1997
Event
Paul McCartney
Beatle McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II
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Born on March 11
1906
Birth
Aasan Ferit Alnar
Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer was born
1940
Birth
Alberto Cortez
Alberto Cortez, Argentinian singer was born
1977
Birth
Andre Nickatina
Andre Nickatina, American rapper was born
1984
Birth
Anna Tsuchiya
Anna Tsuchiya, Japanese model, actress and singer was born
1781
Birth
Anthony Philip Heinrich
Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer was born
1921
Birth
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla, Argentina composer (Tango Nuevo) was born
1979
Birth
Benji Madden
Benji Madden, American guitarist (Good Charlotte) was born
1953
Birth
Bernie LaBarge
Bernie LaBarge, Canadian musician was born
1950
Birth
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin, singer (Don't Worry Be Happy-Grammy 1989) was born
1961
Birth
Bruce Watson
Bruce Watson, Ontario Canada, rock guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland) was born
1876
Birth
Carl Ruggles
Carl Ruggles, Marion Mass, composer (Evocations) was born
1957
Birth
Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn, American singer was born
1939
Birth
Flaco Jiménez
Flaco Jiménez, American musician was born
1929
Birth
Francisco Bernardo Pulgar Vidal
Francisco Bernardo Pulgar Vidal, composer was born
1948
Birth
George Kooymans
George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer (Golden Earring) was born
1683
Birth
Giovanni Veneziano
Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born
1945
Birth
Harvey Mandel
Harvey Mandel, rock guitarist (Drei Amerikanische LP's) was born
1654
Birth
Heinrich Georg Neuss
Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer was born
1897
Birth
Henry Dixon Cowell
Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park California, composer (New Musical Resources) was born
1926
Birth
Ilhan Mimaroglu
Ilhan Mimaroglu, composer was born
1979
Birth
Joel Madden
Joel Madden, American singer (Good Charlotte) was born
1934
Birth
Joep Straesser
Joep Straesser, composer (Blossom songs, Ramasasiri) was born
1913
Birth
John Jacob Weinzweig
John Jacob Weinzweig, Toronto Canada, composer (Enchanted Hill) was born
1879
Birth
Justus Hermann Wetzel
Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer was born
1903
Birth
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) was born
1981
Birth
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett, American singer (ex-Destiny's Child) was born
1932
Birth
Leroy Jenkins
Leroy Jenkins, American composer and violinist (d. 2007) was born
1909
Birth
Ljubica Maric
Ljubica Maric, composer was born
1819
Birth
Marius Petipa
Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer/choreographer (Don Quiotte) was born
1947
Birth
Mark Stein
Mark Stein, singer/organist/keyboardist (Vanilla Fudge) was born
1919
Birth
Mercer Ellington
Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington/bandleader was born
1961
Birth
Mike Percy
Mike Percy, rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round) was born
1981
Birth
Paul Wall
Paul Wall, American rapper was born
1944
Birth
Ric Rothwell
Ric Rothwell, drummer (Mindbenders-Games of Love) was born
1949
Birth
Richard de Bois
Richard de Bois, Dutch drummer/producer was born
1981
Birth
Russell Lissack
Russell Lissack, English musician (Bloc Party) was born
1827
Birth
Septimus Winner
Septimus Winner, composer was born
1969
Birth
Soraya
Soraya, Colombian-American singer (d. 2006) was born
1922
Birth
Thom Kelling
Thom Kelling, Dutch singer/guitarist (Programa de Manha) was born
1987
Birth
Tomethy Furse
Tomethy Furse, British bassist (The Horrors) was born
1812
Birth
William Vincent Wallace
William Vincent Wallace, composer was born
1912
Birth
Xavier Montsalvatge
Xavier Montsalvatge, Spanish composer (El gato con botas) was born
Died on March 11
1925
Death
Andreas Hallen
Andreas Hallen, composer, dies at 78
1807
Death
Anton Eberl
Anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41
2025
Death
Ayumi Ishida
Ayumi Ishida died
1897
Death
Berthold Tours
Berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58
2007
Death
Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
2025
Death
Bob Rivers
Bob Rivers died
1995
Death
Carel Birnie
Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69
2020
Death
Charles Wuorinen
Charles Wuorinen died
1978
Death
Claude François
Claude François, French singer (b. 1939)
2025
Death
Clive Revill
Clive Revill died
2025
Death
Cocoa Tea
Cocoa Tea died
2023
Death
Costa Titch
Costa Titch died
1993
Death
Edgar Nelson Barclift
Edgar Nelson Barclift, dancer, dies after lengthy illness at 76
1602
Death
Emilio de' Cavalieri
Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer
2021
Death
Florentín Giménez
Florentín Giménez died
1833
Death
Fridolin Weber
Fridolin Weber, composer, dies at 71
1772
Death
George Reuter
George Reuter, composer, dies at 63
1967
Death
Geraldine Farrar
Geraldine Farrar, soprano/actress (Such Sweet Compulsion), dies at 85
1826
Death
Gervais-Francois Couperin
Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer, dies at 66
1607
Death
Giovanni Maria Nanino
Giovanni Maria Nanino, Italian composer
1919
Death
Harald Fryklof
Harald Fryklof, composer, dies at 36
1959
Death
Haydn Wood
Haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76
1949
Death
Juan Lamonte de Grignon
Juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76
1984
Death
Kostas Roukounas
Kostas Roukounas, Greek rembetiko singer and song writer (b. 1903)
1787
Death
Maximilian JLP Gardel
Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45
1937
Death
Paul Scheinpflug
Paul Scheinpflug, composer, dies at 61
2024
Death
Pete Rodriguez
Pete Rodriguez died
1908
Death
Peter Milne
Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83
2021
Death
Peter Patzak
Peter Patzak died
1975
Death
Philip Bezanson
Philip Bezanson, composer, dies at 59
2021
Death
Ray Campi
Ray Campi died
1975
Death
Sammy Spear
Sammy Spear, orchestra leader (Dom Deluise Show), dies at 65
1956
Death
Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko
Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, Russian opera composer, dies at 83
1986
Death
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, American blues musician (b. 1911)
2022
Death
Timmy Thomas
Timmy Thomas died
1947
Death
Victor Hely-Hutchinson
Victor Hely-Hutchinson, composer, dies at 45
2021
Death
Viktor Lebedev
Viktor Lebedev died
1941
Death
Walford Davies
Walford Davies, British organist/composer, dies at 71
Releases & milestones on March 11
2022
Event
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams released the album 'So Happy It Hurts'
2022
Event
Ghost
Ghost released the album 'Impera'
1867
Event
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlos," premieres in Paris
1991
Event
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records
2022
Event
Lil Durk
Lil Durk released the album '7220'
1997
Event
Paul McCartney
Beatle McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II
1970
Event
Peggy Lee
12th Grammy Awards: Aquarius, Crosby Stills & Nash, Peggy Lee win
1967
Event
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd releases their 1st single (Arnold Layne)
2022
Event
Rex Orange County
Rex Orange County released the album 'Who Cares?'
2026
Event
Ringo Sheena
Ringo Sheena released the album 'Forbidden'
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