1824-07-11
Birth
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer was born
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1914-07-11
Birth
Ahti Sonninen
Ahti Sonninen, composer was born
1932-07-11
Birth
Alex Hassilev
Alex Hassilev, rocker (Limeliters) was born
1973-07-11
Birth
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird, American musician was born
1954-07-11
Birth
Benny Defranco
Benny Defranco, rocker (Defrnco Family) was born
1950-07-11
Birth
Bonnie Pointer
Bonnie Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-Jump, I'm So Excited) was born
1836-07-11
Birth
Carlos Gomes
Carlos Gomes, composer was born
1841-07-11
Birth
Daniel de Lange
Daniel de Lange, Dutch composer was born
1960-07-11
Birth
David Baerwald
David Baerwald, American songwriter/composer, was born
1969-07-11
Birth
David Tao
David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter was born
1935-07-11
Birth
Frederick Hemke
Frederick Hemke, American saxophonist was born
1892-07-11
Birth
Giorgio Federico Ghedini
Giorgio Federico Ghedini, composer was born
1927-07-11
Birth
Herbert Blomstedt
Herbert Blomstedt, Springfield Mass, conductor (Oslo Phil 1954-61) was born
1916-07-11
Birth
Howard Brubeck
Howard Brubeck, composer was born
1857-07-11
Birth
Iacob Moresianu
Iacob Moresianu, composer was born
1947-07-11
Birth
Jeff Hanna
Jeff Hanna, Detroit, country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) was born
1972-07-11
Birth
Jussi 69
Jussi 69, Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes) was born
1983-07-11
Birth
Kelly Poon
Kelly Poon, Singaporean singer was born
1971-07-11
Birth
Leisha Hailey
Leisha Hailey, American actress and musician (Uh Huh Her) was born
1975-07-11
Birth
Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim, American rapper was born
1862-07-11
Birth
Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann
Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer was born
1983-07-11
Birth
Marie Serneholt
Marie Serneholt, Swedish musician (A*Teens) was born
1925-07-11
Birth
Mattiwilda Dobbs
Mattiwilda Dobbs, Atlanta, Ga, soprano was born
1966-07-11
Birth
Mel Appleby
Mel Appleby, rocker (Mel & Kim-Coming to America) was born
1957-07-11
Birth
Michael Rose
Michael Rose, Kingston Jamaica, rocker (Black Uhuru-Brutal, Positive) was born
1925-07-11
Birth
Nicolai Gedda
Nicolai Gedda, Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor (Opera Two to Six) was born
1943-07-11
Birth
Oscar D'León
Oscar D'León, Venezuelan musician was born
1837-07-11
Birth
Paul Lacombe
Paul Lacombe, composer was born
1957-07-11
Birth
Pete Murphy
Pete Murphy, rocker (Love Hysteria) was born
1983-07-11
Birth
Peter Cincotti
Peter Cincotti, American singer songwriter was born
1957-07-11
Birth
Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy, British musician (Bauhaus) was born
1958-07-11
Birth
Ray Dodds
Ray Dodds, rocker (Fairground Attraction-You Send Me) was born
1959-07-11
Birth
Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora, Perth Amboy, NJ, guitarist, (Bon Jovi), boyfriend of Cher & Heather Locklear was born
1928-07-11
Birth
Robert Washburn
Robert Washburn, composer was born
1945-07-11
Birth
Robin Muyser
Robin Muyser, Dutch bassist (Les Baroques) was born
1926-07-11
Birth
Rodolfo Arizaga
Rodolfo Arizaga, composer was born
1975-07-11
Birth
Samer el Nahhal
Samer el Nahhal, Finnish musician (Lordi) was born
1965-07-11
Birth
Scott Shriner
Scott Shriner, American musician (Weezer) was born
1987-07-11
Birth
Shigeaki Kato
Shigeaki Kato, Japanese idol singer (NEWS) was born
1959-07-11
Birth
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega, rock vocalist (My Name is Luka, Tom's Diner) was born
1984-07-11
Birth
Tanith Belbin
Tanith Belbin, Canadian ice dancer was born
1938-07-11
Birth
Terry Garthwaite
Terry Garthwaite, US guitarist/singer (Joy of Cooking) was born
1931-07-11
Birth
Thurston Harris
Thurston Harris, Indianapolis, vocalist (Little Bitty Pretty One) was born
1781-07-11
Death
Adolph Carl Kunzen
Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60
1973-07-11
Death
Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov
Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72
1980-07-11
Death
Boleslaw Woytowicz
Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80
1826-07-11
Death
Carl Bernhard Wessely
Carl Bernhard Wessely, composer, dies at 57
1994-07-11
Death
Charles "Lefty" Edwards
Charles "Lefty" Edwards, saxophonist, dies at 67
2005-07-11
Death
Frances Langford
Frances Langford, American actress and singer (b. 1914)
1937-07-11
Death
George Gershwin
George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38
1999-07-11
Death
Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest, American singer (b. 1917)
2001-07-11
Death
Herman Brood
Herman Brood, Dutch singer and artist (b. 1946)
1768-07-11
Death
Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu
Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, composer, dies at 66
1984-07-11
Death
Karel Mengelberg
Karel Mengelberg, composer, dies at 81
1994-07-11
Death
Lex P Humphries
Lex P Humphries, drummer, dies at 57
1996-07-11
Death
Louis Gottlieb
Louis Gottlieb, musician, dies at 72
1993-07-11
Death
Mario Bauza
Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82
1950-07-11
Death
Timotei Popovici
Timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79
2010-07-11
Death
Walter Hawkins
Walter Hawkins, Gospel music singer
1969-07-11
Event
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman"
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