1899-01-02
Birth
Alexander Tcherepnin
Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born
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1912-01-02
Birth
Andre Ameller
Andre Ameller, composer was born
1925-01-02
Birth
Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich
Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich, composer was born
1929-01-02
Birth
Art Prysock
Art Prysock, jazz musician was born
1912-01-02
Birth
Barbara Pentland
Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born
1943-01-02
Birth
Barış Manço
Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999) was born
1949-01-02
Birth
Chick Churchill
Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born
1975-01-02
Birth
Chris Cheney
Chris Cheney, Australian musician (The Living End) was born
1972-01-02
Birth
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born
1950-01-02
Birth
David Shifrin
David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born
1954-01-02
Birth
Dawn Silva
Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born
1975-01-02
Birth
Doug Robb
Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank) was born
1896-01-02
Birth
Ernst-Lothar von Knorr
Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born
1732-01-02
Birth
Franz Xaver Brixi
Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born
1809-01-02
Birth
Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns
Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer was born
1913-01-02
Birth
Gardner Read
Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer was born
1952-01-02
Birth
Graeme Strachan
Graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001) was born
1904-01-02
Birth
James Melton
James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival) was born
1908-01-02
Birth
Janis Kepitis
Janis Kepitis, composer was born
1930-01-02
Birth
Julius LaRosa
Julius LaRosa, Brooklyn New York, American singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air) was born
1948-01-02
Birth
Kerry Minnear
Kerry Minnear, Dorset, English rocker (Gentle Giant) was born
1905-01-02
Birth
Michael Tippett
Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time) was born
1837-01-02
Birth
Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev
Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara) was born
1922-01-02
Birth
Nico Schuyt
Nico Schuyt, composer was born
1944-01-02
Birth
Peter Eotvos
Peter Eotvos, composer was born
1922-01-02
Birth
Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi, Pesaro Italy, lyric soprano was born
1952-01-02
Birth
Ricky Van Shelton
Ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream) was born
1970-01-02
Birth
Robert Fertitta
Robert Fertitta, American opera singer was born
1936-01-02
Birth
Roger Miller
Roger Miller, Fort Worth Tx, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me) was born
1904-01-02
Birth
Sally Rand
Sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance) was born
1907-01-02
Birth
Salvador Ley
Salvador Ley, composer was born
1970-01-02
Birth
Sanda LadoÅŸi
Sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer was born
1846-01-02
Birth
Sandor Erkel
Sandor Erkel, composer was born
1987-01-02
Birth
Syesha Mercado
Syesha Mercado, American singer was born
1928-01-02
Birth
Tiberiu Olah
Tiberiu Olah, composer was born
1889-01-02
Birth
Tito Schipa
Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine) was born
1807-01-02
Birth
Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki
Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer was born
1917-01-02
Birth
Vera Zorina
Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born
1958-01-02
Birth
Vladimir Ovchinnikov
Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist was born
2002-01-02
Death
Armi Aavikko
Armi Aavikko, Finnish singer (b. 1958)
1983-01-02
Death
Bernard George Stevens
Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66
1981-01-02
Death
David Lynch
David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51
1726-01-02
Death
Domenico Zipoli
Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37
2003-01-02
Death
Eric Jupp
Eric Jupp, British-Australian pianist, composer, arranger (b. 1922)
1977-01-02
Death
Errol Garner
Errol Garner, American musician (b. 1921)
1977-01-02
Death
Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53
1789-01-02
Death
Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee
Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68
2012-01-02
Death
Ian Bargh
Ian Bargh, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, dies from lung cancer at 76
1803-01-02
Death
Ignaz Franz von Beecke
Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69
2014-01-02
Death
Jay Traynor
Jay Traynor, rocker (Jay & The Americans) dies at 76
1740-01-02
Death
Johann Georg Weichenberger
Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63
1780-01-02
Death
Johann Ludwig Krebs
Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66
1915-01-02
Death
Karl Goldmark
Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84
2012-01-02
Death
Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt
Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) dies at 63
1980-01-02
Death
Larry Williams
Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44
1941-01-02
Death
Mischa Levitzki
Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42
2000-01-02
Death
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley, American musician and composer (b. 1931)
1970-01-02
Death
Piotr Rytel
Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85
1997-01-02
Death
Randy California
Randy California, [Wolfe], rock guitarist, dies at 45
1924-01-02
Death
Sabine Baring-Gould
Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834)
1965-01-02
Death
Staf Gustaf Frans Nees
Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, composer, dies at 63
1974-01-02
Death
Tex Ritter
Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67
1990-01-02
Death
Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky
Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky, Manchuria composer (Creation), dies at 78
1970-01-02
Event
Galt MacDermot
Dutch premiere of musical "Hair" in Amsterdam
1900-01-02
Event
Gustave Charpentier
Gustave Charpentier's opera "Louise," premieres in Paris
1843-01-02
Event
Richard Wagner
Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Holländer" premieres, Dresden
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