On This Day in Music: January 20

On January 20 in music history, 59 artists were born, 32 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1965), Lead Belly (1888) and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (1971).

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The Beatles

Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)

Lead Belly

Lead Belly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line), (d. 1949) was born

Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson

Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, American drummer (The Roots) was born

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf died

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Born on January 20

Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson

Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, American drummer (The Roots) was born

Alexander Tcherepnin

Alexander Tcherepnin, composer was born

Amedee-Ernest Chausson

Amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer was born

Boris Semyonovich Shekhter

Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer was born

David Eugene Tudor

David Eugene Tudor, Phila Penn, composer was born

Elmer R Diktonius

Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik) was born

Ennio Porrino

Ennio Porrino, composer was born

Eric Stewart

Eric Stewart, rock guitarist (10cc-I'm Not in Love) was born

Eva A Jessye

Eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah) was born

Farhad Mehrad

Farhad Mehrad, Iranian musician was born

Francesco Bartolomeo Conti

Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer was born

Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow, English singer (Take That) was born

George Grantham

George Grantham, rocker (Poco-Crazy Eyes) was born

Giovanni Domenico Perotti

Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer was born

Greg Kriesel

Greg Kriesel, American bassist (The Offspring) was born

Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu

Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer was born

Hachidai Nakamura

Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese songwriter and pianist (d. 1992) was born

Henk Batenburgh

Henk Batenburgh, cabaret performer/singer (Waaldrecht) was born

Hiromi Ōta

Hiromi Ōta, Japanese singer was born

Ian Hill

Ian Hill, bass guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law) was born

Ivan Fischer

Ivan Fischer, Hungarian conductor was born

Jerome-Joseph de Momigny

Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer was born

Joe Pasquale

Joe Pasquale, rocker (Prey) was born

Johan Peter Selmer

Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born

Johann Hermann Schein

Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born

John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery, American singer was born

Jorge Peixinho

Jorge Peixinho, composer was born

Joseph-Hector Fiocco

Joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer was born

Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer

Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860) was born

Józef Hofmann

Józef Hofmann, Polish pianist (d. 1967) was born

Lead Belly

Lead Belly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line), (d. 1949) was born

Mari Yaguchi

Mari Yaguchi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born

Matthew Tuck

Matthew Tuck, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine) was born

Mel Pritchard

Mel Pritchard, English rocker (Barclay James Harvest) was born

Melody

Melody, Belgian singer was born

Mischa Elman

Mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist was born

Mitch Benn

Mitch Benn, UK comedian, songwriter, actor was born

Nicky Wire

Nicky Wire, British Musician (Manic Street Preachers) was born

Nina Verchinina

Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher was born

Nora Brockstedt

Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer was born

Pascal Boyer

Pascal Boyer, composer was born

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley, [Eisen], rock guitarist (KISS-Beth) was born

Pierre Lalonde

Pierre Lalonde, Quebec singer and television host was born

Ray Anthony

Ray Anthony, Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, American orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme) was born

Rob Bourdon

Rob Bourdon, American musician (Linkin Park) was born

Ron Townson

Ron Townson, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Up Up & Away) was born

Ronald Townson

Ronald Townson, rock singer (5th Dimension-We Can Fly) was born

Royalton Kisch

Royalton Kisch, British(?) conductor was born

Ruth St Denis

Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) was born

Sebastian de Iradier

Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma) was born

Slim Whitman

Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer (Home on the Range) was born

Stepan Lucky

Stepan Lucky, composer was born

Toni Gonzaga

Toni Gonzaga, Filipina Actress and Singer was born

Tracii Guns

Tracii Guns, rock guitarist (LA Guns-It's Over Now) was born

Walter Hamor Piston

Walter Hamor Piston, Rockland Maine, composer (Incredible Flutis) was born

Wilfred Conwell Bain

Wilfred Conwell Bain, composer was born

Will Young

Will Young, British singer was born

Yvette Guilbert

Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (d. 1944) was born

Yvonne Loriod

Yvonne Loriod, Houilles France, pianist was born

Died on January 20

Arthur Farwell

Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74

Bettina Brentano

Bettina Brentano, composer, dies at 73

Buster Benton

Buster Benton, singer/guitarist, dies at 63

Carrie Hamilton

Carrie Hamilton, actress and singer (b. 1963)

Christian Cannabich

Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66

Christian de Placker

Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77

David Newman

David Newman, American jazz musician, nicknamed "Fathead" (b. 1933)

Edward Francis Fitzwilliam

Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32

Elza Soares

Elza Soares died

Emil Liebling

Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62

Emil Mangelsdorff

Emil Mangelsdorff died

Franz Andre

Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81

Franz Paul Lachner

Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86

Gerald Joseph Mulligan

Gerald Joseph Mulligan, baritone saxophonist/composer, dies at 68

Giacomo Benvenuti

Giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57

Gustav Winckler

Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)

Hayedeh

Hayedeh, Persian singer (b. 1942)

Henry Southwick Perkins

Henry Southwick Perkins, composer, dies at 80

Jan Rychlik

Jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47

Jo Juda

Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75

Johann Christoph Oley

Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50

Juro Mětšk

Juro Mětšk died

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf died

Michal Bogdanowicz

Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50

Miloslav Istvan

Miloslav Istvan, composer, dies at 61

Mira Furlan

Mira Furlan died

Nedda Casei

Nedda Casei died

Peter Stadlen

Peter Stadlen, pianist/critic, dies at 85

Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges

Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64

Rob Hirst

Rob Hirst died

Stanislaw Pilinski

Stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65

Stella Chiweshe

Stella Chiweshe died

Releases & milestones on January 20

Band-Maid

Band-Maid released the album 'Unseen World'

James Shelton

"Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 35 performances

Katatonia

Katatonia released the album 'Sky Void of Stars'

Måneskin

Måneskin released the album 'Rush!'

Paul Chihara

"Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 72 perfs

The Beatles

Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)

Tomorrow X Together

Tomorrow X Together released the album 'Still Dreaming'

Trippie Redd

Trippie Redd released the album 'Mansion Musik'

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