On This Day in Music: January 5

1931-01-05 Birth

Alfred Brendel

Alfred Brendel, Wiesenberg Moravia, Austrian pianist was born

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1931-01-05 Birth

Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey, choreographer (American Dance Theater) was born

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1667-01-05 Birth

Antonio Lotti

Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) was born

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1920-01-05 Birth

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist was born

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1940-01-05 Birth

Athol Guy

Athol Guy, Australian singer, member of The Seekers was born

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1810-01-05 Birth

Auguste Mermet

Auguste Mermet, composer was born

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1954-01-05 Birth

Bryan Hitt

Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born

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1968-01-05 Birth

Carrie Ann Inaba

Carrie Ann Inaba, American dancer and choreographer was born

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1950-01-05 Birth

Chris Stein

Chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York was born

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1762-01-05 Birth

Constanze Mozart

Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842) was born

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1968-01-05 Birth

DJ Bobo

DJ Bobo, Swiss singer was born

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1895-01-05 Birth

Elizabeth Cotten

Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987) was born

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1904-01-05 Birth

Erica Morini

Erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995) was born

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1778-01-05 Birth

Fortunato Santini

Fortunato Santini, composer was born

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1930-01-05 Birth

Frederick Charles Tillis

Frederick Charles Tillis, composer was born

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1871-01-05 Birth

Frederick Shepherd Converse

Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer was born

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1893-01-05 Birth

Friedrich Blume

Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik) was born

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1835-01-05 Birth

Friedrich Richard Faltin

Friedrich Richard Faltin, composer was born

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1710-01-05 Birth

Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt

Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer was born

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1949-01-05 Birth

George Brown

George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born

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1941-01-05 Birth

Grady Thomas

Grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain) was born

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1596-01-05 Birth

Henry Lawes

Henry Lawes, English composer was born

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1661-01-05 Birth

Jacob Balthasar Schutz

Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born

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1891-01-05 Birth

Johan Boskamp

Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893] was born

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1974-01-05 Birth

John Drew Nichols

John Drew Nichols, Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See) was born

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1788-01-05 Birth

Kaspar Ett

Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born

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1966-01-05 Birth

Kate Schellenbach

Kate Schellenbach, musician (Luscious Jackson) was born

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1903-01-05 Birth

Leighton Lucas

Leighton Lucas, composer was born

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1969-01-05 Birth

Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson, singer/musician was born

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1976-01-05 Birth

Matt Wachter

Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars) was born

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1942-01-05 Birth

Maurizio Pollini

Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist was born

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1880-01-05 Birth

Nicolai Karlovich Medtner

Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born

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1881-01-05 Birth

Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets

Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born

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1988-01-05 Birth

Pauline

Pauline, French singer was born

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1973-01-05 Birth

Phil Joel

Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys) was born

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1902-01-05 Birth

Pierre Palla

Pierre Palla, Dutch pianist/organist was born

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1679-01-05 Birth

Pietro Filippo Scarlotti

Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born

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1917-01-05 Birth

Reginald Smith Brindle

Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born

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1930-01-05 Birth

Richard Hayes

Richard Hayes, Passaic NJ, singer/emcee (Name That Tune) was born

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1963-01-05 Birth

Rick Ambrose

Rick Ambrose, singer (Jewel) was born

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1972-01-05 Birth

Sakis Rouvas

Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer was born

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1923-01-05 Birth

Sam [Samuel] Phillips

Sam [Samuel] Phillips, Florence Alabama, record producer and founder of Sun Records (launched Elvis Presley's career) was born

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1953-01-05 Birth

Steve Archer

Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) was born

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1964-01-05 Birth

Ted Harris Poley

Ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It) was born

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1986-01-05 Birth

Teppei Koike

Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer was born

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1897-01-05 Birth

Theo Mackeben

Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami) was born

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1948-01-05 Birth

Thom Mooney

Thom Mooney, rocker was born

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1915-01-05 Birth

Uta Graf

Uta Graf, singer/teacher was born

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1917-01-05 Birth

Wieland Wagner

Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born

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1929-01-05 Birth

Wilbert Harrison

Wilbert Harrison, singer was born

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1560-01-05 Birth

William Cobbold

William Cobbold, composer was born

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1823-01-05 Birth

William Rockstro

William Rockstro, composer was born

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1746-01-05 Death

Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer

Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53

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1740-01-05 Death

Antonio Lotti

Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72

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1979-01-05 Death

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56

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2005-01-05 Death

Danny Sugerman

Danny Sugerman, American music manager (The Doors) (b. 1954)

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2003-01-05 Death

Doreen Carwithen

Doreen Carwithen, British composer, widow of William Alwyn (b. 1922)

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1891-01-05 Death

Emma Abbott

Emma Abbott, American soprano (b. 1849)

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1848-01-05 Death

Ferdinando Orlandi

Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73

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1995-01-05 Death

Francis Lopez

Francis Lopez, Fren dentist/operetta composer (Andalousie), dies at 78

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1783-01-05 Death

Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt

Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday

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1976-01-05 Death

Georges E Migot

Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84

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1998-01-05 Death

Georgi Sviridov

Georgi Sviridov, Soviet neoromantic composer, dies of a heart attack at 82

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1888-01-05 Death

Henri Herz

Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday

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1814-01-05 Death

Johann Gottfried Krebs

Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72

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1788-01-05 Death

Johann Schneider

Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85

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1996-01-05 Death

Joseph Daniel White

Joseph Daniel White, singer/bandleader, dies at 84

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1862-01-05 Death

Joseph Frohlich

Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81

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1998-01-05 Death

Ken Forssi

Ken Forssi, American musician (Love) (b. 1943)

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1946-01-05 Death

Kitty Cheatham

Kitty Cheatham, American singer (b. 1864)

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1993-01-05 Death

Leonce Gras

Leonce Gras, Flemish singer/conductor, dies at 84

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1974-01-05 Death

Lev Oborin

Lev Oborin, Russian pianist (b. 1907)

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1956-01-05 Death

Mistinguett

Mistinguett, French singer (b. 1875)

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1970-01-05 Death

Roberto Gerhard

Roberto Gerhard, composer, dies at 73

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1974-01-05 Death

Roy Bargy

Roy Bargy, orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79

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1998-01-05 Death

Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono, (Rep-R-Ca)/singer (Sonny & Cher), dies skiing at 62

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1994-01-05 Death

Victor van Os

Victor van Os, Dutch jazz guitarist, dies at 39

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1649-01-05 Event

Francesco Cavalli

Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone," premieres in Venice

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1896-01-05 Event

Isaac Albeniz

Isaac Albeniz' opera "Pepita Jiminez," premieres in Barcelona

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1962-01-05 Event

The Beatles

Tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints"

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