On This Day in Music: January 28

On January 28 in music history, 57 artists were born, 30 died and 9 other milestones happened, among them Michael Jackson (1985), The Rolling Stones (1967) and Cyndi Lauper (1985).

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Standout moments for this date.

Michael Jackson

Charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie...

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"

Cyndi Lauper

12th American Music Award: Cyndi Lauper & Lionel Richie win

The Who

The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV

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Born on January 28

Acker Bilk

Acker Bilk, singer (Stranger on the Shore) was born

Alfonso Marsh

Alfonso Marsh, composer was born

Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni

Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer was born

Arnold Muhren

Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home) was born

Artur Rubinstein

Artur Rubinstein, Lodz Poland, pianist was born

Bob Hay

Bob Hay, American songwriter and musician was born

Brian Keenan

Brian Keenan, NYC, rock drummer (Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today) was born

Burkhard Dallwitz

Burkhard Dallwitz, German-born composer was born

Constantin Regamey

Constantin Regamey, composer was born

DJ Muggs

DJ Muggs, American musician (Cypress Hill) was born

Danny Spitz

Danny Spitz, heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive) was born

Dave Sharp

Dave Sharp, rock guitarist (Alarm-In the Summertime) was born

Dick Taylor

Dick Taylor, rock vocalist (Pretty Thing-Cry on Me) was born

Donald Tardy

Donald Tardy, US, death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death) was born

Elliot Griffis

Elliot Griffis, composer was born

Franz Wullner

Franz Wullner, composer was born

Frederick Archibald Lamond

Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer was born

Gottfried Vopelius

Gottfried Vopelius, composer was born

Gregor Joseph Werner

Gregor Joseph Werner, composer was born

Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth

Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer was born

Jack Scott

Jack Scott, vocalist (My True Love) was born

Jan Masseus

Jan Masseus, composer was born

Jarrod Montague

Jarrod Montague, American drummer (Taproot) was born

Jean Knight

Jean Knight, rocker was born

Joey Fatone

Joey Fatone, American singer (*NSYNC) was born

Johann Balthasar Konig

Johann Balthasar Konig, composer was born

Johann Ernst Bach

Johann Ernst Bach, composer was born

John Tavener

John Tavener, composer (The Whale), (d. 2013) was born

José Luis Perales

José Luis Perales, Spanish singer was born

Julian Aguirre

Julian Aguirre, composer was born

Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo

Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer was born

Karel Boleslav Jirak

Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer was born

Lee Latchford-Evans

Lee Latchford-Evans, English singer was born

Leonid Grabovsky

Leonid Grabovsky, composer was born

Lily Theresa Strickland

Lily Theresa Strickland, composer was born

Luis de Pablo

Luis de Pablo, composer was born

Martin Fried

Martin Fried, rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball) was born

Matt DeVries

Matt DeVries, American guitarist (Chimaira) was born

Michael Day

Michael Day, rocker was born

Michael Dewar Head

Michael Dewar Head, composer was born

Nick Carter

Nick Carter, singer (Backstreet Boys) was born

Paul Misraki

Paul Misraki, French composer and songwriter (d. 1998) was born

Peter Crossley-Holland

Peter Crossley-Holland, composer was born

Peter Schilling

Peter Schilling, Stuttgart Germany, rocker was born

Rakim

Rakim, born William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper was born

Rick Allen

Rick Allen, Ark, rock bassist (Box Tops-Letter) was born

Robert Suderburg

Robert Suderburg, composer was born

Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt, English musician was born

Ronnie Scott

Ronnie Scott, jazz musician/club-owner was born

Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips, singer/actress (Die Hard with a Vengeance) was born

Sarah McLachlan

Sarah McLachlan, folk singer (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy) was born

Shawn Murray

Shawn Murray, rock drummer (Mink Deville) was born

Viktor Ernst Nessler

Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer was born

Vittorio Rieti

Vittorio Rieti, composer was born

Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski]

Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) was born

William Nelson Jr

William Nelson Jr, US bassist (Connections & Disconnections) was born

Zilner T Randolph

Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger was born

Died on January 28

Alexandru Flechtenmacher

Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74

Amina Sewali

Amina Sewali died

Augusta Mary Anne Holmes

Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55

Barrett Strong

Barrett Strong died

Billy Powell

Billy Powell, American musician (b. 1952)

Bryan Loren

Bryan Loren died

Chris Kenner

Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies

Clark Tippet

Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37

César Isella

César Isella died

Franz Xavier Arens

Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75

Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen

Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55

Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist

Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62

Henry Hugo Pierson

Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57

Jacques de Menasce

Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54

Jan Joseph Rosler

Jan Joseph Rosler, composer, dies at 41

Jef van Durme

Jef van Durme, composer, dies at 57

Jim Capaldi

Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (b. 1944)

John Wainwright

John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44

Jose Garcia Robles

Jose Garcia Robles, composer, dies at 74

Joseph Barnby

Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57

Karel Svoboda

Karel Svoboda, Czech composer of popular music (b. 1938)

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, dies at 75

Odd Børre

Odd Børre died

Pablo Luna y Carne

Pablo Luna y Carne, composer, dies at 61

Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley

Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72

Reynaldo Hahn

Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72

Robert Planquette

Jean Robert Planquette, composer, dies at 54

Sibongile Khumalo

Sibongile Khumalo died

Tom Verlaine

Tom Verlaine died

Viktor Joseph Keldorfer

Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at 85

Releases & milestones on January 28

Cyndi Lauper

12th American Music Award: Cyndi Lauper & Lionel Richie win

Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber

Opera "Fra Diavolo" premieres in Paris

Dmitri Shostakovich

Pravda criticizes Sjostakovitsj' "Lady Macbeth" opera

Enrique Granados

Opera "Goyescas" premieres (NYC)

Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull released the album 'The Zealot Gene'

MC Hammer

18th American Music Award: M C Hammer & Janet Jackson

Michael Jackson

Charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and other pop stars)

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"

The Who

The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV

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