On This Day in Music: January 2

On January 2 in music history, 39 artists were born, 30 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them BarÄ±ÅŸ ManÃ§o (1943), Errol Garner (1977) and Roger Miller (1936).

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BarÄ±ÅŸ ManÃ§o

BarÄ±ÅŸ ManÃ§o, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999) was born

Errol Garner

Errol Garner, American musician (b. 1921)

Roger Miller

Roger Miller, Fort Worth Tx, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me) was born

Richard Wagner

Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Holländer" premieres, Dresden

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Born on January 2

Alexander Tcherepnin

Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born

Andre Ameller

Andre Ameller, composer was born

Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich

Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich, composer was born

Art Prysock

Art Prysock, jazz musician was born

Barbara Pentland

Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born

Barış Manço

Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999) was born

Chick Churchill

Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born

Chris Cheney

Chris Cheney, Australian musician (The Living End) was born

Christopher Lennertz

Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born

David Shifrin

David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born

Dawn Silva

Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born

Doug Robb

Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank) was born

Ernst-Lothar von Knorr

Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born

Franz Xaver Brixi

Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born

Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns

Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer was born

Gardner Read

Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer was born

Graeme Strachan

Graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001) was born

James Melton

James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival) was born

Janis Kepitis

Janis Kepitis, composer was born

Julius LaRosa

Julius LaRosa, Brooklyn New York, American singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air) was born

Kerry Minnear

Kerry Minnear, Dorset, English rocker (Gentle Giant) was born

Michael Tippett

Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time) was born

Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev

Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara) was born

Nico Schuyt

Nico Schuyt, composer was born

Peter Eotvos

Peter Eotvos, composer was born

Renata Tebaldi

Renata Tebaldi, Pesaro Italy, lyric soprano was born

Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream) was born

Robert Fertitta

Robert Fertitta, American opera singer was born

Roger Miller

Roger Miller, Fort Worth Tx, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me) was born

Sally Rand

Sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance) was born

Salvador Ley

Salvador Ley, composer was born

Sanda Ladoşi

Sanda Ladoşi, Romanian singer was born

Sandor Erkel

Sandor Erkel, composer was born

Syesha Mercado

Syesha Mercado, American singer was born

Tiberiu Olah

Tiberiu Olah, composer was born

Tito Schipa

Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine) was born

Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki

Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer was born

Vera Zorina

Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born

Vladimir Ovchinnikov

Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist was born

Died on January 2

Armi Aavikko

Armi Aavikko, Finnish singer (b. 1958)

Bernard George Stevens

Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66

Catherine David

Catherine David died

Chris Karrer

Chris Karrer died

David Lynch

David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51

Domenico Zipoli

Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37

Eric Jupp

Eric Jupp, British-Australian pianist, composer, arranger (b. 1922)

Errol Garner

Errol Garner, American musician (b. 1921)

Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53

Ferdi Tayfur

Ferdi Tayfur died

Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee

Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68

Ian Bargh

Ian Bargh, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, dies from lung cancer at 76

Ignaz Franz von Beecke

Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69

Jay Traynor

Jay Traynor, rocker (Jay & The Americans) dies at 76

Johann Georg Weichenberger

Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63

Johann Ludwig Krebs

Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66

Johnny Legend

Johnny Legend died

Karl Goldmark

Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84

Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt

Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) dies at 63

Larry Williams

Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44

Mischa Levitzki

Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42

Nat Adderley

Nat Adderley, American musician and composer (b. 1931)

Piotr Rytel

Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85

Randy California

Randy California, [Wolfe], rock guitarist, dies at 45

Sabine Baring-Gould

Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834)

Staf Gustaf Frans Nees

Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, composer, dies at 63

Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67

Tony Carr

Tony Carr died

Traxamillion

Traxamillion died

Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky

Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky, Manchuria composer (Creation), dies at 78

Releases & milestones on January 2

Galt MacDermot

Dutch premiere of musical "Hair" in Amsterdam

Gustave Charpentier

Gustave Charpentier's opera "Louise," premieres in Paris

New Jeans

New Jeans released the album 'OMG'

Richard Wagner

Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Holländer" premieres, Dresden

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