On This Day in Music: March 11

On March 11 in music history, 42 artists were born, 38 died and 10 other milestones happened, among them Paul McCartney (1997), Pink Floyd (1967) and Janet Jackson (1991).

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Paul McCartney

Beatle McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd releases their 1st single (Arnold Layne)

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records

Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla, Argentina composer (Tango Nuevo) was born

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Born on March 11

Aasan Ferit Alnar

Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer was born

Alberto Cortez

Alberto Cortez, Argentinian singer was born

Andre Nickatina

Andre Nickatina, American rapper was born

Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya, Japanese model, actress and singer was born

Anthony Philip Heinrich

Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer was born

Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla, Argentina composer (Tango Nuevo) was born

Benji Madden

Benji Madden, American guitarist (Good Charlotte) was born

Bernie LaBarge

Bernie LaBarge, Canadian musician was born

Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin, singer (Don't Worry Be Happy-Grammy 1989) was born

Bruce Watson

Bruce Watson, Ontario Canada, rock guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland) was born

Carl Ruggles

Carl Ruggles, Marion Mass, composer (Evocations) was born

Cheryl Lynn

Cheryl Lynn, American singer was born

Flaco Jiménez

Flaco Jiménez, American musician was born

Francisco Bernardo Pulgar Vidal

Francisco Bernardo Pulgar Vidal, composer was born

George Kooymans

George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer (Golden Earring) was born

Giovanni Veneziano

Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born

Harvey Mandel

Harvey Mandel, rock guitarist (Drei Amerikanische LP's) was born

Heinrich Georg Neuss

Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer was born

Henry Dixon Cowell

Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park California, composer (New Musical Resources) was born

Ilhan Mimaroglu

Ilhan Mimaroglu, composer was born

Joel Madden

Joel Madden, American singer (Good Charlotte) was born

Joep Straesser

Joep Straesser, composer (Blossom songs, Ramasasiri) was born

John Jacob Weinzweig

John Jacob Weinzweig, Toronto Canada, composer (Enchanted Hill) was born

Justus Hermann Wetzel

Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer was born

Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) was born

LeToya Luckett

LeToya Luckett, American singer (ex-Destiny's Child) was born

Leroy Jenkins

Leroy Jenkins, American composer and violinist (d. 2007) was born

Ljubica Maric

Ljubica Maric, composer was born

Marius Petipa

Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer/choreographer (Don Quiotte) was born

Mark Stein

Mark Stein, singer/organist/keyboardist (Vanilla Fudge) was born

Mercer Ellington

Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington/bandleader was born

Mike Percy

Mike Percy, rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round) was born

Paul Wall

Paul Wall, American rapper was born

Ric Rothwell

Ric Rothwell, drummer (Mindbenders-Games of Love) was born

Richard de Bois

Richard de Bois, Dutch drummer/producer was born

Russell Lissack

Russell Lissack, English musician (Bloc Party) was born

Septimus Winner

Septimus Winner, composer was born

Soraya

Soraya, Colombian-American singer (d. 2006) was born

Thom Kelling

Thom Kelling, Dutch singer/guitarist (Programa de Manha) was born

Tomethy Furse

Tomethy Furse, British bassist (The Horrors) was born

William Vincent Wallace

William Vincent Wallace, composer was born

Xavier Montsalvatge

Xavier Montsalvatge, Spanish composer (El gato con botas) was born

Died on March 11

Andreas Hallen

Andreas Hallen, composer, dies at 78

Anton Eberl

Anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41

Ayumi Ishida

Ayumi Ishida died

Berthold Tours

Berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58

Betty Hutton

Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

Bob Rivers

Bob Rivers died

Carel Birnie

Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69

Charles Wuorinen

Charles Wuorinen died

Claude François

Claude François, French singer (b. 1939)

Clive Revill

Clive Revill died

Cocoa Tea

Cocoa Tea died

Costa Titch

Costa Titch died

Edgar Nelson Barclift

Edgar Nelson Barclift, dancer, dies after lengthy illness at 76

Emilio de' Cavalieri

Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer

Florentín Giménez

Florentín Giménez died

Fridolin Weber

Fridolin Weber, composer, dies at 71

George Reuter

George Reuter, composer, dies at 63

Geraldine Farrar

Geraldine Farrar, soprano/actress (Such Sweet Compulsion), dies at 85

Gervais-Francois Couperin

Gervais-Francois Couperin, composer, dies at 66

Giovanni Maria Nanino

Giovanni Maria Nanino, Italian composer

Harald Fryklof

Harald Fryklof, composer, dies at 36

Haydn Wood

Haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76

Juan Lamonte de Grignon

Juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76

Kostas Roukounas

Kostas Roukounas, Greek rembetiko singer and song writer (b. 1903)

Maximilian JLP Gardel

Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45

Paul Scheinpflug

Paul Scheinpflug, composer, dies at 61

Pete Rodriguez

Pete Rodriguez died

Peter Milne

Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83

Peter Patzak

Peter Patzak died

Philip Bezanson

Philip Bezanson, composer, dies at 59

Ray Campi

Ray Campi died

Sammy Spear

Sammy Spear, orchestra leader (Dom Deluise Show), dies at 65

Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko

Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, Russian opera composer, dies at 83

Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry, American blues musician (b. 1911)

Timmy Thomas

Timmy Thomas died

Victor Hely-Hutchinson

Victor Hely-Hutchinson, composer, dies at 45

Viktor Lebedev

Viktor Lebedev died

Walford Davies

Walford Davies, British organist/composer, dies at 71

Releases & milestones on March 11

Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams released the album 'So Happy It Hurts'

Ghost

Ghost released the album 'Impera'

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlos," premieres in Paris

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records

Lil Durk

Lil Durk released the album '7220'

Paul McCartney

Beatle McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II

Peggy Lee

12th Grammy Awards: Aquarius, Crosby Stills & Nash, Peggy Lee win

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd releases their 1st single (Arnold Layne)

Rex Orange County

Rex Orange County released the album 'Who Cares?'

Ringo Sheena

Ringo Sheena released the album 'Forbidden'

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