On This Day in Music: June 3

On June 3 in music history, 58 artists were born, 26 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them Josephine Baker (1906), Curtis Mayfield (1942) and Koko Taylor (2009).

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Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker, dancer/Parisian night club owner (Folies-Bergere) was born

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield, Chicago, rock vocalist (Freddie's Dead, Superfly) was born

Koko Taylor

Koko Taylor, American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." (b. 1928)

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones begin 1st US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee)

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Born on June 3

Alexander Charles Lecocq

Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer was born

Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback

Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer was born

Ammon McNeely

Ammon McNeely, American rock climber was born

Anita Harris

Anita Harris, singer/actress (Follow that Camel) was born

Antonio Emmanvilovich Spadavecchia

Antonio Emmanvilovich Spadavecchia, composer was born

Assen Karastoyanov

Assen Karastoyanov, composer was born

Bela Anton Szabados

Bela Anton Szabados, composer was born

Boots Randolph

Boots Randolph, Paducah KY, saxophonist (Yakety Sax) was born

Carlos Veerhoff

Carlos Veerhoff, composer was born

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield, Chicago, rock vocalist (Freddie's Dead, Superfly) was born

Dakota Staton

Dakota Staton, [Rabia Aliyah], US jazz singer (In the Night) was born

Dan Hill

Dan Hill, rocker (Sometimes When We Touch) was born

Danny Wilde

Danny Wilde, rocker (Rembrandts) was born

David Frederick Stock

David Frederick Stock, composer was born

Deniece Williams

Deniece Williams, [Chandler], IN, singer (Love Wouldn't Let Me Wait) was born

Doro Pesch

Doro Pesch, German singer was born

Eddie Holman

Eddie Holman, rocker was born

Eduardo Caudella

Eduardo Caudella, composer was born

Emil Axman

Emil Axman, composer was born

Emile Paladilhe

Emile Paladilhe, composer was born

Esther Hart

Esther Hart, Dutch singer was born

Francoise Arnoul

Francoise Arnoul, actress/composer (French Cancan, Jacko & Lise) was born

Frantisek Jan Skroup

Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer was born

Frederic Thieme

Frederic Thieme, composer was born

Hiroyuki Takami

Hiroyuki Takami, Japanese musician was born

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter, England, rocker (Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes) was born

Ivan Patachich

Ivan Patachich, composer was born

James Hook

James Hook, composer was born

Jan Peerce

Jan Peerce, [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], NYC, tenor (NY Met Opera) was born

Janez Maticic

Janez Maticic, composer was born

Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise

Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise, composer was born

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Jeff Blumenkrantz, American composer and actor was born

Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers, Ruleville, Mississippi, Blues musician (Muddy Waters' Band), (d. 1997) was born

Johann Christoph Oley

Johann Christoph Oley, composer was born

Johannes Schenck

Johannes Schenck, composer was born

Jose Inzenga y Castellanos

Jose Inzenga y Castellanos, composer was born

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker, dancer/Parisian night club owner (Folies-Bergere) was born

Julie Masse

Julie Masse, French Canadian singer was born

Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones, Welsh singer (Stereophonics) was born

Kerry King

Kerry King, American musician (Slayer) was born

Lalaine

Lalaine, American actress and singer was born

Lvar Henning Mankell

Lvar Henning Mankell, composer was born

Lyfe Jennings

Lyfe Jennings, R&B singer and song-writer was born

Manuel de Egues

Manuel de Egues, composer was born

Memphis Minnie

Memphis Minnie, rocker was born

Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke, NYC, rock drummer (Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!) was born

Michael Gottard Fischer

Michael Gottard Fischer, composer was born

Mickey Finn

Mickey Finn, British guitarist and percussionist (T. Rex) (d. 2003) was born

Mike Dennis

Mike Dennis, rocker (Dovells) was born

Mike Gordon

Mike Gordon, American musician was born

Peter Tägtgren

Peter Tägtgren, Swedish musician (Hypocrisy) and producer was born

Samantha Sprackling

Samantha Sprackling, Nigerian singer was born

Stephen Ruppenthal

Stephen Ruppenthal, composer was born

Suzi Quatro[cchio]

Suzi Quatro[cchio], Detroit, singer (Stumblin')/actress (Happy Days) was born

Ted Curson [Theodore]

Ted Curson [Theodore], Philadelphia, Jazz Trumpeter, (d. 2012) was born

Thomas Ball

Thomas Ball, US, sculptor/painter/singer was born

Tom Brown

Tom Brown, American musician (d. 1958) was born

Yuri Ruley

Yuri Ruley, American drummer was born

Died on June 3

Andrew Gold

Andrew Gold, American singer, musician and songwriter. (b. 1951)

Anna Neagle

Anna Neagle, actress (Courtney Affair)/dancer, dies at 81

Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree

Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer, dies at 89

Cark Reidel

Cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60

Eugen Doga

Eugen Doga died

Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa

Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer, dies at 73

Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet, French composer, dies at 36

Gottfried Scheidt

Gottfried Scheidt, composer, dies at 67

Grachan Moncur III

Grachan Moncur III died

Heinrich Esser

Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53

Henryk Oskar Kolberg

Henryk Oskar Kolberg, composer, dies at 76

Hub Matthijsen

Hub Matthijsen, violinist/bandmaster, dies at 52

Jean-Engelbert Pauwels

Jean-Engelbert Pauwels, composer, dies at 35

Johann Baptist Strauss

Johann Baptist Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King), dies at 73

John "Christmas" Beckwith

John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer, dies at 58

Josef Richard Rozkosny

Josef Richard Rozkosny, composer, dies at 79

Julius Reubke

Julius Reubke, composer, dies at 24

Koko Taylor

Koko Taylor, American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." (b. 1928)

Ludwig Ritter von Köchel

Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian musicologist (b. 1800)

Nikolai Afanisev

Nikolai Afanisev, composer, dies at 77

Ole Windingstad

Ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73

Poul Bundgaard

Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (b. 1922)

Quorthon

Quorthon, Swedish musician (Bathory) (b. 1966)

Roy Lee Johnson

Roy Lee Johnson died

Sam Butera

Sam Butera, American jazz musician (b. 1927)

Stiv Bators

Stiv Bators, American musician (The Dead Boys) (b. 1949)

Releases & milestones on June 3

Kreator

Kreator released the album 'Hate Über Alles'

Pe'er Tasi

Pe'er Tasi released the album 'Q140143777'

Post Malone

Post Malone released the album 'Twelve Carat Toothache'

Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels released the album 'RTJ4'

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones begin 1st US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee)

hits

Beer Barrel Polka hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Will Glahe

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