1987
Event
Luther Vandross
1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross
On This Day in Music: March 24
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Born on March 24
1817
Birth
Aime Maillart
Aime Maillart, composer was born
1962
Birth
Angèle Dubeau
Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist was born
1895
Birth
Arthur Murray
Arthur Murray, dancer (Arthur Murray's Dance Party) was born
1749
Birth
Bernard Jumentier
Bernard Jumentier, composer was born
1937
Birth
Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart, US R&B singer (I Do Love You) was born
1928
Birth
Byron "Yanks" Janis
Byron "Yanks" Janis, McKeesport Pa, pianist (NBC Symphony Orch) was born
1714
Birth
Carlo Giovanni Testori
Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer was born
1974
Birth
Chad Butler
Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot) was born
1977
Birth
Corneille
Corneille, Canadian-Rwandan singer was born
1922
Birth
Dave Appell
Dave Appell, singer/musician/songwriter (In the Midnight Hour) was born
1933
Birth
David Harries
David Harries, composer was born
1951
Birth
Dougie Thompson
Dougie Thompson, rocker (Supertramp-Bloody Well Right) was born
1820
Birth
Fanny Crosby
Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915) was born
1936
Birth
Fredrick Kaufmamn
Fredrick Kaufmamn, composer was born
1494
Birth
Georgius Agricola
Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born
1732
Birth
Gian Francesco de Majo
Gian Francesco de Majo, composer was born
1884
Birth
Gino Marinuzzi
Gino Marinuzzi, composer was born
1938
Birth
Holger Czukay
Holger Czukay, German musician (Can) was born
1910
Birth
Jacques Chailley
Jacques Chailley, composer was born
1927
Birth
Janos Decsenyi
Janos Decsenyi, composer was born
1740
Birth
John Antes
John Antes, composer was born
1900
Birth
June Clark
June [Algeria Junius] Clark, musician trumpet was born
1946
Birth
Klaus Dinger
Klaus Dinger, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk) was born
1906
Birth
Klavdiya Shulzhenko
Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer (d. 1984) was born
1975
Birth
Krisdayanti
Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva was born
1762
Birth
Marcos Antonio da Fonseca
Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) was born
1808
Birth
Maria Malibran
Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born
1947
Birth
Meiko Kaji
Meiko Kaji, Japanese singer and actress was born
1947
Birth
Mike Kellie
Mike Kellie, rock drummer (Spooky Tooth-It's All About) was born
1960
Birth
Nena
Nena, German pop singer was born
1949
Birth
Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe, England, rock vocalist (Rockpile-Cruel to be Kind) was born
1982
Birth
Nivea
Nivea, American singer was born
1947
Birth
Paul McCandless
Paul McCandless, rocker (Torches on the Lake) was born
1949
Birth
Steve Lang
Steve Lang, Montreal Canada, rock bassist (April Wine) was born
Died on March 24
1878
Death
Albin Masek
Albin Masek, composer, dies at 73
2020
Death
Anatoliy Mokrenko
Anatoliy Mokrenko died
2022
Death
Bert Ruiter
Bert Ruiter died
2020
Death
Bill Rieflin
Bill Rieflin died
2008
Death
Chalmers "Spanky" Alford
Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, American guitarist (b. 1955)
2026
Death
Charles Gross
Charles Gross died
2023
Death
Christopher Gunning
Christopher Gunning died
1921
Death
Deodat de Severac
Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48
1916
Death
Enrique y Campina Granados
Enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48
2020
Death
Gerard Schurmann
Gerard Schurmann died
2026
Death
Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli died
1825
Death
Giovanni Domenico Perotti
Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer, dies at 64
1946
Death
Gustaf Heintze
Gustaf Heintze, composer, dies at 66
2021
Death
Jean Baudlot
Jean Baudlot died
1962
Death
Jean Goldkette
Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)
1995
Death
Joey Long
Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at 62
2022
Death
John McLeod
John McLeod died
2010
Death
Johnny Maestro
Johnny Maestro, American singer (b. 1939)
2020
Death
Manu Dibango
Manu Dibango died
1967
Death
Marc Lavry
Marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63
1996
Death
Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga
Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66
1975
Death
Oscar Rasbach
Oscar Rasbach, composer, dies at 86
1631
Death
Philipp Dulichius
Philipp Dulichius, composer, dies at 68
2024
Death
Péter Eötvös
Péter Eötvös died
1894
Death
Robert Prescott Stewart
Robert Prescott Stewart, composer, dies at 68
2021
Death
Rudolf Kelterborn
Rudolf Kelterborn died
1977
Death
Saburo Moroi
Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73
1654
Death
Samuel Scheidt
Samuel Scheidt, German composer (Concertus sacri), dies at 66
2023
Death
Scott Johnson
Scott Johnson died
1755
Death
Theodor Christleib Reinhold
Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72
1918
Death
Theophile Ysaye
Theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53
1838
Death
Thomas Attwood
Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72
1994
Death
Tommy Benford
Tommy Benford, jazz drummer, dies at 88
Releases & milestones on March 24
2023
Event
Babymetal
Babymetal released the album 'The Other One'
2023
Event
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode released the album 'Memento Mori'
2023
Event
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy released the album 'So Much (For) Stardust'
2023
Event
Jimin
Jimin released the album 'Face'
1721
Event
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach opens his Brandenburgse Concerts
2023
Event
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey released the album 'Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd'
2020
Event
Lowell Brams
Lowell Brams released the album 'Aporia'
1987
Event
Luther Vandross
1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross
2020
Event
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens released the album 'Aporia'
1980
Event
The Beatles
Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks
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