On This Day in Music: January 29

On January 29 in music history, 53 artists were born, 27 died and 12 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1964), Jimi Hendrix (1969) and Garth Brooks (1996).

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The Beatles

Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" & "Sie Liebt Dich"

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix & Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars

Garth Brooks

23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins

Andrew Lloyd Webber

6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical,...

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Born on January 29

Adolf Philipp

Adolf Philipp, composer was born

Albert Conti

Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) was born

Alex Ubago

Álex Ubago, Spanish musician was born

Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov

Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer was born

Bengt Hambraeus

Bengt Hambraeus, composer was born

Bill Kirchen

Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen) was born

Bobby Scott

Bobby Scott, jazz singer was born

Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen

Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer was born

Carlmann Kolb

Carlmann Kolb, composer was born

Cho-Liang Lin

Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist (Queen Sophia 1st prize) was born

Claudine Longet

Claudine Longet, France, former Mrs Andy Williams/singer was born

Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber

Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) was born

David Byron

David Byron, vocalist (Uriah Heep) was born

Dick Manitoba

Dick Manitoba, vocalist (Dictators) was born

Eddie Jackson

Eddie Jackson, bassist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence) was born

Edric Cundell

Edric Cundell, composer was born

Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco

Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer was born

Felice Taylor

Felice Taylor, R&B singer (I Feel Love Comin' On) was born

Ferdinand Ries

Ferdinand Ries, composer was born

Fernand Quinet

Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre) was born

Francisco Santiago

Francisco Santiago, composer was born

Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski

Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski, composer was born

Frederic Hymen Cowen

Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer was born

Frederick Delius

Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born

Georg Christoph Wagenseil

Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court) composer/pianist was born

Giuseppi Bonno

Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born

Havergal Brian

Havergal Brian, Dresden Staffordshire, composer was born

Hyde

Hyde, Japanese singer was born

Irlene Mandrell

Irlene Mandrell, Corpus Christi Tx, country singer (Mandrell Sisters) was born

J. G. Thirlwell

J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician was born

Jac Bico

Jac Bico, Dutch guitarist/singer (Tambourine) was born

James Jamerson

James Jamerson, American bass guitarist for Motown Records (d. 1983) was born

Johannes Bernardus van Bree

Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer (Felix Meritis) was born

John Raitt

John Raitt, Santa Ana California, actor/singer (Chevy Show, Pajama Game) was born

John Serry

John Serry, Sr., American musician and arranger (d. 2003) was born

Juhan Aavic

Juhan Aavic, composer was born

Karl von Perfall

Karl von Perfall, composer was born

Leslie Bricuse

Leslie Bricuse, English/US composer (Stop the world I want to get off) was born

Luigi Nono

Luigi Nono, Venice Italy, composer (Canonic Variations) was born

Malcolm Binns

Malcolm Binns, concert pianist was born

Marc Singer

Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor (V, Dallas) was born

Marco Tajcevic

Marco Tajcevic, composer was born

Marguerite Canal

Marguerite Canal, composer was born

Marián Varga

Marián Varga, Slovak musician was born

Martian Negrea

Martian Negrea, composer was born

Noel Harrison

Noel Harrison, London, singer/actor (Mark-Girl from UNCLE), (d. 2013) was born

Paul Gutama Soegijo

Paul Gutama Soegijo, composer was born

Robert Lach

Robert Lach, composer was born

Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame, rock vocalist/guitarist (Aztec Camera-Stray) was born

Rudolf Mauersberger

Rudolf Mauersberger, composer was born

Teresa Teng

Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995) was born

Timothy Andrew James Souster

Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer was born

Tommy Ramone

Tommy Ramone, [Erdelyi], Budapest, Hungary, rock drummer/bassist (Ramones) was born

Died on January 29

Alberto Neuman

Alberto Neuman died

Antonio Molina

Antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85

Bantcho Bantchevsky

Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide

Barrett Strong

Barrett Strong died

Cozy Cole

Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies

Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils

Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62

Elias Ammerbach

Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)

Eric Griffiths

Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. 1940)

Flory Jagoda

Flory Jagoda died

Fritz Kreisler

Fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86

Gabriel Tacchino

Gabriel Tacchino died

Hilton Valentine

Hilton Valentine died

Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski

Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73

Johannes Paul Thilman

Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67

John Martyn

John Martyn, Scottish singer and songwriter (b. 1948)

Joseph Ludwig

Joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79

Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal

Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92

Lili St. Cyr

Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. 1918)

Michael Spisak

Michael Spisak, composer, dies at 50

Michel Renault

Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies

Michiyo Azusa

Michiyo Azusa died

Pierre Mercure

Pierre Mercure, composer, dies at 38

Rogier van Otterloo

Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 46

Sam Lay

Sam Lay died

Sidney Jones

Sidney James Jones, composer, dies at 84

Willie Dixon

Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76

Wlodzimierz Pozniak

Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62

Releases & milestones on January 29

Accept

Accept released the album 'Too Mean to Die'

Andrew Lloyd Webber

6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line"

Bobby Brown

Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Celeste

Celeste released the album 'Not Your Muse'

Garth Brooks

23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins

I-dle

I-dle released the album '2'

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix & Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars

John Gay

John Gays' "Beggar's Opera" premieres in London [NS=Feb 9]

Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson released the album 'The Future Bites'

The Beatles

Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" & "Sie Liebt Dich"

Weezer

Weezer released the album 'OK Human'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich

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