On This Day in Music: January 23

1820 Birth

Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov

Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer was born

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1976 Birth

Angelica Lee

Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer was born

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1948 Birth

Anita Pointer

Anita Pointer, Oakland, rock vocalist (Pointer Sisters-She's So Shy) was born

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1902 Birth

Benny Waters

Benny Waters, saxophonist was born

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1950 Birth

Bill Cunningham

Bill Cunningham, Memphis, Tennessee, American original bass guitarist/keyboardist (Box Tops) was born

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1885 Birth

Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski

Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer was born

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1869 Birth

Carlo Felice Boghen

Carlo Felice Boghen, composer was born

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1911 Birth

Dan Smith

Dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer was born

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1950 Birth

Danny Federici

Danny Federici, rocker (E Street Band) was born

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1910 Birth

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist was born

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1959 Birth

Earl Falconer

Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born

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1954 Birth

Edward Ka-spel

Edward Ka-spel, English singer/songwriter (Legendary Pink Dots) was born

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1987 Birth

Felicia Brandström

Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer was born

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1954 Birth

Franco De Vita

Franco De Vita, Caracas Venezuala, spanish singer (Extranjero) was born

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1813 Birth

Franz Commer

Franz Commer, composer was born

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1943 Birth

Gary Burton

Gary Burton, American jazz vibraphonist was born

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1843 Birth

Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg

Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer was born

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1867 Birth

Herbert Bedford

Herbert Bedford, composer was born

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1944 Birth

Jerry Lawson

Jerry Lawson, US singer (Persuasions-Under the Boardwalk) was born

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1933 Birth

Joel Spiegelman

Joel Spiegelman, composer was born

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1950 Birth

John Greaves

John Greaves, English musician (Henry Cow, National Health) was born

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1940 Birth

Johnny Russell

Johnny Russell, country singer was born

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1868 Birth

Juventino Rosas

Juventino Rosas, composer was born

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1930 Birth

Ken Errair

Ken Errair, rocker (Four Freshmen) was born

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1953 Birth

Lamont Robin Zander

Lamont Robin Zander, rocker (Cheap Trick) was born

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1950 Birth

Luis Alberto Spinetta

Luis Alberto Spinetta, Buenos Aires, Argentina, rock musician (Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible), (d. 2012) was born

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1971 Birth

Marc Nelson

Marc Nelson, American R&B singer and lyricist was born

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1925 Birth

Marty Paich

Marty Paich, Oakland California, orchestra leader (Sonny & Cher, Glenn Campbell) was born

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1752 Birth

Muzio Clementi

Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born

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1909 Birth

Norman Fulton

Norman Fulton, composer was born

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1954 Birth

Rick Finch

Rick Finch, rocker (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It) was born

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1955 Birth

Robin Zander

Robin Zander, rocker vocalist/guitarist (Cheap Trick-Dream Police) was born

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1878 Birth

Rutland Boughton

Rutland Boughton, composer was born

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1979 Birth

Sampsa Astala

Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician (Lordi) was born

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1904 Birth

Theodor Schaefer

Theodor Schaefer, composer was born

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1900 Birth

William Ifor Jones

William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor and organist (d. 1988) was born

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1879 Death

Adolf Jensen

Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42

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1990 Death

Albert Collins

Albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57

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2024 Death

Anders Sandberg

Anders Sandberg died

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1922 Death

Arthur Nikisch

Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)

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2022 Death

Beegie Adair

Beegie Adair died

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1548 Death

Bernardo Pisano

Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57

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1981 Death

Bobby Sherwood

Bobby Sherwood, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66

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2023 Death

Carol Sloane

Carol Sloane died

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1997 Death

Charles Craig

Charles Craig, opera singer, dies at 77

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1936 Death

Dame Clara Butt

Dame Clara Butt, alto singer (Country of Hope & Glory), dies at 62

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1941 Death

Dobri Khristov

Dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65

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1908 Death

Edward Alexander MacDowell

Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47

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1946 Death

Feliks Nowowiejski

Feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68

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1845 Death

Francesco Ruggi

Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77

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2024 Death

Frank Farian

Frank Farian died

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2020 Death

Franz Mazura

Franz Mazura died

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1814 Death

Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf

Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52

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1969 Death

Jaroslav Kricka

Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86

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1837 Death

John Field

John Field, composer, dies at 54

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2021 Death

Jonas Gwangwa

Jonas Gwangwa died

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1926 Death

Joseph Carl Breil

Joseph Carl Breil, composer, dies at 55

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1973 Death

Kid Ory

Kid Ory, American jazz trombonist (b. 1886)

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1964 Death

Louis Horst

Louis Horst, composer, dies at 80

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2024 Death

Margo Smith

Margo Smith died

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2024 Death

Melanie

Melanie died

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1864 Death

Michele Puccini

Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50

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2003 Death

Nell Carter

Nell Carter, American singer and actress (b. 1948)

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1976 Death

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson, athlete/lawyer/singer, dies in Philadelphia at 77

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1999 Death

Prince Lincoln Thompson

Prince Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican musician (b. 1949)

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1997 Death

Richard Berry

Richard Berry, lyricist (Louie Louie), dies at 61

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1981 Death

Samuel Barber

Samuel Barber, US composer (School for Scandal), dies at 70

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1984 Death

Samuel Gardner

Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92

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2021 Death

Sumiko Sakamoto

Sumiko Sakamoto died

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1978 Death

Terry Kath

Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32

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1993 Death

Thomas A Dorsey

Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies

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1708 Death

Thomas Bullis

Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80

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2023 Death

Top Topham

Top Topham died

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2021 Death

Trisha Noble

Trisha Noble died

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1805 Death

Vaclav Pichl

Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63

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1978 Death

Vic Ames

Vic Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers) (b. 1925)

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1898 Death

W A Remy

W A Remy, composer, dies at 66

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1921 Death

Wlasyslaw Zelenski

Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83

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1965 Event

Acid Black Cherry

"King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV

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1940 Event

Ignace Jan Paderewski

Pianist Ignaz Paderewski becomes premier of Polish government in exile

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2026 Event

Megadeth

Megadeth released the album 'Megadeth'

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2026 Event

Poppy

Poppy released the album 'Empty Hands'

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