On This Day in Music: July 12

1981-07-12 Birth

Adrienne Camp

Adrienne Camp, South African singer/songwriter was born

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1931-07-12 Birth

Andre Laporte

Andre Laporte, Flemish composer was born

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1861-07-12 Birth

Anton Stepanovich Arensky

Anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer was born

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1972-07-12 Birth

Brett Reed

Brett Reed, American musician (Rancid) was born

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1821-07-12 Birth

Cesare Dominiceti

Cesare Dominiceti, composer was born

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1802-07-12 Birth

Charles-Louis Hanssens

Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born

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1975-07-12 Birth

Cheyenne Jackson

Cheyenne Jackson, American actor and singer was born

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1757-07-12 Birth

Christian Danner

Christian Danner, composer was born

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1943-07-12 Birth

Christine McVie

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

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1960-07-12 Birth

Corynne Charby

Corynne Charby, French model, actress and singer was born

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1950-07-12 Birth

Eric Carr

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

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1675-07-12 Birth

Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco

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

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1984-07-12 Birth

Gareth Gates

Gareth Gates, British singer was born

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1885-07-12 Birth

George Sainton Kaye Butterworth

George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer was born

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1924-07-12 Birth

Jaap Geraedts

Jaap Geraedts, composer was born

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1969-07-12 Birth

Jesse Pintado

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

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1908-07-12 Birth

Johan Franco

Johan Franco, composer was born

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1801-07-12 Birth

John Hill Hewitt

John Hill Hewitt, composer was born

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1967-07-12 Birth

John Petrucci

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

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1949-07-12 Birth

John Wetton

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

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1895-07-12 Birth

Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (Wagner) was born

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1952-07-12 Birth

Liz Mitchell

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

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1985-07-12 Birth

Luiz Ejlli

Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer was born

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1988-07-12 Birth

Melissa O'Neil

Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer was born

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1937-07-12 Birth

Michel Louvain

Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer was born

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1895-07-12 Birth

Oscar Hammerstein II

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

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1920-07-12 Birth

Paul Foster

Paul Foster, singer was born

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1929-07-12 Birth

Pavle Merku

Pavle Merku, composer was born

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1952-07-12 Birth

Phil Kramer

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

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1952-07-12 Birth

Philip Taylor Kramer

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

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1942-07-12 Birth

Richard Stoltzman

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

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1965-07-12 Birth

Robin Wilson

Robin Wilson, rocker (Gin Blossoms) was born

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1974-07-12 Birth

Sharon den Adel

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

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1951-07-12 Birth

Sylvia Sass

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano was born

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1976-07-12 Birth

Tracie Spencer

Tracie Spencer, rocker was born

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1934-07-12 Birth

Van Cliburn Jr

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

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1948-07-12 Birth

Walter Egan

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

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1995-07-12 Death

Alan David Marks

Alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49

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1882-07-12 Death

Alfred Humphreys Pease

Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44

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2003-07-12 Death

Benny Carter

Benny Carter, American musician (b. 1907)

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1926-07-12 Death

Charles Wood

Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40

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1983-07-12 Death

Chris Wood

Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39

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1839-07-12 Death

Christian Traugott Tag

Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62

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1995-07-12 Death

Earl Coleman

Earl Coleman, singer, dies at 69

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1995-07-12 Death

Ernie Furtado

Ernie Furtado, bassist, dies at 72

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1742-07-12 Death

Evaristo EF dall' Abaco

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

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1897-07-12 Death

Felix Godefroid

Felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78

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1977-07-12 Death

Frantisek Suchy

Frantisek Suchy, composer, dies at 75

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1996-07-12 Death

Gottfried von Einem

Gottfried von Einem, composer, dies at 78

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1906-07-12 Death

Henrique Alves de Mesquita

Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer, dies at 70

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1883-07-12 Death

Hermann Zopff

Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57

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1947-07-12 Death

Jimmie Lunceford

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

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1998-07-12 Death

Jimmy Driftwood

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

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1773-07-12 Death

Johann Joachim Quantz

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

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1996-07-12 Death

Jonathan Melvoin

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

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1953-07-12 Death

Joseph Jongen

Joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79

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1979-07-12 Death

Kalervo Tuukkanen

Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69

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1953-07-12 Death

Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen

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

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1979-07-12 Death

Minnie Ripperton

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

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2010-07-12 Death

Paulo Moura

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

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2007-07-12 Death

Robert Burås

Robert Burås, Norwegian guitar player (b. 1975)

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1962-07-12 Death

Roger Wolfe Kahn

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

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1633-07-12 Death

Simon Besler

Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49

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1993-07-12 Event

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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

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1970-07-12 Event

Janis Joplin

Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky

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1962-07-12 Event

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London)

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