On This Day in Music: July 31

1975 Birth

Allan von Schenkel

Allan von Schenkel, American musician was born

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1767 Birth

Amelie Julia Candielle

Amelie Julia Candielle, composer was born

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1958 Birth

Bill Berry

Bill Berry, US pop drummer (REM-Sentimental Hygiene) was born

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1936 Birth

Bonnie Brown

Bonnie Brown, rocker (Browns) was born

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1893 Birth

Charles Wilfred Orr

Charles Wilfred Orr, composer was born

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1957 Birth

Daniel Ash

Daniel Ash, British musician (Bauhaus) was born

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1947 Birth

Dennis Greenslade

Dennis Greenslade, rocker was born

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1900 Birth

Erich Katz

Erich Katz, composer was born

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1828 Birth

Francois Auguste Gevaert

Francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin) was born

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1830 Birth

Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky

Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer was born

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1808 Birth

Frederick Nichols Crouch

Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer was born

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1946 Birth

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis, Jerry's son, singer, (& The Playboys-This Diamond Ring) was born

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1911 Birth

George Liberace

George Liberace, Menasha Wisc, violinist (Liberace Show) was born

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1918 Birth

Hank Jones

Hank Jones, American pianist was born

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1847 Birth

Ignatio Cervantes

Ignatio Cervantes, composer was born

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1981 Birth

Ira Losco

Ira Losco, Maltese singer was born

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1979 Birth

Jade Kwan

Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer was born

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1550 Birth

Jakob Handl

Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born

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1973 Birth

Jerry Rivera

Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rico, spanish singer was born

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1964 Birth

Jim Corr

Jim Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs) was born

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1629 Birth

Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach

Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer was born

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1971 Birth

John Lowery

John Lowery, American guitarist was born

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1939 Birth

John R West

John R West, rock guitarist (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring) was born

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1976 Birth

Joshua Cain

Joshua Cain, American musician (Motion City Soundtrack) was born

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1947 Birth

Karl Greene

Karl Greene, Manchester, rock bassist, (Herman's Hermits) was born

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1931 Birth

Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell, American guitarist was born

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1948 Birth

Leaveil Degree

Leaveil Degree, rocker (Whispers) was born

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1943 Birth

Lobo

Lobo, [Kent Lavoie], rocker was born

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1981 Birth

Matthew Sanders

Matthew Sanders, American singer (Avenged Sevenfold) was born

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1967 Birth

Minako Honda

Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (d. 2005) was born

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1932 Birth

Morey Carr

Morey Carr, rocker (Playmates) was born

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1963 Birth

Norman Cook

Norman Cook, rocker (Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There) was born

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1919 Birth

Norman Del Mar

Norman Del Mar, composer was born

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1848 Birth

Robert Planquette

Jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville) was born

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1894 Birth

Roy Bargy

Roy Bargy, Mich, orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show) was born

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1920 Birth

Rudolf Halaczinsky

Rudolf Halaczinsky, composer was born

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1959 Birth

Stanley Jordan

Stanley Jordan, American jazz guitarist was born

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1945 Birth

Tomas Vackar

Tomas Vackar, composer was born

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1978 Birth

Will Champion

Will Champion, English musician (Coldplay) was born

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2021 Death

Alvin Ing

Alvin Ing died

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1994 Death

Anne Shelton

Anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66

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2020 Death

Bill Mack

Bill Mack died

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1978 Death

Enoch Light

Enoch Light, orchestra leader (Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith), dies at 70

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2025 Death

Flaco Jiménez

Flaco Jiménez died

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1932 Death

Francesco Paolo Neglia

Francesco Paolo Neglia, composer, dies at 58

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1886 Death

Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74

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2021 Death

Jerzy Matuszkiewicz

Jerzy Matuszkiewicz died

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1964 Death

Jim Reeves

Jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39

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1790 Death

Johann Christian Frischmuth

Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer, dies at 48

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1960 Death

Karl Hasse

Karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77

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1967 Death

Mario Varvoglis

Mario Varvoglis, composer, dies at 81

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1980 Death

Mohd. Rafi

Mohd. Rafi, Indian playback singer (b. 1924)

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2022 Death

Nirmala Mishra

Nirmala Mishra died

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1984 Death

Paul Le Flem

Paul Le Flem, composer, dies at 103

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2025 Death

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson died

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1996 Death

Seagram Miller

Seagram Miller, American rapper (b. 1970)

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1986 Death

Theodore "Teddy" Wilson

Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73

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2020 Event

Brandy Norwood

Brandy Norwood released the album 'B7'

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1993 Event

Dickey Betts

Allman Bros guitarist Dickey Betts arrested for shoving 2 cops

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2020 Event

Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C. released the album 'A Hero's Death'

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1987 Event

Guns N' Roses

Guns & Roses song "Appetite for Destruction" is released

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1966 Event

John Lennon

Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark

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1968 Event

The Beatles

Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free

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1967 Event

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stone Mick Jagger & Keith Richards end 1 month jail sentence

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