On This Day in Music: March 4

On March 4 in music history, 67 artists were born, 54 died and 9 other milestones happened, among them Antonio Vivaldi (1678), Miriam Makeba (1932) and The Beatles (1966).

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Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba, Johannesburg South Africa, singer (Grammy 1965) was born

The Beatles

John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"

Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack, Cleve, R&B singer/guitarist (Woman's Got to Have It) was born

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Alexander Fyodorovich Gedike

Alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, composer was born

Ann Burton

Ann Burton, [Anna Rafalowicz], singer was born

Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born

Aribert Reimann

Aribert Reimann, composer was born

Barbara McNair

Barbara McNair, Racine Wisc, singer/actress (Barbara McNair Show) was born

Bernard Haitink

Bernard Haitink, Amsterdam Neth, conductor (London Phil Orch 1969-78) was born

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown was born

Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack, Cleve, R&B singer/guitarist (Woman's Got to Have It) was born

Carlos Surinach

Carlos Surinach, Barcelona Spain, composer (Monte Carlo) [OS] was born

Carol Banawa

Carol Banawa, Filipino singer and celebrity was born

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker, Canadian country singer and songwriter was born

Charles Dibdin

Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) was born

Charles Oberthur

Charles Oberthur, composer was born

Chris Rea

Chris Rea, English rock guitarist (Fool If You Think It Is Over) was born

Chris Squire

Chris Squire, London, rock bassist (Yes-Fish Out of Water) was born

Diandra Newlin

Diandra Newlin, American actress, singer, and fashion model was born

Dieter Meier

Dieter Meier, Swiss singer/children book writer (Yello) was born

Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain

Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer was born

Don Rendell

Don Rendell, English jazz musician and arranger was born

Donny Tourette

Donny Tourette, English punk rock singer (Towers of London) was born

Egbert Van Alstyne

Egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951) was born

Emilio Estefan

Emilio Estefan, Cuba, rocker (Miami Sound Machine-1 2 3) was born

Eric Allandale

Eric Allandale, rocker (Foundations) was born

Eunice Catunda

Eunice Catunda, composer was born

Evan Dando

Evan Dando, rocker (Lemonheads) was born

Fran Warren

Fran Warren, American singer, (d. 2013) was born

Francesco de Layolle

Francesco de Layolle, composer was born

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, composer was born

Grand Puba

Grand Puba, American rapper was born

Guido Baggiani

Guido Baggiani, composer was born

Halim El-Dabh

Halim El-Dabh, composer was born

Hawksley Workman

Hawksley Workman, Canadian rock singer-songwriter was born

ICS Vortex (Simen Hestnæs)

ICS Vortex (Simen Hestnæs), Norwegian vocalist (Arcturus) was born

Ignaz Malzat

Ignaz Malzat, composer was born

Ivy Queen

Ivy Queen, American composer and singer was born

Jan Garbarek

Jan Garbarek, Norwegian musician was born

Janey Lee Grace

Janey Lee Grace, English singer, author, television presenter and radio disc jockey was born

Jason Marsalis

Jason Marsalis, American musician was born

Jason Newstedt

Jason Newstedt, US heavy-metal bassist (Metallica-Kill 'em All) was born

Johann Heinrich Egli

Johann Heinrich Egli, composer was born

John Duffey

John Duffey, bluegrass musician was born

Jon Fratelli

Jon Fratelli, Scottish singer (The Fratellis) was born

Josep Mestres-Quadreny

Josep Mestres-Quadreny, composer was born

Kermit Driscoll

Kermit Driscoll, American jazz bassist was born

Linda Yamamoto

Linda Yamamoto, Japanese singer was born

MDV

MDV, [Michiel de Vos], Dutch pop bassist (Burma Shave-Stash) was born

Mario Davidovsky

Mario Davidovsky, Buenos Aires Argentinia, composer (Synchronisms) was born

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba, Johannesburg South Africa, singer (Grammy 1965) was born

Nancy Whiskey

Nancy Whiskey, Scottish folk singer (d. 2003) was born

Patrick Hannan

Patrick Hannan, English pop drummer (Sundays-Can't Be Sure) was born

Paul Bazelaire

Paul Bazelaire, French cellist (d. 1958) was born

Paul Lacome

Paul Lacome, composer was born

Paul Mauriat

Paul Mauriat, French musician (d. 2006) was born

Peter Nicolai von Wilm

Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer was born

Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges

Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer was born

Ralph Kirshbaum

Ralph Kirshbaum, Denton TX, cellist (RNCM Manchester Intl Festival) was born

Robert Di Domenica

Robert Di Domenica, composer was born

Robert Raymond

Robert Raymond, rocker was born

Samuel Adler

Samuel Adler, composer was born

Scott Sturgeon (Stza Crack)

Scott Sturgeon (Stza Crack), American musician (Choking Victim and Leftover Crack) was born

Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens, [Mike Barrett], Wales, rocker (You Drive Me Crazy) was born

Taos Amrouche

Taos Amrouche, Algerian writer and singer (d. 1976) was born

Umberto Tozzi

Umberto Tozzi, Italian singer was born

WestBam (Maximillian Lenz)

WestBam (Maximillian Lenz), German rave techno DJ was born

Willie Johnson

"Blind" Willie Johnson, American guitarist (d. 1995) was born

Zoltan Jeney

Zoltan Jeney, composer was born

[Bernard Barney Jean] Wilen

[Bernard Barney Jean] Wilen, musician was born

Died on March 4

Adelaide Chiozzo

Adelaide Chiozzo died

Alan Cartwright

Alan Cartwright died

Alexandre Cellier

Alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84

Alfred Holmes

Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38

Arcangelo Crivelli

Arcangelo Crivelli, composer, dies at 70

Art Hodes

Art Hodes, Russ/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies

B.B. Seaton

B.B. Seaton died

Barbara Martin

Barbara Martin died

Bernard Rands

Bernard Rands died

Claude Nougaro

Claude Nougaro, French singer (b. 1929)

Eden Ahbez

Eden Ahbez, songwriter, dies at 86

Edoardo Mascheroni

Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81

Eric Flynn

Eric Flynn, British actor/singer (b. 1939)

Etta Cameron

Etta Cameron, Danish singer and actor (b. 1939)

Eugene D'Harcourt

Eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58

Fred Wedlock

Fred Wedlock, British folk musician (b. 1942)

Georg Gohler

Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79

Georg Michael Telemann

Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82

Glenn Hughes

Glenn Hughes, American singer (The Village People) (b. 1950)

Heinz Baumann

Heinz Baumann died

Helmut Winschermann

Helmut Winschermann died

Howard Greenfield

Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (b. 1936)

Ignace Antoine Ladurner

Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72

Iwan Edwards

Iwan Edwards died

Janis Medins

Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75

John Cephas

John Cephas, American Piedmont blues guitarist (b. 1930)

John McGeoch

John McGeoch, Scottish musician (b. 1955)

Johnny Alf

Johnny Alf, Brazilian singer and composer (b. 1929)

Johnny Preston

Johnny Preston, American pop singer (b. 1939)

Joseph Bloch

Joseph Bloch, American concert pianist and professor of piano literature (b. 1917)

Karl Leopold Rollig

Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies

Leonard Rosenman

Leonard Rosenman, American film, television and concert composer (b. 1924)

Lolly Vegas

Lolly Vegas, American singer (b. 1939)

Mary Osborne

Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, dies at 70 of liver cancer

Michael Henkel

Michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70

Moritz Moszkowski

Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70

Natalie Bodanya (Natalie Bodanskaya)

Natalie Bodanya (Natalie Bodanskaya), American soprano (b. 1908)

Noel Gay

Noel Gay, [Richard Moxon Armitage], composer, dies at 55

Phil Batt

Phil Batt died

Richard Joseph

Richard Joseph, British games soundtrack composer (b. 1954)

Richard Manuel

Richard Manuel, rock vocalist/pianist (Band), commits suicide at 42

Robert Consoli

Robert Consoli, American actor and musician (b. 1964)

Roy Ayers

Roy Ayers died

Ruben Mattias Liljefors

Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64

Sergei S Prokoviev

Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61

Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze

Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79

Spot

Spot died

Tadeusz Nalepa

Tadeusz Nalepa, Polish composer, guitar player, vocalist and lyricist (b. 1934)

Tarako

Tarako died

Tiny Grimes

Tiny Grimes, American jazz and R&B guitarist (b. 1916)

Una Hale

Una Hale, Australian soprano (b. 1922)

Willie Walker

Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36

Yip Harburg

Yip Harburg, American lyricist (b. 1896)

Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg

Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62

Releases & milestones on March 4

America

15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America

Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Faure's opera "Penelope," premieres in Monte Carlo

Gilbert & Sullivan

Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London

King Von

King Von released the album 'What It Means to Be King'

Marillion

Marillion released the album 'An Hour Before It's Dark'

Sabaton

Sabaton released the album 'The War to End All Wars'

Stromae

Stromae released the album 'Multitude'

The Beatles

John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"

Vicenzo Bellini

V Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," premieres in Venice

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