On This Day in Music: July 20

On July 20 in music history, 42 artists were born, 29 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them Carlos Santana (1947), Chris Cornell (1964) and Paul Cook (1956).

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Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana, Mexico, rock guitarist (Santana-Black Magic Woman) was born

Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave) was born

Paul Cook

Paul Cook, London, rock drummer (Sex Pistols) was born

Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117

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Born on July 20

Alick Maclean

Alick Maclean, composer was born

Andrew Stockdale

Andrew Stockdale, Australian musician (Wolfmother) was born

Brent Wilson

Brent Wilson, former bassist for Panic At The Disco was born

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana, Mexico, rock guitarist (Santana-Black Magic Woman) was born

Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave) was born

Cindy Walker

Cindy Walker, American singer (d. 2006) was born

Deodat de Severac

Deodat de Severac, composer was born

Edward Hodges

Edward Hodges, composer was born

Gunnar de Frumerie

Gunnar de Frumerie, composer was born

Hans Sommer

Hans Sommer, composer was born

Henri Hamal

Henri Hamal, composer was born

Ignaz Schuster

Ignaz Schuster, composer was born

Ignaz Vitzthumb

Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer was born

Jakob Haibel

Jakob Haibel, composer was born

Jakob Zeugheer

Jakob Zeugheer, composer was born

Jay Jay French

Jay Jay French, NYC, guitarist (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) was born

Jimmy Kennedy

Jimmy Kennedy, Irish composer (d. 1984) was born

Johnny Loughrey

Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer (d. 2005) was born

Jose Vicente Asuar

Jose Vicente Asuar, composer was born

Joseph Lefebvre

Joseph Lefebvre, composer was born

Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough, American ballroom dancer was born

Kim Carnes

Kim Carnes, Pasadena Ca, rock vocalist (Bette Davis Eyes) was born

Kool G Rap

Kool G Rap, American musician was born

Marcia Hines

Marcia Hines, American-born Australian singer was born

Merlina Defranco

Merlina Defranco, rocker (Defranco Family) was born

Michael Gielen

Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor/composer was born

Mike Kennerty

Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects) was born

Mike McNeil

Mike McNeil, rocker was born

Mort Garson

Mort Garson, Canadian composer was born

Paul Cook

Paul Cook, London, rock drummer (Sex Pistols) was born

Paul Henrion

Paul Henrion, composer was born

Peter Ind

Peter Ind, jazz musician was born

Radney Foster

Radney Foster, Del Rio Tx, singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You) was born

Simon Ives

Simon Ives, composer was born

Stone Gossard

Stone Gossard, musician with Pearl Jam was born

T G Sheppard

T G Sheppard, [William Browder], Humbolt Tn, singer (Devil in Bottle) was born

Tobi Vail

Tobi Vail, American musician (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies) was born

Vilém Tauský

Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (d. 2004) was born

Vitamin C

Vitamin C, American singer was born

William Dillard

William Dillard, trumpeter/singer was born

William Jones

William Jones, composer was born

Witold Maliszewski

Witold Maliszewski, composer was born

Died on July 20

Alice Harnoncourt

Alice Harnoncourt died

Antoine Prumier

Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75

Arthur Battelle Whiting

Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75

Artie Traum

Artie Traum, American guitarist (b. 1943)

Boris Davidyan

Boris Davidyan died

Christoph Nichelsmann

Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies

Chuck E. Weiss

Chuck E. Weiss died

Dinos Constantinides

Dinos Constantinides died

Federico Chueca

Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62

Francesco Bartolomeo Conti

Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer, dies at 51

Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon

Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66

Gail Kubik

Gail Kubik, US composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), dies at 69

Gary Kellgren

Gary Kellgren, American music producer (b. 1939)

Inge Ginsberg

Inge Ginsberg died

Jan Bedrich Kittl

Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer, dies at 62

Jerry Miller

Jerry Miller died

John C Pepusch

John C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85

Joseph Keilberth

Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies

Joseph-Denis Doche

Joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58

Leo van Gheluwe

Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner died

Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller

Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, singer, dies at 85

Owen Gray

Owen Gray died

Phil Hanna

Phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46

Preta Gil

Preta Gil died

Ria Brieffies

Ria Brieffies, Dutch singer (b. 1957)

Roy Hamilton

Roy Hamilton, American rocker, dies at 40 (b. 1929)

Sandy Posey

Sandy Posey died

Yuri Arnold

Yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86

Releases & milestones on July 20

Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117

Tony Macaulay

T Macauly & D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London

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Time puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovitch on its cover

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