1872-07-20
Birth
Alick Maclean
Alick Maclean, composer was born
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1976-07-20
Birth
Andrew Stockdale
Andrew Stockdale, Australian musician (Wolfmother) was born
1987-07-20
Birth
Brent Wilson
Brent Wilson, former bassist for Panic At The Disco was born
1947-07-20
Birth
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana, Mexico, rock guitarist (Santana-Black Magic Woman) was born
1964-07-20
Birth
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave) was born
1918-07-20
Birth
Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker, American singer (d. 2006) was born
1872-07-20
Birth
Deodat de Severac
Deodat de Severac, composer was born
1796-07-20
Birth
Edward Hodges
Edward Hodges, composer was born
1908-07-20
Birth
Gunnar de Frumerie
Gunnar de Frumerie, composer was born
1837-07-20
Birth
Hans Sommer
Hans Sommer, composer was born
1744-07-20
Birth
Henri Hamal
Henri Hamal, composer was born
1779-07-20
Birth
Ignaz Schuster
Ignaz Schuster, composer was born
1720-07-20
Birth
Ignaz Vitzthumb
Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer was born
1762-07-20
Birth
Jakob Haibel
Jakob Haibel, composer was born
1803-07-20
Birth
Jakob Zeugheer
Jakob Zeugheer, composer was born
1954-07-20
Birth
Jay Jay French
Jay Jay French, NYC, guitarist (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) was born
1902-07-20
Birth
Jimmy Kennedy
Jimmy Kennedy, Irish composer (d. 1984) was born
1945-07-20
Birth
Johnny Loughrey
Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer (d. 2005) was born
1933-07-20
Birth
Jose Vicente Asuar
Jose Vicente Asuar, composer was born
1761-07-20
Birth
Joseph Lefebvre
Joseph Lefebvre, composer was born
1988-07-20
Birth
Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough, American ballroom dancer was born
1945-07-20
Birth
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes, Pasadena Ca, rock vocalist (Bette Davis Eyes) was born
1964-07-20
Birth
Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap, American musician was born
1953-07-20
Birth
Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines, American-born Australian singer was born
1957-07-20
Birth
Merlina Defranco
Merlina Defranco, rocker (Defranco Family) was born
1927-07-20
Birth
Michael Gielen
Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor/composer was born
1980-07-20
Birth
Mike Kennerty
Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects) was born
1958-07-20
Birth
Mike McNeil
Mike McNeil, rocker was born
1924-07-20
Birth
Mort Garson
Mort Garson, Canadian composer was born
1956-07-20
Birth
Paul Cook
Paul Cook, London, rock drummer (Sex Pistols) was born
1819-07-20
Birth
Paul Henrion
Paul Henrion, composer was born
1928-07-20
Birth
Peter Ind
Peter Ind, jazz musician was born
1959-07-20
Birth
Radney Foster
Radney Foster, Del Rio Tx, singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You) was born
1600-07-20
Birth
Simon Ives
Simon Ives, composer was born
1965-07-20
Birth
Stone Gossard
Stone Gossard, musician with Pearl Jam was born
1942-07-20
Birth
T G Sheppard
T G Sheppard, [William Browder], Humbolt Tn, singer (Devil in Bottle) was born
1969-07-20
Birth
Tobi Vail
Tobi Vail, American musician (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies) was born
1910-07-20
Birth
Vilém Tauský
Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (d. 2004) was born
1969-07-20
Birth
Vitamin C
Vitamin C, American singer was born
1911-07-20
Birth
William Dillard
William Dillard, trumpeter/singer was born
1726-07-20
Birth
William Jones
William Jones, composer was born
1873-07-20
Birth
Witold Maliszewski
Witold Maliszewski, composer was born
1868-07-20
Death
Antoine Prumier
Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75
1936-07-20
Death
Arthur Battelle Whiting
Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75
2008-07-20
Death
Artie Traum
Artie Traum, American guitarist (b. 1943)
1762-07-20
Death
Christoph Nichelsmann
Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies
1908-07-20
Death
Federico Chueca
Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62
1732-07-20
Death
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer, dies at 51
1808-07-20
Death
Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon
Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66
1984-07-20
Death
Gail Kubik
Gail Kubik, US composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), dies at 69
1977-07-20
Death
Gary Kellgren
Gary Kellgren, American music producer (b. 1939)
1868-07-20
Death
Jan Bedrich Kittl
Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer, dies at 62
1752-07-20
Death
John C Pepusch
John C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85
1968-07-20
Death
Joseph Keilberth
Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies
1825-07-20
Death
Joseph-Denis Doche
Joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58
1914-07-20
Death
Leo van Gheluwe
Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76
1995-07-20
Death
Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller
Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, singer, dies at 85
1957-07-20
Death
Phil Hanna
Phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46
2009-07-20
Death
Ria Brieffies
Ria Brieffies, Dutch singer (b. 1957)
1969-07-20
Death
Roy Hamilton
Roy Hamilton, American rocker, dies at 40 (b. 1929)
1898-07-20
Death
Yuri Arnold
Yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86
1968-07-20
Event
Iron Butterfly
Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117
1982-07-20
Event
Tony Macaulay
T Macauly & D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London
1942-07-20
Event
Дмитрий Дмитриевич ШоÑтакович
Time puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovitch on its cover
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