On This Day in Music: March 3

On March 3 in music history, 46 artists were born, 32 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1971), Cab Calloway (1931) and Kali Uchis (2023).

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The Beatles

South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles

Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway records "Minnie Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller)

Kali Uchis

Kali Uchis released the album 'Red Moon in Venus'

The Weeknd

The Weeknd released the album 'Live at SoFi Stadium'

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Born on March 3

Albert Fields

Albert Fields, Gary Indiana, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why) was born

Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler

Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer was born

Alexander Nicolaas Voormolen

Alexander Nicolaas Voormolen, Dutch composer (d. 1980) was born

Alfred Bruneau

Alfred Bruneau, composer was born

Charles Kensington Salaman

Charles Kensington Salaman, composer was born

Chris Hughes

Chris Hughes, London, English record producer and rock drummer (Adam & The Ants) was born

Dave Amato

Dave Amato, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Can't Fight this Feeling) was born

Dave Dudley

Dave Dudley, singer (Six Days on the Road) was born

Dave Mount

Dave Mount, rocker was born

Doc Watson

Doc Watson, American bluegrass musician, (d. 2012) was born

Douglas Leedy

Douglas Leedy, composer was born

Douglas Osmond

Douglas Osmond, Provo Utah, vocalist (Osmond Boys) was born

Duncan Phillips

Duncan Phillips, Australian drummer (Newsboys) was born

Ed Marinaro

Ed Marinaro, actor (Hill Street Blues) was born

Enzo Stuarti

Enzo Stuarti, Italy, singer (Yesterday) was born

Federico Moreno Torroba

Federico Moreno Torroba, composer was born

Francesco Siciliani

Francesco Siciliani, opera composer was born

Frank Wigglesworth

Frank Wigglesworth, composer was born

Fritz Behrend

Fritz Behrend, composer was born

Gustav Strube

Gustav Strube, composer was born

Henry J Wood

Henry J Wood, English conductor (Gentle Art of Singing, Proms) was born

James Friskin

James Friskin, composer was born

Janice Garfat

Janice Garfat, rocker (Dr Hook) was born

Jose Moreno Gans

Jose Moreno Gans, composer was born

Kazimierz Serocki

Kazimierz Serocki, composer was born

Kim Yoo-Jin (Eugene)

Kim Yoo-Jin (Eugene), South Korean singer and actress was born

Lindsay Cooper

Lindsay Cooper, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, News from Babel) was born

Lys Assia

Lys Assia, Swiss singer was born

Marco Antonio Munoz

Marco Antonio Munoz, Mexico, spanish singer (Murmullos) was born

Margaret AR Bonds

Margaret AR Bonds, US pianist/composer/arranger was born

Matthew Marsden

Matthew Marsden, English actor and singer was born

Michael Schevenstuhl

Michael Schevenstuhl, composer was born

Mike Pender

Mike Pender, Liverpool, vocalist/guitarist (Searchers-Needles & Pins) was born

Nicos Mamangakis

Nicos Mamangakis, composer was born

Re Styles

Re Styles, rock vocalist (Tubes) was born

Reginald Owen Morris

Reginald Owen Morris, composer was born

Riccardo Nielsen

Riccardo Nielsen, composer was born

Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock, rocker (Moss Elixir) was born

Ronan Keating

Ronan Keating, Bayside Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone) was born

Rui Coelho

Rui Coelho, composer was born

Seomoon Tak

Seomoon Tak, Korean singer was born

Stacie Orrico

Stacie Orrico, American singer was born

Sung Yu Ri

Sung Yu Ri, South Korean singer and actress was born

Timo Tolkki

Timo Tolkki, Finnish musician (Stratovarius) was born

Tone-Loc

Tone-Loc, [Anthony Terrell Smith], Los Angeles California, rocker (Let's Do It) was born

Willie Chambers

Willie Chambers, guitarist/vocalist (Chambers Brothers) was born

Died on March 3

Alf Cranner

Alf Cranner died

Alfred Sendrey

Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92

Arthur Murray

Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia

Carlo Gatti

Carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88

Carlos Garnett

Carlos Garnett died

Carlos Montoya

Carlos Montoya, flamenco guitarist, dies at 89

Cyril Collard

Cyril Collard, French composer/dir/actor (A Nos Amours), dies at 35

Cyril Metodej Hrazdira

Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer, dies at 58

David Lindley

David Lindley died

Duffy Jackson

Duffy Jackson died

Edward Sydney Smith

Edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49

Eleanor Collins

Eleanor Collins died

Eugene D'albert

Eugene Francis Charles D'albert, composer, dies at 67

Franz Adam Veichtner

Franz Adam Veichtner, composer, dies at 81

Georges Lonque

Georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66

Giovanni Battista Viotti

Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violist/composer, dies at 70

Goffredo Petrassi

Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer (b. 1904)

Gregor Joseph Werner

Gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73

Harlan Howard

Harlan Howard, American musician (b. 1927)

Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi

Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer, dies at 64

Karel Kryl

Karel Kryl, folk singer, dies at 49

Koos Speenhoff

Koos Speenhoff, Dutch singer, killed in bombing raid at 75

Makoto Shinohara

Makoto Shinohara died

Maria José Valério

Maria José Valério died

Nicola Antonio Porpora

Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer, dies at 81

Norman Houstoun O'Neill

Norman Houstoun O'Neill, composer, dies at 58

Oscar Ghiglia

Oscar Ghiglia died

Paul Wittgenstein

Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887)

Ronnie Montrose

Ronnie Montrose, American guitarist, dies from prostate cancer at 64

Roscoe Born

Roscoe Born died

Roy Book Binder

Roy Book Binder died

Toni Ortelli

Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (b. 1904)

Releases & milestones on March 3

Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway records "Minnie Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller)

Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris)

Kali Uchis

Kali Uchis released the album 'Red Moon in Venus'

Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen released the album 'One Thing at a Time'

Stromae

Stromae released the album 'Multitude'

The Beatles

South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles

The Weeknd

The Weeknd released the album 'Live at SoFi Stadium'

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