1926
Birth
The Beatles
George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) was born
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1946
Birth
John Paul Jones [John Baldwin]
John Paul Jones [John Baldwin], rock bassist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven) was born
1945
Birth
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born
1909
Birth
Victor Borge
Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born
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1830
Birth
Alexander Ewing
Alexander Ewing, composer was born
1916
Birth
Antonio Estevez
Antonio Estevez, composer was born
1916
Birth
Bernard Greenhouse
Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born
1950
Birth
Beth Anderson
Beth Anderson, composer was born
1904
Birth
Boris Kochno
Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte) was born
1895
Birth
Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky
Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer was born
1934
Birth
Bryan George Kelly
Bryan George Kelly, composer was born
1926
Birth
Danny Overbea
Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist was born
1944
Birth
David Atherton
David Atherton, English conductor was born
1923
Birth
Dragutin Gostuski
Dragutin Gostuski, composer was born
1929
Birth
Ernst Mahle
Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer was born
1961
Birth
Erwin Blom
Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born
1802
Birth
Feliks Ostrowski
Feliks Ostrowski, composer was born
1806
Birth
Henriette Sontag
Henriette Sontag, German soprano (d. 1854) was born
1870
Birth
Henry Eichheim
Henry Eichheim, composer was born
1865
Birth
Henry Lytton
Henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936) was born
1853
Birth
Iwan Knorr
Iwan Knorr, composer was born
1823
Birth
Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens
Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer was born
1972
Birth
Jacques Wildberger
Jacques Wildberger, composer was born
1914
Birth
Jean Louvel
Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born
1757
Birth
Johann Abraham Sixt
Johann Abraham Sixt, composer was born
1786
Birth
Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider
Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer was born
1946
Birth
John Paul Jones [John Baldwin]
John Paul Jones [John Baldwin], rock bassist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven) was born
1936
Birth
Jos Kunst
Jos Kunst, composer was born
1828
Birth
Karl Collan
Karl Collan, Finnish composer was born
1978
Birth
Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Locke, American singer was born
1948
Birth
Larry McNeeley
Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born
1986
Birth
Lloyd Polite
Lloyd Polite, American R&B singer was born
1966
Birth
Martin Galway
Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born
1900
Birth
Maurice Jaubert
Maurice Jaubert, composer was born
1918
Birth
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) was born
1895
Birth
Mihail Andricu
Mihail Andricu, composer was born
1924
Birth
Nell Rankin
Nell Rankin, American singer (d. 2005) was born
1972
Birth
Nichole Nordeman
Nichole Nordeman, American singer was born
1969
Birth
Nikki Nelson
Nikki Nelson, Topaz Lake Nev, country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry) was born
1955
Birth
Palmolive
Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born
1869
Birth
Paul Charles Rene Landormy
Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer was born
1884
Birth
Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski
Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer was born
1920
Birth
Renato Carosone
Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born
1980
Birth
Rob Arnold
Rob Arnold, American guitarist (Chimaira) was born
1954
Birth
Ross The Boss
Ross The Boss, rocker was born
1959
Birth
Rusty Golden
Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born
1945
Birth
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born
1926
Birth
The Beatles
George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) was born
1941
Birth
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour) was born
1909
Birth
Victor Borge
Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born
Died on January 3
2025
Death
A.D.O.R.
A.D.O.R. died
1995
Death
Al Duncan
Al Duncan, drummer, dies at 68
1956
Death
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91
1980
Death
Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52
2021
Death
Anil Panachooran
Anil Panachooran died
1992
Death
Anthony Del Casino
Anthony Del Casino, band leader (Charlie Barnet Band), dies at 79
1990
Death
Arthur Gold
Arthur Gold, American pianist, half of Gold and Fizdale duo (b. 1917)
1875
Death
Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68
2012
Death
Bob Weston
Bob Weston, British guitarist and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), dies from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 64 (body found on this date)
2025
Death
Brenton Wood
Brenton Wood died
1997
Death
Burton Lane
Burton Lane, composer, dies at 84
1900
Death
Edwin George Monk
Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80
1628
Death
Francesco Maria Guaitoli
Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer, dies at 64
1951
Death
Fred Barlow
Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69
1836
Death
Friedrich Witt
Friedrich Witt, composer, dies at 65
1945
Death
Fyodor Akimenko
Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68
2022
Death
George Bălan
George Bălan died
1875
Death
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet, composer, dies
2021
Death
Gerry Marsden
Gerry Marsden died
2007
Death
Janos Furst
Janos Furst, Hungarian orchestral conductor (b. 1935)
1986
Death
Jens Bjerre
Jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82
1873
Death
John Lodge Ellerton
John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71
1907
Death
Josef Foerster
Josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73
2023
Death
Joseph Koo
Joseph Koo died
2002
Death
Juan García Esquivel
Juan García Esquivel, Mexican band leader (b. 1918)
1992
Death
Lewis Michael Friedman
Lewis Michael Friedman, pianist, dies at 47 of AIDS
1985
Death
Lucien Cailliet
Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93
1967
Death
Mary Garden
Mary Garden, opera star, dies at 92
1976
Death
Mateusz Glinski
Mateusz Glinski, composer, dies at 83
1975
Death
Milton J Cross
Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87
1868
Death
Moritz Hauptmann
Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75
1858
Death
Rachel
Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36
1829
Death
Robert Archibald Smith
Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48
2026
Death
Rolf Riehm
Rolf Riehm died
1914
Death
Stephane Raoul Pugno
Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62
2023
Death
Sumitra Sen
Sumitra Sen died
1976
Death
The Beatles
Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies
1853
Death
Theodor Uhlig
Theodor Uhlig, composer, dies at 30
1761
Death
Willem de Fesch
Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73
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