1830-01-03
Birth
Alexander Ewing
Alexander Ewing, composer was born
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1916-01-03
Birth
Antonio Estevez
Antonio Estevez, composer was born
1916-01-03
Birth
Bernard Greenhouse
Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born
1950-01-03
Birth
Beth Anderson
Beth Anderson, composer was born
1904-01-03
Birth
Boris Kochno
Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte) was born
1895-01-03
Birth
Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky
Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer was born
1934-01-03
Birth
Bryan George Kelly
Bryan George Kelly, composer was born
1926-01-03
Birth
Danny Overbea
Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist was born
1944-01-03
Birth
David Atherton
David Atherton, English conductor was born
1923-01-03
Birth
Dragutin Gostuski
Dragutin Gostuski, composer was born
1929-01-03
Birth
Ernst Mahle
Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer was born
1961-01-03
Birth
Erwin Blom
Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born
1802-01-03
Birth
Feliks Ostrowski
Feliks Ostrowski, composer was born
1806-01-03
Birth
Henriette Sontag
Henriette Sontag, German soprano (d. 1854) was born
1870-01-03
Birth
Henry Eichheim
Henry Eichheim, composer was born
1865-01-03
Birth
Henry Lytton
Henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936) was born
1853-01-03
Birth
Iwan Knorr
Iwan Knorr, composer was born
1823-01-03
Birth
Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens
Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer was born
1972-01-03
Birth
Jacques Wildberger
Jacques Wildberger, composer was born
1914-01-03
Birth
Jean Louvel
Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born
1757-01-03
Birth
Johann Abraham Sixt
Johann Abraham Sixt, composer was born
1786-01-03
Birth
Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider
Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer was born
1946-01-03
Birth
John Paul Jones [John Baldwin]
John Paul Jones [John Baldwin], rock bassist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven) was born
1936-01-03
Birth
Jos Kunst
Jos Kunst, composer was born
1828-01-03
Birth
Karl Collan
Karl Collan, Finnish composer was born
1978-01-03
Birth
Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Locke, American singer was born
1948-01-03
Birth
Larry McNeeley
Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born
1986-01-03
Birth
Lloyd Polite
Lloyd Polite, American R&B singer was born
1966-01-03
Birth
Martin Galway
Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born
1900-01-03
Birth
Maurice Jaubert
Maurice Jaubert, composer was born
1918-01-03
Birth
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born
1895-01-03
Birth
Mihail Andricu
Mihail Andricu, composer was born
1924-01-03
Birth
Nell Rankin
Nell Rankin, American singer (d. 2005) was born
1972-01-03
Birth
Nichole Nordeman
Nichole Nordeman, American singer was born
1969-01-03
Birth
Nikki Nelson
Nikki Nelson, Topaz Lake Nev, country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry) was born
1955-01-03
Birth
Palmolive
Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born
1869-01-03
Birth
Paul Charles Rene Landormy
Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer was born
1884-01-03
Birth
Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski
Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer was born
1920-01-03
Birth
Renato Carosone
Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born
1980-01-03
Birth
Rob Arnold
Rob Arnold, American guitarist (Chimaira) was born
1954-01-03
Birth
Ross The Boss
Ross The Boss, rocker was born
1959-01-03
Birth
Rusty Golden
Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born
1945-01-03
Birth
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born
1926-01-03
Birth
The Beatles
George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) was born
1941-01-03
Birth
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour) was born
1909-01-03
Birth
Victor Borge
Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born
1995-01-03
Death
Al Duncan
Al Duncan, drummer, dies at 68
1956-01-03
Death
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91
1980-01-03
Death
Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52
1992-01-03
Death
Anthony Del Casino
Anthony Del Casino, band leader (Charlie Barnet Band), dies at 79
1990-01-03
Death
Arthur Gold
Arthur Gold, American pianist, half of Gold and Fizdale duo (b. 1917)
1875-01-03
Death
Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68
2012-01-03
Death
Bob Weston
Bob Weston, British guitarist and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), dies from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 64 (body found on this date)
1997-01-03
Death
Burton Lane
Burton Lane, composer, dies at 84
1900-01-03
Death
Edwin George Monk
Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80
1628-01-03
Death
Francesco Maria Guaitoli
Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer, dies at 64
1951-01-03
Death
Fred Barlow
Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69
1836-01-03
Death
Friedrich Witt
Friedrich Witt, composer, dies at 65
1945-01-03
Death
Fyodor Akimenko
Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68
1875-01-03
Death
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet, composer, dies
2007-01-03
Death
Janos Furst
Janos Furst, Hungarian orchestral conductor (b. 1935)
1986-01-03
Death
Jens Bjerre
Jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82
1873-01-03
Death
John Lodge Ellerton
John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71
1907-01-03
Death
Josef Foerster
Josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73
2002-01-03
Death
Juan GarcÃa Esquivel
Juan GarcÃa Esquivel, Mexican band leader (b. 1918)
1992-01-03
Death
Lewis Michael Friedman
Lewis Michael Friedman, pianist, dies at 47 of AIDS
1985-01-03
Death
Lucien Cailliet
Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93
1967-01-03
Death
Mary Garden
Mary Garden, opera star, dies at 92
1976-01-03
Death
Mateusz Glinski
Mateusz Glinski, composer, dies at 83
1975-01-03
Death
Milton J Cross
Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87
1868-01-03
Death
Moritz Hauptmann
Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75
1858-01-03
Death
Rachel
Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36
1829-01-03
Death
Robert Archibald Smith
Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48
1914-01-03
Death
Stephane Raoul Pugno
Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62
1976-01-03
Death
The Beatles
Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies
1853-01-03
Death
Theodor Uhlig
Theodor Uhlig, composer, dies at 30
1761-01-03
Death
Willem de Fesch
Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73
1941-01-03
Event
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia
1964-01-03
Event
The Beatles
Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You"
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