1920-03-23
Birth
Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan
Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan, composer was born
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1887-03-23
Birth
Anthony van Hoboken
Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) was born
1939-03-23
Birth
Boris Ivanovich Tischenko
Boris Ivanovich Tischenko, composer was born
1811-03-23
Birth
Camille Marie Stamaty
Camille Marie Stamaty, composer was born
1811-03-23
Birth
Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert
Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer was born
1891-03-23
Birth
Catherine Murphy Urner
Catherine Murphy Urner, composer was born
1953-03-23
Birth
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, [Stevens], Great Lakes Il, rocker (Rufus-I am Every Woman) was born
1895-03-23
Birth
Dane Rudhyar
Dane Rudhyar, composer was born
1948-03-23
Birth
David Olney
David Olney, American musician was born
1899-03-23
Birth
Dora Gerson
Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943) was born
1901-03-23
Birth
Edmund Rubbra
Edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23] was born
1958-03-23
Birth
El Duce
El Duce, American singer and drummer (The Mentors) (d. 1997) was born
1959-03-23
Birth
Epic Soundtracks
Epic Soundtracks, English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls) (d. 1997) was born
1844-03-23
Birth
Eugene Gigout
Eugene Gigout, composer was born
1934-03-23
Birth
Fernand Gignac
Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006) was born
1945-03-23
Birth
Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato, Italian singer, songwriter and filmmaker was born
1878-03-23
Birth
Franz Schrecker
Franz Schrecker, Austrian composer (Der ferne Klang, Der Schatzgräber) was born
1920-03-23
Birth
Geoffrey Bush
Geoffrey Bush, composer was born
1906-03-23
Birth
George Posford
George Posford, composer was born
1929-03-23
Birth
Gerrit den Braber
Gerrit den Braber, Dutch composer/producer was born
1884-03-23
Birth
Glauco Velasquez
Glauco Velasquez, composer was born
1937-03-23
Birth
Heinz Martin Lonquich
Heinz Martin Lonquich, composer was born
1864-03-23
Birth
Hjalmar Borgstrom
Hjalmar Borgstrom, composer was born
1749-03-23
Birth
Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen
Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer was born
1995-03-23
Birth
Jan Lisiecki
Jan Lisiecki, Canadian Pianist was born
1750-03-23
Birth
Johannes Matthias Sperger
Johannes Matthias Sperger, composer was born
1917-03-23
Birth
Johnny Guarnieri
Johnny Guarnieri, NYC, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show) was born
1900-03-23
Birth
Jose Antonio Calcano
Jose Antonio Calcano, composer was born
1837-03-23
Birth
Joseph Wieniawski
Joseph Wieniawski, composer was born
1834-03-23
Birth
Julius Reubke
Julius Reubke, composer was born
1905-03-23
Birth
Lale Andersen
Lale Andersen, German singer and cabaretist (d. 1972) was born
1910-03-23
Birth
Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson
Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, German singer/actress (Der Pott) was born
1826-03-23
Birth
Leon Minkus
Leon Minkus, composer was born
1795-03-23
Birth
Leopold Jansa
Leopold Jansa, composer was born
1940-03-23
Birth
Luis Gasca
Luis Gasca, rocker was born
1926-03-23
Birth
Martha Wright
Martha Wright, Seattle, singer (Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show) was born
1966-03-23
Birth
Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow, rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was) was born
1944-03-23
Birth
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman, composer (Mesmer, Carrington) was born
1927-03-23
Birth
Osvaldo Lacerda
Osvaldo Lacerda, composer was born
1939-03-23
Birth
Pepe Lienhard
Pepe Lienhard, Swiss band leader and entertainer was born
1949-03-23
Birth
Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek, Balt, rock vocalist (Cars-Double Life, Bye Bye Love) was born
1914-03-23
Birth
Robert Gross
Robert Gross, composer was born
1599-03-23
Birth
Thomas Selle
Thomas Selle, composer was born
1995-03-23
Death
Alan Barton
Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash
1946-03-23
Death
Alexandru Zirra
Alexandru Zirra, composer, dies at 62
1971-03-23
Death
Armin Loos
Armin Loos, composer, dies at 67
1821-03-23
Death
Bernhard Anselm Weber
Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56
1978-03-23
Death
Bill Kenny
Bill Kenny, American singer, dies at 63
1918-03-23
Death
Cesar Cortinas
Cesar Cortinas, composer, dies at 27
1869-03-23
Death
Charles Lucas
Charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60
2006-03-23
Death
Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker, American singer, songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
1995-03-23
Death
Danny Apolinar
Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer/songwriter, dies at 61
1987-03-23
Death
Dean Paul Martin
Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29
2002-03-23
Death
Eileen Farrell
Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)
1809-03-23
Death
Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes
Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60
1783-03-23
Death
Gaspard Fritz
Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67
1756-03-23
Death
Georg Gottfried Wagner
Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57
1806-03-23
Death
George Frederic Pinto
George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20
1880-03-23
Death
Gustav Adolf Mankell
Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67
1816-03-23
Death
Ignaz Vitzthumb
Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95
1748-03-23
Death
Johann Gottfried Walther
Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63
1943-03-23
Death
Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger
Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer, dies at 47
1818-03-23
Death
Nicolas Isouard
Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42
1881-03-23
Death
Nikolay Rubinstein
Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45
1669-03-23
Death
Philipp Buchner
Philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54
1995-03-23
Death
Ripley L. Ingram
Ripley L. Ingram, singer, dies at 65
1832-03-23
Death
Vaclav Vilem Wurfel
Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41
1658-03-23
Death
Valentin Dretzel
Valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79
1896-03-23
Event
Umberto Giordano
Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan
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