On This Day in Music: July 21

On July 21 in music history, 36 artists were born, 20 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam] (1948), Damian Marley (1978) and Prince (2021).

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Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam]

Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam], London, rock vocalist (Peace Train) was born

Damian Marley

Damian Marley, Jamaican musician was born

Prince

Prince released the album 'Welcome 2 America'

PINK

Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood

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Born on July 21

Amar Singh Chamkila

Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer was born

Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (d. 2002) was born

Anton Emil Kuerti

Anton Emil Kuerti, composer was born

Barry "Bean" Whitwam

Barry "Bean" Whitwam, rocker was born

Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor, Greenville NC, orchestra leader (David Frost Show) was born

Blake Lewis

Blake Lewis, American musician was born

Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam]

Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam], London, rock vocalist (Peace Train) was born

Damian Marley

Damian Marley, Jamaican musician was born

Daniel Ayala Perez

Daniel Ayala Perez, composer was born

Eivør Pálsdóttir

Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer was born

Emerson Hart

Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic) was born

Ernest Willem Mulder

Ernest Willem Mulder, composer was born

Floyd McDaniel

Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist was born

Franz Schoberlechner

Franz Schoberlechner, composer was born

Gottlob Wiedebein

Gottlob Wiedebein, composer was born

Henry Preistman

Henry Preistman, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World) was born

Howie Epstein

Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003) was born

Isaac Stern

Isaac Stern, Kreminiecz Russia, violinist (debut SF Symph) was born

Jim Martin

Jim Martin, Oakland CA, rock guitarist (Faith No More-Real Thing) was born

Kay Starr

Kay Starr, Dougherty Oklahoma, singer (Rock & Roll Waltz, Club Oasis) was born

Kaye Stevens

Kaye Stevens, Pitts, singer/comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show) was born

Kim Fowley

Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter was born

Larry Tolbert

Larry Tolbert, rock drummer (Raydio) was born

Leon Schidlowsky

Leon Schidlowsky, composer was born

Louis-Henry Paisible

Louis-Henry Paisible, composer was born

Lovro Zupanovic

Lovro Zupanovic, composer was born

Ludwig Theodore Gouvy

Ludwig Theodore Gouvy, composer was born

Manuel Valls Gorina

Manuel Valls Gorina, composer was born

Matt Mulhern

Matt Mulhern, Phila, actor (Biloxi Blues) was born

Robert Kahn

Robert Kahn, composer was born

Sara Carter

Sara Carter, Virginia, vocalist/guitarist (Carter Family) was born

Stefan Niculescu

Stefan Niculescu, composer was born

Tacho Ocheriski

Tacho Ocheriski, singer (Putting on the Ritz) was born

Taco Ockerse

Taco Ockerse, Indonesian singer was born

Theodore Karyotakis

Theodore Karyotakis, composer was born

Willem GF Bentinck

Willem GF Bentinck, Dutch earl/politician/organist was born

Died on July 21

Albert Riemenschneider

Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71

Annie Ross

Annie Ross died

Chonlatee Thanthong

Chonlatee Thanthong died

Dobby Dobson

Dobby Dobson died

Donald Nichols Tweedy

Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer, dies at 58

Dorothy Collins

Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67

Edwin "Russell" House

Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65

Elene Dzamashvili

Elene Dzamashvili died

Evelyn Thomas

Evelyn Thomas died

Franco Faccio

Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1929)

Johan Peter Selmer

Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66

Josef Strauss

Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42

Kim Min-ki

Kim Min-ki died

Long John Baldry

Long John Baldry, British blues musician (b. 1941)

Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins

Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67

Michael Osborne

Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34

Mieko Hirota

Mieko Hirota died

Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher

Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett died

Releases & milestones on July 21

Blur

Blur released the album 'The Ballad of Darren'

Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson released the album 'Oppenheimer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'

PINK

Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood

Prince

Prince released the album 'Welcome 2 America'

Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator released the album 'Don't Tap the Glass'

various artists

various artists released the album 'Barbie: The Album'

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