On This Day in Music: March 29

On March 29 in music history, 34 artists were born, 27 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Beyoncé (2024), The Beatles (1986) and Patti LaBelle (1996).

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Beyoncé

Beyoncé released the album 'Cowboy Carter'

The Beatles

Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia

Patti LaBelle

10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tsjaikovski's opera "Jevgeni Onegin," premieres in Moscow

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Born on March 29

Annunzio Mantovani

Annunzio Mantovani, Venice Italy, orchestra leader (Mantovani) was born

Billy Thorpe

Billy Thorpe, Australian singer (d. 2007) was born

Bobby Kimball

Bobby Kimball, [Robert Toteaux], Vinton LA, rocker (Toto-Roseann) was born

Braguinha

"Braguinha", Brazilian songwriter (d. 2006) was born

Donny Conn

Donny Conn, rocker (Playmates) was born

E Power Biggs

E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer (CBS) was born

Eden Kane

Eden Kane, British singer was born

Edward Jones

Edward Jones, composer was born

Ernstalbrecht Stiebler

Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, composer was born

Esaias Reusner

Esaias Reusner, composer was born

George Chisholm

George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist was born

Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson

Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer was born

James Atkin

James Atkin, rocker (EMF-Unbelievable) was born

Jan Ingenhoven

Jan Ingenhoven, composer was born

Johann Erasmus Kindermann

Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born

Johann Spangenberg

Johann Spangenberg, composer was born

John Popper

John Popper, American musician was born

Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder

Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer was born

Jules de Corte

Jules de Corte, blind Dutch ballad singer was born

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer was born

Luiza Sá

Luiza Sá, Brazilian musician was born

Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker, rocker (Brecker Brothers) was born

Michael Kaczurak

Michael Kaczurak, American singer and actor was born

Moon Mullican

Moon Mullican, hillbilly pianist (7 Nights of Rock) was born

Paul Rubens

Paul Rubens, composer was born

Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey, Newport News Va, singer (Hello Dolly) was born

Perry Farrell

Perry Farrell, American musician, (Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros) was born

Raymond Davis

Raymond Davis, US rock vocalist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep) was born

Richard Rodney Bennett

Richard Rodney Bennett, Broadstairs Kent England, composer, (d. 2012) was born

Ruby Murray

Ruby Murray, Irish pop singer (Softly Softly) was born

Sue Foley

Sue Foley, Canadian singer and guitarist was born

Vaclav Felix

Vaclav Felix, composer was born

Vangelis

Vangelis, [Papathanasiou], composer/keyboardist (Chariots of Fire) was born

William Walton

William Walton, England, composer (Troilus & Cressida, Wise Virgins) was born

Died on March 29

Alan Merrill

Alan Merrill died

Alexander Schmuller

Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Dutch violinist/conductor, dies at 52

Andy Hallett

Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (b.1975)

Baltimora

Baltimora, British singer (b. 1957)

Carl Orff

Carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86

Charles Villiers Stanford

Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/writer, dies at 71

Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies

Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan

Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74

Felix Alexandre Guilmant

Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74

Fran Gerbic

Fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76

Frederic Thieme

Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51

Gerry Conway

Gerry Conway died

Gottfried van Swieten

Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733)

Harry Daugherty

Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers), dies at 50

Jakob Axel Josephson

Jakob Axel Josephson, composer, dies at 62

Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie died

Joe Williams

Joe Williams, American singer, dies of natural causes at 80

John Lewis

John Lewis, American jazz pianist (b. 1920)

Karol Szymanowski

Karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54

Ken Shimura

Ken Shimura died

Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki died

Mantovani

Mantovani, orchestra leader and conductor, dies at 74

Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre, French composer (b.1924)

Nikolaus Bruhns

Nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain died

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer, dies at 84

Ted Collins

Ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 63

Releases & milestones on March 29

Beyoncé

Beyoncé released the album 'Cowboy Carter'

J-Hope

J-Hope released the album 'Hope on the Street Vol. 1'

Ludwig V. Beethoven

20,000 attend Ludwig van Beethoven's burial in Vienna

Patti LaBelle

10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tsjaikovski's opera "Jevgeni Onegin," premieres in Moscow

Sum 41

Sum 41 released the album 'Heaven :x: Hell'

The Beatles

Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia

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