Albert Louis Wolff
Albert Louis Wolff, composer was born
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Albert Louis Wolff, composer was born
Alvy West, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) was born
Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress was born
Antero Manninen, Finnish Cellist was born
Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born
Carlos Guido y Spano, Argentina, conductor (Rafagas,) was born
Carman Licciardello, American Christian singer was born
Caron Wheeler, English singer (Soul II Soul-Keep on Movin') was born
Charles Amirkhanian, composer was born
Cocco, Ryukyuan singer was born
Dewey Bunell, Yorkshire England, rock guitarist (America-Daisy Jane) was born
Dolly Parton, Sevierville Tn, country singer (Dolly, 9 to 5) was born
Edward Gerard Schurmann, composer was born
Elliott Schwartz, composer was born
Eskil Hemberg, composer was born
Ferdinand Laub, composer was born
Girolamo Chiti, composer was born
Harvey Hinsley, rocker was born
Hermann Abendroth, German conductor was born
Hikaru Utada, American-born Japanese singer and songwriter was born
Jacques Huyn, composer was born
Janis Joplin, Port Arthur Tx, bluesy rock singer (Down on Me) was born
Joe Butler, rocker was born
John Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game) was born
John Weldon, composer was born
John Wozniak, American singer and songwriter (Marcy Playground) was born
Katey Sagal, Los Angeles, California, singer/actress (Peggy Bundy-Married With Children) was born
Kotoko, Japanese Singer was born
Lanny Ross, Seattle, radio singer (Show Boat, The Swift Show) was born
Laurie London, English singer was born
Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer was born
Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer was born
Michael Crawford, England, Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera) was born
Mickael Virtue, rock keyboardist (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born
Nicole, Chilean singer was born
Noah Georgeson, American Musician and Producer was born
Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer was born
Phil Everly, Brownie Ky, singer (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie) was born
Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer was born
Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born
Robert Palmer, Batley England, singer (Power Station) was born
Rod Evans, rocker (Deep Purple-Come Taste the Band) was born
Rudolf Maros, composer was born
Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer was born
Simon Rattle, England, orchestra conductor (Birmingham Symph Orch) was born
Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer was born
Whitfield Crane, rocker (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad) was born
Wiley, English Rapper (Grime) was born
[John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer was born
Armand Parent, composer, dies at 70
Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies at 65
Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60
David Emlyn Evans, composer, dies at 69
Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas and the Papas) (b. 1940)
Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (b. 1945)
Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32
Gene MacLellan, Canadian composer and singer (b. 1938)
Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38
Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81
Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71
Harry Shields, American musician (b. 1899)
Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer, dies at 43
John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)
Julius Eichberg, composer, dies at 68
Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, French composer (b. 1791)
Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer, dies at 74
Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)
Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (b. 1969)
Richard Franko Goldman, composer, dies at 69
Semprini, English musician (b. 1908)
Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer, dies at 56
William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76
Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
Neil Simons, Coleman & Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres
48th Golden Globes: Dances with Wolves (with soundtrack by John Barry)
Jules Massenet's opera "Manon" premieres in Paris
Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played at Charles Manson trial
Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore," premieres in Rome
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