1962
Event
The Beatles
Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
On This Day in Music: January 24
On January 24 in music history, 38 artists were born, 27 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1962), Neil Diamond (1941) and John Belushi (1949).
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Born on January 24
1941
Birth
Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville, US singer/keyboardist (Neville Brothers) was born
1859
Birth
Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky
Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer was born
1936
Birth
Daniel Goode
Daniel Goode, composer was born
1924
Birth
David Craighead
David Craighead, composer was born
1920
Birth
Don Saddler
Don Saddler, Van Nuys California, dancer (Holiday Hotel) was born
1776
Birth
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) was born
1918
Birth
Gottfried von Einem
Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod) was born
1956
Birth
Hanne Krogh
Hanne Krogh, Norwegian singer (Bobbysocks) was born
1931
Birth
Ib Norholm
Ib Norholm, composer was born
1936
Birth
Jack Scott
Jack Scott, Canada, rocker (My True Love) was born
1758
Birth
Johann Chrysostomus Drexel
Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer was born
1949
Birth
John Belushi
John Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers) was born
1967
Birth
John Myung
John Myung, American musician (Dream Theater) was born
1958
Birth
Jools Holland
Jools Holland, British musician was born
1955
Birth
Julian Holland
Julian Holland, rocker (Squeeze) was born
1938
Birth
Julius Arthur Hemphill
Julius Arthur Hemphill, saxophonist was born
1774
Birth
Karl Moser
Karl Moser, composer was born
1828
Birth
Karol Studzinski
Karol Studzinski, composer was born
1924
Birth
Klaus George Roy
Klaus George Roy, composer was born
1944
Birth
Klaus Nomi
Klaus Nomi, German singer (d. 1983) was born
1919
Birth
Leon Kirchner
Leon Kirchner, Brooklyn NY, opera composer (Lily) was born
1956
Birth
Lounès Matoub
Lounès Matoub, a famous Berber Kabyle singer (d. 1998) was born
1941
Birth
Michael Chapman
Michael Chapman, Leeds England, rocker (Looking for 11) was born
1948
Birth
Michael Des Barres
Michael Des Barres, British actor and rock singer was born
1968
Birth
Michael Kiske
Michael Kiske, German musician was born
1972
Birth
Naoshi Mizuta
Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese composer was born
1941
Birth
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond, Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Jazz Singer) was born
1913
Birth
Norman Dello Joio
Norman Dello Joio, [Dello Ioio], NYC, composer was born
1939
Birth
Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens, Clarksdale Ga, singer (Ahab the Arab, Streak) was born
1933
Birth
Ron Townson
Ron Townson, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Aquarius) [or Jan 29] was born
1923
Birth
Simeon ten Holt
Simeon ten Holt, composer was born
1909
Birth
Tiny Winters
Tiny Winters, musician was born
1915
Birth
Vitezslava Kapralova
Vitezslava Kapralova, composer was born
1947
Birth
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon, Chicago, rocker (Excitable Boy) was born
1932
Birth
Werner Steger
Werner Steger, composer was born
1829
Birth
William Mason
William Mason, composer was born
1984
Birth
Witold Kiełtyka
Witold Kiełtyka, Polish drummer (Decapitated) (d. 2007) was born
1933
Birth
Zeke Carey
Zeke Carey, US R&B-singer (Flamingos-I Only Have Eyes For You) was born
Died on January 24
2021
Death
Arik Brauer
Arik Brauer died
1911
Death
Carl Eilhardt
Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67
1473
Death
Conrad Paumann
Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies
1812
Death
Eligio Celestino
Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72
2006
Death
Fayard Nicholas
Fayard Nicholas, American tap dancer, one-half of The Nicholas Brothers (b. 1914)
1904
Death
Franz Coenen
Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77
1883
Death
Friedrich von Flotow
Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70
1851
Death
Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini
Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76
1805
Death
Giacomo Conti
Giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50
2025
Death
Gianfranco Manfredi
Gianfranco Manfredi died
1986
Death
Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64
1913
Death
Gustav Luders
Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47
2009
Death
Gérard Blanc
Gérard Blanc, French singer (b. 1947)
1970
Death
James "Shep" Shepherd
James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death
2020
Death
Joe Payne
Joe Payne died
1666
Death
Johann Andreas Herbst
Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77
1884
Death
Johann Christian Gebauer
Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75
2021
Death
Joseph Sonnabend
Joseph Sonnabend died
2005
Death
June Bronhill
June Bronhill, Australian singer (b. 1929)
2026
Death
Kazuhito Yamashita
Kazuhito Yamashita died
1864
Death
Otto Jonas Lindblad
Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54
2011
Death
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Indian Musician, Bharat Ratna Laureate (b. 1922)
2012
Death
Patricia Neway
Patricia Neway, American opera and musical theatre singer, dies at 83
1969
Death
Pauline Hall
Pauline Hall, composer, dies at 78
2010
Death
Pernell Roberts
Pernell Roberts, American actor & singer, last surviving star of Bonanza (b. 1928)
2020
Death
Sean Reinert
Sean Reinert died
1901
Death
Simon Hassler
Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68
Releases & milestones on January 24
2020
Event
Annihilator
Annihilator released the album 'Ballistic, Sadistic'
2025
Event
FKA twigs
FKA twigs released the album 'Eusexua'
1942
Event
Lester Lee
Musical "Star & Garter," premieres in NYC
1874
Event
Modest Mussorgsky
Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," premieres in St Petersburg
1948
Event
Morris Stoloff
"Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 124 perfs
2020
Event
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys released the album 'Hotspot'
1962
Event
The Beatles
Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
1914
Event
Victor Herbert
Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC