On This Day in Music: January 27

On January 27 in music history, 61 artists were born, 36 died and 11 other milestones happened, among them Michael Jackson (1984), The Beatles (1967) and Whitney Houston (1986).

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial

The Beatles

Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records

Whitney Houston

13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis & C Gayle

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark TN, blues singer (Call on the Drummer), (d. 2013) was born

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Born on January 27

Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev

Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev, composer was born

Björn Afzelius

Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer (d. 1999) was born

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark TN, blues singer (Call on the Drummer), (d. 2013) was born

Brian Downey

Brian Downey, rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town) was born

Cato Engelen-Sewing

Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera) was born

Charles Waltz

Charles Waltz, rocker (Shooting Star) was born

Chuck Larsen

Chuck Larsen, rocker (Snuff) was born

Claude Antoine Terrasse

Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer was born

Claudio Carneyro

Claudio Carneyro, composer was born

Cornelius

Cornelius, Japanese musician and producer (Flipper's Guitar) was born

Edouard Lalo

Edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie Espagnole) was born

Eduard Künneke

Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953) was born

Elmore James

Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom) was born

Georg Hellmesberger

Georg Hellmesberger, composer was born

Gillian Gilbert

Gillian Gilbert, Manchester England, rocker (New Order-Round & Round) was born

Granville English

Granville English, composer was born

Harry Ruby

Harry Ruby, American composer (d. 1974) was born

Helmut Zacharias

Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (d. 2002) was born

Jean-Michel Damase

Jean-Michel Damase, composer was born

Jerome Kern

Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) was born

John Ogdon

John Ogdon, Manchester England, pianist/composer was born

Jonny Lang

Jonny Lang, blues musician was born

Joseph Rosenstock

Joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41) was born

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (d. 1826) was born

Katy Rose

Katy Rose, American pop singer was born

Kevin Coyne

Kevin Coyne, rocker was born

Kim Gardner

Kim Gardner, England, rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) was born

Louis Schubert

Louis Schubert, composer was born

Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia

Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer was born

Margo Timmins

Margo Timmins, singer (Cowboy Junkies) was born

Mark Owen

Mark Owen, English pop singer was born

Martin Degville

Martin Degville, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111) was born

Martin-Joseph Mengal

Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer was born

Michael Kulas

Michael Kulas, Canadian singer (James) was born

Mike Patton

Mike Patton, Eureka Ca, rocker (Faith No More-The Real Thing) was born

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov, Riga Latvia, ballet dancer (That's Dancing) was born

Milton Adolphus

Milton Adolphus, composer was born

Mitya Stillman

Mitya Stillman, composer was born

Nedra Telley

Nedra Telley, NYC, vocalist (Ronettes-Be My Little Baby) was born

Nicholas Berkeley Mason

Nicholas Berkeley Mason, drummer (Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall) was born

Nina Milkina

Nina Milkina, pianist was born

Oran Page

Oran Page, American musician (d. 1954) was born

Peter Garland

Peter Garland, composer was born

Petr Kotik

Petr Kotik, composer was born

Pierre de La Barre

Pierre de La Barre, composer was born

Radames Gnattali

Radames Gnattali, composer was born

Richard Young

Richard Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett) was born

Roberto Paci Dalò

Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer was born

Ruby Lin

Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer was born

Rudi Mauger

Rudi Mauger, rocker (Crew Cuts) was born

Rudi Maugeri

Rudi Maugeri, rocker (Crew Cuts) was born

Seth Justman

Seth Justman, Wash DC, rock keyboardist (J Geils Band-Centerfold) was born

Skitch Henderson

Skitch Henderson, Birmingham England, orchestra leader (Tonight Show) was born

Tigran Yegiayi Mansuryan

Tigran Yegiayi Mansuryan, composer was born

Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence, Atlanta Tx, country singer (Sticks & Stones) was born

Tricky

Tricky, English rapper was born

Vaclav Kalous

Vaclav Kalous, composer was born

Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky

Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky, composer was born

Will Marion Cook

Will Marion Cook, composer was born

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer (Figaro), (d. 1791) was born

ZP Theart

ZP Theart, South African-born English singer (Dragonforce) was born

Died on January 27

Adam Minchejmer

Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73

António Chainho

António Chainho died

Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins died

Bayani Casimiro

Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor (b. 1918)

Boris Asafiev

Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone died

Diego Verdaguer

Diego Verdaguer died

Eddie Calhoun

Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72

Erich Kleiber

Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies

Friedrich Gulda

Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist (b. 1930)

Gene McFadden

Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1948)

Geoffrey Parsons

Geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65

Georg Christoph Biller

Georg Christoph Biller died

Gerald Marks

Gerald Marks, American songwriter (All of Me) (b. 1900)

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer, dies at 77

Hanns Jelinek

Hanns Jelinek, composer, dies at 67

Hieronymus Praetorius

Hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68

Iver Paul Fredrik Holter

Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer, dies at 90

James Sallis

James Sallis died

Jean Hure

Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52

Jiří Zahradník

Jiří Zahradník died

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42

Karl Moser

Karl Moser, composer, dies at 77

Lieb Glantz

Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65

Lillebjørn Nilsen

Lillebjørn Nilsen died

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60

Marguerite Canal

Marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87

Mark Levine

Mark Levine died

Mehrdad Minavand

Mehrdad Minavand died

Paul-Marie Masson

Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71

Philipp Roth

Philipp Roth, composer, dies at 70

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams, songwriter, dies at 86

Stavros Damianides

Stavros Damianides, Greek musician (b. 1941)

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms died

Theo Uden Marsman

Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63

Woody Mann

Woody Mann died

Releases & milestones on January 27

Aya Nakamura

Aya Nakamura released the album 'DNK'

Michael Bolton

19th American Music Award: C & C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial

Roland Van Campenhout

Piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris

Sam Smith

Sam Smith released the album 'Gloria'

Sigmund Romberg

S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in NYC

Super Junior

Super Junior released the album 'Star'

The Beatles

Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records

Toni Braxton

24th American Music Award: Toni Braxton & Alanis Morissette win

Uriah Heep

Uriah Heep released the album 'Chaos & Colour'

Whitney Houston

13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis & C Gayle

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