On This Day in Music: January 30

On January 30 in music history, 49 artists were born, 42 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Phil Collins (1951), Jody Watley (1959) and The Beatles (1969).

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Phil Collins

Phil Collins, England, singer/drummer (Genesis-Against All Odds) was born

Jody Watley

Jody Watley, Chic, dancer (Solid Gold)/singer (Looking For a New Love) was born

The Beatles

Beatles perform last live gig, a 42-min concert on roof of Apple HQ, London

George Michael

16th American Music Award: Randy Travis & George Michael wins

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Born on January 30

Alides Hidding

Alides Hidding, singer/guitarist (Time Bandits) was born

Andres

Andres, [Dries Holten], Dutch singer (Sandra & Andres) was born

Bernie Leighton

Bernie Leighton, West Haven Ct, orchestra leader (Chance of a Lifetime) was born

Bill Leverty

Bill Leverty, Richmond Va, guitarist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime) was born

Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler

Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, Mulhouse Alsace, composer was born

Charles Trowbridge Haubiel

Charles Trowbridge Haubiel, composer was born

Clifford Leon Anderson

Clifford Leon Anderson, rocker (Cure) was born

David Johnson

David Johnson, composer was born

Eiza Gonzalez

Eiza Gonzalez, Mexican actress/singer was born

Franciscus Gomarus

Franciscus Gomarus, [Francois Gomaer], Dutch theologist/opera singer was born

Franz Xaver Partsch

Franz Xaver Partsch, composer was born

George Augustus Kollmann

George Augustus Kollmann, composer was born

George Skibine

George Skibine, Russ/US dancer/choreographer (Tragedy in Verona) was born

Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger

Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer was born

Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky

Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky, composer was born

Jay Gordon

Jay Gordon, American musician was born

Jody Watley

Jody Watley, Chic, dancer (Solid Gold)/singer (Looking For a New Love) was born

Joe Terranoua

Joe Terranoua, rocker (Danny & The Juniors) was born

Johann Joachim Quantz

Johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist/composer was born

Josef Preindl

Josef Preindl, composer was born

Joseph Joachim Benedict Munster

Joseph Joachim Benedict Munster, composer was born

Joseph Matthias Kracher

Joseph Matthias Kracher, composer was born

Josh Kelley

Josh Kelley, American musician was born

Khleo Thomas

Khleo Thomas, American actor and rapper was born

Konrad Hoffler

Konrad Hoffler, composer was born

Lynn Harrell

Lynn Harrell, NYC, cellist was born

Martin Christoph Redel

Martin Christoph Redel, composer was born

Marty Balin

Marty Balin, Cincinnati, singer (Jefferson Starship-Miracles) was born

Marv Ross

Marv Ross, rocker (Quarterflash) was born

Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson, guitarist (Afterburn, Fresh, Sahara, Gridlock'd) was born

Mihaly Hajou

Mihaly Hajou, composer was born

Mitch Leigh

Mitch Leigh, composer was born

Pal Jardanyi

Pal Jardanyi, composer was born

Phil Collins

Phil Collins, England, singer/drummer (Genesis-Against All Odds) was born

Pierre Wissmer

Pierre Wissmer, Swiss composer/theory (Capitaine Bruno) was born

Richard Dufallo

Richard Dufallo, Chicago Ill, clarinetist/conductor was born

Rob van Zandvoort

Rob van Zandvoort, Dutch rock vocalist/keyboardist (Jack of Hearts) was born

Robert Suter

Robert Suter, composer was born

Robert Wittinger

Robert Wittinger, composer was born

Roy Eldridge

Roy Eldridge, Pitts, Pennsylvania, American jazz trumpeter (Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw) was born

Sam Duckworth

Sam Duckworth, British singer-songwriter was born

Sandy Deane

Sandy Deane, rocker was born

Steve Marriott

Steve Marriott, rock guitarist/vocalist (Humble Pie-Eat It, Faces) was born

Tammy Grimes

Tammy Grimes, Lynn Mass, actress (Can't Stop the Music) was born

Thomas Tallis

Thomas Tallis, English composer (d. 1585) was born

Trevor Dunn

Trevor Dunn, American musician (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Secret Chiefs 3) was born

Vigilio Blasio Faitello

Vigilio Blasio Faitello, composer was born

Walter Johannes Damrosch

Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born

Yumi Yoshimura

Yumi Yoshimura, Japanese singer (Puffy Amiyumi) was born

Died on January 30

'Professor Longhair' Henry Roeland Byrd

'Professor Longhair' Henry Roeland Byrd, New Orleans blues singer and pianist

Abdelhadi Belkhayat

Abdelhadi Belkhayat died

Alla Yoshpe

Alla Yoshpe died

Boris Blacher

Boris Blacher, German composer (Purloined Letter), dies at 72

Byron "Wild Child" Gipson

Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara died

Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera died

Ernestine "Tiny" Davis

Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter, dies at 86

Fatih Ürek

Fatih Ürek died

Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto

Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44

Francis Poulenc

Francis Poulenc, French composer (b. 1899)

Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma

Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69

Friedrich Ernst Koch

Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64

George Richard James

George Richard James, saxophonist, dies at 88

H. Robert Reynolds

H. Robert Reynolds died

Heddy Lester

Heddy Lester died

Hinton Battle

Hinton Battle died

Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens

Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58

Jakab Gyula Major

Jakab Gyula Major, composer, dies at 66

Jean-Pierre Guignon

Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer, dies at 71

Johann Abraham Sixt

Johann Abraham Sixt, composer, dies at 40

Johann Philipp Christian Schulz

Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer, dies at 53

John Barry

John Barry, English film score composer (b. 1933)

Jon Appleton

Jon Appleton died

Karel Boleslav Jirak

Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81

Karl Merz

Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53

La Goulue

La Goulue, French Cancan dancer (b. 1866)

Ladislav Štaidl

Ladislav Štaidl died

Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' Hopkins, American musician (b. 1912)

Lightning Hopkins

Lightning Hopkins, rocker, dies of cancer at 69

Mance Lipscomb

Mance Lipscomb, rocker, dies at 80

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull died

Martin Bruns

Martin Bruns died

Martyn Bennet

Martyn Bennet, Canadian musician (b. 1971)

Piero Gamba

Piero Gamba died

Riccardo Nielsen

Riccardo Nielsen, composer, dies at 73

Sophie

Sophie died

Ticker Freeman

Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at 74

Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati

Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati, composer, dies at 72

Wes Wehmiller

Wes Wehmiller, American musician (b. 1971)

William Busch

William Busch, composer, dies at 43

İlhan Usmanbaş

İlhan Usmanbaş died

Releases & milestones on January 30

Boyz II Men

22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men & Ace of Base win

George Michael

16th American Music Award: Randy Travis & George Michael wins

Kenny Rogers

8th American Music Award: Barbra Streisand & Kenny Rogers win

The Beatles

Beatles perform last live gig, a 42-min concert on roof of Apple HQ, London

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