1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" & "Sie Liebt Dich"
On This Day in Music: January 29
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Born on January 29
1864
Birth
Adolf Philipp
Adolf Philipp, composer was born
1887
Birth
Albert Conti
Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) was born
1981
Birth
Alex Ubago
Álex Ubago, Spanish musician was born
1869
Birth
Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov
Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer was born
1928
Birth
Bengt Hambraeus
Bengt Hambraeus, composer was born
1948
Birth
Bill Kirchen
Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen) was born
1937
Birth
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott, jazz singer was born
1876
Birth
Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen
Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer was born
1703
Birth
Carlmann Kolb
Carlmann Kolb, composer was born
1960
Birth
Cho-Liang Lin
Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist (Queen Sophia 1st prize) was born
1942
Birth
Claudine Longet
Claudine Longet, France, former Mrs Andy Williams/singer was born
1782
Birth
Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber
Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) was born
1947
Birth
David Byron
David Byron, vocalist (Uriah Heep) was born
1954
Birth
Dick Manitoba
Dick Manitoba, vocalist (Dictators) was born
1960
Birth
Eddie Jackson
Eddie Jackson, bassist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence) was born
1893
Birth
Edric Cundell
Edric Cundell, composer was born
1871
Birth
Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco
Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer was born
1948
Birth
Felice Taylor
Felice Taylor, R&B singer (I Feel Love Comin' On) was born
1784
Birth
Ferdinand Ries
Ferdinand Ries, composer was born
1898
Birth
Fernand Quinet
Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre) was born
1889
Birth
Francisco Santiago
Francisco Santiago, composer was born
1782
Birth
Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski
Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski, composer was born
1852
Birth
Frederic Hymen Cowen
Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer was born
1862
Birth
Frederick Delius
Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born
1715
Birth
Georg Christoph Wagenseil
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court) composer/pianist was born
1711
Birth
Giuseppi Bonno
Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born
1876
Birth
Havergal Brian
Havergal Brian, Dresden Staffordshire, composer was born
1969
Birth
Hyde
Hyde, Japanese singer was born
1957
Birth
Irlene Mandrell
Irlene Mandrell, Corpus Christi Tx, country singer (Mandrell Sisters) was born
1960
Birth
J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician was born
1957
Birth
Jac Bico
Jac Bico, Dutch guitarist/singer (Tambourine) was born
1936
Birth
James Jamerson
James Jamerson, American bass guitarist for Motown Records (d. 1983) was born
1801
Birth
Johannes Bernardus van Bree
Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer (Felix Meritis) was born
1917
Birth
John Raitt
John Raitt, Santa Ana California, actor/singer (Chevy Show, Pajama Game) was born
1915
Birth
John Serry
John Serry, Sr., American musician and arranger (d. 2003) was born
1884
Birth
Juhan Aavic
Juhan Aavic, composer was born
1824
Birth
Karl von Perfall
Karl von Perfall, composer was born
1931
Birth
Leslie Bricuse
Leslie Bricuse, English/US composer (Stop the world I want to get off) was born
1924
Birth
Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono, Venice Italy, composer (Canonic Variations) was born
1936
Birth
Malcolm Binns
Malcolm Binns, concert pianist was born
1948
Birth
Marc Singer
Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor (V, Dallas) was born
1900
Birth
Marco Tajcevic
Marco Tajcevic, composer was born
1890
Birth
Marguerite Canal
Marguerite Canal, composer was born
1947
Birth
Marián Varga
Marián Varga, Slovak musician was born
1893
Birth
Martian Negrea
Martian Negrea, composer was born
1934
Birth
Noel Harrison
Noel Harrison, London, singer/actor (Mark-Girl from UNCLE), (d. 2013) was born
1934
Birth
Paul Gutama Soegijo
Paul Gutama Soegijo, composer was born
1874
Birth
Robert Lach
Robert Lach, composer was born
1964
Birth
Roddy Frame
Roddy Frame, rock vocalist/guitarist (Aztec Camera-Stray) was born
1889
Birth
Rudolf Mauersberger
Rudolf Mauersberger, composer was born
1953
Birth
Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995) was born
1943
Birth
Timothy Andrew James Souster
Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer was born
1952
Birth
Tommy Ramone
Tommy Ramone, [Erdelyi], Budapest, Hungary, rock drummer/bassist (Ramones) was born
Died on January 29
2021
Death
Alberto Neuman
Alberto Neuman died
1980
Death
Antonio Molina
Antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85
1988
Death
Bantcho Bantchevsky
Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide
2023
Death
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong died
1981
Death
Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies
1916
Death
Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils
Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62
1597
Death
Elias Ammerbach
Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)
2005
Death
Eric Griffiths
Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. 1940)
2021
Death
Flory Jagoda
Flory Jagoda died
1962
Death
Fritz Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86
2023
Death
Gabriel Tacchino
Gabriel Tacchino died
2021
Death
Hilton Valentine
Hilton Valentine died
1987
Death
Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski
Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73
1973
Death
Johannes Paul Thilman
Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67
2009
Death
John Martyn
John Martyn, Scottish singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
1924
Death
Joseph Ludwig
Joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79
1942
Death
Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal
Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92
1999
Death
Lili St. Cyr
Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. 1918)
1965
Death
Michael Spisak
Michael Spisak, composer, dies at 50
1993
Death
Michel Renault
Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies
2020
Death
Michiyo Azusa
Michiyo Azusa died
1966
Death
Pierre Mercure
Pierre Mercure, composer, dies at 38
1988
Death
Rogier van Otterloo
Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 46
2022
Death
Sam Lay
Sam Lay died
1946
Death
Sidney Jones
Sidney James Jones, composer, dies at 84
1992
Death
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76
1967
Death
Wlodzimierz Pozniak
Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62
Releases & milestones on January 29
2021
Event
Accept
Accept released the album 'Too Mean to Die'
1996
Event
Andrew Lloyd Webber
6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line"
1998
Event
Bobby Brown
Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2021
Event
Celeste
Celeste released the album 'Not Your Muse'
1996
Event
Garth Brooks
23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins
2024
Event
I-dle
I-dle released the album '2'
1969
Event
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix & Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars
1728
Event
John Gay
John Gays' "Beggar's Opera" premieres in London [NS=Feb 9]
2021
Event
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson released the album 'The Future Bites'
1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" & "Sie Liebt Dich"
2021
Event
Weezer
Weezer released the album 'OK Human'
1781
Event
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich
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