1962
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The Beatles
Tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints"
On This Day in Music: January 5
On January 5 in music history, 52 artists were born, 31 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1962), Marilyn Manson (1969) and Alvin Ailey (1931).
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Born on January 5
1931
Birth
Alfred Brendel
Alfred Brendel, Wiesenberg Moravia, Austrian pianist was born
1931
Birth
Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey, choreographer (American Dance Theater) was born
1667
Birth
Antonio Lotti
Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) was born
1920
Birth
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist was born
1940
Birth
Athol Guy
Athol Guy, Australian singer, member of The Seekers was born
1810
Birth
Auguste Mermet
Auguste Mermet, composer was born
1954
Birth
Bryan Hitt
Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born
1968
Birth
Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba, American dancer and choreographer was born
1950
Birth
Chris Stein
Chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York was born
1762
Birth
Constanze Mozart
Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842) was born
1968
Birth
DJ Bobo
DJ Bobo, Swiss singer was born
1895
Birth
Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987) was born
1904
Birth
Erica Morini
Erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995) was born
1778
Birth
Fortunato Santini
Fortunato Santini, composer was born
1930
Birth
Frederick Charles Tillis
Frederick Charles Tillis, composer was born
1871
Birth
Frederick Shepherd Converse
Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer was born
1893
Birth
Friedrich Blume
Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik) was born
1835
Birth
Friedrich Richard Faltin
Friedrich Richard Faltin, composer was born
1710
Birth
Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt
Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer was born
1949
Birth
George Brown
George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born
1941
Birth
Grady Thomas
Grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain) was born
1596
Birth
Henry Lawes
Henry Lawes, English composer was born
1661
Birth
Jacob Balthasar Schutz
Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born
1891
Birth
Johan Boskamp
Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893] was born
1974
Birth
John Drew Nichols
John Drew Nichols, Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See) was born
1788
Birth
Kaspar Ett
Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born
1966
Birth
Kate Schellenbach
Kate Schellenbach, musician (Luscious Jackson) was born
1903
Birth
Leighton Lucas
Leighton Lucas, composer was born
1969
Birth
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson, singer/musician was born
1976
Birth
Matt Wachter
Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars) was born
1942
Birth
Maurizio Pollini
Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist was born
1880
Birth
Nicolai Karlovich Medtner
Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born
1881
Birth
Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets
Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born
1988
Birth
Pauline
Pauline, French singer was born
1973
Birth
Phil Joel
Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys) was born
1902
Birth
Pierre Palla
Pierre Palla, Dutch pianist/organist was born
1679
Birth
Pietro Filippo Scarlotti
Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born
1917
Birth
Reginald Smith Brindle
Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born
1930
Birth
Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes, Passaic NJ, singer/emcee (Name That Tune) was born
1963
Birth
Rick Ambrose
Rick Ambrose, singer (Jewel) was born
1972
Birth
Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer was born
1923
Birth
Sam [Samuel] Phillips
Sam [Samuel] Phillips, Florence Alabama, record producer and founder of Sun Records (launched Elvis Presley's career) was born
1953
Birth
Steve Archer
Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) was born
1964
Birth
Ted Harris Poley
Ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It) was born
1986
Birth
Teppei Koike
Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer was born
1897
Birth
Theo Mackeben
Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami) was born
1948
Birth
Thom Mooney
Thom Mooney, rocker was born
1915
Birth
Uta Graf
Uta Graf, singer/teacher was born
1917
Birth
Wieland Wagner
Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born
1929
Birth
Wilbert Harrison
Wilbert Harrison, singer was born
1560
Birth
William Cobbold
William Cobbold, composer was born
1823
Birth
William Rockstro
William Rockstro, composer was born
Died on January 5
1746
Death
Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer
Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53
1740
Death
Antonio Lotti
Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72
2020
Death
Blas Emilio Atehortúa Amaya
Blas Emilio Atehortúa Amaya died
1979
Death
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56
2022
Death
Dale Clevenger
Dale Clevenger died
2005
Death
Danny Sugerman
Danny Sugerman, American music manager (The Doors) (b. 1954)
2024
Death
Del Palmer
Del Palmer died
2003
Death
Doreen Carwithen
Doreen Carwithen, British composer, widow of William Alwyn (b. 1922)
1891
Death
Emma Abbott
Emma Abbott, American soprano (b. 1849)
1848
Death
Ferdinando Orlandi
Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73
1995
Death
Francis Lopez
Francis Lopez, Fren dentist/operetta composer (Andalousie), dies at 78
1783
Death
Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt
Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday
1976
Death
Georges E Migot
Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84
1998
Death
Georgi Sviridov
Georgi Sviridov, Soviet neoromantic composer, dies of a heart attack at 82
1888
Death
Henri Herz
Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday
1814
Death
Johann Gottfried Krebs
Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72
1788
Death
Johann Schneider
Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85
1996
Death
Joseph Daniel White
Joseph Daniel White, singer/bandleader, dies at 84
1862
Death
Joseph Frohlich
Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81
1998
Death
Ken Forssi
Ken Forssi, American musician (Love) (b. 1943)
1946
Death
Kitty Cheatham
Kitty Cheatham, American singer (b. 1864)
1993
Death
Leonce Gras
Leonce Gras, Flemish singer/conductor, dies at 84
1974
Death
Lev Oborin
Lev Oborin, Russian pianist (b. 1907)
2023
Death
Michael Snow
Michael Snow died
1956
Death
Mistinguett
Mistinguett, French singer (b. 1875)
2022
Death
Neil Nongkynrih
Neil Nongkynrih died
2021
Death
Osian Ellis
Osian Ellis died
1970
Death
Roberto Gerhard
Roberto Gerhard, composer, dies at 73
1974
Death
Roy Bargy
Roy Bargy, orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79
1998
Death
Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono, (Rep-R-Ca)/singer (Sonny & Cher), dies skiing at 62
1994
Death
Victor van Os
Victor van Os, Dutch jazz guitarist, dies at 39