1970
Event
The Beatles
Beatles last recording session at EMI studios
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1960
Birth
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand) was born
1946
Birth
Arthur Conley
Arthur Conley, McIntosh County, Georgia, US soul singer (Sweet Soul Music), (d. 2003) was born
1942
Birth
John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) was born
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1717
Birth
Antonio Maria Mazzoni
Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer was born
1946
Birth
Arthur Conley
Arthur Conley, McIntosh County, Georgia, US soul singer (Sweet Soul Music), (d. 2003) was born
1807
Birth
Baltasar Saldoni
Baltasar Saldoni, composer was born
1956
Birth
Barney Sumner
Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born
1956
Birth
Bernard Albrecht
Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born
1946
Birth
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner, rocker (New Order-Round & Round) was born
1965
Birth
Beth Gibbons
Beth Gibbons, English singer (Portishead) was born
1965
Birth
Cait O'Riordan
Cait O'Riordan, British musician (The Pogues) was born
1947
Birth
Chris Cutler
Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born
1965
Birth
David Glasper
David Glasper, rocker (Breathe-All I Need) was born
1966
Birth
Deana Carter
Deana Carter, country singer was born
1954
Birth
Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born
1923
Birth
Flavio Testi
Flavio Testi, composer was born
1922
Birth
Frank Wess
Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer, (d. 2013) was born
1877
Birth
Gibson Gowland
Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born
1710
Birth
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo) was born
1937
Birth
Grace Bumbry
Grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser) was born
1974
Birth
Ian Moor
Ian Moor, English singer was born
1604
Birth
Jacob Balde
Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born
1945
Birth
Jay Dee Maness
Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born
1979
Birth
Jeph Howard
Jeph Howard, American musician (The Used) was born
1720
Birth
Johann Friedrich Agricola
Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist was born
1773
Birth
Johann Peter Heuschkel
Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer was born
1941
Birth
John Bennett Perry
John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) was born
1942
Birth
John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) was born
1939
Birth
Jon Appleton
Jon Appleton, composer was born
1874
Birth
Josef Suk
Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born
1955
Birth
Kathy Forester
Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born
1916
Birth
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born
1978
Birth
Mai Meneses
Mai Meneses, Spanish singer was born
1893
Birth
Manuel Palau Boix
Manuel Palau Boix, composer was born
1759
Birth
Maria Rosa Coccia
Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born
1955
Birth
Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born
1962
Birth
Martin McAloon
Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born
1995
Birth
María Isabel
María Isabel, Spanish singer was born
1960
Birth
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand) was born
1956
Birth
Nels Cline
Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer was born
1962
Birth
Patrick Cassidy
Patrick Cassidy, Los Angeles California, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born
1957
Birth
Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville Ky, singer (Blue Side of Town) was born
1869
Birth
Percy Pitt
Percy Pitt, composer was born
1951
Birth
Peter Haycock
Peter Haycock, rock guitarist (All Along the Watchtower), (d. 2013) was born
1962
Birth
Peter Steele
Peter Steele, American musician (Type O Negative) was born
1898
Birth
Roger Vuataz
Roger Vuataz, composer was born
1916
Birth
Slim Gaillard [Bulee]
Slim Gaillard [Bulee], Edinburgh, Scotland, American Jazz singer/songwriter (d. 1991) was born
1805
Birth
Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh
Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer was born
1946
Birth
Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001) was born
1844
Birth
Thomas H. Rollinson
Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born
1963
Birth
Till Lindemann
Till Lindemann, German singer (Rammstein) was born
1977
Birth
Tim Wheeler
Tim Wheeler, Irish singer (Ash) was born
1944
Birth
Volker Hornback
Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born
1894
Birth
Wesley La Violette
Wesley La Violette, composer was born
Died on January 4
2020
Death
Abdallah ag Oumbadougou
Abdallah ag Oumbadougou died
1956
Death
Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov
Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91
1924
Death
Alfred Grünfeld
Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)
2024
Death
Ayla Algan
Ayla Algan died
1809
Death
Bartolomeo Giacometti
Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67
2024
Death
Bernhard Lewkovitch
Bernhard Lewkovitch died
1972
Death
Carl-Olof Anderberg
Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57
2024
Death
David Soul
David Soul died
1955
Death
Dominicus Johner
Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80
2025
Death
Ed Askew
Ed Askew died
1885
Death
Eduard Yosif Kotek
Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29
1995
Death
Eduardo Mata
Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor, dies in air crash at 52
2021
Death
Elias Rahbani
Elias Rahbani died
1955
Death
Francois Rasse
Francois Rasse, composer, dies at 81
1898
Death
Frantisek Pivoda
Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73
2011
Death
Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty, British musician and songwriter (b. 1947)
2024
Death
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns died
2004
Death
Jake Hess
Jake Hess, American singer (b. 1927)
1998
Death
John Gary
John Gary, singer, dies at 65
1765
Death
Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder
Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39
1974
Death
Karel Janacek
Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70
1991
Death
Leo N Wright
Leo N Wright, US saxophonist (I Left My Heart in SF), dies at 57
1942
Death
Leon Jessel
Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70
1995
Death
Leonard Hirsch
Leonard Hirsch, Brit violinist/conducter (BBC Empire Orch), dies at 92
2001
Death
Les Brown
Les Brown, American bandleader (b. 1912)
1985
Death
Lovro von Matacic
Lovro von Matacic, Croatian conductor (b. 1899)
1864
Death
Mateo Ferrer
Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75
2011
Death
Mick Karn
Mick Karn, Cypriot-born British musician (Japan) (b. 1958)
1969
Death
Montague Fawcett Phillips
Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83
1883
Death
Nicolas Ledesma
Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91
1986
Death
Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott, rocker (Thin Lizzy), dies of overdose at 34
1994
Death
RD Burman
RD Burman, Indian musician (b. 1939)
2010
Death
Sandro
Sandro, Argentine songwriter (b. 1945)
2003
Death
Yfrah Neaman
Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese-born violinist (b. 1923)
2023
Death
Zoran Kalezić
Zoran Kalezić died
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