On This Day in Music: July 3

On July 3 in music history, 44 artists were born, 31 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Madonna (2026), Jim Morrison (1971) and Mississippi John Hurt (1893).

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Madonna

Madonna released the album 'Q139373325'

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27

Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt, Teoc Mississippi, American blues singer and guitarist was born

Fontella Bass

Fontella Bass, St Louis Mo, vocalist (Rescue Me) was born

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Born on July 3

Aaron Tippin

Aaron Tippin, Pensacola Fl, singer (You've Got to Stand for Something) was born

Achilles Alferaki

Achilles Alferaki, composer was born

Alfredo Kiel

Alfredo Kiel, composer was born

Andy Fraser

Andy Fraser, rock bassist (Free London) was born

Carl Schuricht

Carl Schuricht, composer was born

Carlos Kleiber

Carlos Kleiber, Berlin Germany, conductor (Bavarian State Orch 1968) was born

Damon Harris

Damon Harris, Balt Md, rocker (Temptations-My Girl), (d. 2013) was born

Fontella Bass

Fontella Bass, St Louis Mo, vocalist (Rescue Me) was born

Friedrich Ernst Koch

Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer was born

Gary Ryan

Gary Ryan, rocker (Blackhearts) was born

Gene Gutche

Gene Gutche, composer was born

George M Cohan

George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy) was born

Janis Cimze

Janis Cimze, composer was born

Jean du Bela

Jean du Bela, [Simon Buytekant], singer/actor (Chaste Susanna) was born

John Ayers Lessard

John Ayers Lessard, composer was born

Johnnie Wilder

Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (Heatwave) (d. 2006) was born

Johnny Coles

Johnny Coles, trumpeter was born

Joseph Labitzky

Joseph Labitzky, composer was born

Judith Durham

Judith Durham, singer was born

Kevin Hearn

Kevin Hearn, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies) was born

Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov

Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer was born

Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan, Brewster NY, vocalist (Gloria) was born

Leoš Janáček

Leoš Janáček, Czech composer (d. 1928) was born

Louis Theodore Gouvy

Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer was born

Mike Corby [Michael John]

Mike Corby [Michael John], Windsor, Berkshire, English guitarist/keyboardist (The Babys) was born

Minami Keisuke

Minami Keisuke, Japanese singer and actor. was born

Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt, Teoc Mississippi, American blues singer and guitarist was born

Neil Clar

Neil Clar, rock guitarist (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions) was born

Oles' Semyonovich Chishko

Oles' Semyonovich Chishko, composer was born

Otto Reinhold

Otto Reinhold, composer was born

Pedro Romeiras

Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer was born

Pete Fountain

Pete Fountain, New Orleans, jazz clarinetist (Lawrence Welk 1957-59) was born

Peter Ruzicka

Peter Ruzicka, composer was born

Philippe Gaubert

Philippe Gaubert, composer was born

Piotr Maszynski

Piotr Maszynski, composer was born

Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone) was born

Steph Jones

Steph Jones, American singer and model was born

Stephen Pearcy

Stephen Pearcy, Los Angeles California, heavy metal vocalist (RATT-Round & Round) was born

Taylor Dayne

Taylor Dayne, [Lesley Wunderman], NY, vocalist (Tell it to My Heart) was born

Tim Smith

Tim Smith, English musician (Cardiacs) was born

Vicente Arregui Garay

Vicente Arregui Garay, composer was born

Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke, Basildon Essex, rock keyboardist (Erasure) was born

Wilhelm Rettich

Wilhelm Rettich, composer was born

William Wallace

William Wallace, composer was born

Died on July 3

Alfred Henry Ackley

Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73

Andre Gailhard

Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81

Anna Maria Pertl Mozart

Anna Maria Pertl Mozart, mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1720)

Boots Randolph

Boots Randolph, American saxophonist (b. 1927)

Brad Lee Sexton

Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist, dies at 47

Brian Jones

Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25

Charles Ancerl

Charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63

Clarence Loomis

Clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75

Daniel Zamudio

Daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64

Henriette Bosmans

Henriette Bosmans, composer, dies

Hermann Grabner

Hermann Grabner, composer, dies at 83

Hugh Le Caine

Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63

Irina Nijinska

Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer, dies at 77

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27

Johann Nepomuk Went

Johann Nepomuk Went, composer, dies at 56

Johnny Russell

Johnny Russell, American country singer and songwriter (b. 1940)

Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski

Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57

Joseph Banowetz

Joseph Banowetz died

Joseph Deems Taylor

Joseph Deems Taylor, composer, dies at 80

Joseph Quesnel

Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (b. 1746)

Lore Krainer

Lore Krainer died

Louis Durey

Louis Durey, French composer (b. 1888)

Mark Sandman

Mark Sandman, American musician (b. 1952)

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68

Mo Foster

Mo Foster died

Oliver Schroer

Oliver Schroer, Canadian fiddler and composer (b. 1956)

Richard Mohaupt

Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52

Rudy Vallee

Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84

Stefano Golinelli

Stefano Golinelli, composer, dies at 72

Sudakshina Sarma

Sudakshina Sarma died

Releases & milestones on July 3

Deep Purple

Deep Purple released the album 'Splat!'

Madonna

Madonna released the album 'Q139373325'

Margo Price

Margo Price released the album 'Days of Unrest'

Moonspell

Moonspell released the album 'Far from God'

Pop Smoke

Pop Smoke released the album 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon'

Sienna Spiro

Sienna Spiro released the album 'Visitor'

The Shires

The Shires released the album 'Bonfire'

Tormento

Tormento released the album 'Antidoto'

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