On This Day in Music: July 4

On July 4 in music history, 48 artists were born, 32 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Bill Withers (1938), Led Zeppelin (1969) and The Beatles (1966).

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Bill Withers

Bill Withers, Slab Fork WV, rhythm & blues singer (Lean on Me) was born

Led Zeppelin

140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin

The Beatles

Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos

Blondie

Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie

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Born on July 4

Adolf Hallis

Adolf Hallis, composer was born

Akanishi Jin

Akanishi Jin, Japanese singer was born

Al "Blind Owl" Wilson

Al "Blind Owl" Wilson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Canned Heat) was born

Alec Templeton

Alec Templeton, Cardiff Wales, pianist/composer (Concertino Lirico) was born

Andy Creeggan

Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician was born

Andy Mrotek

Andy Mrotek, American musician was born

Artur Malawski

Artur Malawski, composer was born

Ben Jorgensen

Ben Jorgensen, American musician was born

Bill McCorvey

Bill McCorvey, Montgomery Ala, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake) was born

Bill Withers

Bill Withers, Slab Fork WV, rhythm & blues singer (Lean on Me) was born

Cathy Berberian

Cathy Berberian, Armenia, US singer was born

Dante Fiorillo

Dante Fiorillo, composer was born

Dave Rowberry

Dave Rowberry, rocker (Animals-House of the Rising Sun) was born

Flor Peeters

Flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer (Lied Symphony) was born

Franz Xaver Pechacek

Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer was born

Gackt

Gackt, Japanese singer was born

George Murphy

George Murphy, New Haven Ct, (Sen-R-California)/actor/dancer (MGM Parade) was born

Gina Glocksen

Gina Glocksen, American singer was born

Gyula Erkel

Gyula Erkel, composer was born

Heinrich Kaminski

Heinrich Kaminski, composer was born

Heinrich Zollner

Heinrich Zollner, composer was born

Hermann Kotzchmar

Hermann Kotzchmar, composer was born

Howard Taubman

Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (d. 1996) was born

Irving Caesar

Irving Caesar, songwriter was born

Jack Frost

Jack Frost, American musician was born

James McGranahan

James McGranahan, composer was born

Jeremy Spencer

Jeremy Spencer, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well) was born

Jimmie Rogers

Jimmie Rogers, Detroit Mich, singer (Sugar Hill Time) was born

John Waite

John Waite, vocalist (Babies/Bad English-Forget Me Not, Missing You) was born

Jonas Kjellgren

Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish musician (Scar Symmetry) was born

Kirk Pengilly

Kirk Pengilly, Sydney Australia, rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt) was born

Konrad "Conny" Bauer

Konrad "Conny" Bauer, German musician was born

Lloyd Lambert

Lloyd Lambert, bassist was born

Louis-Claude Daquin

Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born

Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis

Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, composer was born

Marco Santucci

Marco Santucci, composer was born

Mark Allen Slaughter

Mark Allen Slaughter, Las Vegas, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live) was born

Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg

Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg, composer was born

Neil Simon

Neil Simon, Bronx, playwright (Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues) was born

Ole Olsen

Ole Olsen, composer was born

Ralph Johnson

Ralph Johnson, rock drummer (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star) was born

Seger Pillot Ellis

Seger Pillot Ellis, pianist/vocalist was born

Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster, Lawrencevil, Pa, composer (Oh! Susanna, Swanee River) was born

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally, British singer and songwriter (BBMak) was born

Takahisa Masuda

Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer was born

Tibor Varga

Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist/orchestra leader (Ripley's Game) was born

Tonio K

Tonio K, American singer was born

William T "Champion Jack" Dupree

William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, US boxer/slaughterhouse pianist was born

Died on July 4

Alan Blaikley

Alan Blaikley died

Ambrosius Reiner

Ambrosius Reiner, composer, dies at 67

André Claveau

André Claveau, French singer (b. 1915)

Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla, Argentine composer (Tango Nuevo), dies at 71

Auguste Mermet

Auguste Mermet, composer, dies at 79

Barry White

Barry White, American singer, dies at 58

Barış Akarsu

Barış Akarsu, Turkish rock musician (b. 1979)

Bill Pinkney

Bill Pinkney, American singer and performer (b. 1925)

Claudio M da Costa

Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59

Claus Adam

Claus Adam, composer, dies at 65

Don McPherson

Don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29

Drake Levin

Drake Levin, American rock musician (b. 1946)

Flor Peeters

Flor Peeters, Flemish baron/organist/composer, dies at 83

Frederic Louis Ritter

Frederic Louis Ritter, composer, dies at 67

Fritz Reuter

Fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66

Jean-Joseph Vade

Jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38

Jean-Marie Auberson

Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (b. 1920)

Jenő Jandó

Jenő Jandó died

Jim Chapin

Jim Chapin, American drummer (b.1919)

Jimmie Spheeris

Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (b. 1949)

Joe Newman

Joe Newman, US jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies

Joseph Brackett

Joseph Brackett, American composer (b. 1797)

Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray

Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer, dies at 70

Mark Snow

Mark Snow died

Martin-Joseph Mengal

Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer, dies at 67

Miki Liukkonen

Miki Liukkonen died

Otto Taubmann

Otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70

Philippus the Monte

Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82

Rick Laird

Rick Laird died

Sanford Clark

Sanford Clark died

William Byrd

William Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80

Young Noble

Young Noble died

Releases & milestones on July 4

Blondie

Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie

Kesha

Kesha released the album 'Period'

Led Zeppelin

140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin

The Beatles

Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos

The Mamas & The Papas

John Phillips, rocker (Mamas & Papas), undergoes a liver transplant

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