2021
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Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish released the album 'Happier Than Ever'
On This Day in Music: July 30
On July 30 in music history, 41 artists were born, 20 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them Billie Eilish (2021), Elvis Presley (1954) and The Beatles (1968).
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Born on July 30
1934
Birth
Andre Prevost
Andre Prevost, composer was born
1925
Birth
Antoine Duhamel
Antoine Duhamel, composer was born
1747
Birth
Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini
Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer was born
1934
Birth
Ben Piazza
Ben Piazza, Little Rock Ark, actor (Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas) was born
1936
Birth
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy, rocker was born
1817
Birth
Charles Radoux-Rogier
Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer was born
1929
Birth
Christine McGuire
Christine McGuire, Middletown Oh singer (McGuire Sisters-Sugartime) was born
1924
Birth
Christopher Shaw
Christopher Shaw, composer was born
1945
Birth
David Sanborn
David Sanborn, jazz saxophonist (David Letterman Show) was born
1949
Birth
Duck Baker
Duck Baker, American guitarist was born
1824
Birth
Eugenio Terziani
Eugenio Terziani, composer was born
1936
Birth
George "Buddy" Guy
George "Buddy" Guy, US blues guitarist (Stone Crazy) was born
1899
Birth
Gerald Moore
Gerald Moore, England, pianist (Am I Too Loud) was born
1921
Birth
Grant Johannesen
Grant Johannesen, American pianist (d. 2005) was born
1977
Birth
Ian Watkins
Ian Watkins, Welsh singer (Lostprophets) was born
1936
Birth
Istvan Zelenka
Istvan Zelenka, composer was born
1913
Birth
Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski
Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer was born
1875
Birth
James William Tate
James William Tate, composer was born
1946
Birth
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, rock bassist (Jethro Tull) was born
1918
Birth
Joe Daley
Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player was born
1886
Birth
Johan Algot Haquinius
Johan Algot Haquinius, composer was born
1899
Birth
John Woods Duke
John Woods Duke, composer was born
1793
Birth
Josepf Francois Snel
Josepf Francois Snel, composer was born
1949
Birth
Joyce Jones
Joyce Jones, US singer (1st Choice) was born
1958
Birth
Kate Bush
Kate Bush, Plumstead England, singer/songwriter (Wild Things) was born
1906
Birth
L'udovit Rajter
L'udovit Rajter, composer was born
1751
Birth
Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart
Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist/Wolfgang's sister was born
1962
Birth
Monique Gabrielle
Monique Gabrielle, KC Mo, actress (Flashdance, Night Shift) was born
1941
Birth
Paul Anka
Paul Anka, Ottawa Ontario, singer (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) was born
1956
Birth
Phil Fearon
Phil Fearon, rocker (Galaxy, Kandidate-I Don't Want to Lose You) was born
1957
Birth
Rat Scabies
Rat Scabies, [Chris Miller], Surrey England, rock drummer (Damned) was born
1940
Birth
Reva Rose
Reva Rose, Chicago Ill, singer/actress (Temperature's Rising) was born
1968
Birth
Sean Moore
Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers) was born
1906
Birth
Serafin Pro
Serafin Pro, composer was born
1973
Birth
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam, Indian singer/actor was born
1944
Birth
Teresa Cahill
Teresa Cahill, opera singer was born
1965
Birth
Tex Axile
Tex Axile, rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen) was born
1975
Birth
Tifini Hale
Tifini Hale, Palm Springs California, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why) was born
1950
Birth
Wime de Craene
Wime de Craene, Flemish chansonnier/composer was born
1936
Birth
Yuri Alexandrovich Falik
Yuri Alexandrovich Falik, composer was born
1922
Birth
Zbigniew Wiszniewski
Zbigniew Wiszniewski, composer was born
Died on July 30
1936
Death
Adolf Philipp
Adolf Philipp, composer, dies at 72
1958
Death
Alexander Albrecht
Alexander Albrecht, composer, dies at 72
2022
Death
Archie Roach
Archie Roach died
1781
Death
Augustin Ullinger
Augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35
1943
Death
Benjamin James Dale
Benjamin James Dale, composer, dies at 58
1995
Death
Biggie Rodwell Tembo Marasha
Biggie Rodwell Tembo Marasha, musician, dies at 36
1973
Death
Erich Katz
Erich Katz, composer, dies at 72
1727
Death
Franz Weichlein
Franz Weichlein, composer, dies at 67
1970
Death
George Szell
George Szell, Hungarian/US conductor (Cleveland Orch), dies at 73
1983
Death
Howard Dietz
Howard Dietz, American lyricist (b. 1896)
1968
Death
Jon Leifs
Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69
2020
Death
Juan Ramón
Juan Ramón died
1974
Death
Lev Konstantinovich Knipper
Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, composer, dies at 75
2022
Death
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols died
1980
Death
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd, composer, dies at 70
2024
Death
Onyeka Onwenu
Onyeka Onwenu died
2022
Death
Pat Carroll
Pat Carroll died
1957
Death
Sem Dresden
Sem Dresden, Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 76
1655
Death
Sigmund Theophil Staden
Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47
1992
Death
Titti Sotto
Titti Sotto, latin songwriter, dies at 48 of aids