1949
Birth
Alan Menken
Alan Menken, New York, Disney composer (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast - 8 Oscars) was born
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1871
Birth
Akos Buttykai
Akos Buttykai, composer was born
1954
Birth
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola, American guitarist was born
1954
Birth
Al Dimeola
Al Dimeola, rocker was born
1949
Birth
Alan Menken
Alan Menken, New York, Disney composer (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast - 8 Oscars) was born
1983
Birth
Arsenium
Arsenium, Moldovan singer (O-Zone) was born
1833
Birth
Benjamin Hanby
Benjamin Hanby, composer was born
1943
Birth
Bobby Sherman
Bobby Sherman, actor/singer (Seattle) was born
1905
Birth
Boris Alexandrov
Boris Alexandrov, conductor (Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble) was born
1914
Birth
Cecil Effinger
Cecil Effinger, composer was born
1901
Birth
Charles Weidman
Charles Weidman, Nebraska, modern dancer/choreographer (Candide) was born
1973
Birth
Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones, Australian musician (Savage Garden) was born
1969
Birth
Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi, Greek singer was born
1947
Birth
Don Henley
Don Henley, Linden Tx, rock drummer/vocalist (Eagles-Desparado) was born
1963
Birth
Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers, American singer (Indigo Girls) was born
1944
Birth
Estelle Bennett
Estelle Bennett, NYC, vocalist (Ronettes-Be My Baby) was born
1873
Birth
Ettore Pozzoli
Ettore Pozzoli, composer was born
1651
Birth
Ferdinand Tobias Richter
Ferdinand Tobias Richter, composer was born
1721
Birth
Francois-Joseph Krafft
Francois-Joseph Krafft, composer was born
1889
Birth
Frederick Preston Search
Frederick Preston Search, composer was born
1928
Birth
Georg Dreyfus
Georg Dreyfus, composer was born
1941
Birth
George Clinton
George Clinton, Kannapolis NC, rocker (Parliament-Funkadelic) was born
1913
Birth
Gorni Kramer
Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader (d. 1995) was born
1879
Birth
Gustaf Heintze
Gustaf Heintze, composer was born
1830
Birth
Herbert Stanley Oakeley
Herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer was born
1953
Birth
Jimmy Bruno
Jimmy Bruno, American jazz guitarist was born
1943
Birth
Jimmy Castor
Jimmy Castor, rocker was born
1642
Birth
Johann Quirsfeld
Johann Quirsfeld, composer was born
1960
Birth
Jon Oliva
Jon Oliva, American musician (Savatage) was born
1980
Birth
Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan, Belgian singer was born
1961
Birth
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat, American singer was born
1928
Birth
Keter Betts
Keter Betts, American jazz bassist (d. 2005) was born
1936
Birth
Krasimir Kyurkchiiski
Krasimir Kyurkchiiski, composer was born
1930
Birth
Leoncjusz Ciuciura
Leoncjusz Ciuciura, composer was born
1913
Birth
Licia Albanese
Licia Albanese, Bari Italy, operatic soprano (NY Met Opera) was born
1924
Birth
Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting, Detroit, American singer (Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family) was born
1962
Birth
Martine St. Clair
Martine St. Clair, Canadian singer was born
1956
Birth
Mick Pointer
Mick Pointer, rock drummer (Marillion) was born
1946
Birth
Mirelle Mathieu
Mirelle Mathieu, Acignon France, singer (So Ein Schone r Abend) was born
1923
Birth
Mukesh
Mukesh, Indian singer (d. 1976) was born
1967
Birth
Pat Badger
Pat Badger, heavy metal bassist (Extreme-More Than Words) was born
1944
Birth
Rick Davies
Rick Davies, London England, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Supertramp) was born
1973
Birth
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright, Canadian singer was born
1946
Birth
Stephen M. Wolownik
Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian musician (d. 2000) was born
1962
Birth
Steve Albini
Steve Albini, American writer, recording engineer and musician (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac) was born
1951
Birth
Steven Springer
Steven Springer, Port of Spain, Trinidad, guitarist and songwriter ( Sir Lancelot Pinard), (d. 2012) was born
1980
Birth
Tablo
Tablo, Korean hip-hop musician (Epik High) was born
1941
Birth
Thomas Wayne
Thomas Wayne, rocker (Tragedy) was born
1853
Birth
Victor Roger
Victor Roger, composer was born
1597
Birth
Virgilio Mazzocchi
Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer was born
1902
Birth
Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, composer was born
1907
Birth
Zubir Said
Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (d. 1987) was born
Died on July 22
2024
Death
Abdul "Duke" Fakir
Abdul "Duke" Fakir died
1880
Death
Anna Caroline Oury
Anna Caroline Oury, composer, dies at 72
1952
Death
Antonio Maria Valencia
Antonio Maria Valencia, composer, dies at 49
1929
Death
Bror Beckman
Bror Beckman, composer, dies at 63
1863
Death
Carl Schuberth
Carl Schuberth, composer, dies at 52
1995
Death
Dave Clark
Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter, dies at 85
1992
Death
David Wojuarowicz
David Wojuarowicz, artist (U2 album cover), dies of AIDs at 37
2005
Death
Eugene Record
Eugene Record, American songwriter and singer (The Chi-Lites) (b. 1940)
1999
Death
Gar Samuelson
Gar Samuelson, American musician (Megadeth) (b. 1958)
1972
Death
Hugo Kauder
Hugo Kauder, composer, dies at 84
2004
Death
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1922)
1794
Death
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde, composer, dies at 59
2024
Death
John Mayall
John Mayall died
1840
Death
Josef Jawurek
Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83
1870
Death
Josef Strauss
Josef Strauss, composer, dies at 42
2025
Death
Julian LeFay
Julian LeFay died
1848
Death
Karl Guhr
Karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60
1988
Death
Luigi Lucioni
Luigi Lucioni, Italian, landscape painter (opera stars), dies at 87
2022
Death
Núria Feliu
Núria Feliu died
2025
Death
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne died
2021
Death
Palo Pandolfo
Palo Pandolfo died
1972
Death
Pavel Borkovek
Pavel Borkovek, composer, dies at 78
1995
Death
Percy Humphrey
Percy Humphrey, musician, dies at 90
2021
Death
Peter Rehberg
Peter Rehberg died
1635
Death
Pietro Antonio Tamburini
Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer, dies at 45
2004
Death
Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel, French singer (b. 1933)
2022
Death
Stefan Soltész
Stefan Soltész died
1996
Death
Tamara Danz
Tamara Danz, singer, dies at 43
1786
Death
Vaclav Kalous
Vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71
2023
Death
Vince Hill
Vince Hill died
1868
Death
Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky
Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51
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