On This Day in Music: March 28

On March 28 in music history, 46 artists were born, 43 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Lady Gaga (1986), Kanye West (2026) and Earl Scruggs (2012).

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga [Stefani Germanotta], New York, singer/songwriter (Bad Romance) was born

Kanye West

Kanye West released the album 'Bully'

Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs, American bluegrass musician, dies from natural causes at 88

Arthur Crudup

Arthur Crudup, American blues singer and guitarist, dies of heart attack at 68

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Born on March 28

Achille Longo

Achille Longo, composer was born

Afrikan Boy

Afrikan Boy, a Nigerian rapper was born

Alf Clausen

Alf Clausen, Minneapolis Mn, orchestra leader (Mary, Simpsons) was born

Angelo Garcia

Angelo Garcia, Brooklyn NY, singer (Menudo-Cannonball) was born

Angelo Maria Benincori

Angelo Maria Benincori, composer was born

Chuck Portz

Chuck Portz, Santa Monica Ca, bassist (Turtles-Happy Together) was born

David Keuning

David Keuning, American guitar player (The Killers) was born

Elizabeth Bainbridge

Elizabeth Bainbridge, English opera singer was born

Felice Chiusano

Felice Chiusano, Italian singer (d. 1990) was born

Francesco Zannetti

Francesco Zannetti, composer was born

Francis Burt

Francis Burt, composer was born

Ged Grimes

Ged Grimes, [Danny Wilson], rocker (Mary's Prayer) was born

Heinrich Schwemmer

Heinrich Schwemmer, composer was born

Herb Hall

Herbert "Herb" Hall, clarinetist/saxophonist was born

J-Kwon

J-Kwon, American rapper was born

Jacob Avshalomov

Jacob Avshalomov, Tsingtao China, composer (Sinfonietta, The Oregon) was born

Jan Amos Comenius

Jan Amos Komensky [Comenius], Moravia, Czech-speaking Moravian teacher, educator and writer was born

Jaromír Vejvoda

Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (d. 1988) was born

Jaroslav Novotny

Jaroslav Novotny, composer was born

Jay Livingston

Jay Livingston, composer (Buttons & Bows, Mona Lisa, Tammy) was born

Johann Andre

Johann Andre, composer was born

John Evans

John Evans, (Aka Evan) rock drummer (Jethro Tull) was born

Jon Lee

Jon Lee, British drummer (d. 2002) was born

Jose Luis de Delas

Jose Luis de Delas, composer was born

Jose Solana

Jose Solana, composer was born

Joseph Weigl

Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Emmeline) was born

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga [Stefani Germanotta], New York, singer/songwriter (Bad Romance) was born

Marc-Jean-Baptiste Delmas

Marc-Jean-Baptiste Delmas, composer was born

Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras

Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer was born

Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor and musician (d. 1995) was born

Milan Williams

Milan Williams, US keyboardist (Commodores-Three Times a Lady) was born

Paul Godwin

Paul Godwin, [Goldfein], Polish/Dutch violinist was born

Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman, Denver Co, orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club) was born

Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire, McAlester Ok, country singer (Can't Even Get the Blues) was born

Richard Sussman

Richard Sussman, rocker was born

Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley, composer was born

Rodney Atkins

Rodney Atkins, American country music singer-songwriter was born

Rudolf F W Boskaljon

Rudolf F W Boskaljon, Curacao, musician/composer was born

Rudolf Serkin

Rudolf Serkin, Eger Bohemia, pianist (Marlboro Sch of Music) was born

Salt

Salt, rocker (Salt 'n' Pepa-Shake Ya Thang) was born

Siegfried Thiele

Siegfried Thiele, composer was born

Tete Montoliu

Tete Montoliu, Catalonian jazz pianist (d. 1997) was born

Willem Mengelberg

Willem Mengelberg, Utrecht Neth, conductor (NY Philharmonic 1922-30) was born

William H Harris

William H Harris, composer was born

Wojciech Gawronski

Wojciech Gawronski, composer was born

Youly Algaroff

Youly Algaroff, ballet dancer was born

Died on March 28

Achille Peri

Achille Peri, composer, dies at 67

Alec A Templeton

Alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at 52

Alexander Arutiunian

Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian composer, dies at 91

Arthur Crudup

Arthur Crudup, American blues singer and guitarist, dies of heart attack at 68

Carmen Dragon

Carmen Dragon, American conductor, composer and arranger (b. 1914)

Constantine Huygens

Constantine Huygens, diplomat/poet/composer (Bluebottles), dies at 90

Dame Moura Lympany

Dame Moura Lympany, British pianist (b. 1916)

Dino Ciani

Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)

Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields, US singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68

Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs, American bluegrass musician, dies from natural causes at 88

Edouard [Judas] Colonne

Edouard [Judas] Colonne, French violinist/conductor, dies

Eugene Ionesco

Eugene Ionesco, playwright (Rhinoceros, Bald Soprano), dies at 84

Felix Wolfes

Felix Wolfes, composer, dies at 78

Freaky Tah

Freaky Tah, American rapper (Lost Boyz) (b. 1971)

Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman

Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer, dies at 53

Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi

Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer, dies at 62

Giuseppe Ferrata

Giuseppe Ferrata, composer, dies at 63

Grigoras Dinicu

Grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59

Hanus Trnecek

Hanus Trnecek, composer, dies at 55

Heinrich Glarean

Heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (b. 1488)

Hertha Töpper

Hertha Töpper died

Jan Howard

Jan Howard died

Johann Ludwig Bohner

Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer, dies at 73

Karl Prohaska

Karl Prohaska, composer, dies at 57

Kerstin Behrendtz

Kerstin Behrendtz died

Malcolm Cecil

Malcolm Cecil died

Maria Augusta Trapp

Maria Augusta Trapp, singer (Trapp Family Singers), dies at 82

Marian Zazeela

Marian Zazeela died

Mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma

Mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67

Marinella

Marinella died

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov), dies at 42

Moe Koffman

Moe Koffman, Canadian musician (b. 1928)

Pavel Ivanovich Blaramberg

Pavel Ivanovich Blaramberg, composer, dies at 65

Proinsias Ó Maonaigh

Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, Irish musician (b. 1922)

Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov

Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76

Renzo Massarani

Renzo Massarani, composer, dies at 77

Rudolph Hermann Simonsen

Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57

Rusty Draper

Rusty Draper, American country and pop singer (b. 1923)

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto died

Sergei Vasilievitch Rachmaninov

Sergei Vasilievitch Rachmaninov, Russian composer/pianist, dies at 69

Vincenzo Fioravanti

Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77

William Christopher Handy

William Christopher Handy, US conductor/composer (St Louis Blues), dies at 84 in New York

Young Scooter

Young Scooter died

Releases & milestones on March 28

Arch Enemy

Arch Enemy released the album 'Blood Dynasty'

Kanye West

Kanye West released the album 'Bully'

NCT Dream

NCT Dream released the album 'Glitch Mode'

Neil Simon

Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues," premieres in NYC

Oh My Girl

Oh My Girl released the album 'Real Love'

The Darkness

The Darkness released the album 'Dreams on Toast'

Umberto Giordano

The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)

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