On This Day in Music: March 1

On March 1 in music history, 59 artists were born, 40 died and 9 other milestones happened, among them Glenn Miller (1904), Harry Belafonte (1927) and Justin Bieber (1994).

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Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller, bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra-In the Mood) was born

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte, Harlem NYC, calypso singer (Buck & the Preacher) was born

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber, London Ontario, Canadian pop singer (Baby, One Time) was born

Patti Smith

Patti Smith & MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit

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Born on March 1

Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky

Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer was born

Alfred Grant Goodman

Alfred Grant Goodman, composer was born

Armand-Emmanuel Trial

Armand-Emmanuel Trial, composer was born

Ben Harney

Ben Harney, American composer and ragtime pianist (d. 1938) was born

Bill Leen

Bill Leen, rocker (Gin Blossoms) was born

Burning Spear

Burning Spear, [Winston Rodney], Jamaican reggae singer was born

Chosei Komatsu

Chosei Komatsu, Japanese conductor was born

Clinton Gregory

Clinton Gregory, Martinsville, Virginia, American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter (Play, Ruby, Play) was born

Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel

Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer was born

Dafydd Ieuan

Dafydd Ieuan, Welsh drummer (Super Furry Animals) was born

Dan Michaels

Dan Michaels, American musician and record producer was born

Davis Daniel

Davis Daniel, Arlington Heights Ill, country singer was born

Dieudonne Raick

Dieudonne Raick, composer was born

Dimitri Mitropoulos

Dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer was born

Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore, Winchester Tenn, singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet) was born

Donald Keith Falkner

Donald Keith Falkner, singer was born

Elan Sara DeFan

Elan Sara DeFan, Mexican singer-songwriter was born

Friedrich Grutzmacher

Friedrich Grutzmacher, composer was born

Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont

Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer was born

Gerry Boulet

Gerry Boulet, French-Canadian singer (d. 1990) was born

Giovanni Francesco Milanta

Giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer was born

Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller, bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra-In the Mood) was born

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte, Harlem NYC, calypso singer (Buck & the Preacher) was born

Ida Moore

Ida Moore, Altoona Ks, actress (Mr Music, Ma & Pa Kettle at Waikiki) was born

Istvan Lang

Istvan Lang, composer was born

Jacob Gottfried Weber

Jacob Gottfried Weber, composer was born

Jacques Leduc

Jacques Leduc, composer was born

Janis Gill

Janis Gill, Torrance Cal, singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo-Midnight Girl) was born

Jennifer McCarters

Jennifer McCarters, Sevierville Tn, singer (McCarters-The Gift) was born

Jerry Fischer

Jerry Fischer, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) was born

Jim "Ed" Brown

Jim "Ed" Brown, Sparkman Ark, country singer (Nashville on the Road) was born

Jimmy Fortune

Jimmy Fortune, Newport News Va, singer (Statler Bros-Class of '57) was born

John Thomas

John Thomas, composer was born

Jon Carroll

Jon Carroll, Wash DC, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band-Afternoon Delight) was born

Josef Antonin Gurecky

Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer was born

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber, London Ontario, Canadian pop singer (Baby, One Time) was born

Leo Brouwer

Leo Brouwer, composer was born

Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke

Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, Iowa, jazz cornetist (In a Mist) was born

Lusine Amara

Lusine Amara, opera/concert singer was born

Mike D'Abo

Mike D'Abo, rock vocalist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn) was born

Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw, singer/songwriter (Wouldn't it be Good) was born

Norman Connors

Norman Connors, singer (You Are My Starship) was born

Peregrinus Pogl

Peregrinus Pogl, composer was born

Peter Guber

Peter Guber, producer (Flashdance) was born

Pierre Max Dubois

Pierre Max Dubois, composer was born

Piet Veerman

Piet Veerman, Dutch rock vocalist/guitarist (Cats-Sailin' Home) was born

Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner, rocker (Oregon) was born

Richard Redhead

Richard Redhead, composer was born

Richard de Guide

Richard de Guide, composer was born

Robert James Affuso

Robert James Affuso, Newburgh NY, rock drummer (Skid Row-Psycho Love) was born

Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey, English rocker/actor/producer (The Who-Tommy) was born

Romualdo Marenco

Romualdo Marenco, composer was born

Sammie Bush

Sammie Bush, Boyton Beach Florida, American R&B singer ("I Like It") was born

Sido Martens

Sido Martens, Dutch guitarist/singer/mandolin player (Fungus) was born

Sonny James

Sonny James, singer (Young Love, Running Bear) was born

Sonya Kitchell

Sonya Kitchell, American singer was born

Thomas Anders

Thomas Anders, German singer (Modern Talking) was born

Tony Ashton

Tony Ashton, Blackburn England, rocker (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) was born

Warren Davis

Warren Davis, rocker (Monotones) was born

Died on March 1

Agim Krajka

Agim Krajka died

Albert Herbert Brewer

Albert Herbert Brewer, composer, dies at 62

Angie Stone

Angie Stone died

Benedict Schultheiss

Benedict Schultheiss, composer, dies at 39

Bobby Timmons

Bobby Timmons, American jazz pianist (b. 1935)

Boleslav Vomacka

Boleslav Vomacka, composer, dies at 77

Dennis Danell

Dennis Danell, American guitarist (Social Distortion) (b. 1961)

Eugene List

Eugene List, US concert pianist, dies at 66

Frank Teschemacher

Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist (b. 1906)

Gary Walker

Gary Walker died

Georg Christoph Wagenzeil

Georg Christoph Wagenzeil, Austria (court) composer/pianist, dies at 62

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer/organist, dies at 59

Isfrid Kayser

Isfrid Kayser, composer, dies at 58

Jacob Adolf Hagg

Jacob Adolf Hagg, composer, dies at 77

Jan Vyčítal

Jan Vyčítal died

Jean Martinon

Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66

Joey Molland

Joey Molland died

Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren

Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer, dies at 64

John Jacob Niles

John Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87

John Weider

John Weider died

Johnny Jackson

Johnny Jackson, American musician (b. 1951)

Josef Theodor Krov

Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61

Juan Manuel Olivares

Juan Manuel Olivares, composer, dies at 36

Lucille Hegamin

Lucille Hegamin, American singer and entertainer (b. 1894)

Luigi Gatti

Luigi Gatti, composer, dies at 77

Maria Quintero

Maria Quintero died

Monta Mino

Monta Mino died

Neela Ramgopal

Neela Ramgopal died

Orazio Mei

Orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56

Ralph Peterson, Jr.

Ralph Peterson, Jr. died

Saša Popović

Saša Popović died

Scott Huston

Scott Huston, composer, dies at 74

Sergius Kagen

Sergius Kagen, composer, dies at 54

Thomas Campion

Thomas Campion, English physician/composer/poet (Poemata), dies at 53

Timothy Andrew James Souster

Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer Musician, dies at 51

Tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin

Tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer, dies at 47

Victor Babin

Victor Babin, composer, dies at 63

Walter Kent

Walter Kent, US composer (I'll Be Home for Christmas), dies at 82

Warner Mack

Warner Mack died

Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen

Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer, dies at 63

Releases & milestones on March 1

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson released the album 'The Mandrake Project'

Jacqueline du Pre

Cellist Jacqueline du Prés debut in Wigmore Hall

John Squire

John Squire released the album 'Liam Gallagher John Squire'

Johnny Cash

Singers Johnny Cash (36) & June Carter (38) wed

Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher released the album 'Liam Gallagher John Squire'

Marvin Hamlisch

17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win

Patti Smith

Patti Smith & MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit

Sheryl Crow

37th Grammy Awards: All I Want to Do, Streets of Phila, Sheryl Crow

Toni Braxton

36th Grammy Awards: I Will Always Love You, Toni Braxton wins

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