On This Day in Music: March 9

On March 9 in music history, 49 artists were born, 31 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace] (1997), John Cale (1942) and Ornette Coleman (1930).

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The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace]

The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace], American rapper shot dead at 24

John Cale

John Cale, Garnant, Welsh musician, composer and singer-songwriter (Velvet Underground) was born

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman, Fort Worth, Texas, American jazz composer (Downbeat Musician of Year 1966) was born

The Beatles

10th Grammy Awards: Up Up & Away, Sgt Pepper's wins 4

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Born on March 9

Alexandre Luigini

Alexandre Luigini, composer was born

August Bernhard Valentin Herbing

August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer was born

Bow Wow

Bow Wow, American rapper and actor was born

Brendan Canty

Brendan Canty, American musician (Fugazi) was born

Celso Garrido Lecca

Celso Garrido Lecca, composer was born

Charmain Elaine Sylvers

Charmain Elaine Sylvers, rocker was born

Chingy

Chingy, American rapper was born

David Pogue

David Pogue, Technology columnist and musician was born

Diego Torres

Diego Torres, Argentine singer was born

Eddie Foy

Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (d. 1928) was born

Fernando Bujones

Fernando Bujones, Miami Fla, ballet dancer was born

Hans Ludwig Schilling

Hans Ludwig Schilling, composer was born

Hans Munch

Hans Munch, composer was born

Henry Leland Clarke

Henry Leland Clarke, composer was born

Jakob Eduard Schmolzer

Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer was born

Jean Joseph Bott

Jean Joseph Bott, German violinist/composer was born

Jean-Georges Kastner

Jean-Georges Kastner, composer was born

Jeffrey Osborne

Jeffrey Osborne, Providence RI, rock vocalist (On the Wings of Love) was born

Jim Cregan

Jim Cregan, British rock musician was born

Jimmy Fadden

Jimmy Fadden, Long Beach California, singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) was born

Johann Richard Ohlsson

Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer was born

John Beckwith

John Beckwith, composer was born

John Cale

John Cale, Garnant, Welsh musician, composer and singer-songwriter (Velvet Underground) was born

Johnny Kelly

Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative) was born

Josef Myslivecek

Josef Myslivecek, composer was born

Kalevi Aho

Kalevi Aho, composer was born

Keely Smith

Keely Smith, Norfolk Virginia, American singer (Mrs Louie Prima) was born

Konstantin Iliev

Konstantin Iliev, composer was born

Laura Lee

Laura Lee, [Rundless], singer (Dirty Man, Women's Love Rights) was born

Lill-Babs

Lill-Babs, Swedish singer was born

Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price, Kenner La, singer (Just Because) was born

Luiz Cosme

Luiz Cosme, composer was born

Maite Perroni

Maite Perroni, singer in the Latin pop group RBD was born

Mark Lindsay

Mark Lindsay, Eugene Or, rock vocalist/sax (Paul Revers & Raiders) was born

Mark Mancina

Mark Mancina, American composer was born

Martin Fallas Shaw

Martin Fallas Shaw, composer was born

Martin Fry

Martin Fry, English pop singer and rock vocalist (ABC-All of My Heart) was born

Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick

Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer was born

Mickey Gilley

Mickey Gilley, Ferriday La, country singer (Urban Cowboy) was born

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman, Fort Worth, Texas, American jazz composer (Downbeat Musician of Year 1966) was born

Phoebe Knapp

Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908) was born

Ramon Campbell Batista

Ramon Campbell Batista, composer was born

Robin Trower

Robin Trower, London, guitarist (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale) was born

Samuel Barber

Samuel Barber, West Chester Pa, composer (Pulitz, School for Scandal) was born

Tapani Kansa

Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer was born

Thomas Schippers

Thomas Schippers, Kalamazoo Mich, conductor (Amahl & Night Visitors) was born

Trevor Burton

Trevor Burton, rocker (Move) was born

William Francis McBeth

William Francis McBeth, composer was born

William McBeth

William McBeth, Ropesville, Texas, composer, (d. 2012) was born

Died on March 9

Anthon van der Horst

Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer, dies at 65

Anton Coppola

Anton Coppola died

Biff McGuire

Biff McGuire died

Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby, swing-era bandleader (Bobcats), dies of cancer at 79

Brad Delp

Brad Delp, American singer (Boston) (b. 1951)

Carlos Pedrell

Carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62

Chris LeDoux

Chris LeDoux, American country singer (b. 1948)

David Rizzio

David Rizzio, Italian secretary of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered by Protestant nobles

Dominique Della-Maria

Dominique Della-Maria, composer, dies at 30

Eric Taylor

Eric Taylor died

Franz Xaver Gerl

Franz Xaver Gerl, composer, dies at 62

George Burns

George Burns, American actor and singer (b. 1896)

Guy Touvron

Guy Touvron died

Harry Somers

Harry Somers, Canadian composer (b. 1925)

Ivo Robić

Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. 1923)

James Levine

James Levine died

Janos Fusz

Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41

Jean-Baptiste Lully fils

Jean-Baptiste Lully fils, Ital/Fr composer dies at 77

Jean-Pierre Guezek

Jean-Pierre Guezek, composer, dies at 36

Johann Pachelbel

Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52

Keith Olsen

Keith Olsen died

Louis Freeman

Louis Freeman, band leader, dies at 100

Malcolm Holcombe

Malcolm Holcombe died

Maurice "Moe" Purtill

Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer, dies at 77

Richard Podolor

Richard Podolor died

Robert Blake

Robert Blake died

Rust Epique

Rust Epique, former Crazy Town guitarist (b. 1968)

Sydney Baynes

Sydney Baynes, composer, dies at 59

The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace]

The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace], American rapper shot dead at 24

Theodore Labarre

Theodore Labarre, composer, dies at 65

Tommy DeCarlo

Tommy DeCarlo died

Releases & milestones on March 9

Ambroise Thomas

Ambroise Thomas' opera "Hamlet" premieres in Paris

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Hernani," premieres in Venice

Onew

Onew released the album 'Tough Love'

Otto Nicolai

Otto Nicolai's opera "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" premieres at the Hofoper in Berlin

The Beatles

10th Grammy Awards: Up Up & Away, Sgt Pepper's wins 4

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