1965
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The Beatles
Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)
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Born on January 20
1971
Birth
Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, American drummer (The Roots) was born
1899
Birth
Alexander Tcherepnin
Alexander Tcherepnin, composer was born
1855
Birth
Amedee-Ernest Chausson
Amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer was born
1900
Birth
Boris Semyonovich Shekhter
Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer was born
1926
Birth
David Eugene Tudor
David Eugene Tudor, Phila Penn, composer was born
1896
Birth
Elmer R Diktonius
Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik) was born
1910
Birth
Ennio Porrino
Ennio Porrino, composer was born
1945
Birth
Eric Stewart
Eric Stewart, rock guitarist (10cc-I'm Not in Love) was born
1895
Birth
Eva A Jessye
Eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah) was born
1943
Birth
Farhad Mehrad
Farhad Mehrad, Iranian musician was born
1681
Birth
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer was born
1971
Birth
Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow, English singer (Take That) was born
1947
Birth
George Grantham
George Grantham, rocker (Poco-Crazy Eyes) was born
1761
Birth
Giovanni Domenico Perotti
Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer was born
1965
Birth
Greg Kriesel
Greg Kriesel, American bassist (The Offspring) was born
1870
Birth
Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu
Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer was born
1931
Birth
Hachidai Nakamura
Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese songwriter and pianist (d. 1992) was born
1950
Birth
Henk Batenburgh
Henk Batenburgh, cabaret performer/singer (Waaldrecht) was born
1955
Birth
Hiromi Ōta
Hiromi Ōta, Japanese singer was born
1952
Birth
Ian Hill
Ian Hill, bass guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law) was born
1951
Birth
Ivan Fischer
Ivan Fischer, Hungarian conductor was born
1762
Birth
Jerome-Joseph de Momigny
Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer was born
1967
Birth
Joe Pasquale
Joe Pasquale, rocker (Prey) was born
1844
Birth
Johan Peter Selmer
Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born
1586
Birth
Johann Hermann Schein
Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born
1965
Birth
John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery, American singer was born
1940
Birth
Jorge Peixinho
Jorge Peixinho, composer was born
1703
Birth
Joseph-Hector Fiocco
Joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer was born
1783
Birth
Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer
Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860) was born
1876
Birth
Józef Hofmann
Józef Hofmann, Polish pianist (d. 1967) was born
1888
Birth
Lead Belly
Lead Belly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line), (d. 1949) was born
1983
Birth
Mari Yaguchi
Mari Yaguchi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born
1980
Birth
Matthew Tuck
Matthew Tuck, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine) was born
1948
Birth
Mel Pritchard
Mel Pritchard, English rocker (Barclay James Harvest) was born
1977
Birth
Melody
Melody, Belgian singer was born
1891
Birth
Mischa Elman
Mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist was born
1970
Birth
Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn, UK comedian, songwriter, actor was born
1969
Birth
Nicky Wire
Nicky Wire, British Musician (Manic Street Preachers) was born
1910
Birth
Nina Verchinina
Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher was born
1923
Birth
Nora Brockstedt
Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer was born
1743
Birth
Pascal Boyer
Pascal Boyer, composer was born
1952
Birth
Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley, [Eisen], rock guitarist (KISS-Beth) was born
1941
Birth
Pierre Lalonde
Pierre Lalonde, Quebec singer and television host was born
1922
Birth
Ray Anthony
Ray Anthony, Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, American orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme) was born
1979
Birth
Rob Bourdon
Rob Bourdon, American musician (Linkin Park) was born
1933
Birth
Ron Townson
Ron Townson, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Up Up & Away) was born
1947
Birth
Ronald Townson
Ronald Townson, rock singer (5th Dimension-We Can Fly) was born
1919
Birth
Royalton Kisch
Royalton Kisch, British(?) conductor was born
1877
Birth
Ruth St Denis
Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) was born
1809
Birth
Sebastian de Iradier
Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma) was born
1942
Birth
Slim Whitman
Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer (Home on the Range) was born
1919
Birth
Stepan Lucky
Stepan Lucky, composer was born
1984
Birth
Toni Gonzaga
Toni Gonzaga, Filipina Actress and Singer was born
1966
Birth
Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns, rock guitarist (LA Guns-It's Over Now) was born
1894
Birth
Walter Hamor Piston
Walter Hamor Piston, Rockland Maine, composer (Incredible Flutis) was born
1908
Birth
Wilfred Conwell Bain
Wilfred Conwell Bain, composer was born
1979
Birth
Will Young
Will Young, British singer was born
1867
Birth
Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (d. 1944) was born
1924
Birth
Yvonne Loriod
Yvonne Loriod, Houilles France, pianist was born
Died on January 20
1952
Death
Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74
1859
Death
Bettina Brentano
Bettina Brentano, composer, dies at 73
1996
Death
Buster Benton
Buster Benton, singer/guitarist, dies at 63
2002
Death
Carrie Hamilton
Carrie Hamilton, actress and singer (b. 1963)
1798
Death
Christian Cannabich
Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66
1691
Death
Christian de Placker
Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77
2009
Death
David Newman
David Newman, American jazz musician, nicknamed "Fathead" (b. 1933)
1857
Death
Edward Francis Fitzwilliam
Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32
2022
Death
Elza Soares
Elza Soares died
1914
Death
Emil Liebling
Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62
2022
Death
Emil Mangelsdorff
Emil Mangelsdorff died
1975
Death
Franz Andre
Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81
1890
Death
Franz Paul Lachner
Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86
1996
Death
Gerald Joseph Mulligan
Gerald Joseph Mulligan, baritone saxophonist/composer, dies at 68
1943
Death
Giacomo Benvenuti
Giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57
1979
Death
Gustav Winckler
Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)
1990
Death
Hayedeh
Hayedeh, Persian singer (b. 1942)
1914
Death
Henry Southwick Perkins
Henry Southwick Perkins, composer, dies at 80
1964
Death
Jan Rychlik
Jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47
1985
Death
Jo Juda
Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75
1789
Death
Johann Christoph Oley
Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50
2022
Death
Juro Mětšk
Juro Mětšk died
2022
Death
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf died
1830
Death
Michal Bogdanowicz
Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50
1990
Death
Miloslav Istvan
Miloslav Istvan, composer, dies at 61
2021
Death
Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan died
2020
Death
Nedda Casei
Nedda Casei died
1996
Death
Peter Stadlen
Peter Stadlen, pianist/critic, dies at 85
1838
Death
Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges
Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64
2026
Death
Rob Hirst
Rob Hirst died
1905
Death
Stanislaw Pilinski
Stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65
2023
Death
Stella Chiweshe
Stella Chiweshe died
Releases & milestones on January 20
2021
Event
Band-Maid
Band-Maid released the album 'Unseen World'
1950
Event
James Shelton
"Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 35 performances
2023
Event
Katatonia
Katatonia released the album 'Sky Void of Stars'
2023
Event
Måneskin
Måneskin released the album 'Rush!'
1991
Event
Paul Chihara
"Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 72 perfs
1965
Event
The Beatles
Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)
2021
Event
Tomorrow X Together
Tomorrow X Together released the album 'Still Dreaming'
2023
Event
Trippie Redd
Trippie Redd released the album 'Mansion Musik'
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