1961-07-21
Birth
Amar Singh Chamkila
Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer was born
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1930-07-21
Birth
Anand Bakshi
Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (d. 2002) was born
1938-07-21
Birth
Anton Emil Kuerti
Anton Emil Kuerti, composer was born
1946-07-21
Birth
Barry "Bean" Whitwam
Barry "Bean" Whitwam, rocker was born
1921-07-21
Birth
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor, Greenville NC, orchestra leader (David Frost Show) was born
1981-07-21
Birth
Blake Lewis
Blake Lewis, American musician was born
1948-07-21
Birth
Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam]
Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam], London, rock vocalist (Peace Train) was born
1978-07-21
Birth
Damian Marley
Damian Marley, Jamaican musician was born
1906-07-21
Birth
Daniel Ayala Perez
Daniel Ayala Perez, composer was born
1983-07-21
Birth
Eivør Pálsdóttir
Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer was born
1969-07-21
Birth
Emerson Hart
Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic) was born
1898-07-21
Birth
Ernest Willem Mulder
Ernest Willem Mulder, composer was born
1915-07-21
Birth
Floyd McDaniel
Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist was born
1797-07-21
Birth
Franz Schoberlechner
Franz Schoberlechner, composer was born
1779-07-21
Birth
Gottlob Wiedebein
Gottlob Wiedebein, composer was born
1955-07-21
Birth
Henry Preistman
Henry Preistman, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World) was born
1955-07-21
Birth
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003) was born
1920-07-21
Birth
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern, Kreminiecz Russia, violinist (debut SF Symph) was born
1961-07-21
Birth
Jim Martin
Jim Martin, Oakland CA, rock guitarist (Faith No More-Real Thing) was born
1922-07-21
Birth
Kay Starr
Kay Starr, Dougherty Oklahoma, singer (Rock & Roll Waltz, Club Oasis) was born
1935-07-21
Birth
Kaye Stevens
Kaye Stevens, Pitts, singer/comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show) was born
1942-07-21
Birth
Kim Fowley
Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter was born
1950-07-21
Birth
Larry Tolbert
Larry Tolbert, rock drummer (Raydio) was born
1931-07-21
Birth
Leon Schidlowsky
Leon Schidlowsky, composer was born
1748-07-21
Birth
Louis-Henry Paisible
Louis-Henry Paisible, composer was born
1925-07-21
Birth
Lovro Zupanovic
Lovro Zupanovic, composer was born
1822-07-21
Birth
Ludwig Theodore Gouvy
Ludwig Theodore Gouvy, composer was born
1920-07-21
Birth
Manuel Valls Gorina
Manuel Valls Gorina, composer was born
1960-07-21
Birth
Matt Mulhern
Matt Mulhern, Phila, actor (Biloxi Blues) was born
1865-07-21
Birth
Robert Kahn
Robert Kahn, composer was born
1898-07-21
Birth
Sara Carter
Sara Carter, Virginia, vocalist/guitarist (Carter Family) was born
1927-07-21
Birth
Stefan Niculescu
Stefan Niculescu, composer was born
1955-07-21
Birth
Tacho Ocheriski
Tacho Ocheriski, singer (Putting on the Ritz) was born
1955-07-21
Birth
Taco Ockerse
Taco Ockerse, Indonesian singer was born
1903-07-21
Birth
Theodore Karyotakis
Theodore Karyotakis, composer was born
1762-07-21
Birth
Willem GF Bentinck
Willem GF Bentinck, Dutch earl/politician/organist was born
1950-07-21
Death
Albert Riemenschneider
Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71
1948-07-21
Death
Donald Nichols Tweedy
Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer, dies at 58
1994-07-21
Death
Dorothy Collins
Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67
1995-07-21
Death
Edwin "Russell" House
Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65
1891-07-21
Death
Franco Faccio
Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51
2004-07-21
Death
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1929)
1910-07-21
Death
Johan Peter Selmer
Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66
1870-07-21
Death
Josef Strauss
Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42
2005-07-21
Death
Long John Baldry
Long John Baldry, British blues musician (b. 1941)
1994-07-21
Death
Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins
Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67
1984-07-21
Death
Michael Osborne
Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34
1782-07-21
Death
Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher
Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63
1990-07-21
Event
PINK
Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood
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