1985
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Michael Jackson
Charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie...
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Born on January 28
1929
Birth
Acker Bilk
Acker Bilk, singer (Stranger on the Shore) was born
1627
Birth
Alfonso Marsh
Alfonso Marsh, composer was born
1757
Birth
Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni
Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer was born
1944
Birth
Arnold Muhren
Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home) was born
1887
Birth
Artur Rubinstein
Artur Rubinstein, Lodz Poland, pianist was born
1950
Birth
Bob Hay
Bob Hay, American songwriter and musician was born
1944
Birth
Brian Keenan
Brian Keenan, NYC, rock drummer (Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today) was born
1959
Birth
Burkhard Dallwitz
Burkhard Dallwitz, German-born composer was born
1907
Birth
Constantin Regamey
Constantin Regamey, composer was born
1968
Birth
DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs, American musician (Cypress Hill) was born
1963
Birth
Danny Spitz
Danny Spitz, heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive) was born
1959
Birth
Dave Sharp
Dave Sharp, rock guitarist (Alarm-In the Summertime) was born
1943
Birth
Dick Taylor
Dick Taylor, rock vocalist (Pretty Thing-Cry on Me) was born
1970
Birth
Donald Tardy
Donald Tardy, US, death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death) was born
1893
Birth
Elliot Griffis
Elliot Griffis, composer was born
1832
Birth
Franz Wullner
Franz Wullner, composer was born
1868
Birth
Frederick Archibald Lamond
Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer was born
1645
Birth
Gottfried Vopelius
Gottfried Vopelius, composer was born
1693
Birth
Gregor Joseph Werner
Gregor Joseph Werner, composer was born
1756
Birth
Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth
Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer was born
1936
Birth
Jack Scott
Jack Scott, vocalist (My True Love) was born
1913
Birth
Jan Masseus
Jan Masseus, composer was born
1976
Birth
Jarrod Montague
Jarrod Montague, American drummer (Taproot) was born
1943
Birth
Jean Knight
Jean Knight, rocker was born
1977
Birth
Joey Fatone
Joey Fatone, American singer (*NSYNC) was born
1691
Birth
Johann Balthasar Konig
Johann Balthasar Konig, composer was born
1722
Birth
Johann Ernst Bach
Johann Ernst Bach, composer was born
1944
Birth
John Tavener
John Tavener, composer (The Whale), (d. 2013) was born
1945
Birth
José Luis Perales
José Luis Perales, Spanish singer was born
1868
Birth
Julian Aguirre
Julian Aguirre, composer was born
1875
Birth
Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo
Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer was born
1891
Birth
Karel Boleslav Jirak
Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer was born
1975
Birth
Lee Latchford-Evans
Lee Latchford-Evans, English singer was born
1935
Birth
Leonid Grabovsky
Leonid Grabovsky, composer was born
1887
Birth
Lily Theresa Strickland
Lily Theresa Strickland, composer was born
1930
Birth
Luis de Pablo
Luis de Pablo, composer was born
1944
Birth
Martin Fried
Martin Fried, rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball) was born
1977
Birth
Matt DeVries
Matt DeVries, American guitarist (Chimaira) was born
1953
Birth
Michael Day
Michael Day, rocker was born
1900
Birth
Michael Dewar Head
Michael Dewar Head, composer was born
1980
Birth
Nick Carter
Nick Carter, singer (Backstreet Boys) was born
1908
Birth
Paul Misraki
Paul Misraki, French composer and songwriter (d. 1998) was born
1916
Birth
Peter Crossley-Holland
Peter Crossley-Holland, composer was born
1956
Birth
Peter Schilling
Peter Schilling, Stuttgart Germany, rocker was born
1968
Birth
Rakim
Rakim, born William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper was born
1946
Birth
Rick Allen
Rick Allen, Ark, rock bassist (Box Tops-Letter) was born
1936
Birth
Robert Suderburg
Robert Suderburg, composer was born
1945
Birth
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt, English musician was born
1927
Birth
Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott, jazz musician/club-owner was born
1962
Birth
Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips, singer/actress (Die Hard with a Vengeance) was born
1968
Birth
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan, folk singer (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy) was born
1954
Birth
Shawn Murray
Shawn Murray, rock drummer (Mink Deville) was born
1841
Birth
Viktor Ernst Nessler
Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer was born
1898
Birth
Vittorio Rieti
Vittorio Rieti, composer was born
1878
Birth
Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski]
Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) was born
1951
Birth
William Nelson Jr
William Nelson Jr, US bassist (Connections & Disconnections) was born
1899
Birth
Zilner T Randolph
Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger was born
Died on January 28
1898
Death
Alexandru Flechtenmacher
Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74
2026
Death
Amina Sewali
Amina Sewali died
1903
Death
Augusta Mary Anne Holmes
Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55
2023
Death
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong died
2009
Death
Billy Powell
Billy Powell, American musician (b. 1952)
2026
Death
Bryan Loren
Bryan Loren died
1976
Death
Chris Kenner
Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
1992
Death
Clark Tippet
Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37
2021
Death
César Isella
César Isella died
1932
Death
Franz Xavier Arens
Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75
1817
Death
Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen
Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55
1949
Death
Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist
Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62
1873
Death
Henry Hugo Pierson
Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57
1960
Death
Jacques de Menasce
Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54
1813
Death
Jan Joseph Rosler
Jan Joseph Rosler, composer, dies at 41
1965
Death
Jef van Durme
Jef van Durme, composer, dies at 57
2005
Death
Jim Capaldi
Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
1768
Death
John Wainwright
John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44
1910
Death
Jose Garcia Robles
Jose Garcia Robles, composer, dies at 74
1896
Death
Joseph Barnby
Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57
2007
Death
Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda, Czech composer of popular music (b. 1938)
1935
Death
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, dies at 75
2023
Death
Odd Børre
Odd Børre died
1942
Death
Pablo Luna y Carne
Pablo Luna y Carne, composer, dies at 61
1869
Death
Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley
Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72
1947
Death
Reynaldo Hahn
Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72
1903
Death
Robert Planquette
Jean Robert Planquette, composer, dies at 54
2021
Death
Sibongile Khumalo
Sibongile Khumalo died
2023
Death
Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine died
1959
Death
Viktor Joseph Keldorfer
Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at 85
Releases & milestones on January 28
1985
Event
Cyndi Lauper
12th American Music Award: Cyndi Lauper & Lionel Richie win
1830
Event
Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber
Opera "Fra Diavolo" premieres in Paris
1936
Event
Dmitri Shostakovich
Pravda criticizes Sjostakovitsj' "Lady Macbeth" opera
1916
Event
Enrique Granados
Opera "Goyescas" premieres (NYC)
2022
Event
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull released the album 'The Zealot Gene'
1991
Event
MC Hammer
18th American Music Award: M C Hammer & Janet Jackson
1985
Event
Michael Jackson
Charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and other pop stars)
1967
Event
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"
1965
Event
The Who
The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV
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