1953
Birth
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, [Stevens], Great Lakes Il, rocker (Rufus-I am Every Woman) was born
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Born on March 23
1920
Birth
Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan
Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan, composer was born
1887
Birth
Anthony van Hoboken
Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) was born
1939
Birth
Boris Ivanovich Tischenko
Boris Ivanovich Tischenko, composer was born
1811
Birth
Camille Marie Stamaty
Camille Marie Stamaty, composer was born
1811
Birth
Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert
Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer was born
1891
Birth
Catherine Murphy Urner
Catherine Murphy Urner, composer was born
1953
Birth
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, [Stevens], Great Lakes Il, rocker (Rufus-I am Every Woman) was born
1895
Birth
Dane Rudhyar
Dane Rudhyar, composer was born
1948
Birth
David Olney
David Olney, American musician was born
1899
Birth
Dora Gerson
Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943) was born
1901
Birth
Edmund Rubbra
Edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23] was born
1958
Birth
El Duce
El Duce, American singer and drummer (The Mentors) (d. 1997) was born
1959
Birth
Epic Soundtracks
Epic Soundtracks, English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls) (d. 1997) was born
1844
Birth
Eugene Gigout
Eugene Gigout, composer was born
1934
Birth
Fernand Gignac
Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006) was born
1945
Birth
Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato, Italian singer, songwriter and filmmaker was born
1878
Birth
Franz Schrecker
Franz Schrecker, Austrian composer (Der ferne Klang, Der Schatzgräber) was born
1920
Birth
Geoffrey Bush
Geoffrey Bush, composer was born
1906
Birth
George Posford
George Posford, composer was born
1929
Birth
Gerrit den Braber
Gerrit den Braber, Dutch composer/producer was born
1884
Birth
Glauco Velasquez
Glauco Velasquez, composer was born
1937
Birth
Heinz Martin Lonquich
Heinz Martin Lonquich, composer was born
1864
Birth
Hjalmar Borgstrom
Hjalmar Borgstrom, composer was born
1749
Birth
Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen
Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer was born
1995
Birth
Jan Lisiecki
Jan Lisiecki, Canadian Pianist was born
1750
Birth
Johannes Matthias Sperger
Johannes Matthias Sperger, composer was born
1917
Birth
Johnny Guarnieri
Johnny Guarnieri, NYC, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show) was born
1900
Birth
Jose Antonio Calcano
Jose Antonio Calcano, composer was born
1837
Birth
Joseph Wieniawski
Joseph Wieniawski, composer was born
1834
Birth
Julius Reubke
Julius Reubke, composer was born
1905
Birth
Lale Andersen
Lale Andersen, German singer and cabaretist (d. 1972) was born
1910
Birth
Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson
Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, German singer/actress (Der Pott) was born
1826
Birth
Leon Minkus
Leon Minkus, composer was born
1795
Birth
Leopold Jansa
Leopold Jansa, composer was born
1940
Birth
Luis Gasca
Luis Gasca, rocker was born
1926
Birth
Martha Wright
Martha Wright, Seattle, singer (Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show) was born
1966
Birth
Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow, rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was) was born
1944
Birth
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman, composer (Mesmer, Carrington) was born
1927
Birth
Osvaldo Lacerda
Osvaldo Lacerda, composer was born
1939
Birth
Pepe Lienhard
Pepe Lienhard, Swiss band leader and entertainer was born
1949
Birth
Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek, Balt, rock vocalist (Cars-Double Life, Bye Bye Love) was born
1914
Birth
Robert Gross
Robert Gross, composer was born
1599
Birth
Thomas Selle
Thomas Selle, composer was born
Died on March 23
1995
Death
Alan Barton
Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash
1946
Death
Alexandru Zirra
Alexandru Zirra, composer, dies at 62
1971
Death
Armin Loos
Armin Loos, composer, dies at 67
1821
Death
Bernhard Anselm Weber
Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56
1978
Death
Bill Kenny
Bill Kenny, American singer, dies at 63
1918
Death
Cesar Cortinas
Cesar Cortinas, composer, dies at 27
1869
Death
Charles Lucas
Charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60
2026
Death
Chip Taylor
Chip Taylor died
2006
Death
Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker, American singer, songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
2024
Death
Daniel Beretta
Daniel Beretta died
1995
Death
Danny Apolinar
Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer/songwriter, dies at 61
1987
Death
Dean Paul Martin
Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29
2002
Death
Eileen Farrell
Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)
2023
Death
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou died
1809
Death
Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes
Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60
1783
Death
Gaspard Fritz
Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67
1756
Death
Georg Gottfried Wagner
Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57
1806
Death
George Frederic Pinto
George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20
1880
Death
Gustav Adolf Mankell
Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67
2021
Death
Hana Hegerová
Hana Hegerová died
1816
Death
Ignaz Vitzthumb
Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95
2024
Death
Igor Ozim
Igor Ozim died
1748
Death
Johann Gottfried Walther
Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63
1943
Death
Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger
Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer, dies at 47
2023
Death
Keith Reid
Keith Reid died
2024
Death
Leszek Długosz
Leszek Długosz died
2024
Death
Maurizio Pollini
Maurizio Pollini died
1818
Death
Nicolas Isouard
Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42
1881
Death
Nikolay Rubinstein
Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45
1669
Death
Philipp Buchner
Philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54
1995
Death
Ripley L. Ingram
Ripley L. Ingram, singer, dies at 65
2024
Death
Silvia Tortosa
Silvia Tortosa died
1832
Death
Vaclav Vilem Wurfel
Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41
1658
Death
Valentin Dretzel
Valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79
2022
Death
Zinaida Ignatyeva
Zinaida Ignatyeva died
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