On This Day in Music: March 29

Beyoncé

Beyoncé released the album 'Cowboy Carter'

1986 Event

The Beatles

Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia

1996 Event

Patti LaBelle

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

1879 Event

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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

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Born on March 29

1905 Birth

Annunzio Mantovani

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

1946 Birth

Billy Thorpe

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

1947 Birth

Bobby Kimball

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

1907 Birth

Braguinha

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

1930 Birth

Donny Conn

Donny Conn, rocker (Playmates) was born

1906 Birth

E Power Biggs

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

1941 Birth

Eden Kane

Eden Kane, British singer was born

1752 Birth

Edward Jones

Edward Jones, composer was born

1934 Birth

Ernstalbrecht Stiebler

Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, composer was born

1636 Birth

Esaias Reusner

Esaias Reusner, composer was born

1915 Birth

George Chisholm

George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist was born

1886 Birth

Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson

Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer was born

1969 Birth

James Atkin

James Atkin, rocker (EMF-Unbelievable) was born

1876 Birth

Jan Ingenhoven

Jan Ingenhoven, composer was born

1616 Birth

Johann Erasmus Kindermann

Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born

1484 Birth

Johann Spangenberg

Johann Spangenberg, composer was born

1967 Birth

John Popper

John Popper, American musician was born

1725 Birth

Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder

Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer was born

1924 Birth

Jules de Corte

Jules de Corte, blind Dutch ballad singer was born

1968 Birth

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer was born

1983 Birth

Luiza Sá

Luiza Sá, Brazilian musician was born

1949 Birth

Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker, rocker (Brecker Brothers) was born

1978 Birth

Michael Kaczurak

Michael Kaczurak, American singer and actor was born

1909 Birth

Moon Mullican

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

1875 Birth

Paul Rubens

Paul Rubens, composer was born

1918 Birth

Pearl Bailey

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

1959 Birth

Perry Farrell

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

1940 Birth

Raymond Davis

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

1936 Birth

Richard Rodney Bennett

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

1935 Birth

Ruby Murray

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

1968 Birth

Sue Foley

Sue Foley, Canadian singer and guitarist was born

1928 Birth

Vaclav Felix

Vaclav Felix, composer was born

1943 Birth

Vangelis

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

1902 Birth

William Walton

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

Died on March 29

Alan Merrill

Alan Merrill died

1933 Death

Alexander Schmuller

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

2009 Death

Andy Hallett

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

1995 Death

Baltimora

Baltimora, British singer (b. 1957)

1982 Death

Carl Orff

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

1924 Death

Charles Villiers Stanford

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

1788 Death

Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies

1888 Death

Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan

Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74

1911 Death

Felix Alexandre Guilmant

Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74

1917 Death

Fran Gerbic

Fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76

1802 Death

Frederic Thieme

Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51

2024 Death

Gerry Conway

Gerry Conway died

1803 Death

Gottfried van Swieten

Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733)

1966 Death

Harry Daugherty

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

1880 Death

Jakob Axel Josephson

Jakob Axel Josephson, composer, dies at 62

Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie died

1999 Death

Joe Williams

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

2001 Death

John Lewis

John Lewis, American jazz pianist (b. 1920)

1937 Death

Karol Szymanowski

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

Ken Shimura

Ken Shimura died

Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki died

1980 Death

Mantovani

Mantovani, orchestra leader and conductor, dies at 74

2009 Death

Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre, French composer (b.1924)

1697 Death

Nikolaus Bruhns

Nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies

2025 Death

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain died

1959 Death

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer, dies at 84

1964 Death

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'

1827 Event

Ludwig V. Beethoven

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

1996 Event

Patti LaBelle

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

1879 Event

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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

Sum 41

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

1986 Event

The Beatles

Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia