On This Day in Music: March 22

On March 22 in music history, 46 artists were born, 27 died and 11 other milestones happened, among them Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948), George Benson (1943) and Shakira (2024).

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Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber, London, composer (Phantom of the Opera, Cats) was born

George Benson

George Benson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American jazz/blues singer/guitarist (Greatest Love of All) was born

Shakira

Shakira released the album 'Las mujeres ya no lloran'

The Beatles

Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me"

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Born on March 22

Aaron North

Aaron North, American musician was born

Adriano Lualdi

Adriano Lualdi, composer was born

Andreas Johnson

Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer was born

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber, London, composer (Phantom of the Opera, Cats) was born

Angelo Badalamenti

Angelo Badalamenti, American composer was born

Avraham Fried

Avraham Fried, Orthodox Jewish Musician was born

Beverley Knight

Beverley Knight, English singer was born

Carl A N Rosa

Carl A N Rosa, German violinist/composer was born

Carlo Alberto Pizzini

Carlo Alberto Pizzini, composer was born

Chuck Jackson

Charles "Chuck" Jackson, US singer (Playboy, Independents) was born

Fanny Waterman

Fanny Waterman, concert pianist & teacher was born

Fran Sheehan

Fran Sheehan, Boston Mass, rock bassist (Boston-More than a Feeling) was born

George Benson

George Benson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American jazz/blues singer/guitarist (Greatest Love of All) was born

George Wyle

George Wyle, NYC, orchestra leader (Jerry Lewis Show, Flip Wilson Show) was born

Giacomo Insanguine

Giacomo Insanguine, composer was born

Giuseppe Sellitto

Giuseppe Sellitto, composer was born

Hamish MacCunn

Hamish MacCunn, composer was born

Harry Vanda

Harry Vanda, [Vandenberg], Hague Neth, rock guitarist (Easybeats) was born

Howard Reitzes

Howard Reitzes, Southgate Ca, rocker (Iron Butterfly) was born

Jack Popplewell

Jack Popplewell, composer/playwright was born

Jakabs Medins

Jakabs Medins, composer was born

Jay Dee Daugherty

Jay Dee Daugherty, American drummer was born

Jeremy Clyde

Jeremy Clyde, England, rocker (Chad & Jeremy-Yesterday's Gone) was born

Johann Georg Joseph Spangler

Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, composer was born

Jon Arthur English

Jon Arthur English, composer was born

Jon Hassell

Jon Hassell, composer was born

Jorge Ben Jor

Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian musician was born

Joseph Schwantner

Joseph Schwantner, composer was born

Keith Reif

Keith Reif, England, rocker (Yardbirds-For Your Love, Renaissance) was born

Laurie Sargent

Laurie Sargent, rock vocalist (Face To Face) was born

MIMS

MIMS, American rapper was born

Mayhem

Euronymous, Norwegian black metal musician (d. 1993) was born

Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich, composer [3/12 OS] was born

Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko

Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko, composer was born

Pamela O'Connor

Pamela O'Connor, Scottish ice dancer was born

Pete Wylie

Pete Wylie, Liverpool, rocker (Sinful) was born

Randy Hobbs

Randy Hobbs, rocker (Johnny Winter Band, McCoys) was born

Roger Whittaker

Roger Whittaker, Nairobi Kenya, country singer (Durham Town) was born

Serge

Serge, [Ruud Schaap], Dutch singer/guitarist (Saskia & Serge) was born

Shannon Bex

Shannon Bex, American singer (Danity Kane) was born

Stephanie Mills

Stephanie Mills, singer/actress (Wiz) was born

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim, NYC, lyricist (West Side Story, Company) was born

Suzanne Sulley

Suzanne Sulley, Sheffield S Yorks, rocker (Human Leauge-Human) was born

Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen

Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer was born

Theophile Ysaye

Theophile Ysaye, composer was born

Tony McPhee

T S "Tony" McPhee, rocker (Sad Go Round) was born

Died on March 22

Anton Beer-Walbrun

Anton Beer-Walbrun, composer, dies at 64

Cachao López

Cachao López, Cuban mambo musician (b. 1918)

Carmen de Mairena

Carmen de Mairena died

Dan Hartman

Dan Hartman, American singer-songwriter (Love Sensation), dies of an AIDS-related brain tumor at 43

Dave Guard

Dave Guard, American folk singer (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1934)

Don Murray

Don Murray, American musician (The Turtles) (b. 1945)

Eric Weissberg

Eric Weissberg died

Ferdinando Giorgetti

Ferdinando Giorgetti, composer, dies at 70

Franz Joseph Volkert

Franz Joseph Volkert, composer, dies at 67

Gabi Delgado-López

Gabi Delgado-López died

Gaspare Gabellone

Gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68

Gret Palucca

Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreographer (Entartet), dies at 91

Gyula Erkel

Gyula Erkel, composer, dies at 66

J Willem Mengelberg

J Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (Mattheus Passion), dies at 79

Jean-Baptiste Lully

Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, French baroque composer (b. 1632)

Johann Melchior Dreyer

Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer, dies at 76

Julie Felix

Julie Felix died

Justin Morgan

Justin Morgan, composer, dies at 51

Larisa Golubkina

Larisa Golubkina died

Mark Dinning

Mark Dinning, American singer (b. 1933)

Martin Wegelius

Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59

Mike Longo

Mike Longo died

Pierick Houdy

Pierick Houdy died

Pierre Papadiamandis

Pierre Papadiamandis died

Richard Leveridge

Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (b. 1670)

Sylvia Kersenbaum

Sylvia Kersenbaum died

Uncle Dave Macon

Uncle Dave Macon, American musician (b. 1870)

Releases & milestones on March 22

Buster Davis

"Dr Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 5 performances

Cravity

Cravity released the album 'Liberty: In Our Cosmos'

Donald Glover

Donald Glover released the album '3.15.20'

Future

Future released the album 'We Don't Trust You'

Jerry Bock

Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis Jr premieres in NYC

Metro Boomin

Metro Boomin released the album 'We Don't Trust You'

Noel Coward

Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London

Scooter

Scooter released the album 'Open Your Mind and Your Trousers'

Shakira

Shakira released the album 'Las mujeres ya no lloran'

The Beatles

Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me"

Tyla Laura

Tyla Laura released the album 'Tyla'

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