1984
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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial
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Born on January 27
1924
Birth
Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev
Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev, composer was born
1947
Birth
Björn Afzelius
Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer (d. 1999) was born
1930
Birth
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark TN, blues singer (Call on the Drummer), (d. 2013) was born
1951
Birth
Brian Downey
Brian Downey, rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town) was born
1868
Birth
Cato Engelen-Sewing
Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera) was born
1958
Birth
Charles Waltz
Charles Waltz, rocker (Shooting Star) was born
1948
Birth
Chuck Larsen
Chuck Larsen, rocker (Snuff) was born
1867
Birth
Claude Antoine Terrasse
Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer was born
1895
Birth
Claudio Carneyro
Claudio Carneyro, composer was born
1969
Birth
Cornelius
Cornelius, Japanese musician and producer (Flipper's Guitar) was born
1823
Birth
Edouard Lalo
Edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie Espagnole) was born
1885
Birth
Eduard Künneke
Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953) was born
1918
Birth
Elmore James
Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom) was born
1830
Birth
Georg Hellmesberger
Georg Hellmesberger, composer was born
1961
Birth
Gillian Gilbert
Gillian Gilbert, Manchester England, rocker (New Order-Round & Round) was born
1899
Birth
Granville English
Granville English, composer was born
1895
Birth
Harry Ruby
Harry Ruby, American composer (d. 1974) was born
1920
Birth
Helmut Zacharias
Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (d. 2002) was born
1928
Birth
Jean-Michel Damase
Jean-Michel Damase, composer was born
1885
Birth
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) was born
1937
Birth
John Ogdon
John Ogdon, Manchester England, pianist/composer was born
1981
Birth
Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang, blues musician was born
1895
Birth
Joseph Rosenstock
Joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41) was born
1806
Birth
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (d. 1826) was born
1987
Birth
Katy Rose
Katy Rose, American pop singer was born
1944
Birth
Kevin Coyne
Kevin Coyne, rocker was born
1946
Birth
Kim Gardner
Kim Gardner, England, rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) was born
1828
Birth
Louis Schubert
Louis Schubert, composer was born
1775
Birth
Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia
Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer was born
1961
Birth
Margo Timmins
Margo Timmins, singer (Cowboy Junkies) was born
1972
Birth
Mark Owen
Mark Owen, English pop singer was born
1961
Birth
Martin Degville
Martin Degville, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111) was born
1784
Birth
Martin-Joseph Mengal
Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer was born
1969
Birth
Michael Kulas
Michael Kulas, Canadian singer (James) was born
1968
Birth
Mike Patton
Mike Patton, Eureka Ca, rocker (Faith No More-The Real Thing) was born
1948
Birth
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Riga Latvia, ballet dancer (That's Dancing) was born
1913
Birth
Milton Adolphus
Milton Adolphus, composer was born
1892
Birth
Mitya Stillman
Mitya Stillman, composer was born
1947
Birth
Nedra Telley
Nedra Telley, NYC, vocalist (Ronettes-Be My Little Baby) was born
1944
Birth
Nicholas Berkeley Mason
Nicholas Berkeley Mason, drummer (Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall) was born
1919
Birth
Nina Milkina
Nina Milkina, pianist was born
1908
Birth
Oran Page
Oran Page, American musician (d. 1954) was born
1952
Birth
Peter Garland
Peter Garland, composer was born
1942
Birth
Petr Kotik
Petr Kotik, composer was born
1592
Birth
Pierre de La Barre
Pierre de La Barre, composer was born
1906
Birth
Radames Gnattali
Radames Gnattali, composer was born
1955
Birth
Richard Young
Richard Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett) was born
1962
Birth
Roberto Paci Dalò
Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer was born
1976
Birth
Ruby Lin
Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer was born
1961
Birth
Rudi Mauger
Rudi Mauger, rocker (Crew Cuts) was born
1931
Birth
Rudi Maugeri
Rudi Maugeri, rocker (Crew Cuts) was born
1951
Birth
Seth Justman
Seth Justman, Wash DC, rock keyboardist (J Geils Band-Centerfold) was born
1918
Birth
Skitch Henderson
Skitch Henderson, Birmingham England, orchestra leader (Tonight Show) was born
1939
Birth
Tigran Yegiayi Mansuryan
Tigran Yegiayi Mansuryan, composer was born
1968
Birth
Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence, Atlanta Tx, country singer (Sticks & Stones) was born
1968
Birth
Tricky
Tricky, English rapper was born
1715
Birth
Vaclav Kalous
Vaclav Kalous, composer was born
1913
Birth
Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky
Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky, composer was born
1869
Birth
Will Marion Cook
Will Marion Cook, composer was born
1756
Birth
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer (Figaro), (d. 1791) was born
1974
Birth
ZP Theart
ZP Theart, South African-born English singer (Dragonforce) was born
Died on January 27
1904
Death
Adam Minchejmer
Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73
2026
Death
António Chainho
António Chainho died
2024
Death
Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins died
1989
Death
Bayani Casimiro
Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor (b. 1918)
1949
Death
Boris Asafiev
Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64
2023
Death
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone died
2022
Death
Diego Verdaguer
Diego Verdaguer died
1994
Death
Eddie Calhoun
Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72
1956
Death
Erich Kleiber
Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies
2000
Death
Friedrich Gulda
Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist (b. 1930)
2006
Death
Gene McFadden
Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
1995
Death
Geoffrey Parsons
Geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65
2022
Death
Georg Christoph Biller
Georg Christoph Biller died
1997
Death
Gerald Marks
Gerald Marks, American songwriter (All of Me) (b. 1900)
1901
Death
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer, dies at 77
1969
Death
Hanns Jelinek
Hanns Jelinek, composer, dies at 67
1629
Death
Hieronymus Praetorius
Hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68
1941
Death
Iver Paul Fredrik Holter
Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer, dies at 90
2026
Death
James Sallis
James Sallis died
1930
Death
Jean Hure
Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52
2020
Death
Jiří Zahradník
Jiří Zahradník died
1802
Death
Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg
Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42
1851
Death
Karl Moser
Karl Moser, composer, dies at 77
1964
Death
Lieb Glantz
Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65
2024
Death
Lillebjørn Nilsen
Lillebjørn Nilsen died
1972
Death
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60
1978
Death
Marguerite Canal
Marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87
2022
Death
Mark Levine
Mark Levine died
2021
Death
Mehrdad Minavand
Mehrdad Minavand died
1954
Death
Paul-Marie Masson
Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71
1850
Death
Philipp Roth
Philipp Roth, composer, dies at 70
1994
Death
Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams, songwriter, dies at 86
2001
Death
Stavros Damianides
Stavros Damianides, Greek musician (b. 1941)
2023
Death
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms died
1965
Death
Theo Uden Marsman
Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63
2022
Death
Woody Mann
Woody Mann died
Releases & milestones on January 27
2023
Event
Aya Nakamura
Aya Nakamura released the album 'DNK'
1992
Event
Michael Bolton
19th American Music Award: C & C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win
1984
Event
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial
1778
Event
Roland Van Campenhout
Piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris
2023
Event
Sam Smith
Sam Smith released the album 'Gloria'
1945
Event
Sigmund Romberg
S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in NYC
2021
Event
Super Junior
Super Junior released the album 'Star'
1967
Event
The Beatles
Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records
1997
Event
Toni Braxton
24th American Music Award: Toni Braxton & Alanis Morissette win
2023
Event
Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep released the album 'Chaos & Colour'
1986
Event
Whitney Houston
13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis & C Gayle
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