1947
Birth
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana, Mexico, rock guitarist (Santana-Black Magic Woman) was born
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Born on July 20
1872
Birth
Alick Maclean
Alick Maclean, composer was born
1976
Birth
Andrew Stockdale
Andrew Stockdale, Australian musician (Wolfmother) was born
1987
Birth
Brent Wilson
Brent Wilson, former bassist for Panic At The Disco was born
1947
Birth
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana, Mexico, rock guitarist (Santana-Black Magic Woman) was born
1964
Birth
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave) was born
1918
Birth
Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker, American singer (d. 2006) was born
1872
Birth
Deodat de Severac
Deodat de Severac, composer was born
1796
Birth
Edward Hodges
Edward Hodges, composer was born
1908
Birth
Gunnar de Frumerie
Gunnar de Frumerie, composer was born
1837
Birth
Hans Sommer
Hans Sommer, composer was born
1744
Birth
Henri Hamal
Henri Hamal, composer was born
1779
Birth
Ignaz Schuster
Ignaz Schuster, composer was born
1720
Birth
Ignaz Vitzthumb
Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer was born
1762
Birth
Jakob Haibel
Jakob Haibel, composer was born
1803
Birth
Jakob Zeugheer
Jakob Zeugheer, composer was born
1954
Birth
Jay Jay French
Jay Jay French, NYC, guitarist (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) was born
1902
Birth
Jimmy Kennedy
Jimmy Kennedy, Irish composer (d. 1984) was born
1945
Birth
Johnny Loughrey
Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer (d. 2005) was born
1933
Birth
Jose Vicente Asuar
Jose Vicente Asuar, composer was born
1761
Birth
Joseph Lefebvre
Joseph Lefebvre, composer was born
1988
Birth
Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough, American ballroom dancer was born
1945
Birth
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes, Pasadena Ca, rock vocalist (Bette Davis Eyes) was born
1964
Birth
Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap, American musician was born
1953
Birth
Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines, American-born Australian singer was born
1957
Birth
Merlina Defranco
Merlina Defranco, rocker (Defranco Family) was born
1927
Birth
Michael Gielen
Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor/composer was born
1980
Birth
Mike Kennerty
Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects) was born
1958
Birth
Mike McNeil
Mike McNeil, rocker was born
1924
Birth
Mort Garson
Mort Garson, Canadian composer was born
1956
Birth
Paul Cook
Paul Cook, London, rock drummer (Sex Pistols) was born
1819
Birth
Paul Henrion
Paul Henrion, composer was born
1928
Birth
Peter Ind
Peter Ind, jazz musician was born
1959
Birth
Radney Foster
Radney Foster, Del Rio Tx, singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You) was born
1600
Birth
Simon Ives
Simon Ives, composer was born
1965
Birth
Stone Gossard
Stone Gossard, musician with Pearl Jam was born
1942
Birth
T G Sheppard
T G Sheppard, [William Browder], Humbolt Tn, singer (Devil in Bottle) was born
1969
Birth
Tobi Vail
Tobi Vail, American musician (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies) was born
1910
Birth
Vilém Tauský
Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (d. 2004) was born
1969
Birth
Vitamin C
Vitamin C, American singer was born
1911
Birth
William Dillard
William Dillard, trumpeter/singer was born
1726
Birth
William Jones
William Jones, composer was born
1873
Birth
Witold Maliszewski
Witold Maliszewski, composer was born
Died on July 20
2022
Death
Alice Harnoncourt
Alice Harnoncourt died
1868
Death
Antoine Prumier
Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75
1936
Death
Arthur Battelle Whiting
Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75
2008
Death
Artie Traum
Artie Traum, American guitarist (b. 1943)
2020
Death
Boris Davidyan
Boris Davidyan died
1762
Death
Christoph Nichelsmann
Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies
2021
Death
Chuck E. Weiss
Chuck E. Weiss died
2021
Death
Dinos Constantinides
Dinos Constantinides died
1908
Death
Federico Chueca
Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62
1732
Death
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer, dies at 51
1808
Death
Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon
Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66
1984
Death
Gail Kubik
Gail Kubik, US composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), dies at 69
1977
Death
Gary Kellgren
Gary Kellgren, American music producer (b. 1939)
2021
Death
Inge Ginsberg
Inge Ginsberg died
1868
Death
Jan Bedrich Kittl
Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer, dies at 62
2024
Death
Jerry Miller
Jerry Miller died
1752
Death
John C Pepusch
John C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85
1968
Death
Joseph Keilberth
Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies
1825
Death
Joseph-Denis Doche
Joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58
1914
Death
Leo van Gheluwe
Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76
2025
Death
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner died
1995
Death
Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller
Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, singer, dies at 85
2025
Death
Owen Gray
Owen Gray died
1957
Death
Phil Hanna
Phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46
2025
Death
Preta Gil
Preta Gil died
2009
Death
Ria Brieffies
Ria Brieffies, Dutch singer (b. 1957)
1969
Death
Roy Hamilton
Roy Hamilton, American rocker, dies at 40 (b. 1929)
2024
Death
Sandy Posey
Sandy Posey died
1898
Death
Yuri Arnold
Yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86
Releases & milestones on July 20
1968
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
Event
Tony Macaulay
T Macauly & D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London
1942
Event
Дмитрий Дмитриевич ШоÑтакович
Time puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovitch on its cover
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