On This Day in Music: July 18

On July 18 in music history, 49 artists were born, 31 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Dion DiMucci (1939), Martha Reeves (1941) and Bobby Fuller (1966).

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Dion DiMucci

Dion DiMucci, Bronx, rocker (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love) was born

Martha Reeves

Martha Reeves, Detroit Mich, singer (& Vandellas-Dancing in St) was born

Bobby Fuller

Bobby Fuller, American rock singer and guitarist (I Fought the Law), found dead at 23

"Screamin' Jay" Hawkins

"Screamin' Jay" Hawkins, Cleveland, rocker (I Put a Spell on You) was born

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Born on July 18

"Screamin' Jay" Hawkins

"Screamin' Jay" Hawkins, Cleveland, rocker (I Put a Spell on You) was born

Alexander Hyatt-King

Alexander Hyatt-King, scholar (Mozart) was born

Belle Stewart

Belle Stewart, singer was born

Bernard Wagenaar

Bernard Wagenaar, Arnhem Holland, composer (3 Songs for Chinese) was born

Bobby Sherman

Bobby Sherman, Santa Monica California, singer (Shindig, Here Comes Brides) was born

Bozidar Kunc

Bozidar Kunc, composer was born

Brian Auger

Brian Auger, London, fusion keyboardist (Befour, Genesis) was born

Bryan Johnson

Bryan Johnson, singer/actor was born

Cesar Zuiderwijk

Cesar Zuiderwijk, Dutch rock drummer (Golden Earring, Radar Love) was born

Charles W J Mengelberg

Charles W J Mengelberg, Dutch composer/conductor was born

Danny McCullock

Danny McCullock, London, rocker (Animals) was born

Daron Malakian

Daron Malakian, American guitarist (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway) was born

Dion DiMucci

Dion DiMucci, Bronx, rocker (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love) was born

Dudu Pukwana

Dudu Pukwana, [Mtutuzel], South African/British saxophonist/composer was born

Emil Mlynarski

Emil Mlynarski, composer was born

Gilbert White

Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer was born

Giovanni Battista Bononcini

Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer was born

Glenn Hughes

Glenn Hughes, American singer (Village People) (d. 2001) was born

Hector Tosar

Hector Tosar, composer was born

Henri Salvador

Henri Salvador, French singer (d. 2008) was born

Herbert Collum

Herbert Collum, composer was born

Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart, Scottish pianist (d. 1985) was born

Jack Irons

Jack Irons, American drummer was born

Jack Jersey

Jack Jersey, [de Nijs], Indonesian/Dutch singer/producer was born

Jane Frazee

Jane Frazee, Duluth Minn, actress/singer (Alice-Beulah) was born

Jermaine Paul

Jermaine Paul, American musician was born

Josef Huttel

Josef Huttel, composer was born

Julius Fucik

Julius Fucik, composer was born

Karina Pasian

Karina Pasian, American singer and pianist was born

Lonnie Mack

Lonnie Mack, Aurora Indiana, rocker (Baby What's Wrong) was born

Martha Reeves

Martha Reeves, Detroit Mich, singer (& Vandellas-Dancing in St) was born

Nigel Twist

Nigel Twist, Manchester, rock drummer (Alarm-In the Summertime) was born

Otto Vrieslander

Otto Vrieslander, composer was born

Patrick Dancy

Patrick Dancy, TV rocker (Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You) was born

Pauline Garcia-Viardot

Pauline Garcia-Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer (d. 1910) was born

Peter Singer

Peter Singer, composer was born

Phil Harris

Phil Harris, rocker (Ace) was born

Pierre-Joseph Le Blan

Pierre-Joseph Le Blan, composer was born

Raymund Murray Schafer

Raymund Murray Schafer, Sarnia Ontario, Canada, composer (Patria) was born

Richard Branson

Richard Branson, London, British music enterperneur (Virgin Atlantic) was born

Ricky Skaggs

Ricky Skaggs, Cordell Ky, country singer (Heartbroke, Toy Hearts) was born

Robin McDonald

Robin McDonald, Scotland, rock guitarist (Billy J Kramer & Dakotas) was born

Ryan Cabrera

Ryan Cabrera, American musician and TV host was born

Ryoko Hirosue

Ryoko Hirosue, Japanese actress and singer was born

Siegfried Kurz

Siegfried Kurz, composer was born

Tim Lynch

Tim Lynch, rocker (Flaming Groovies) was born

Tobias Picker

Tobias Picker, composer was born

Verónica Romeo

Verónica Romeo, Spanish singer was born

Yvonne Desportes

Yvonne Desportes, composer was born

Died on July 18

Alfredo Carlo Piatti

Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer, dies at 79

Bhupinder Singh

Bhupinder Singh died

Bobby Fuller

Bobby Fuller, American rock singer and guitarist (I Fought the Law), found dead at 23

Dani

Dani died

Dionyssios Lavrangas

Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer, dies at 80

Emil Hartmann

Emil Hartmann, composer, dies at 62

Federico Ghisi

Federico Ghisi, composer, dies at 74

Fresia Saavedra

Fresia Saavedra died

George William Louis Marshall-Hall

George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer, dies at 53

German Germanovich Galinin

German Germanovich Galinin, composer, dies at 44

Gerry Boulet

Gerry Boulet, Quebec rock singer (b. 1946)

Hal Galper

Hal Galper died

Hans-Joachim Hespos

Hans-Joachim Hespos died

Haruma Miura

Haruma Miura died

Helen Cornelius

Helen Cornelius died

Jaime Nuno

Jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83

Jakob Handl

Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40

Jerry Hadley

Jerry Hadley, American opera singer, (b. 1952)

Johann Krieger

Johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83

John White

John White, composer, dies at 47

Jope Ruonansuu

Jope Ruonansuu died

Lionel Daunais

Lionel Daunais, French-Canadian singer and composer (b. 1902)

M. K. Muthu

M. K. Muthu died

Milan Lasica

Milan Lasica died

Nico

Nico, US model/pop singer (Velvet Underground), dies at 43

Povl Dissing

Povl Dissing died

Roger Norrington

Roger Norrington died

Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili

Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, composer, dies at 64

Thomas Greatorex

Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72

Vítězslav Novák

Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870)

Witold Maliszewski

Witold Maliszewski, composer, dies at 65

Releases & milestones on July 18

Alex Warren

Alex Warren released the album 'You'll Be Alright, Kid'

Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway

Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway released the album 'Addicted to the Violence'

Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino released the album 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'

Sy Johnson

"Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 perfs

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