1979-03-18
Birth
Adam Levine
Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5) was born
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1872-03-18
Birth
Anna Held
Anna Held, Polish actress and singer (d. 1918) was born
1947-03-18
Birth
Barry Wilson
Barry Wilson, England, rock drummer (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale) was born
1914-03-18
Birth
Cesar Guerra Peixe
Cesar Guerra Peixe, composer was born
1938-03-18
Birth
Charley Pride
Charley Pride, Sledge Miss, country singer (Sweet Country) was born
1964-03-18
Birth
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine, British jazz saxophonist was born
1929-03-18
Birth
Ctirad Kohoutek
Ctirad Kohoutek, composer was born
1977-03-18
Birth
Devin Lima
Devin Lima, American singer was born
1866-03-18
Birth
Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu
Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer was born
1872-03-18
Birth
Frank Hoyt Losey
Frank Hoyt Losey, composer was born
1882-03-18
Birth
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer was born
1939-03-18
Birth
Giannis Markopoulos
Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer was born
1657-03-18
Birth
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer was born
1644-03-18
Birth
Gottfried Wegner
Gottfried Wegner, composer was born
1781-03-18
Birth
Gustave Vogt
Gustave Vogt, composer was born
1957-03-18
Birth
György Pazdera
György Pazdera, Hungarian bassist (Pokolgép) was born
1959-03-18
Birth
Irene Cara
Irene Cara, Bronx NYC, actress/singer (Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury) was born
1950-03-18
Birth
James Conlon
James Conlon, NYC, conductor (Cincinnati May Festival-1979) was born
1953-03-18
Birth
Jamie West-Oram
Jamie West-Oram, rocker (Fixx) was born
1981-03-18
Birth
Jang Nara
Jang Nara, Korean singer and actress was born
1893-03-18
Birth
Jean Goldkette
Jean Goldkette, Greek-born jazz musician (d. 1962) was born
1965-03-18
Birth
Jeff Labarr
Jeff Labarr, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station) was born
1966-03-18
Birth
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell, US rock guitarist (Alice in Chains-Dirt) was born
1756-03-18
Birth
Johann Christoph Vogel
Johann Christoph Vogel, composer was born
1927-03-18
Birth
John Harold Kander
John Harold Kander, composer (Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs Kramer) was born
1950-03-18
Birth
John Hartman
John Hartman, Falls Church Va, rock drummer (Doobie Brothers) was born
1905-03-18
Birth
John Kirkpatrick
John Kirkpatrick, NYC, pianist (Concord Sonata) was born
1734-03-18
Birth
Joseph Schmitt
Joseph Schmitt, composer was born
1908-03-18
Birth
Louis Gaste
Louis Gaste, songwriter was born
1916-03-18
Birth
Louis Toebosch
Louis Toebosch, composer was born
1930-03-18
Birth
Maurice Peress
Maurice Peress, NYC, conductor (KC Philharmonic 1974-80) was born
1957-03-18
Birth
Melvin Gentry
Melvin Gentry, vocalits/guitarist (Midnight Star-No Parking) was born
1967-03-18
Birth
Miki Berenyi
Miki Berenyi, English singer (Lush) was born
1844-03-18
Birth
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) was born
1898-03-18
Birth
Otto Jochum
Otto Jochum, composer was born
1930-03-18
Birth
Pat Halcox
Pat Halcox, British musician, (d. 2013) was born
1881-03-18
Birth
Paul Le Flem
Paul Le Flem, composer was born
1934-03-18
Birth
Pavle Despalj
Pavle Despalj, composer was born
1901-03-18
Birth
Piotr Perkowski
Piotr Perkowski, composer was born
1970-03-18
Birth
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah, rap singer/actress (Khadijah James-Living Single) was born
1936-03-18
Birth
Robert Lee Smith
Robert Lee Smith, US singer (Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy) was born
1975-03-18
Birth
Rodleen Getsic
Rodleen Getsic, American musician, civil servant was born
1964-03-18
Birth
Rozalla
Rozalla, Zambian singer was born
1939-03-18
Birth
Travis Pritchett
Travis Pritchett, rocker (Travis & Bob) was born
1963-03-18
Birth
Vanessa L Williams
Vanessa L Williams, Millwood NY, 1st black Miss America (1983)/singer was born
1941-03-18
Birth
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett, Prattville Alabama, R&B singer (Funky Broadway) was born
1949-03-18
Birth
Ã…se Kleveland
Ã…se Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician was born
1995-03-18
Death
Charles Drain
Charles Drain, singer, dies at 65
1938-03-18
Death
Cyril Rootham
Cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62
2006-03-18
Death
Dan Gibson
Dan Gibson, musician (b. 1922)
1875-03-18
Death
Ferdinand Laub
Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43
1995-03-18
Death
Heinrich Sutermeister
Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Raskolnikov), dies at 84
1985-03-18
Death
Jack Miller
Jack Miller, orchestra leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89
1823-03-18
Death
Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval
Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer, dies at 69
1967-03-18
Death
Jimmy Blaine
Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
1870-03-18
Death
Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide
Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48
1817-03-18
Death
Johann Jakob Walder
Johann Jakob Walder, composer, dies at 67
1816-03-18
Death
Johann Paul Schulthesius
Johann Paul Schulthesius, composer, dies at 67
1924-03-18
Death
John Frederick Bridge
John Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79
2001-03-18
Death
John Phillips
John Phillips, American musician (The Mamas and the Papas) (b. 1935)
1799-03-18
Death
John Randall
John Randall, composer, dies at 82
1968-03-18
Death
Manuel Gomez Carillo
Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer, dies at 85
1984-03-18
Death
Paul Frances Webster
Paul Frances Webster, lyricist, dies of Parkinson's disease at 76
1976-03-18
Death
Robert de Roos
Robert de Roos, composer, dies at 69
1990-03-18
Death
Robin Harris
Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36
1918-03-18
Death
Willem Coenen
Willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80
1889-03-18
Death
William Henry Monk
William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66
1910-03-18
Event
Frederick Shepherd Converse
"The Pipe of Desire", 1st opera by an US composer (Rederick Converse) performed at the Met, NYC
1982-03-18
Event
Teddy Pendergrass
Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident
1967-03-18
Event
The Beatles
Beatles' "Penny Lane," single goes #1
1965-03-18
Event
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones fined £5 each for public urination
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