On This Day in Music: May 10

On May 10 in music history, 53 artists were born, 39 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them Bono [Paul Hewson] (1960), Madonna (1991) and The Rolling Stones (1963).

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Bono [Paul Hewson]

Bono [Paul Hewson], Dublin, Ireland, rocker (U2-Joshua Tree) was born

Madonna

Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt

The Rolling Stones

Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison

Donovan

Donovan, Scottish musician was born

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Born on May 10

Anatoly Lyadov

Anatoly Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS] was born

Arthur Alexander

Arthur Alexander, US singer/songwriter (Lonely Just Like Me) was born

Bert Weedon

Bert Weedon, rocker was born

Bert van Dongen

Bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], singer/impressionist/actor was born

Bill Coday

Bill Coday, US singer (You're Gonna Then Me) was born

Bono [Paul Hewson]

Bono [Paul Hewson], Dublin, Ireland, rocker (U2-Joshua Tree) was born

Charice Pempengco

Charice Pempengco, Filipino singer was born

Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise) was born

Danny Rapp

Danny Rapp, Phila, rocker (Danny & Juniors) was born

Dave Mason

Dave Mason, Worcester England, singer/songwriter (We Just Disagree) was born

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (d. 1979) was born

Donovan

Donovan, Scottish musician was born

Erik Jorgensen

Erik Jorgensen, composer was born

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime) was born

Frederick Zech Jr

Frederick Zech Jr, composer was born

Gabriela Montero

Gabriela Montero, Caracas Venezuela, Venezuelan-American pianist was born

Gallus Zeiler

Gallus Zeiler, composer was born

George Thomas Smart

George Thomas Smart, composer was born

Graham Gouldman

Graham Gouldman, Manchester England, bassist (10cc-No Milk Today) was born

Harilaos Perpessas

Harilaos Perpessas, composer was born

Henry Fambrough

Henry Fambrough, US singer (Spinners) was born

Herbert Elwell

Herbert Elwell, Minneapolis Minnesota, composer (Happy Hypocrite) was born

Ingram Douglas Marshall

Ingram Douglas Marshall, composer was born

Jackie Lomax

Jackie Lomax, Liverpool, rocker (Is This What You Want) was born

Jay Ferguson

Jay Ferguson, Burbank California, rocker (Spirit-I Got A Line on You) was born

Jean Marie I'aine Leclair

Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born

Jeanine Basinger

Jeanine Basinger, American film scholar was born

Johann Michael Schmidt

Johann Michael Schmidt, composer was born

Kikki Danielsson

Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer was born

Larry Williams

Larry Williams, rocker was born

Lee Hyori

Lee Hyori, South Korean singer was born

Markos Vamvakaris

Markos Vamvakaris, Greek rebetiko musician and songwriter (d. 1972) was born

Max Steiner

Max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind) was born

Maxim Shostakovich

Maxim Shostakovich, Leningrad Russia, conductor (Atlanta Symph) was born

Maybelle Carter

Maybelle Carter, Nickelsville Va, country singer (Johnny Cash Show) was born

Milton Babbitt

Milton Babbitt, US mathematician/composer (Widow's Lament) was born

Niccola Benvenuti

Niccola Benvenuti, composer was born

Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov

Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer was born

Pamelo Mounk'a

Pamelo Mounk'a, musician was born

Perry Blake

Perry Blake, Irish singer/songwriter was born

Peter Lichtenthal

Peter Lichtenthal, composer was born

Philip Gordon Winsor

Philip Gordon Winsor, composer was born

Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar

Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, composer was born

Ron Banks

Ron Banks, US R&B singer (Dramatics-Whatcha See is Whatcha Get) was born

Rudolf Viole

Rudolf Viole, composer was born

Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], London England, bassist (Sex Pistols) was born

Sly Dunbar

Sly Dunbar, Kingston Jamaica, reggae drummer (Sly & Robbie) was born

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas, rocker (Shooting Star) was born

Stuart Braithwaite

Stuart Braithwaite, Scottish musician (Mogwai) was born

Taurean Blacque

Taurean Blacque, Newark New Jersey, actor (Neal Washington-Hill Street Blues) was born

Tibor Sarai

Tibor Sarai, composer was born

Udo Mechels

Udo Mechels, Belgian singer was born

Young MC

Young MC, American rapper was born

Died on May 10

Abdolvahab Shahidi

Abdolvahab Shahidi died

Betty Wright

Betty Wright died

Carol Haney

Carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35

Charles Avison

Charles Avison, composer, dies at 61

David Corrêa

David Corrêa died

David Wayne

David Wayne, American singer (Metal Church) (b. 1958)

Dédé Fortin

Dédé Fortin, Quebec singer and songwriter (Les Colocs) (b. 1962)

Edward Stephen

Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62

Etienne Joseph Floquet

Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36

Ferdinand Hiller

Ferdinand Hiller, composer, dies at 73

Georg Dietrich Leiding

Georg Dietrich Leiding, composer, dies at 46

Giuseppe Sigismondo

Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86

Guillaume Gommaire Kennis

Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72

Ignace Lilien

Ignace Lilien, composer, dies at 66

Jimmy Raney

Jimmy Raney, jazz guitarist, dies at 67

Joan Merrill

Joan Merrill, vocalist, dies of a stroke at 74

Johann Christoph Graupner

Johann Christoph Graupner, composer, dies at 77

John Goss

John Goss, composer/organist, dies at 79

Joseph M Weber

Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74

Kjell Lönnå

Kjell Lönnå died

Lars Gunnar Bodin

Lars Gunnar Bodin died

Leyla Gencer

Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (b. 1928)

Matthaus Stegmayer

Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49

Matthew Best

Matthew Best died

Mihail Jora

Mihail Jora, composer, dies at 79

Milan Vukcevich

Milan Vukcevich, Yugoslavian chemist and chess problem composer (b. 1937)

Richard Benson

Richard Benson died

Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris died

Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein, American poet and composer (b. 1930)

Shivkumar Sharma

Shivkumar Sharma died

Shukichi Mitsukuri

Shukichi Mitsukuri, composer, dies at 75

Soraya

Soraya, Colombian-American singer (b. 1969)

Svante Thuresson

Svante Thuresson died

Sylvia Sims

Sylvia Sims, singer (Flower Drum Song), dies of a heart attack at 74

Sylvia Sims [Blagman]

Sylvia Sims [Blagman], American jazz singer dies aged 74

Vahur Afanasjev

Vahur Afanasjev died

Wilhelm Bernhard Molique

Wilhelm Bernhard Molique, composer, dies at 66

William Thomas Best

William Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70

Woody Shaw

Woody Shaw, American jazz musician (b. 1944)

Releases & milestones on May 10

Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon released the album 'Can We Please Have Fun'

Madonna

Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt

NCT Dream

NCT Dream released the album 'Hot Sauce'

Paul Dukas

Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris

Reba McEntire

30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins

The Rolling Stones

Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison

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