On This Day in Music: January 27

1924-01-27 Birth

Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev

Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev, composer was born

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1947-01-27 Birth

Björn Afzelius

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

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1930-01-27 Birth

Bobby "Blue" Bland

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

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1951-01-27 Birth

Brian Downey

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

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1868-01-27 Birth

Cato Engelen-Sewing

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

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1958-01-27 Birth

Charles Waltz

Charles Waltz, rocker (Shooting Star) was born

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1948-01-27 Birth

Chuck Larsen

Chuck Larsen, rocker (Snuff) was born

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1867-01-27 Birth

Claude Antoine Terrasse

Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer was born

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1895-01-27 Birth

Claudio Carneyro

Claudio Carneyro, composer was born

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1969-01-27 Birth

Cornelius

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

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1823-01-27 Birth

Edouard Lalo

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

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1885-01-27 Birth

Eduard Künneke

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

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1918-01-27 Birth

Elmore James

Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom) was born

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1830-01-27 Birth

Georg Hellmesberger

Georg Hellmesberger, composer was born

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1961-01-27 Birth

Gillian Gilbert

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

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1899-01-27 Birth

Granville English

Granville English, composer was born

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1895-01-27 Birth

Harry Ruby

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

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1920-01-27 Birth

Helmut Zacharias

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

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1928-01-27 Birth

Jean-Michel Damase

Jean-Michel Damase, composer was born

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1885-01-27 Birth

Jerome Kern

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

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1937-01-27 Birth

John Ogdon

John Ogdon, Manchester England, pianist/composer was born

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1981-01-27 Birth

Jonny Lang

Jonny Lang, blues musician was born

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1895-01-27 Birth

Joseph Rosenstock

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

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1806-01-27 Birth

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga

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

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1987-01-27 Birth

Katy Rose

Katy Rose, American pop singer was born

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1944-01-27 Birth

Kevin Coyne

Kevin Coyne, rocker was born

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1946-01-27 Birth

Kim Gardner

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

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1828-01-27 Birth

Louis Schubert

Louis Schubert, composer was born

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1775-01-27 Birth

Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia

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

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1961-01-27 Birth

Margo Timmins

Margo Timmins, singer (Cowboy Junkies) was born

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1972-01-27 Birth

Mark Owen

Mark Owen, English pop singer was born

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1961-01-27 Birth

Martin Degville

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

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1784-01-27 Birth

Martin-Joseph Mengal

Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer was born

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1969-01-27 Birth

Michael Kulas

Michael Kulas, Canadian singer (James) was born

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1968-01-27 Birth

Mike Patton

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

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1948-01-27 Birth

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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

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1913-01-27 Birth

Milton Adolphus

Milton Adolphus, composer was born

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1892-01-27 Birth

Mitya Stillman

Mitya Stillman, composer was born

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1947-01-27 Birth

Nedra Telley

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

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1944-01-27 Birth

Nicholas Berkeley Mason

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

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1919-01-27 Birth

Nina Milkina

Nina Milkina, pianist was born

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1908-01-27 Birth

Oran Page

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

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1952-01-27 Birth

Peter Garland

Peter Garland, composer was born

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1942-01-27 Birth

Petr Kotik

Petr Kotik, composer was born

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1592-01-27 Birth

Pierre de La Barre

Pierre de La Barre, composer was born

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1906-01-27 Birth

Radames Gnattali

Radames Gnattali, composer was born

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1955-01-27 Birth

Richard Young

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

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1962-01-27 Birth

Roberto Paci Dalò

Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer was born

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1976-01-27 Birth

Ruby Lin

Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer was born

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1961-01-27 Birth

Rudi Mauger

Rudi Mauger, rocker (Crew Cuts) was born

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1931-01-27 Birth

Rudi Maugeri

Rudi Maugeri, rocker (Crew Cuts) was born

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1951-01-27 Birth

Seth Justman

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

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1918-01-27 Birth

Skitch Henderson

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

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1939-01-27 Birth

Tigran Yegiayi Mansuryan

Tigran Yegiayi Mansuryan, composer was born

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1968-01-27 Birth

Tracy Lawrence

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

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1968-01-27 Birth

Tricky

Tricky, English rapper was born

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1715-01-27 Birth

Vaclav Kalous

Vaclav Kalous, composer was born

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1913-01-27 Birth

Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky

Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky, composer was born

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1869-01-27 Birth

Will Marion Cook

Will Marion Cook, composer was born

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1756-01-27 Birth

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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

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1974-01-27 Birth

ZP Theart

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

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1904-01-27 Death

Adam Minchejmer

Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73

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1989-01-27 Death

Bayani Casimiro

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

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1949-01-27 Death

Boris Asafiev

Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64

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1994-01-27 Death

Eddie Calhoun

Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72

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1956-01-27 Death

Erich Kleiber

Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies

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2000-01-27 Death

Friedrich Gulda

Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist (b. 1930)

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2006-01-27 Death

Gene McFadden

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

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1995-01-27 Death

Geoffrey Parsons

Geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65

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1997-01-27 Death

Gerald Marks

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

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1901-01-27 Death

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer, dies at 77

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1969-01-27 Death

Hanns Jelinek

Hanns Jelinek, composer, dies at 67

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1629-01-27 Death

Hieronymus Praetorius

Hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68

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1941-01-27 Death

Iver Paul Fredrik Holter

Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer, dies at 90

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1930-01-27 Death

Jean Hure

Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52

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1802-01-27 Death

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42

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1851-01-27 Death

Karl Moser

Karl Moser, composer, dies at 77

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1964-01-27 Death

Lieb Glantz

Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65

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1972-01-27 Death

Mahalia Jackson

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

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1978-01-27 Death

Marguerite Canal

Marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87

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1954-01-27 Death

Paul-Marie Masson

Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71

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1850-01-27 Death

Philipp Roth

Philipp Roth, composer, dies at 70

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1994-01-27 Death

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams, songwriter, dies at 86

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2001-01-27 Death

Stavros Damianides

Stavros Damianides, Greek musician (b. 1941)

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1965-01-27 Death

Theo Uden Marsman

Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63

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1992-01-27 Event

Michael Bolton

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

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1984-01-27 Event

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial

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1778-01-27 Event

Roland Van Campenhout

Piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris

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1945-01-27 Event

Sigmund Romberg

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

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1967-01-27 Event

The Beatles

Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records

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1997-01-27 Event

Toni Braxton

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

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1986-01-27 Event

Whitney Houston

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

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