2025
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Madonna
Madonna released the album 'Veronica Electronica'
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Born on July 25
1654
Birth
Agostino Steffani
Agostino Steffani, composer was born
1883
Birth
Alfredo Casella
Alfredo Casella, Turin Italy, composer (La Giara) was born
1979
Birth
Amy Adams
Amy Adams, American singer was born
1903
Birth
Andre Fleury
Andre Fleury, composer was born
1930
Birth
Annie Ross
Annie Ross, British jazz singer was born
1780
Birth
Christian Theodor Weinlig
Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer was born
1973
Birth
Dani Filth
Dani Filth, British singer (Cradle of Filth) was born
1980
Birth
Diam's
Diam's, French rapper was born
1945
Birth
Donna Theodore
Donna Theodore, Broadway singer (Hollywood Talent Scouts) was born
1893
Birth
Dorothy Dickson
Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer (Paying the Piper, Danny Boy) was born
1855
Birth
Edward Solomon
Edward Solomon, composer was born
1786
Birth
Giacomo Cordella
Giacomo Cordella, composer was born
1932
Birth
Gibson N Kente
Gibson N Kente, composer was born
1772
Birth
Gottlob Benedikt Bierey
Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer was born
1878
Birth
Heinrich Gebhard
Heinrich Gebhard, composer was born
1958
Birth
Henk Wanders
Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist (Frank Boeijen Group) was born
1897
Birth
Hermann Ambrosius
Hermann Ambrosius, composer was born
1943
Birth
Jim McCarty
Jim McCarty, Liverpool, rock drummer (Yardbirds-For Your Love) was born
1907
Birth
Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist (d. 1970) was born
1954
Birth
Ken Greer
Ken Greer, rock guitarist (Red Rider) was born
1966
Birth
Lynda Lemay
Lynda Lemay, French Canadian singer was born
1950
Birth
Mark Clarke
Mark Clarke, rocker (Uriah Heep) was born
1965
Birth
Marty Brown
Marty Brown, Owensboro Ky, country singer (Wildest Dreams) was born
1966
Birth
Maureen Herman
Maureen Herman, American bassist was born
1657
Birth
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer was born
1939
Birth
Richard Akre Trythall
Richard Akre Trythall, composer was born
1957
Birth
Roger Clinton
Roger Clinton, singer, President Clinton's half-brother was born
1971
Birth
Roger Creager
Roger Creager, American country music singer-songwriter was born
1943
Birth
Roy Acuff Jr
Roy Acuff Jr, rocker was born
1908
Birth
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian musician (d. 2003) was born
1832
Birth
Simon Hassler
Simon Hassler, composer was born
1927
Birth
Stanley Dancer
Stanley Dancer, harness racer (4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown) was born
1948
Birth
Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman, Chicago, singer/songwriter (Somebody Elses Trouble) was born
1926
Birth
Teodor Grigoriu
Teodor Grigoriu, composer was born
1958
Birth
Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore, US guitarist/songwriter (Sonic Youth) was born
1944
Birth
Tom Dawes
Tom Dawes, rocker was born
1969
Birth
Trevor Peres
Trevor Peres, US, metal guitarist (Obituary-The End Complete) was born
1579
Birth
Valerius Otto
Valerius Otto, composer was born
1951
Birth
Vanessa
Vanessa, [Conny Witteman], Dutch model/singer was born
1951
Birth
Verdine White
Verdine White, US bassist (Earth, Wind & Fire) was born
1895
Birth
Yvonne Printemps
Yvonne Printemps, Ermont France, singer/actress (Le Duel) was born
Died on July 25
2005
Death
Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff, German jazz trombonist (b. 1928)
1866
Death
Aloys Schmitt
Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies
2023
Death
Biff Rose
Biff Rose died
1984
Death
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton, American singer (b. 1926)
2023
Death
Cecilia Pantoja
Cecilia Pantoja died
1814
Death
Charles Dibdin
Charles Dibdin, composer, dies at 69
1995
Death
Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich, country singer (Lonely Weekends), dies at 62
1969
Death
Douglas Stuart Moore
Douglas Stuart Moore, composer, dies at 75
2003
Death
Erik Brann
Erik Brann, American musician (Iron Butterfly) (b. 1950)
1911
Death
Filippo Capocci
Filippo Capocci, composer, dies at 71
2022
Death
Geir Børresen
Geir Børresen died
1952
Death
Herbert Murrill
Herbert Murrill, composer, dies at 43
1955
Death
Ilmari Hannikainen
Ilmari Hannikainen, composer, dies at 62
1955
Death
Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky
Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky, composer, dies at 55
1922
Death
Jarolslaw Zielinski
Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer, dies at 75
1983
Death
Jerome Moross
Jerome Moross, US composer (Frankie & Johnny), dies at 69
1759
Death
Johann C Altnikol
Johann C Altnikol, German organist/klavecinist/composer, dies at 39
1994
Death
John M Dengler
John M Dengler, jazz Bass Sax/Trumpet/Trombone, dies at 67
1857
Death
Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova
Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer, dies at 54
1971
Death
Leroy Robertson
Leroy Robertson, composer, dies at 74
1675
Death
Nicolas Saboly
Nicolas Saboly, composer, dies at 61
2025
Death
Obafemi Lasode
Obafemi Lasode died
1995
Death
Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pugliese, musician/composer, dies at 89
2024
Death
Pascal Danel
Pascal Danel died
2020
Death
Peter Green
Peter Green died
2022
Death
Phyo Zeya Thaw
Phyo Zeya Thaw died
1998
Death
Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist (b. 1921)
1980
Death
Vladimir Vysotsky
Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian poet, singer, and actor (b. 1938)
Releases & milestones on July 25
1966
Event
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for Harrison's "While My Guitar..."
1969
Event
Festival
70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival
1997
Event
Japan
Rocker Rick Danko gets suspended sentence in Japan for drug smuggling
2025
Event
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai released the album 'Pleasure'
2025
Event
Madonna
Madonna released the album 'Veronica Electronica'
1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 14 weeks
1966
Event
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Brian Jones final perfomance as a Rolling Stone
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