On This Day in Music: March 24

On March 24 in music history, 34 artists were born, 33 died and 10 other milestones happened, among them Luther Vandross (1987), The Beatles (1980) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1721).

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Luther Vandross

1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross

The Beatles

Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach opens his Brandenburgse Concerts

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode released the album 'Memento Mori'

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Born on March 24

Aime Maillart

Aime Maillart, composer was born

Angèle Dubeau

Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist was born

Arthur Murray

Arthur Murray, dancer (Arthur Murray's Dance Party) was born

Bernard Jumentier

Bernard Jumentier, composer was born

Billy Stewart

Billy Stewart, US R&B singer (I Do Love You) was born

Byron "Yanks" Janis

Byron "Yanks" Janis, McKeesport Pa, pianist (NBC Symphony Orch) was born

Carlo Giovanni Testori

Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer was born

Chad Butler

Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot) was born

Corneille

Corneille, Canadian-Rwandan singer was born

Dave Appell

Dave Appell, singer/musician/songwriter (In the Midnight Hour) was born

David Harries

David Harries, composer was born

Dougie Thompson

Dougie Thompson, rocker (Supertramp-Bloody Well Right) was born

Fanny Crosby

Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915) was born

Fredrick Kaufmamn

Fredrick Kaufmamn, composer was born

Georgius Agricola

Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born

Gian Francesco de Majo

Gian Francesco de Majo, composer was born

Gino Marinuzzi

Gino Marinuzzi, composer was born

Holger Czukay

Holger Czukay, German musician (Can) was born

Jacques Chailley

Jacques Chailley, composer was born

Janos Decsenyi

Janos Decsenyi, composer was born

John Antes

John Antes, composer was born

June Clark

June [Algeria Junius] Clark, musician trumpet was born

Klaus Dinger

Klaus Dinger, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk) was born

Klavdiya Shulzhenko

Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer (d. 1984) was born

Krisdayanti

Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva was born

Marcos Antonio da Fonseca

Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) was born

Maria Malibran

Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born

Meiko Kaji

Meiko Kaji, Japanese singer and actress was born

Mike Kellie

Mike Kellie, rock drummer (Spooky Tooth-It's All About) was born

Nena

Nena, German pop singer was born

Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe, England, rock vocalist (Rockpile-Cruel to be Kind) was born

Nivea

Nivea, American singer was born

Paul McCandless

Paul McCandless, rocker (Torches on the Lake) was born

Steve Lang

Steve Lang, Montreal Canada, rock bassist (April Wine) was born

Died on March 24

Albin Masek

Albin Masek, composer, dies at 73

Anatoliy Mokrenko

Anatoliy Mokrenko died

Bert Ruiter

Bert Ruiter died

Bill Rieflin

Bill Rieflin died

Chalmers "Spanky" Alford‎

Chalmers "Spanky" Alford‎, American guitarist (b. 1955)

Charles Gross

Charles Gross died

Christopher Gunning

Christopher Gunning died

Deodat de Severac

Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48

Enrique y Campina Granados

Enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48

Gerard Schurmann

Gerard Schurmann died

Gino Paoli

Gino Paoli died

Giovanni Domenico Perotti

Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer, dies at 64

Gustaf Heintze

Gustaf Heintze, composer, dies at 66

Jean Baudlot

Jean Baudlot died

Jean Goldkette

Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)

Joey Long

Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at 62

John McLeod

John McLeod died

Johnny Maestro

Johnny Maestro, American singer (b. 1939)

Manu Dibango

Manu Dibango died

Marc Lavry

Marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63

Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga

Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66

Oscar Rasbach

Oscar Rasbach, composer, dies at 86

Philipp Dulichius

Philipp Dulichius, composer, dies at 68

Péter Eötvös

Péter Eötvös died

Robert Prescott Stewart

Robert Prescott Stewart, composer, dies at 68

Rudolf Kelterborn

Rudolf Kelterborn died

Saburo Moroi

Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73

Samuel Scheidt

Samuel Scheidt, German composer (Concertus sacri), dies at 66

Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson died

Theodor Christleib Reinhold

Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72

Theophile Ysaye

Theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53

Thomas Attwood

Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72

Tommy Benford

Tommy Benford, jazz drummer, dies at 88

Releases & milestones on March 24

Babymetal

Babymetal released the album 'The Other One'

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode released the album 'Memento Mori'

Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy released the album 'So Much (For) Stardust'

Jimin

Jimin released the album 'Face'

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach opens his Brandenburgse Concerts

Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey released the album 'Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd'

Lowell Brams

Lowell Brams released the album 'Aporia'

Luther Vandross

1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross

Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens released the album 'Aporia'

The Beatles

Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks

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