On This Day in Music: July 13

On July 13 in music history, 32 artists were born, 26 died and 2 other milestones happened, among them Albert Ayler (1936), Roger McGuinn (1942) and Gerald Levert (1966).

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Albert Ayler

Albert Ayler, American musician (d. 1970) was born

Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn, guitarist (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn, Mr Tambourine Man) was born

Gerald Levert

Gerald Levert, American singer (d. 2006) was born

Deborah Cox

Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer was born

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Born on July 13

Albert Ayler

Albert Ayler, American musician (d. 1970) was born

Bobby Rock

Bobby Rock, Houston Texas, rock drummer (Nelson-Love & Affection) was born

Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Bergonzi, Italian singer was born

Charles Scribner Jr

Charles Scribner Jr, music publisher (Scribner) was born

David Branson

David Branson, composer was born

Deborah Cox

Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer was born

Donal Michalsky

Donal Michalsky, composer was born

Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold, composer was born

Franco Casavola

Franco Casavola, composer was born

George Lewis

George Lewis, American musician (d. 1969) was born

Gerald Levert

Gerald Levert, American singer (d. 2006) was born

Git Gay

Git Gay, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2007) was born

Harry Sosnik

Harry Sosnik, Chicago, orchestra leader (Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade) was born

Jay Uzzell

Jay Uzzell, rocker (Corsairs) was born

Jim McGuinn

Jim McGuinn, rocker was born

John Francis Larchet

John Francis Larchet, composer was born

Ladislav Holoubek

Ladislav Holoubek, composer was born

Lawrence Donegan

Lawrence Donegan, rock bassist was born

Leroy Vinnegar

Leroy Vinnegar, American jazz bassist was born

Louise Mandrell

Louise Mandrell, Corpus Christi Tx, country singer (Mandrell Sisters) was born

Mark "The Animal' Mendoza [Glickman]

Mark "The Animal' Mendoza [Glickman], Long Island, New York, American bassist (Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It) was born

Meyer Kupferman

Meyer Kupferman, NYC, composer (In Fimi Tres) was born

Paul Constantinescu

Paul Constantinescu, composer was born

Per Norgard

Per Norgard, composer was born

Rhonda Vincent

Rhonda Vincent, American singer was born

Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn, guitarist (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn, Mr Tambourine Man) was born

Roger Reynolds

Roger Reynolds, composer was born

Sayumi Michishige

Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born

Sezen Aksu

Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer was born

Stephen Jo Bladd

Stephen Jo Bladd, Boston Ma, rocker (J Geils Band-Centerfold) was born

Steven J Brown

Steven J Brown, Hackensack NJ, guitarist (Trixter-Give It To Me Good) was born

Washington Castro

Washington Castro, composer was born

Died on July 13

A. B. Crentsil

A. B. Crentsil died

Antonio Veretti

Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78

Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Schoenberg, Austria/US composer (Verklärte Nacht), dies at 76

Arthur Kane

Arthur Kane, American musician (b. 1949)

Asger Hamerik [Hammerich]

Asger Hamerik [Hammerich], German(?) composer, dies at 80

August Reissmann

August Reissmann, composer, dies at 77

Carla van Neste

Carla van Neste, Belgian violinist, dies at 78

Carli Zoeller

Carli Zoeller, composer, dies at 49

Carlin Glynn

Carlin Glynn died

Carlos Kleiber

Carlos Kleiber, Austrian conductor (b. 1930)

Compay Segundo

Compay Segundo, Cuban musician (b. 1907)

Dave Cousins

Dave Cousins died

Eddie Boyd

Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, dies at 79

Hasan al-Lawzi

Hasan al-Lawzi died

Izydor Lotto

Izydor Lotto, composer, dies at 91

Johann Friedrich Peter

Johann Friedrich Peter, composer, dies at 67

Johann Gansbacher

Johann Gansbacher, composer, dies at 66

Juventino Rosas

Juventino Rosas, composer, dies at 26

Manohari Singh

Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist and part of R.D. Burman's band (b. 1931)

Martian Negrea

Martian Negrea, composer, dies at 80

Max Butting

Max Butting, composer, dies at 87

Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons died

Rubeena Qureshi

Rubeena Qureshi died

Ruth Hesse

Ruth Hesse died

Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty died

Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov

Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer, dies at 54

Releases & milestones on July 13

Antonio Cesti

Van Marco Cesti's opera "Il Pomo d'Oro," premieres in Vienna

Exo-SC

Exo-SC released the album '1 Billion Views'

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