On This Day in Music: June 25

1901-06-25 Birth

Adolf Brunner

Adolf Brunner, composer was born

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1946-06-25 Birth

Allen Lanier

Allen Lanier, rock keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist (Blue Oyster Cult), (d. 2013) was born

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1899-06-25 Birth

Arthur Tracy

Arthur Tracy, Kamenets-Podolsky Russia, street singer (Vincent Lopez Show, Limelight) was born

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1986-06-25 Birth

Aya Matsuura

Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer was born

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1735-06-25 Birth

Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele

Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer was born

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1952-06-25 Birth

Brian Macleod

Brian MacLeod, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist (Chilliwack) was born

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1945-06-25 Birth

Carly Simon

Carly Simon, NYC, singer (Anticipation, You're So Vain) was born

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1921-06-25 Birth

Celia Franca

Celia Franca, Canadian ballet dancer (d. 2007) was born

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1975-06-25 Birth

Chenoa

Chenoa, Spanish singer was born

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1925-06-25 Birth

Clifton Chenier

Clifton Chenier, Opelousas La, blues singer (Bayou Blues) was born

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1940-06-25 Birth

Clint Warwick

Clint Warwick, [Eccles], Birmingham England, bassist (Moody Blues) was born

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1954-06-25 Birth

David Paich

David Paich, rock keyboardist (Toto-Africa) was born

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1935-06-25 Birth

Eddie Floyd

Eddie Floyd, Montgomery Al, singer/composer (California Girl, Falcons) was born

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1889-06-25 Birth

Ethel Glenn Hier

Ethel Glenn Hier, composer was born

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1796-06-25 Birth

Ferdinando Giorgetti

Ferdinando Giorgetti, composer was born

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1709-06-25 Birth

Francesco Araja

Francesco Araja, composer was born

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1963-06-25 Birth

George Michael [Panos]

George Michael [Panos], London, British rock vocalist (Wham-I Want Your Sex) was born

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1860-06-25 Birth

Gustave Charpentier

Gustave Charpentier, French composer (opera Louise) was born

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1897-06-25 Birth

Hans Barth

Hans Barth, composer was born

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1936-06-25 Birth

Harold Melvin

Harold Melvin, US singer (Blue Notes-My Hero) was born

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1946-06-25 Birth

Ian McDonald

Ian McDonald, London England, rock guitarist (Foreigner, King Crimson) was born

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1878-06-25 Birth

Jean Gallon

Jean Gallon, composer was born

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1974-06-25 Birth

Jim LaMarca

Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira) was born

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1935-06-25 Birth

Kurt Schwertsik

Kurt Schwertsik, composer was born

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1930-06-25 Birth

Mary Beth Peil

Mary Beth Peil, American singer was born

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1951-06-25 Birth

Michael Francis

Michael Francis, rocker was born

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1972-06-25 Birth

Mike Kroeger

Mike Kroeger, Canadian musician (Nickelback) was born

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1921-06-25 Birth

Peter Charles Arthur Wishart

Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer was born

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1915-06-25 Birth

Peter Lind Hayes

Peter Lind Hayes, SF California, comedian/singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show) was born

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1982-06-25 Birth

Rain

Rain, Korean singer (Rain, Jeong Ji-Hoon) was born

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1944-06-25 Birth

Robert Charlebois

Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer was born

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1970-06-25 Birth

Roope Latvala

Roope Latvala, Finnish musician was born

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1952-06-25 Birth

Tim Finn

Tim Finn, rocker (Split Enz, Crowded House, Puberty Blues) was born

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1862-06-25 Birth

Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell

Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, composer was born

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1928-06-25 Birth

William Joseph Russo

William Joseph Russo, composer was born

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1925-06-25 Birth

Ziggy Talent

Ziggy Talent, Manchester NH, singer (Vaughn Monroe Show) was born

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1983-06-25 Death

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Argentine composer (Panambi), dies at 67

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1987-06-25 Death

Boudleaux Bryant

Boudleaux Bryant, song writer (for Everly Bros), dies at 67

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1977-06-25 Death

Endre Szervanszky

Endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65

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1822-06-25 Death

Ernst T Amadeus Hoffmann

Ernst T Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer, dies at 46

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1522-06-25 Death

Franchinus Gaffurius

Franchinus Gaffurius, composer, dies at 71

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1767-06-25 Death

Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann, German late-barok composer, dies at 86

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2011-06-25 Death

Goff Richards

Goff Richards, British brass band music composer/arranger

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1884-06-25 Death

Hans Rott

Hans Rott, composer, dies at 25

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1988-06-25 Death

Hillel Slovak

Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born musician (Anthym/What Is This?, Red Hot Chili Peppers) (b. 1962)

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1876-06-25 Death

John Patton

John Patton, trumpeter, dies at Little Bighorn

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1976-06-25 Death

Johnny Mercer

Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66

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1998-06-25 Death

Lounès Matoub

Lounès Matoub, a famous Berber Kabyle singer (b. 1956)

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1944-06-25 Death

Lucha Reyes

Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)

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2007-06-25 Death

Mahasti

Mahasti, Persian singer (b. 1946)

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2009-06-25 Death

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson, American recording artist, entertainer and King of Pop music (The Jackson 5, Thriller, Dangerous) dies of cardiac arrest at 50

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1990-06-25 Death

Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer (Triad), dies at 77

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1977-06-25 Death

Petko Staynov

Petko Staynov, composer, dies at 80

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1785-06-25 Death

Pierre Talon

Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63

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1870-06-25 Event

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner's opera "Die Walkure" is produced (Munich)

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1997-06-25 Event

Sade

Jamaica issues a warrant for singer Sade, who fails to report to court on charges of failure to obey a cop who signaled her to stop

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1967-06-25 Event

The Beatles

400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special

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