On This Day in Music: March 23

On March 23 in music history, 43 artists were born, 35 died and 1 other milestone happened, among them Chaka Khan (1953), Franco Battiato (1945) and David Olney (1948).

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Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan, [Stevens], Great Lakes Il, rocker (Rufus-I am Every Woman) was born

Franco Battiato

Franco Battiato, Italian singer, songwriter and filmmaker was born

David Olney

David Olney, American musician was born

Dora Gerson

Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943) was born

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Born on March 23

Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan

Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan, composer was born

Anthony van Hoboken

Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) was born

Boris Ivanovich Tischenko

Boris Ivanovich Tischenko, composer was born

Camille Marie Stamaty

Camille Marie Stamaty, composer was born

Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert

Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer was born

Catherine Murphy Urner

Catherine Murphy Urner, composer was born

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan, [Stevens], Great Lakes Il, rocker (Rufus-I am Every Woman) was born

Dane Rudhyar

Dane Rudhyar, composer was born

David Olney

David Olney, American musician was born

Dora Gerson

Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943) was born

Edmund Rubbra

Edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23] was born

El Duce

El Duce, American singer and drummer (The Mentors) (d. 1997) was born

Epic Soundtracks

Epic Soundtracks, English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls) (d. 1997) was born

Eugene Gigout

Eugene Gigout, composer was born

Fernand Gignac

Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006) was born

Franco Battiato

Franco Battiato, Italian singer, songwriter and filmmaker was born

Franz Schrecker

Franz Schrecker, Austrian composer (Der ferne Klang, Der Schatzgräber) was born

Geoffrey Bush

Geoffrey Bush, composer was born

George Posford

George Posford, composer was born

Gerrit den Braber

Gerrit den Braber, Dutch composer/producer was born

Glauco Velasquez

Glauco Velasquez, composer was born

Heinz Martin Lonquich

Heinz Martin Lonquich, composer was born

Hjalmar Borgstrom

Hjalmar Borgstrom, composer was born

Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen

Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer was born

Jan Lisiecki

Jan Lisiecki, Canadian Pianist was born

Johannes Matthias Sperger

Johannes Matthias Sperger, composer was born

Johnny Guarnieri

Johnny Guarnieri, NYC, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show) was born

Jose Antonio Calcano

Jose Antonio Calcano, composer was born

Joseph Wieniawski

Joseph Wieniawski, composer was born

Julius Reubke

Julius Reubke, composer was born

Lale Andersen

Lale Andersen, German singer and cabaretist (d. 1972) was born

Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson

Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, German singer/actress (Der Pott) was born

Leon Minkus

Leon Minkus, composer was born

Leopold Jansa

Leopold Jansa, composer was born

Luis Gasca

Luis Gasca, rocker was born

Martha Wright

Martha Wright, Seattle, singer (Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show) was born

Marti Pellow

Marti Pellow, rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was) was born

Michael Nyman

Michael Nyman, composer (Mesmer, Carrington) was born

Osvaldo Lacerda

Osvaldo Lacerda, composer was born

Pepe Lienhard

Pepe Lienhard, Swiss band leader and entertainer was born

Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek, Balt, rock vocalist (Cars-Double Life, Bye Bye Love) was born

Robert Gross

Robert Gross, composer was born

Thomas Selle

Thomas Selle, composer was born

Died on March 23

Alan Barton

Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash

Alexandru Zirra

Alexandru Zirra, composer, dies at 62

Armin Loos

Armin Loos, composer, dies at 67

Bernhard Anselm Weber

Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56

Bill Kenny

Bill Kenny, American singer, dies at 63

Cesar Cortinas

Cesar Cortinas, composer, dies at 27

Charles Lucas

Charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60

Chip Taylor

Chip Taylor died

Cindy Walker

Cindy Walker, American singer, songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)

Daniel Beretta

Daniel Beretta died

Danny Apolinar

Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer/songwriter, dies at 61

Dean Paul Martin

Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29

Eileen Farrell

Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou died

Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes

Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60

Gaspard Fritz

Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67

Georg Gottfried Wagner

Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57

George Frederic Pinto

George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20

Gustav Adolf Mankell

Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67

Hana Hegerová

Hana Hegerová died

Ignaz Vitzthumb

Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95

Igor Ozim

Igor Ozim died

Johann Gottfried Walther

Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63

Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger

Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer, dies at 47

Keith Reid

Keith Reid died

Leszek Długosz

Leszek Długosz died

Maurizio Pollini

Maurizio Pollini died

Nicolas Isouard

Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42

Nikolay Rubinstein

Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45

Philipp Buchner

Philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54

Ripley L. Ingram

Ripley L. Ingram, singer, dies at 65

Silvia Tortosa

Silvia Tortosa died

Vaclav Vilem Wurfel

Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41

Valentin Dretzel

Valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79

Zinaida Ignatyeva

Zinaida Ignatyeva died

Releases & milestones on March 23

Umberto Giordano

Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan

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