On This Day in Music: March 6

On March 6 in music history, 45 artists were born, 32 died and 9 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1970), David Gilmore (1944) and Madonna Wayne Gacy (1964).

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The Beatles

Beatles release "Let it Be" in UK

David Gilmore

David Gilmore, Cambridge England, guitarist (Pink Floyd) was born

Madonna Wayne Gacy

Madonna Wayne Gacy, American musician was born

Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery, American musician (d. 1968) was born

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Born on March 6

Aracely Arambula

Aracely Arambula, Mexican actress and singer was born

Artur Napoleao dos Santos

Artur Napoleao dos Santos, composer was born

Bernhard Joseph Klein

Bernhard Joseph Klein, composer was born

Carmen Delavallade

Carmen Delavallade, US dancer/singer/actress (Aida) was born

Dave Clark

Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter was born

David Gilmore

David Gilmore, Cambridge England, guitarist (Pink Floyd) was born

David Jon Gilmour

David Jon Gilmour, rock guitarist (Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall) was born

Donald York

Donald York, rocker (Sha Na Na) was born

Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins

Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician/composer was born

Erhard Karkoschka

Erhard Karkoschka, composer was born

Giuseppi Antonio Paganelli

Giuseppi Antonio Paganelli, composer was born

Henri Gagnon

Henri Gagnon, composer was born

Hugh Grundy

Hugh Grundy, Winchester England, drummer (Zombies-She's Not There) was born

Jean Xavier Lefevre

Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer was born

Jerry Naylor

Jerry Naylor, Stephenville Tx, rock vocalist (Crickets) was born

Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent

Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent, Dutch soprano (Mattheus Passion) was born

Jon Nordal

Jon Nordal, composer was born

Joseph Bayer

Joseph Bayer, composer was born

Julio Bocca

Julio Bocca, Argentinean Ballet Dancer was born

Julius Rudel

Julius Rudel, Vienna Austria, conductor (NYC Opera 1957) was born

Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski

Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born

Kiki Dee

Kiki Dee, Yorkshire England, singer (Don't Go Breaking My Heart) was born

Kiri Te Kanawa

Kiri Te Kanawa, Gisborne NZ, operatic soprano (Don Giovanni) was born

Kirill P Kondrashin

Kirill P Kondrashin, Moscow Russia, conductor (Hollywood Bowl 1981) was born

Lorin Maazel

Lorin Maazel, Neuilly France, conductor (NBC Symphony Orch 1941) was born

Lovelace Watkins

Lovelace Watkins, singer was born

Ludwik Grossman

Ludwik Grossman, composer was born

Madonna Wayne Gacy

Madonna Wayne Gacy, American musician was born

Malachias Siebenhaar

Malachias Siebenhaar, composer was born

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson, Detroit Mich, vocalist (Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go) was born

Michael Romeo

Michael Romeo, American musician (Symphony X) was born

Miroslav Klega

Miroslav Klega, composer was born

Momoko Tsugunaga

Momoko Tsugunaga, Japanese singer was born

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer (Flight of the Bumble Bee) (NS 3/18) was born

Oscar Straus

Oscar Straus, Vienna Austria, composer (Ein Walzertraum) was born

Paul Mefano

Paul Mefano, composer was born

Philipp Roth

Philipp Roth, composer was born

Reniet Vrieze

Reniet Vrieze, rock singer/guitarist (Pilgrims-White Men) was born

Roland Jacobi Leich

Roland Jacobi Leich, composer was born

Ronald Stevenson

Ronald Stevenson, composer was born

Sarah Caldwell

Sarah Caldwell, Maryville Mo, conductor/opera director (Flagstaff) was born

Suzanne Crough

Suzanne Crough, rocker (Partridge Family) was born

Tony Klatka

Tony Klatka, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) was born

Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery, American musician (d. 1968) was born

[Walter] Furry Lewis

[Walter] Furry Lewis, father of the blues was born

Died on March 6

Alexander Aliabiev

Alexander Aliabiev, composer, dies at 63

Alvin Lee

Alvin Lee, English rocker, dies from complications from surgery at 68

Brian James

Brian James died

Constanze Mozart

Constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)

Delroy George Wilson

Delroy George Wilson, singer, dies at 46

George Formby

George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56

Gerhardus Havingha

Gerhardus Havingha, composer, dies at 56

Herb Hall

Herbert "Herb" Hall, clarinetist/saxophonist, dies at 88

Isa Krejci

Isa Krejci, composer, dies at 63

John Philip Sousa

John Philip Sousa, US composer (Stars & Stripes Forever), dies at 77

Josef Stransky

Josef Stransky, composer, dies at 63

Josef Zíma

Josef Zíma died

Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer

Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (b. 1783)

King Floyd

King Floyd, American musician (b. 1945)

Konstantin Iliev

Konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at 63

Leighton Noble

Leighton Noble, singer/Bandleader, dies at 81

Louis Zimmermann

Louis Zimmermann, violinist, dies at 80

Ludwig Weber

Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55

McCoy Tyner

McCoy Tyner died

Moses Rascoe

Moses Rascoe, blues singer, dies at 77

Nelson Eddy

Nelson Eddy, US baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65

Pau Riba i Romeva

Pau Riba i Romeva died

Paul Klecki/Kletzki

Paul Klecki/Kletzki, Polish violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 72

Pierre Cochereau

Pierre Cochereau, composer, dies at 59

Rezso Kokai

Rezso Kokai, composer, dies at 56

Richard Hageman

Richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83

Robert Sherman

Robert Sherman, American songwriter, dies at 86

Rubin Goldmark

Rubin Goldmark, composer, dies at 63

Rudolph Karel

Rudolph Karel, composer, dies at 64

Ruvim Pergament

Ruvim Pergament, composer, dies at 58

Wiktor Kazynski

Wiktor Kazynski, composer, dies at 54

Zoltán Kodály

Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer (b. 1882)

Releases & milestones on March 6

Blind Channel

Blind Channel released the album 'Violent Pop'

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi's Opera "La Traviata," premieres in Venice

Harry Styles

Harry Styles released the album 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.'

Lauv

Lauv released the album 'How I'm Feeling'

Lil Uzi Vert

Lil Uzi Vert released the album 'Eternal Atake'

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion released the album 'Suga'

NCT 127

NCT 127 released the album 'Neo Zone'

The Beatles

Beatles release "Let it Be" in UK

Vincenzo Bellini

Vincenzo Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula," premieres in Milan

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