On This Day in Music: July 12

On July 12 in music history, 37 artists were born, 34 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Janis Joplin (1970), Eminem (2024) and The Rolling Stones (1962).

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Janis Joplin

Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky

Eminem

Eminem released the album 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)'

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London)

Christine McVie

Christine McVie, Lancashire, rock vocalist (Fleetwood Mac-Got A Hold on Me) was born

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Born on July 12

Adrienne Camp

Adrienne Camp, South African singer/songwriter was born

Andre Laporte

Andre Laporte, Flemish composer was born

Anton Stepanovich Arensky

Anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer was born

Brett Reed

Brett Reed, American musician (Rancid) was born

Cesare Dominiceti

Cesare Dominiceti, composer was born

Charles-Louis Hanssens

Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born

Cheyenne Jackson

Cheyenne Jackson, American actor and singer was born

Christian Danner

Christian Danner, composer was born

Christine McVie

Christine McVie, Lancashire, rock vocalist (Fleetwood Mac-Got A Hold on Me) was born

Corynne Charby

Corynne Charby, French model, actress and singer was born

Eric Carr

Eric Carr, rock drummer (Kiss-Beth) was born

Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco

Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer was born

Gareth Gates

Gareth Gates, British singer was born

George Sainton Kaye Butterworth

George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer was born

Jaap Geraedts

Jaap Geraedts, composer was born

Jesse Pintado

Jesse Pintado, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006) was born

Johan Franco

Johan Franco, composer was born

John Hill Hewitt

John Hill Hewitt, composer was born

John Petrucci

John Petrucci, American guitar player (Dream Theater) was born

John Wetton

John Wetton, rock vocalist/bassist (Asia, King Crisom) was born

Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (Wagner) was born

Liz Mitchell

Liz Mitchell, Jamaica, rock vocalist (Boney M) was born

Luiz Ejlli

Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer was born

Melissa O'Neil

Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer was born

Michel Louvain

Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer was born

Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II, NYC, lyricist who worked with Richard Rodgers was born

Paul Foster

Paul Foster, singer was born

Pavle Merku

Pavle Merku, composer was born

Phil Kramer

Phil Kramer, Youngtown Oh, rocker (Iron Butterfly) was born

Philip Taylor Kramer

Philip Taylor Kramer, Bass Guitar Player (d. 1995) was born

Richard Stoltzman

Richard Stoltzman, Omaha Nebraska, clarinetist (Tashi) was born

Robin Wilson

Robin Wilson, rocker (Gin Blossoms) was born

Sharon den Adel

Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer (Within Temptation) was born

Sylvia Sass

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano was born

Tracie Spencer

Tracie Spencer, rocker was born

Van Cliburn Jr

Van Cliburn Jr, [Harvey Lavan], La, pianist (Tchaikovsky 1958) was born

Walter Egan

Walter Egan, NYC, rock vocalist (Not Shy, Fundamental Roll) was born

Died on July 12

Alan David Marks

Alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49

Alfred Humphreys Pease

Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44

Benny Carter

Benny Carter, American musician (b. 1907)

Bill Viola

Bill Viola died

Bramwell Tovey

Bramwell Tovey died

Charles Wood

Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40

Chris Wood

Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39

Christian Traugott Tag

Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62

Earl Coleman

Earl Coleman, singer, dies at 69

Eleanor Sokoloff

Eleanor Sokoloff died

Ernie Furtado

Ernie Furtado, bassist, dies at 72

Evaristo EF dall' Abaco

Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday

Felix Godefroid

Felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78

Frantisek Suchy

Frantisek Suchy, composer, dies at 75

Gottfried von Einem

Gottfried von Einem, composer, dies at 78

Henrique Alves de Mesquita

Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer, dies at 70

Hermann Zopff

Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57

Jan Wijn

Jan Wijn died

Jimmie Lunceford

Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)

Jimmy Driftwood

Jimmy Driftwood, American folk songwriter and musician (b. 1907)

Johann Joachim Quantz

Johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist/composer, dies at 76

Jonathan Melvoin

Jonathan Melvoin, keyboardist (Smashing Pumpkins), dies of heorin OD

Joseph Jongen

Joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79

Judy Dyble

Judy Dyble died

Kalervo Tuukkanen

Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69

Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen

Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer, dies at 79

Minnie Ripperton

Minnie Ripperton, [Andrea Davis], singer (Lovin' You), dies at 30

Miryana Ivanova Basheva

Miryana Ivanova Basheva died

Paulo Moura

Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (b. 1932)

Robert Burås

Robert Burås, Norwegian guitar player (b. 1975)

Rod Bernard

Rod Bernard died

Roger Wolfe Kahn

Roger Wolfe Kahn, American band leader (b. 1907)

Ryuchell

Ryuchell died

Simon Besler

Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49

Releases & milestones on July 12

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Promenade" opens in London

Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex released the album 'X's'

Clairo

Clairo released the album 'Charm'

Eminem

Eminem released the album 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)'

Janis Joplin

Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky

OneRepublic

OneRepublic released the album 'Artificial Paradise'

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London)

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