On This Day in Music: March 25

On March 25 in music history, 48 artists were born, 39 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Aretha Franklin (1942), Elton John (1947) and The Beatles (1966).

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Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin, Memphis Tenn, Soul Sister #1/singer (Respect) was born

Elton John

Elton John, [Reginald Kenneth Dwight], England, singer (Rocketman) was born

The Beatles

Beatles pose with mutilated dolls & butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday & Today" album, It is...

Anita Bryant

Anita Bryant, Barnsdall Oklahoma, homophobe/singer (George Gobel Show) was born

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Born on March 25

Alyson Michalka

Alyson Michalka, American actress/singer was born

Anders Fridén

Anders Fridén, Swedish singer (In Flames) was born

Anita Bryant

Anita Bryant, Barnsdall Oklahoma, homophobe/singer (George Gobel Show) was born

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin, Memphis Tenn, Soul Sister #1/singer (Respect) was born

Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini, Parma Italy, temperamental conductor (NBC) was born

Baek Ji Young

Baek Ji Young, South Korean singer was born

Bob Pelander

Bob Pelander, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Michael Stanley Band) was born

Bonnie Guitar

Bonnie Guitar, American singer was born

Béla Bartok

Béla Bartok, Hungary, composer/pianist (Concerto for Orchestra) was born

Carl Friedrich Ebers

Carl Friedrich Ebers, composer was born

Cathy Dennis

Cathy Dennis, English singer, songwriter, and actress was born

Christian Gottlieb Ziegler

Christian Gottlieb Ziegler, composer was born

Chuck Greenberg

Chuck Greenberg, American musician (Shadowfax) (d. 1995) was born

David Russell Burge

David Russell Burge, composer was born

Elton John

Elton John, [Reginald Kenneth Dwight], England, singer (Rocketman) was born

Erik William Gustav Leidzen

Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer was born

Francesco Giuseppi Pollini

Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer was born

Frankie Carle

Frankie Carle, Providence RI, orchestra leader (Golden Touch) was born

Haydn Wood

Haydn Wood, composer was born

Jay Blackton

Jay Blackton, NYC, conductor/arranger (Guys & Dolls) was born

Jean-Baptiste Canavas

Jean-Baptiste Canavas, composer was born

Jeff Healey

Jeff Healey, Canada, blind pop guitarist (See the Light) was born

Joe King

Joe King, Guitarist and Co-Founder for the band The Fray was born

Johann Adolf Hasse

Johann Adolf Hasse, composer was born

Johann Gotthilf Ziegler

Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, composer was born

Johnny Burnette

Johnny Burnette, Memphis, guitarist (Trains Kept A-Rollin, You're 16) was born

Julia Perry

Julia Perry, Lexington, Kentucky, African-American composer (Cask of Amontillado) was born

Juvenile

Juvenile, American rapper was born

Katharine McPhee

Katharine McPhee, American singer/actress was born

Kelly Garrett

Kelly Garrett, actress/singer (Holdin) was born

Larry Gales

Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist was born

Leonhard Paminger

Leonhard Paminger, composer was born

Magda Olivero

Magda Olivero, Italian soprano was born

Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams, Montserrat, rock vocalist (Boney M) was born

Mario Peragallo

Mario Peragallo, Italian composer was born

Melanie Blatt

Melanie Blatt, British singer (All Saints) was born

Michael Stanley

Michael Stanley, Cleveland OH, rocker (Michael Stanley Band) was born

Neil Jones

Neil Jones, musician (Bend Me Shape Me) was born

Nicolas Etienne Framery

Nicolas Etienne Framery, composer was born

Nikolay Ivanovich Peyko

Nikolay Ivanovich Peyko, composer was born

Otakar Zich

Otakar Zich, composer was born

Paul Motian

Paul Motian, American jazz drummer and composer was born

Pietro Pontio

Pietro Pontio, composer was born

Ronald Jeffers

Ronald Jeffers, composer was born

Salvatore Vigano

Salvatore Vigano, composer was born

Sergey Yakovlev

Sergey Yakovlev, russian musical artist and painter was born

Sten Broman

Sten Broman, composer was born

Theodore Samuel Holland

Theodore Samuel Holland, composer was born

Died on March 25

Alexis Garaude

Alexis Garaude, composer, dies at 73

Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen died

Anton Heiller

Anton Heiller, composer, dies at 55

Billy Cotton

Billy Cotton, British bandleader & entertainer (b. 1889)

Billy Mayerl

Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56

Buck Owens

Buck Owens, American singer and television personality (b. 1929)

Chabelo

Chabelo died

Chris Cross

Chris Cross died

Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy, French composer (Iberia/La mer), dies in Paris at 55

Coelestin Jungbauer

Coelestin Jungbauer, composer, dies at 75

Constantin Reindl

Constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60

Daniel Chorzempa

Daniel Chorzempa died

Detto Mariano

Detto Mariano died

Eileen Joyce

Eileen Joyce, pianist, dies at 78

Emerson Whithorne

Emerson Whithorne, composer, dies at 73

Fud Livingston

Fud Livingston, composer, dies at 50

George Luther Foote

George Luther Foote, composer, dies at 70

Giorgio Federico Ghedini

Giorgio Federico Ghedini, composer, dies at 72

Humphrey Campbell

Humphrey Campbell died

Ion Nonna Otescu

Ion Nonna Otescu, composer, dies at 51

Jennifer Bate

Jennifer Bate died

Johannes Nucius

Johannes Nucius, German composer

Johannes Ritschel

Johannes Ritschel, composer, dies at 26

Joseph Rummel

Joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61

Keith Martin

Keith Martin died

Lee Donn

Lee Donn, pianist, dies of stroke at 96

Liesbeth List

Liesbeth List died

Martinho Lutero Galati

Martinho Lutero Galati died

Maurice El Mediouni

Maurice El Mediouni died

Mira Calix

Mira Calix died

Philip Jeck

Philip Jeck died

Renato Cellini

Renato Cellini, Italian conductor (b.c.1913)

Rocío Dúrcal

Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)

Ruperto Chapi y Lorente

Ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer, dies at 57

Tapani Kansa

Tapani Kansa died

Taylor Hawkins

Taylor Hawkins died

Tom Brown

Tom Brown, American musician (b. 1888)

Turlough O'Carolan

Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harper and composer (b. 1670)

Walter Susskind

Walter Susskind, Czech conductor (b. 1913)

Releases & milestones on March 25

Animals as Leaders

Animals as Leaders released the album 'Parrhesia'

Denzel Curry

Denzel Curry released the album 'Melt My Eyez See Your Future'

John Barry

63rd Academy Awards - "Dance with Wolves", Kathy Bates & J Irons win

Maren Morris

Maren Morris released the album 'Humble Quest'

Michael Bublé

Michael Bublé released the album 'Higher'

Music Box

"Barrymore," opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 240 performances

Placebo

Placebo released the album 'Never Let Me Go'

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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