On This Day in Music: July 21

1961 Birth

Amar Singh Chamkila

Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer was born

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1930 Birth

Anand Bakshi

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

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1938 Birth

Anton Emil Kuerti

Anton Emil Kuerti, composer was born

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1946 Birth

Barry "Bean" Whitwam

Barry "Bean" Whitwam, rocker was born

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1921 Birth

Billy Taylor

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

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1981 Birth

Blake Lewis

Blake Lewis, American musician was born

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1948 Birth

Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam]

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

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1978 Birth

Damian Marley

Damian Marley, Jamaican musician was born

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1906 Birth

Daniel Ayala Perez

Daniel Ayala Perez, composer was born

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1983 Birth

Eivør Pálsdóttir

Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer was born

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1969 Birth

Emerson Hart

Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic) was born

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1898 Birth

Ernest Willem Mulder

Ernest Willem Mulder, composer was born

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1915 Birth

Floyd McDaniel

Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist was born

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1797 Birth

Franz Schoberlechner

Franz Schoberlechner, composer was born

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1779 Birth

Gottlob Wiedebein

Gottlob Wiedebein, composer was born

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1955 Birth

Henry Preistman

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

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1955 Birth

Howie Epstein

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

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1920 Birth

Isaac Stern

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

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1961 Birth

Jim Martin

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

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1922 Birth

Kay Starr

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

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1935 Birth

Kaye Stevens

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

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1942 Birth

Kim Fowley

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

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1950 Birth

Larry Tolbert

Larry Tolbert, rock drummer (Raydio) was born

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1931 Birth

Leon Schidlowsky

Leon Schidlowsky, composer was born

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1748 Birth

Louis-Henry Paisible

Louis-Henry Paisible, composer was born

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1925 Birth

Lovro Zupanovic

Lovro Zupanovic, composer was born

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1822 Birth

Ludwig Theodore Gouvy

Ludwig Theodore Gouvy, composer was born

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1920 Birth

Manuel Valls Gorina

Manuel Valls Gorina, composer was born

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1960 Birth

Matt Mulhern

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

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1865 Birth

Robert Kahn

Robert Kahn, composer was born

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1898 Birth

Sara Carter

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

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1927 Birth

Stefan Niculescu

Stefan Niculescu, composer was born

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1955 Birth

Tacho Ocheriski

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

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1955 Birth

Taco Ockerse

Taco Ockerse, Indonesian singer was born

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1903 Birth

Theodore Karyotakis

Theodore Karyotakis, composer was born

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1762 Birth

Willem GF Bentinck

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

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1950 Death

Albert Riemenschneider

Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71

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2020 Death

Annie Ross

Annie Ross died

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2023 Death

Chonlatee Thanthong

Chonlatee Thanthong died

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2020 Death

Dobby Dobson

Dobby Dobson died

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1948 Death

Donald Nichols Tweedy

Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer, dies at 58

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1994 Death

Dorothy Collins

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

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1995 Death

Edwin "Russell" House

Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65

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2020 Death

Elene Dzamashvili

Elene Dzamashvili died

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2024 Death

Evelyn Thomas

Evelyn Thomas died

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1891 Death

Franco Faccio

Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51

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2004 Death

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1929)

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1910 Death

Johan Peter Selmer

Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66

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1870 Death

Josef Strauss

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

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2024 Death

Kim Min-ki

Kim Min-ki died

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2005 Death

Long John Baldry

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

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1994 Death

Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins

Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67

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1984 Death

Michael Osborne

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

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2020 Death

Mieko Hirota

Mieko Hirota died

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1782 Death

Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher

Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63

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2023 Death

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett died

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2023 Event

Blur

Blur released the album 'The Ballad of Darren'

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2023 Event

Ludwig Göransson

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

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1990 Event

PINK

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

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2021 Event

Prince

Prince released the album 'Welcome 2 America'

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2025 Event

Tyler, the Creator

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

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2023 Event

various artists

various artists released the album 'Barbie: The Album'

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