On This Day in Music: January 22

On January 22 in music history, 57 artists were born, 35 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Sam Cooke (1935), Michael Hutchence (1960) and Steve Perry (1949).

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Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke, Chicago Ill, soul singer (You Send Me) was born

Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence, Australia, rock vocalist/actor (INXS-Dogs in Space) was born

Steve Perry

Steve Perry, Hanford California, vocalist (Journey-Open Arms, Oh Sherry) was born

Jazzy Jeff Townes

Jazzy Jeff Townes, rapper (Parents Just Don't Understand) was born

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Addie "Micki" Harris

Addie "Micki" Harris, Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy) was born

Albert "Pud" Brown

Albert "Pud" Brown, clarinetist/saxophonist was born

Alexander Abramsky

Alexander Abramsky, composer was born

Andre Hodeir

Andre Hodeir, composer was born

Ben Moody

Ben Moody, American guitarist (Evanescence) was born

Bruno Kreisky

Bruno Kreisky, Austria, bandleader/chancellor (1970-83) was born

Carl Hockh

Carl Hockh, composer was born

Charles Arnold Tournemire

Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer was born

Charles Henri Marechal

Charles Henri Marechal, composer was born

Claude-Benigne Balbastre

Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer was born

Dimitri Dragatakis

Dimitri Dragatakis, composer was born

Ernst Kullak

Ernst Kullak, composer was born

Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger

Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer was born

Francois-Antoine Habeneck

Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer was born

Franz Salmhofer

Franz Salmhofer, composer was born

Friedrich Zehm

Friedrich Zehm, composer was born

George Balanchine [Giorgi Balanchivadze]

George Balanchine [Giorgi Balanchivadze], ballet composer/choreographer, (d. 1983), [OS=Jan 9] was born

Gilbert Levine

Gilbert Levine, American conductor was born

Giuseppe Luigi Tibaldi

Giuseppe Luigi Tibaldi, composer was born

Gustaf Paulson

Gustaf Paulson, composer was born

Hans-Erich Apostel

Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Sonata Ritmica) was born

Heath

Heath, Japanese bass guitarist (X Japan) was born

Henri Dutilleux

Henri Dutilleux, Angers France, composer was born

J J Johnson

J J Johnson, composer/jazz trombonist was born

James P Pennington

James P Pennington, rocker (Exile) was born

Jazzy Jeff Townes

Jazzy Jeff Townes, rapper (Parents Just Don't Understand) was born

John Joseph Becker

John Joseph Becker, composer was born

Josef Leopold Zvonar

Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer was born

Josef Stanislav

Josef Stanislav, composer was born

Joseph Reipel

Joseph Reipel, composer was born

Karel Stecker

Karel Stecker, composer was born

Leon Jessel

Leon Jessel, composer was born

Leslie Bassett

Leslie Bassett, composer was born

Lewis Edson

Lewis Edson, composer was born

Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence, Australia, rock vocalist/actor (INXS-Dogs in Space) was born

Myung-Whun Chung

Myung-Whun Chung, Seoul South Korea, pianist/conductor was born

Oliver

Oliver, rocker was born

Pascal Collasse

Pascal Collasse, composer was born

Peter Fuchs

Peter Fuchs, composer was born

Ray Mayhew

Ray Mayhew, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111) was born

Roberto Garcia Morillo

Roberto Garcia Morillo, composer was born

Robin Humphrey Milford

Robin Humphrey Milford, composer was born

Rosa Ponselle

Rosa Ponselle, opera diva (Casta Diva, La Forza del Destino) was born

Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke, Chicago Ill, soul singer (You Send Me) was born

Stefano Pavesi

Stefano Pavesi, composer was born

Steve Perry

Steve Perry, Hanford California, vocalist (Journey-Open Arms, Oh Sherry) was born

Steve Riley

Steve Riley, American drummer was born

Steven Adler

Steven Adler, Cleveland Ohio, drummer (Guns & Roses-Sweet Child) was born

Suzanne Danco

Suzanne Danco, Belgian opera singer was born

Teddy Gentry

Teddy Gentry, Fort Payne Ala, country music star (Alabama-Mt Music) was born

Theodore Kosloff

Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1956) was born

Tilo Medek

Tilo Medek, German composer was born

Verdina Shlonsky

Verdina Shlonsky, composer was born

Vincenzo Righini

Vincenzo Righini, composer was born

Vinko Zganec

Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (d. 1976) was born

Willa Ford

Willa Ford, American singer was born

William Warfield

William Warfield, singer (Show Boat) was born

Died on January 22

Aki Rahimovski

Aki Rahimovski died

Ann Miller

Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (b. 1923)

Barry Goldberg

Barry Goldberg died

Bernhard Hupfeld

Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78

Billy MacKenzie

Billy Mackenzie, Scottish musician (Associates) (b. 1957)

Billy May

Billy May, American composer and musician (b. 1916)

Carlo Felice Boghen

Carlo Felice Boghen, composer, dies a day before 76th birthday

Clive Sarstedt

Clive Sarstedt died

Consuelo Velázquez

Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican songwriter (b. 1924)

Cristofano Malvezzi

Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51

David E. Hughes

David E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831)

Don Wilson

Don Wilson died

Easley Blackwood, Jr.

Easley Blackwood, Jr. died

Eastwood Lane

Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71

Edward Solomon

Edward Solomon, composer, dies at 39

Francis Buchholz

Francis Buchholz died

Frederik Rung

Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60

Gabriel Yacoub

Gabriel Yacoub died

George Rodwell

George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51

Georges-Julien Sieber

Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71

Irwin Levine

Irwin Levine, composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon), dies at 58

Iwan Knorr

Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63

Jacob Balthasar Schutz

Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39

Johann Siebenkas

Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66

Louis Glass

Louis Glass, composer, dies at 71

Marc Blitzstein

Marc Blitzstein, US composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58

Moritz Ganz

Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61

Narendra Chanchal

Narendra Chanchal died

Rhett Forrester

Rhett Forrester, American singer (Riot) (b. 1956)

Roger Wallis

Roger Wallis died

Ron Holden

Ron Holden, American singer (b. 1939)

Thích Nhất Hạnh

Thích Nhất Hạnh died

Vincenz Lachner

Vincenz Lachner, composer, dies at 81

Wally Whyton

Wally Whyton, musician/broadcaster, dies at 66

Zhanna Pliyeva

Zhanna Pliyeva died

Releases & milestones on January 22

Alberto Franchetti

Franchetti's Opera "Germania," premieres in NYC

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady MacBeth," premieres in Leningrad

Paula Abdul

17th American Music Award: Paula Abdul & Bobby Brown win

Therion

Therion released the album 'Leviathan'

William Byrd

English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly

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