottwald died

Constantin Nottara

Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60

David Emlyn Evans

David Emlyn Evans, composer, dies at 69

Denny Doherty

Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas and the Papas) (b. 1940)

Elis Regina

Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (b. 1945)

Erhard Buttner

Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32

Gene MacLellan

Gene MacLellan, Canadian composer and singer (b. 1938)

Georg Abraham Schneider

Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 68

Hans Sachs

Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81

Harold Fraser-Simson

Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71

Harry Shields

Harry Shields, American musician (b. 1899)

Jimmy Heath

Jimmy Heath died

Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier

Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer, dies at 43

John Stewart

John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)

Julius Eichberg

Julius Eichberg, composer, dies at 68

Lobo

Lobo died

Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold

Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, French composer (b. 1791)

Maria Teresa Agnesi

Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer, dies at 74

Marlena Shaw

Marlena Shaw died

Mary Weiss

Mary Weiss died

Michael Jones

Michael Jones died

Michael Rabin

Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)

Murat Nasyrov

Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (b. 1969)

Nigel Rogers

Nigel Rogers died

Richard Franko Goldman

Richard Franko Goldman, composer, dies at 69

Robert Parker

Robert Parker died

Semprini

Semprini, English musician (b. 1908)

Sunanda Patnaik

Sunanda Patnaik died

Wenzel Thomas Matiegka

Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer, dies at 56

William LeMassena

William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76

Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)

Releases & milestones on January 19

Cy Coleman

Neil Simons, Coleman & Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres

Green Day

Green Day released the album 'Saviors'

Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada released the album 'Bad Mode'

John Barry

48th Golden Globes: Dances with Wolves (with soundtrack by John Barry)

Jules Massenet

Jules Massenet's opera "Manon" premieres in Paris

Saxon

Saxon released the album 'Hell, Fire and Damnation'

The Beatles

Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played at Charles Manson trial

Verdi

Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore," premieres in Rome

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