2022
Event
Madonna
Madonna released the album 'Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones'
On This Day in Music: June 24
On June 24 in music history, 42 artists were born, 17 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Madonna (2022), The Beatles (1961) and Ariel Pink (1978).
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Born on June 24
1879
Birth
Agrippina J Vaganova
Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer was born
1959
Birth
Andy McClusky
Andy McClusky, rocker (Orchestal Manoeveres in the Dark-Electricity) was born
1808
Birth
Anna Caroline Oury
Anna Caroline Oury, composer was born
1978
Birth
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink, American musician was born
1942
Birth
Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown, England, rocker (Fire) [or May 24] was born
1957
Birth
Astro
Astro, [Terrence Wilson], England, rock vocalist (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born
1920
Birth
Bernhard Krol
Bernhard Krol, composer was born
1944
Birth
Chris Wood
Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic) was born
1945
Birth
Colin Blunstone
Colin Blunstone, England, rocker (Zombies-Never Even Thought) was born
1961
Birth
Curt Smith
Curt Smith, Bath England, rock bassist/vocalist (Tears For Fears) was born
1950
Birth
Derrick "Duckie" Simpson
Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, Kingston Jamaica, rocker (Black Uhuru) was born
1978
Birth
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist (Nightwish) was born
1803
Birth
George James Webb
George James Webb, composer was born
1847
Birth
Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre
Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer was born
1970
Birth
Glenn Medeiros
Glenn Medeiros, singer (Someday Love) was born
1908
Birth
Guru Gopinath
Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer (d 1987) was born
1901
Birth
Harry Partch
Harry Partch, Oakland California, composer (Oedipus) was born
1908
Birth
Hugo Distler
Hugo Distler, composer was born
1572
Birth
Jan Campanus
Jan Campanus, composer was born
1746
Birth
Jean Baptiste Rochefort
Jean Baptiste Rochefort, composer was born
1944
Birth
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck, Surrey England, singer/guitarist (Jeff Beck Group) was born
1967
Birth
Jeff Cease
Jeff Cease, Nashville, guitarist (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker) was born
1747
Birth
Johann Melchior Dreyer
Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer was born
1762
Birth
Johann Paul Wessely
Johann Paul Wessely, composer was born
1949
Birth
John Illsley
John Illsley, Leicester England, rock bassist (Dire Straits) was born
1907
Birth
Jose de Lima Siquiera
Jose de Lima Siquiera, composer was born
1840
Birth
Louis Brassin
Louis Brassin, composer was born
1938
Birth
Lowell Cross
Lowell Cross, composer was born
1947
Birth
Marianne Delgorge
Marianne Delgorge, singer/actress (Ice Cream Soda) was born
1913
Birth
Max van Praag
Max van Praag, Dutch singer was born
1942
Birth
Michele Lee
Michele Lee, Los Angeles California, actress/singer (Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug) was born
1947
Birth
Mick Fleetwood
Mick Fleetwood, London, rock drummer (Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way) was born
1909
Birth
Milton Katims
Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) was born
1948
Birth
Patrick Moraz
Patrick Moraz, Morges, Switzerland, progressive rock keyboard player (Yes, The Moody Blues) was born
1906
Birth
Pierre Fournier
Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) was born
1967
Birth
Richard Kruspe-Bernstein
Richard Kruspe-Bernstein, German musician (Rammstein) was born
1922
Birth
Roy Elihu Travis
Roy Elihu Travis, NYC, composer (Passion of Dedipus) was born
1969
Birth
Sissel Kyrkjebø
Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian singer was born
1986
Birth
Solange Knowles
Solange Knowles, American singer was born
1922
Birth
Tata Giacobetti
Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born
1935
Birth
Terry Riley
Terry Riley, Colfax California, composer (Spectra) was born
1873
Birth
Thomas Carl Whitmer
Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer was born
Died on June 24
1891
Death
Ann Sheppard Mounsey
Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80
2025
Death
Bobby Sherman
Bobby Sherman died
1935
Death
Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890)
2023
Death
Claude Barzotti
Claude Barzotti died
1913
Death
Frank Lynes
Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55
2026
Death
Harold Wheeler
Harold Wheeler died
2004
Death
Ifigeneia Giannopoulou
Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter (b. 1957)
1724
Death
Johann Theile
Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77
1882
Death
Joseph Joachim Raff
Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60
1952
Death
Lodewijk Mortelmans
Lodewijk Mortelmans, composer, dies at 84
1936
Death
Nandor Zsolt
Nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49
2007
Death
Natasja Saad
Natasja Saad, Danish reggae and dancehall artist (b. 1974)
1944
Death
Rio Gebhardt
Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36
2024
Death
Shifty Shellshock
Shifty Shellshock died
1933
Death
Sissieretta Joyner Jones
Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64
1992
Death
Tom Alexander
Tom Alexander, model/actor (Kurt-Forbidden Dance), dies of AIDs
1992
Death
Tony LeMans
Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29
Releases & milestones on June 24
2022
Event
Conan Gray
Conan Gray released the album 'Superache'
2026
Event
Itoki Hana
Itoki Hana released the album 'DELTARUNE Chapter 5 OST'
2022
Event
Madonna
Madonna released the album 'Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones'
2022
Event
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree released the album 'Closure/Continuation'
2024
Event
Red Velvet
Red Velvet released the album 'Cosmic'
1961
Event
The Beatles
Beatles record "If You Love Me Baby"
2022
Event
The Warning
The Warning released the album 'Error'
2026
Event
Toby Fox
Toby Fox released the album 'DELTARUNE Chapter 5 OST'