On This Day in Music: March 27

On March 27 in music history, 48 artists were born, 33 died and 28 other milestones happened, among them Mariah Carey (1971), Sarah Vaughan (1924) and Ben Webster (1909).

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey, NYC, singer (Love Takes Time, Hero) was born

Sarah Vaughan

Sarah L Vaughan, Newark NJ, jazz scat singer (Broken Hearted Melody) was born

Ben Webster

Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist was born

Fergie Duhamel

Fergie Duhamel, Hacienda Heights, California, American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas) was born

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Albert Henneberg

Albert Henneberg, composer was born

Antonio Squarcialupi

Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born

Arthur Mitchell

Arthur Mitchell, choreographer (Dance Theater of Harlem) was born

Augustin Ullinger

Augustin Ullinger, composer was born

Ben Webster

Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist was born

Billy MacKenzie

Billy MacKenzie, rock vocalist (The Associates-Affectionate Punch) was born

Brendan Hill

Brendan Hill, British drummer (Blues Traveler) was born

Burt Collins

Burt Collins, trumpeter was born

Charly Alberti

Charly Alberti, Argentinian musician was born

Clark Datchler

Clark Datchler, vocalist (Johnny Hates Jazz-Don't Say it's Love) was born

Dave Koz

Dave Koz, saxophonist was born

Edyth Walker

Edyth Walker, US singer was born

Ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe

Ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer was born

Fergie Duhamel

Fergie Duhamel, Hacienda Heights, California, American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas) was born

George Elvey

George Elvey, composer was born

Giovanni Liverati

Giovanni Liverati, composer was born

Godfrey Turner

Godfrey Turner, composer was born

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas, American dancer (d. 2000) was born

Ishmail Spicer

Ishmail Spicer, composer was born

Jakob Axel Josephson

Jakob Axel Josephson, composer was born

Jan Kunc

Jan Kunc, composer was born

Janis Martin

Janis Martin, American singer (d. 2007) was born

Johann Ernst Eberlin

Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born

Johnny Clyde Copeland

Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, US blues guitarist/singer (Lion's Den) was born

Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco

Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer was born

Lin Jun Jie

Lin Jun Jie, Chinese Singer was born

MJ Auguste Vestrius

MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers was born

Malcolm Goldstein

Malcolm Goldstein, composer was born

Maria Ewing

Maria Ewing, opera singer was born

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey, NYC, singer (Love Takes Time, Hero) was born

Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich, Baku USSR, cellist/conductor was born

Olaf Malolepski

Olaf Malolepski, German musician (Die Flippers) was born

Patty Smith Hill

Patty Smith Hill, author/songwriter (Happy Birthday To You) was born

Pee Wee Russell

Pee Wee Russell, American musician (d. 1969) was born

Peter Christian Lutkin

Peter Christian Lutkin, composer was born

Reuel Lahmer

Reuel Lahmer, composer was born

Richard Hayman

Richard Hayman, Cambridge Massachusetts, orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show) was born

Richard John Samuel Stevens

Richard John Samuel Stevens, composer was born

Robert Cohan

Robert Cohan, artistic director (Contemporary Dance Trust) was born

Robert Watson Hughes

Robert Watson Hughes, composer was born

Rocky Maffit

Rocky Maffit, rocker (Champaign) was born

Ruperto Chapi y Lorente

Ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer was born

Sarah Vaughan

Sarah L Vaughan, Newark NJ, jazz scat singer (Broken Hearted Melody) was born

Snooky Lanson

Snooky Lanson, Memphis Tn, singer (Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee) was born

Tak Matsumoto

Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z) was born

Tony Banks

Tony Banks, rocker was born

Vincent d'Indy

Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. 1931) was born

Yoriaki Matsudaira

Yoriaki Matsudaira, composer was born

Died on March 27

Adán Sánchez

Adán Sánchez, Mexican-American singer (b. 1984)

Arthur Bliss

Arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83

Bob Andy

Bob Andy died

Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov

Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at 72

Chet Gierlach

Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer, dies at 75

Clemens Thieme

Clemens Thieme, composer, dies at 36

Clifford Jordan

Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61

David Duffle Wood

David Duffle Wood, composer, dies at 72

Dobri Voynikov

Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44

Elinor Remick Warren

Elinor Remick Warren, composer, dies at 91

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou died

Grant Johannesen

Grant Johannesen, American concert pianist (b. 1921)

Ian Dury

Ian Dury, English musician (b. 1942)

Ian Whyte

Ian Whyte, composer, dies at 58

Jack Kane

Jack Kane, orchestra leader (Steve & Eydie, Andy Williams Show), dies at 37

Jakob Haibel

Jakob Haibel, composer, dies at 63

Janis Ivanovs

Janis Ivanovs, composer, dies at 76

Johann Ludwig Steiner

Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72

Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz

Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer, dies at 39

Josef Antonin Gurecky

Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60

Karel Candael

Karel Candael, Flemish composer, dies at 64

Leslie Stuart

Leslie Stuart, composer, dies at 64

Lodewijk de Vocht

Lodewijk de Vocht, composer, dies at 89

Mirna Doris

Mirna Doris died

Moritz Furstenau

Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64

Narciso Garay

Narciso Garay, composer, dies at 76

Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov

Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer, dies at 63

Peggy Scott-Adams

Peggy Scott-Adams died

Rauf Babayev

Rauf Babayev died

Sharkey Bonano

Sharkey Bonano, American musician (b. 1904)

Walter Parratt

Walter Parratt, composer, dies at 83

Wim de Bie

Wim de Bie died

Zafir Hadžimanov

Zafir Hadžimanov died

Releases & milestones on March 27

5 Seconds of Summer

5 Seconds of Summer released the album 'Calm'

Black Label Society

Black Label Society released the album 'Engines of Demolition'

Central Cee

Central Cee released the album 'All Roads Lead Home'

Courtney Barnett

Courtney Barnett released the album 'Creature of Habit'

Dargen D'Amico

Dargen D'Amico released the album 'Doppia mozzarella'

Erroll Garner

Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleve OH)

Flea

Flea released the album 'Honora'

Grateful Dead

Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession

In This Moment

In This Moment released the album 'Mother'

Loreen

Loreen released the album 'Wildfire (Loreen album)'

Melanie Martinez

Melanie Martinez released the album 'Hades'

Michael Kamen

"Reggae" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 21 performances

Michal Pavlíček

Michal Pavlíček released the album 'Na obzoru'

Miroslav Vitouš

Miroslav Vitouš released the album 'Q139146882'

Molchat Doma

Molchat Doma released the album 'Etazhi'

Myrath

Myrath released the album 'Wilderness of Mirrors'

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam released the album 'Gigaton'

Raye

Raye released the album 'This Music May Contain Hope.'

Richard Rodgers

"State Fair," opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 118 performances

Robyn

Robyn released the album 'Sexistential'

SB19

SB19 released the album 'Wakas at Simula'

Scouting for Girls

Scouting for Girls released the album 'These Are the Good Days'

Slayyyter

Slayyyter released the album 'Worst Girl in America'

Snail Mail

Snail Mail released the album 'Ricochet'

Sofia Kourtesis

Sofia Kourtesis released the album 'DJ-Kicks: Sofia Kourtesis'

The Academy Is...

The Academy Is... released the album 'Almost There'

The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers released the album 'Q138648261'

Yeat

Yeat released the album 'A Dangerous Lyfe'

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