1953-01-31
Birth
Aart Mol
Aart Mol, Dutch bassist (Catapult) was born
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1954-01-31
Birth
Adrian Vandenberg
Adrian Vandenberg, Amsterdam Neth, rock guitarist (Whitesnake) was born
1966-01-31
Birth
Al Jaworsky
Al Jaworsky, [Alan Doughty], pop bassist (Jesus Jones) was born
1915-01-31
Birth
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax, American musicologist (d. 2002) was born
1573-01-31
Birth
Ambrosius Metzger
Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born
1906-01-31
Birth
Benjamin Frankel
Benjamin Frankel, composer was born
1901-01-31
Birth
Blaz Arnic
Blaz Arnic, composer was born
1915-01-31
Birth
Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett, Providence RI, trumpeteer/orchestra leader (Air Time '57) was born
1935-01-31
Birth
Bojidar Dimov
Bojidar Dimov, composer was born
1784-01-31
Birth
Carl Wilhelm Henning
Carl Wilhelm Henning, composer was born
1944-01-31
Birth
Charley Musselwhite
Charley Musselwhite, blues musician (Stand Back, Louisiana Fog) was born
1928-01-31
Birth
Chuck Willis
Chuck Willis, rock vocalist (C C Rider) was born
1939-01-31
Birth
Claude Gauthier
Claude Gauthier, Canadian singer and songwriter was born
1951-01-31
Birth
Dave Benton
Dave Benton, Aruban-born singer was born
1982-01-31
Birth
Elena Paparizou
Elena Paparizou, Greek singer was born
1967-01-31
Birth
Fat Mike
Fat Mike, American musician was born
1759-01-31
Birth
Francois Devienne
Francois Devienne, composer was born
1797-01-31
Birth
Franz Peter Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Austria, composer (Unfinished Symphony) was born
1942-01-31
Birth
Gerald Chanberlain
Gerald Chanberlain, rocker was born
1517-01-31
Birth
Gioseffo Zarlino
Gioseffo Zarlino, composer was born
1573-01-31
Birth
Giulio Cesare Monteverdi
Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born
1951-01-31
Birth
Harry Casey
Harry Casey, [KC], rock vocalist (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It) was born
1913-01-31
Birth
Hector Iglesias Villoud
Hector Iglesias Villoud, composer was born
1836-01-31
Birth
Henryk Szulc
Henryk Szulc, composer was born
1894-01-31
Birth
Isham Jones
Isham Jones, American musician (d. 1956) was born
1964-01-31
Birth
Jeff Hanneman
Jeff Hanneman, American musician (Slayer), (d. 2013) was born
1947-01-31
Birth
Jim Nollman
Jim Nollman, composer was born
1956-01-31
Birth
Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten, [John Lydon], rocker (Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen) was born
1917-01-31
Birth
Jose Maceda
Jose Maceda, composer was born
1734-01-31
Birth
Julien-Amable Mathieu
Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer was born
1981-01-31
Birth
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake, Memphis, Tennessee, singer-songwriter (Sexyback, My Love) was born
1798-01-31
Birth
Karl Gottlieb Reissiger
Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer was born
1956-01-31
Birth
Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole, rocker was born
1921-01-31
Birth
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza, Phila, actor/singer (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans) was born
1936-01-31
Birth
Marvin Junior
Marvin Junior, singer (Dells-Oh What a Night) was born
1891-01-31
Birth
Max Drischner
Max Drischner, composer was born
1970-01-31
Birth
Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver, London, United Kingdom, British actress and singer-songwriter (Good Will Hunting, The Riches) was born
1614-01-31
Birth
Nicolas Saboly
Nicolas Saboly, composer was born
1945-01-31
Birth
Noah Creshevsky
Noah Creshevsky, composer was born
1951-01-31
Birth
Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera, rock guitarist (Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together) was born
1937-01-31
Birth
Philip Glass
Philip Glass, Baltimore Md, minimal composer (Einstein on the Beach) was born
1932-01-31
Birth
Rick Hall
Rick Hall, country/R&B singer was born
1934-01-31
Birth
Ron Weatherburn
Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist was born
1980-01-31
Birth
Ryan Kienle
Ryan Kienle, American musician was born
1977-01-31
Birth
Shingo Katori
Shingo Katori, Japanese actor and singer (SMAP) was born
1962-01-31
Birth
Sophie Muller
Sophie Muller, Music video director was born
1946-01-31
Birth
Terry Kath
Terry Kath, rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now) was born
1958-01-31
Birth
Tom Schuman
Tom Schuman, pianist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) was born
1969-01-31
Death
Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok
Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer, dies at 77
1997-01-31
Death
Eve Lister
Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84
1788-01-31
Death
Francesco Zannetti
Francesco Zannetti, composer, dies at 50
1922-01-31
Death
Heinrich Reinhardt
Heinrich Reinhardt, composer, dies at 56
1972-01-31
Death
Howard Barlow
Howard Barlow, conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 79
1972-01-31
Death
Istvan Szelenyi
Istvan Szelenyi, composer, dies at 67
2007-01-31
Death
Kirka Babitzin
Kirka Babitzin, Finnish singer (b. 1950)
1970-01-31
Death
Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28
1989-01-31
Death
Yasushi Akutagawa
Yasushi Akutagawa, composer, dies at 63
1977-01-31
Event
Elton John
4th American Music Award: Olivia Newton-John & Elton John win
1970-01-31
Event
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges
1679-01-31
Event
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris
1976-01-31
Event
Olivia Newton-John
3rd American Music Award: Olivia Newton-John & John Denver win
2010-01-31
Event
Zac Brown Band
52nd Grammy Awards: Use Somebody, Zac Brown Band wins
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