1942
Birth
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin, Memphis Tenn, Soul Sister #1/singer (Respect) was born
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1947
Birth
Elton John
Elton John, [Reginald Kenneth Dwight], England, singer (Rocketman) was born
1966
Event
The Beatles
Beatles pose with mutilated dolls & butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday & Today" album, It is...
1940
Birth
Anita Bryant
Anita Bryant, Barnsdall Oklahoma, homophobe/singer (George Gobel Show) was born
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Born on March 25
1989
Birth
Alyson Michalka
Alyson Michalka, American actress/singer was born
1973
Birth
Anders Fridén
Anders Fridén, Swedish singer (In Flames) was born
1940
Birth
Anita Bryant
Anita Bryant, Barnsdall Oklahoma, homophobe/singer (George Gobel Show) was born
1942
Birth
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin, Memphis Tenn, Soul Sister #1/singer (Respect) was born
1867
Birth
Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini, Parma Italy, temperamental conductor (NBC) was born
1976
Birth
Baek Ji Young
Baek Ji Young, South Korean singer was born
1951
Birth
Bob Pelander
Bob Pelander, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Michael Stanley Band) was born
1923
Birth
Bonnie Guitar
Bonnie Guitar, American singer was born
1881
Birth
Béla Bartok
Béla Bartok, Hungary, composer/pianist (Concerto for Orchestra) was born
1770
Birth
Carl Friedrich Ebers
Carl Friedrich Ebers, composer was born
1969
Birth
Cathy Dennis
Cathy Dennis, English singer, songwriter, and actress was born
1702
Birth
Christian Gottlieb Ziegler
Christian Gottlieb Ziegler, composer was born
1950
Birth
Chuck Greenberg
Chuck Greenberg, American musician (Shadowfax) (d. 1995) was born
1930
Birth
David Russell Burge
David Russell Burge, composer was born
1947
Birth
Elton John
Elton John, [Reginald Kenneth Dwight], England, singer (Rocketman) was born
1894
Birth
Erik William Gustav Leidzen
Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer was born
1762
Birth
Francesco Giuseppi Pollini
Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer was born
1903
Birth
Frankie Carle
Frankie Carle, Providence RI, orchestra leader (Golden Touch) was born
1882
Birth
Haydn Wood
Haydn Wood, composer was born
1909
Birth
Jay Blackton
Jay Blackton, NYC, conductor/arranger (Guys & Dolls) was born
1713
Birth
Jean-Baptiste Canavas
Jean-Baptiste Canavas, composer was born
1966
Birth
Jeff Healey
Jeff Healey, Canada, blind pop guitarist (See the Light) was born
1980
Birth
Joe King
Joe King, Guitarist and Co-Founder for the band The Fray was born
1699
Birth
Johann Adolf Hasse
Johann Adolf Hasse, composer was born
1688
Birth
Johann Gotthilf Ziegler
Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, composer was born
1934
Birth
Johnny Burnette
Johnny Burnette, Memphis, guitarist (Trains Kept A-Rollin, You're 16) was born
1924
Birth
Julia Perry
Julia Perry, Lexington, Kentucky, African-American composer (Cask of Amontillado) was born
1976
Birth
Juvenile
Juvenile, American rapper was born
1984
Birth
Katharine McPhee
Katharine McPhee, American singer/actress was born
1948
Birth
Kelly Garrett
Kelly Garrett, actress/singer (Holdin) was born
1936
Birth
Larry Gales
Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist was born
1495
Birth
Leonhard Paminger
Leonhard Paminger, composer was born
1910
Birth
Magda Olivero
Magda Olivero, Italian soprano was born
1951
Birth
Maisie Williams
Maisie Williams, Montserrat, rock vocalist (Boney M) was born
1910
Birth
Mario Peragallo
Mario Peragallo, Italian composer was born
1975
Birth
Melanie Blatt
Melanie Blatt, British singer (All Saints) was born
1948
Birth
Michael Stanley
Michael Stanley, Cleveland OH, rocker (Michael Stanley Band) was born
1949
Birth
Neil Jones
Neil Jones, musician (Bend Me Shape Me) was born
1745
Birth
Nicolas Etienne Framery
Nicolas Etienne Framery, composer was born
1916
Birth
Nikolay Ivanovich Peyko
Nikolay Ivanovich Peyko, composer was born
1879
Birth
Otakar Zich
Otakar Zich, composer was born
1931
Birth
Paul Motian
Paul Motian, American jazz drummer and composer was born
1532
Birth
Pietro Pontio
Pietro Pontio, composer was born
1943
Birth
Ronald Jeffers
Ronald Jeffers, composer was born
1769
Birth
Salvatore Vigano
Salvatore Vigano, composer was born
1982
Birth
Sergey Yakovlev
Sergey Yakovlev, russian musical artist and painter was born
1902
Birth
Sten Broman
Sten Broman, composer was born
1878
Birth
Theodore Samuel Holland
Theodore Samuel Holland, composer was born
Died on March 25
1852
Death
Alexis Garaude
Alexis Garaude, composer, dies at 73
2025
Death
Andrew Cohen
Andrew Cohen died
1979
Death
Anton Heiller
Anton Heiller, composer, dies at 55
1969
Death
Billy Cotton
Billy Cotton, British bandleader & entertainer (b. 1889)
1959
Death
Billy Mayerl
Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56
2006
Death
Buck Owens
Buck Owens, American singer and television personality (b. 1929)
2023
Death
Chabelo
Chabelo died
2024
Death
Chris Cross
Chris Cross died
1918
Death
Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy, French composer (Iberia/La mer), dies in Paris at 55
1823
Death
Coelestin Jungbauer
Coelestin Jungbauer, composer, dies at 75
1799
Death
Constantin Reindl
Constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60
2023
Death
Daniel Chorzempa
Daniel Chorzempa died
2020
Death
Detto Mariano
Detto Mariano died
1991
Death
Eileen Joyce
Eileen Joyce, pianist, dies at 78
1958
Death
Emerson Whithorne
Emerson Whithorne, composer, dies at 73
1957
Death
Fud Livingston
Fud Livingston, composer, dies at 50
1956
Death
George Luther Foote
George Luther Foote, composer, dies at 70
1965
Death
Giorgio Federico Ghedini
Giorgio Federico Ghedini, composer, dies at 72
2024
Death
Humphrey Campbell
Humphrey Campbell died
1940
Death
Ion Nonna Otescu
Ion Nonna Otescu, composer, dies at 51
2020
Death
Jennifer Bate
Jennifer Bate died
1620
Death
Johannes Nucius
Johannes Nucius, German composer
1766
Death
Johannes Ritschel
Johannes Ritschel, composer, dies at 26
1880
Death
Joseph Rummel
Joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61
2022
Death
Keith Martin
Keith Martin died
1991
Death
Lee Donn
Lee Donn, pianist, dies of stroke at 96
2020
Death
Liesbeth List
Liesbeth List died
2020
Death
Martinho Lutero Galati
Martinho Lutero Galati died
2024
Death
Maurice El Mediouni
Maurice El Mediouni died
2022
Death
Mira Calix
Mira Calix died
2022
Death
Philip Jeck
Philip Jeck died
1967
Death
Renato Cellini
Renato Cellini, Italian conductor (b.c.1913)
2006
Death
Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
1909
Death
Ruperto Chapi y Lorente
Ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer, dies at 57
2025
Death
Tapani Kansa
Tapani Kansa died
2022
Death
Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins died
1958
Death
Tom Brown
Tom Brown, American musician (b. 1888)
1738
Death
Turlough O'Carolan
Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harper and composer (b. 1670)
1980
Death
Walter Susskind
Walter Susskind, Czech conductor (b. 1913)
Releases & milestones on March 25
2022
Event
Animals as Leaders
Animals as Leaders released the album 'Parrhesia'
2022
Event
Denzel Curry
Denzel Curry released the album 'Melt My Eyez See Your Future'
1991
Event
John Barry
63rd Academy Awards - "Dance with Wolves", Kathy Bates & J Irons win
2022
Event
Maren Morris
Maren Morris released the album 'Humble Quest'
2022
Event
Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé released the album 'Higher'
1997
Event
Music Box
"Barrymore," opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 240 performances
2022
Event
Placebo
Placebo released the album 'Never Let Me Go'
1966
Event
The Beatles
Beatles pose with mutilated dolls & butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday & Today" album, It is later pulled
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