1948
Birth
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, London, composer (Phantom of the Opera, Cats) was born
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Born on March 22
1979
Birth
Aaron North
Aaron North, American musician was born
1885
Birth
Adriano Lualdi
Adriano Lualdi, composer was born
1970
Birth
Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer was born
1948
Birth
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, London, composer (Phantom of the Opera, Cats) was born
1937
Birth
Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti, American composer was born
1959
Birth
Avraham Fried
Avraham Fried, Orthodox Jewish Musician was born
1973
Birth
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight, English singer was born
1842
Birth
Carl A N Rosa
Carl A N Rosa, German violinist/composer was born
1905
Birth
Carlo Alberto Pizzini
Carlo Alberto Pizzini, composer was born
1945
Birth
Chuck Jackson
Charles "Chuck" Jackson, US singer (Playboy, Independents) was born
1920
Birth
Fanny Waterman
Fanny Waterman, concert pianist & teacher was born
1949
Birth
Fran Sheehan
Fran Sheehan, Boston Mass, rock bassist (Boston-More than a Feeling) was born
1943
Birth
George Benson
George Benson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American jazz/blues singer/guitarist (Greatest Love of All) was born
1916
Birth
George Wyle
George Wyle, NYC, orchestra leader (Jerry Lewis Show, Flip Wilson Show) was born
1728
Birth
Giacomo Insanguine
Giacomo Insanguine, composer was born
1700
Birth
Giuseppe Sellitto
Giuseppe Sellitto, composer was born
1868
Birth
Hamish MacCunn
Hamish MacCunn, composer was born
1947
Birth
Harry Vanda
Harry Vanda, [Vandenberg], Hague Neth, rock guitarist (Easybeats) was born
1951
Birth
Howard Reitzes
Howard Reitzes, Southgate Ca, rocker (Iron Butterfly) was born
1909
Birth
Jack Popplewell
Jack Popplewell, composer/playwright was born
1885
Birth
Jakabs Medins
Jakabs Medins, composer was born
1952
Birth
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty, American drummer was born
1945
Birth
Jeremy Clyde
Jeremy Clyde, England, rocker (Chad & Jeremy-Yesterday's Gone) was born
1752
Birth
Johann Georg Joseph Spangler
Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, composer was born
1942
Birth
Jon Arthur English
Jon Arthur English, composer was born
1937
Birth
Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell, composer was born
1940
Birth
Jorge Ben Jor
Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian musician was born
1943
Birth
Joseph Schwantner
Joseph Schwantner, composer was born
1943
Birth
Keith Reif
Keith Reif, England, rocker (Yardbirds-For Your Love, Renaissance) was born
1960
Birth
Laurie Sargent
Laurie Sargent, rock vocalist (Face To Face) was born
1981
Birth
MIMS
MIMS, American rapper was born
1968
Birth
Mayhem
Euronymous, Norwegian black metal musician (d. 1993) was born
1927
Birth
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich, composer [3/12 OS] was born
1842
Birth
Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko
Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko, composer was born
1980
Birth
Pamela O'Connor
Pamela O'Connor, Scottish ice dancer was born
1958
Birth
Pete Wylie
Pete Wylie, Liverpool, rocker (Sinful) was born
1948
Birth
Randy Hobbs
Randy Hobbs, rocker (Johnny Winter Band, McCoys) was born
1936
Birth
Roger Whittaker
Roger Whittaker, Nairobi Kenya, country singer (Durham Town) was born
1946
Birth
Serge
Serge, [Ruud Schaap], Dutch singer/guitarist (Saskia & Serge) was born
1980
Birth
Shannon Bex
Shannon Bex, American singer (Danity Kane) was born
1957
Birth
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills, singer/actress (Wiz) was born
1930
Birth
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, NYC, lyricist (West Side Story, Company) was born
1963
Birth
Suzanne Sulley
Suzanne Sulley, Sheffield S Yorks, rocker (Human Leauge-Human) was born
1918
Birth
Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen
Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer was born
1865
Birth
Theophile Ysaye
Theophile Ysaye, composer was born
1944
Birth
Tony McPhee
T S "Tony" McPhee, rocker (Sad Go Round) was born
Died on March 22
1929
Death
Anton Beer-Walbrun
Anton Beer-Walbrun, composer, dies at 64
2008
Death
Cachao López
Cachao López, Cuban mambo musician (b. 1918)
2020
Death
Carmen de Mairena
Carmen de Mairena died
1994
Death
Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman, American singer-songwriter (Love Sensation), dies of an AIDS-related brain tumor at 43
1991
Death
Dave Guard
Dave Guard, American folk singer (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1934)
1996
Death
Don Murray
Don Murray, American musician (The Turtles) (b. 1945)
2020
Death
Eric Weissberg
Eric Weissberg died
1867
Death
Ferdinando Giorgetti
Ferdinando Giorgetti, composer, dies at 70
1845
Death
Franz Joseph Volkert
Franz Joseph Volkert, composer, dies at 67
2020
Death
Gabi Delgado-López
Gabi Delgado-López died
1796
Death
Gaspare Gabellone
Gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68
1993
Death
Gret Palucca
Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreographer (Entartet), dies at 91
1909
Death
Gyula Erkel
Gyula Erkel, composer, dies at 66
1951
Death
J Willem Mengelberg
J Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (Mattheus Passion), dies at 79
1687
Death
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, French baroque composer (b. 1632)
1824
Death
Johann Melchior Dreyer
Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer, dies at 76
2020
Death
Julie Felix
Julie Felix died
1798
Death
Justin Morgan
Justin Morgan, composer, dies at 51
2025
Death
Larisa Golubkina
Larisa Golubkina died
1986
Death
Mark Dinning
Mark Dinning, American singer (b. 1933)
1906
Death
Martin Wegelius
Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59
2020
Death
Mike Longo
Mike Longo died
2021
Death
Pierick Houdy
Pierick Houdy died
2022
Death
Pierre Papadiamandis
Pierre Papadiamandis died
1758
Death
Richard Leveridge
Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (b. 1670)
2026
Death
Sylvia Kersenbaum
Sylvia Kersenbaum died
1952
Death
Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave Macon, American musician (b. 1870)
Releases & milestones on March 22
1975
Event
Buster Davis
"Dr Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 5 performances
2022
Event
Cravity
Cravity released the album 'Liberty: In Our Cosmos'
2020
Event
Donald Glover
Donald Glover released the album '3.15.20'
2024
Event
Future
Future released the album 'We Don't Trust You'
1956
Event
Jerry Bock
Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis Jr premieres in NYC
2024
Event
Metro Boomin
Metro Boomin released the album 'We Don't Trust You'
1928
Event
Noel Coward
Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London
2024
Event
Scooter
Scooter released the album 'Open Your Mind and Your Trousers'
2024
Event
Shakira
Shakira released the album 'Las mujeres ya no lloran'
1963
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me"
2024
Event
Tyla Laura
Tyla Laura released the album 'Tyla'
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