On This Day in Music: May 12

On May 12 in music history, 44 artists were born, 32 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Burt Bacharach (1928), Pink Floyd (1977) and Lena Horne (1981).

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Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach, KC Mo, composer (I'll Never Fall in Love Again) was born

Pink Floyd

1st quadrophonic concert (Pink Floyd in London)

Lena Horne

"Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander NYC for 333 perfs

Billy Squier

Billy Squier, Mass, heavy metal guitarist (Don't Say No) was born

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Born on May 12

Andre A Rieu

Andre A Rieu, Dutch conductor was born

Anthony Newman

Anthony Newman, Los Angeles California, harpsichordist/organist (Bhajeb) was born

Aya Ishiguro

Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer (formerly Morning Musume) was born

Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto, Brazilian singer was born

Billy Duffy

Billy Duffy, rocker (Cult-Hell's Kitchen) was born

Billy Squier

Billy Squier, Mass, heavy metal guitarist (Don't Say No) was born

Billy Swan

Billy Swan, Cape Giradeau La, rocker (I Can Help) was born

Brett Gurewitz

Brett Gurewitz, American songwriter and record producer (Bad Religion) (Epitaph) was born

Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach, KC Mo, composer (I'll Never Fall in Love Again) was born

Charles Bordes

Charles Bordes, composer was born

Charles Pettigrew

Charles Pettigrew, American singer (Charles and Eddie) (d. 2001) was born

David Walker

David Walker, rock keyboardist (Gary Lewis & Playboys-Diamond Ring) was born

Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan

Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan, composer was born

Ellis Bonoff Kohs

Ellis Bonoff Kohs, composer was born

Eric Singer

Eric Singer, American drummer was born

Franz Anton Hoffmeister

Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer was born

Gabriel Urbain Faure

Gabriel Urbain Faure, Pamiers France, composer (Requiem, Ballade) was born

Gaetano Manna

Gaetano Manna, composer was born

Giovanni Antonio Ricieri

Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born

Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Jenkins, Webster Grove Mo, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour) was born

Henry Cosby

Henry Cosby, African-American songwriter (d. 2002) was born

Hermann Grabner

Hermann Grabner, composer was born

Hyam Greenbaum

Hyam Greenbaum, composer was born

Ian Dury

Ian Dury, Upminster Essex, rocker (Blockheads)/actor (Judge Dredd) was born

Ian McLagan

Ian McLagan, rocker (Faces) was born

James Purify

James Purify, US singer (I'm Your Puppet) was born

Jayotis Washington

Jayotis Washington, rocker was born

Jocko Marcellino

Jocko Marcellino, rocker (Sha Na Na) was born

Joe (born Otis W.) Maphis

Joe (born Otis W.) Maphis, Suffolk, Virginia, American country music guitarist was born

Johann Baptist (Jan Krtitel) Vanhal

Johann Baptist (Jan Krtitel) Vanhal, composer was born

Johann Hermann Kufferath

Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer was born

Juan Bros y Bertomel

Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer was born

Jules Massenet

Jules Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid) was born

Kentaro Sato

Kentaro Sato, Japanese composer was born

Kix Brooks

Kix Brooks, Shreveport La, singer (Brooks & Dunn-Brand New Man) was born

Lennox R F Berkeley

Lennox R F Berkeley, British composer (Castaway) was born

Little Jayotis Washington

Little Jayotis Washington, US R&B singer (Persuasions) was born

Marshall Royal

Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet was born

Nandor Zsolt

Nandor Zsolt, composer was born

Pavlos Carrer

Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896) was born

Ruud de Wolff

Ruud de Wolff, singer/guitarist (Blue Diamonds) was born

Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood, England, rock bassist (A Higher Love) was born

Wilfred Le Bouthillier

Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Acadian singer was born

Willie Parnell

Willie Parnell, US singer (Archie Bell & the Drells) was born

Died on May 12

Albert Stoessel

Albert Stoessel, composer, dies at 48

Antonio Vega

Antonio Vega, Spanish pop singer-songwriter (b. 1957)

Artur Napoleao dos Santos

Artur Napoleao dos Santos, composer, dies at 82

Bedrich Friedrich Smetana

Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70

Charles Henri Marechal

Charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82

Christian Heinrich Hohmann

Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50

Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber

Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer, dies at 89

David Sanborn

David Sanborn died

Elias Mann

Elias Mann, American composer, dies at 75

Ernst Mahle

Ernst Mahle died

Eugene Ysaye

Eugene Ysaye, composer, dies at 72

Eugene-Auguste Ysaye

Eugene-Auguste Ysaye, composer, dies at 72

Francis Monkman

Francis Monkman died

Isidor Achron

Isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55

Johann Georg Lickl

Johann Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 74

Juan Morel Campos

Juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38

Julius Kalas

Julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64

Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey

Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52

Maran

Maran died

Marcelle de Manziarly

Marcelle de Manziarly, composer, dies at 89

Melesio Morales

Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli died

Monica Zetterlund

Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1937)

Perry Como

Perry Como, American singer (b. 1912)

Phil Lee

Phil Lee died

Romuald Figuier

Romuald Figuier died

Stanislao Mattei

Stanislao Mattei, composer, dies at 75

Stanislava Celińska

Stanislava Celińska died

Stanislaw Wiechowicz

Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69

Victor Feldman

Victor Feldman, pianist/drummer, dies at 53

Vladimir Ambros

Vladimir Ambros, composer, dies at 65

Releases & milestones on May 12

Cattle Decapitation

Cattle Decapitation released the album 'Terrasite'

Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud's opera "Bolivar," premieres in Paris

Ethel Cain

Ethel Cain released the album 'Preacher's Daughter'

Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti's opera "L'elisir d'amore," premieres in Milan

Jonas Brothers

Jonas Brothers released the album 'The Album'

Lena Horne

"Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander NYC for 333 perfs

Pink Floyd

1st quadrophonic concert (Pink Floyd in London)

Yuval Dayan

Yuval Dayan released the album 'Q140474082'

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