On This Day in Music: June 25

1901 Birth

Adolf Brunner

Adolf Brunner, composer was born

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1946 Birth

Allen Lanier

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

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1899 Birth

Arthur Tracy

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

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1986 Birth

Aya Matsuura

Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer was born

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1735 Birth

Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele

Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer was born

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1952 Birth

Brian Macleod

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

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1945 Birth

Carly Simon

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

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1921 Birth

Celia Franca

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

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1975 Birth

Chenoa

Chenoa, Spanish singer was born

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1925 Birth

Clifton Chenier

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

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1940 Birth

Clint Warwick

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

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1954 Birth

David Paich

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

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1935 Birth

Eddie Floyd

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

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1889 Birth

Ethel Glenn Hier

Ethel Glenn Hier, composer was born

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1796 Birth

Ferdinando Giorgetti

Ferdinando Giorgetti, composer was born

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1709 Birth

Francesco Araja

Francesco Araja, composer was born

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1963 Birth

George Michael [Panos]

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

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1860 Birth

Gustave Charpentier

Gustave Charpentier, French composer (opera Louise) was born

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1897 Birth

Hans Barth

Hans Barth, composer was born

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1936 Birth

Harold Melvin

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

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1946 Birth

Ian McDonald

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

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1878 Birth

Jean Gallon

Jean Gallon, composer was born

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1974 Birth

Jim LaMarca

Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira) was born

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1935 Birth

Kurt Schwertsik

Kurt Schwertsik, composer was born

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1930 Birth

Mary Beth Peil

Mary Beth Peil, American singer was born

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1951 Birth

Michael Francis

Michael Francis, rocker was born

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1972 Birth

Mike Kroeger

Mike Kroeger, Canadian musician (Nickelback) was born

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1921 Birth

Peter Charles Arthur Wishart

Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer was born

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1915 Birth

Peter Lind Hayes

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

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1982 Birth

Rain

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

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1944 Birth

Robert Charlebois

Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer was born

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1970 Birth

Roope Latvala

Roope Latvala, Finnish musician was born

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1952 Birth

Tim Finn

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

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1862 Birth

Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell

Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, composer was born

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1928 Birth

William Joseph Russo

William Joseph Russo, composer was born

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1925 Birth

Ziggy Talent

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

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1983 Death

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera

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

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1987 Death

Boudleaux Bryant

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

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1977 Death

Endre Szervanszky

Endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65

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1822 Death

Ernst T Amadeus Hoffmann

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

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1522 Death

Franchinus Gaffurius

Franchinus Gaffurius, composer, dies at 71

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1767 Death

Georg Philipp Telemann

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

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2011 Death

Goff Richards

Goff Richards, British brass band music composer/arranger

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1884 Death

Hans Rott

Hans Rott, composer, dies at 25

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1988 Death

Hillel Slovak

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

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2024 Death

Jewel Brown

Jewel Brown died

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1876 Death

John Patton

John Patton, trumpeter, dies at Little Bighorn

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1976 Death

Johnny Mercer

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

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1998 Death

Lounès Matoub

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

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1944 Death

Lucha Reyes

Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)

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2007 Death

Mahasti

Mahasti, Persian singer (b. 1946)

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2020 Death

Marga Richter

Marga Richter died

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2009 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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2024 Death

Norman Shetler

Norman Shetler died

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1990 Death

Peggy Glanville-Hicks

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

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1977 Death

Petko Staynov

Petko Staynov, composer, dies at 80

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1785 Death

Pierre Talon

Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63

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2023 Death

Tapas Das

Tapas Das died

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2021 Death

Wes

Wes died

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1870 Event

Richard Wagner

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

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1997 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 Event

The Beatles

400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special

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2021 Event

Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator released the album 'Call Me If You Get Lost'

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