1950
Birth
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder, Saginaw, Michigan, American singer-songwriter (You are the Sunshine of My Love) was born
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Born on May 13
1933
Birth
Alden Ashforth
Alden Ashforth, composer was born
1968
Birth
Alison Goldfrapp
Alison Goldfrapp, English musician was born
1969
Birth
André Schmechta
André Schmechta, German musician (X Marks the Pedwalk) was born
1842
Birth
Arthur Seymour Sullivan
Arthur Seymour Sullivan, London England, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) was born
1968
Birth
Buckethead
Buckethead, Guitarist was born
1944
Birth
Carolyn Franklin
Carolyn Franklin, US singer/songwriter (Baby Baby Baby, Angel) was born
1983
Birth
Casey Donovan
Casey Donovan, Australian singer was born
1776
Birth
Charles Ots
Charles Ots, composer was born
1967
Birth
Chuck Schuldiner
Chuck Schuldiner, American musician (Death, Control Denied) (d. 2001) was born
1950
Birth
Danny Kirwan
Danny Kirwan, London, rocker (Fleetwood Mac) was born
1946
Birth
Danny Klein
Danny Klein, NYC, rock bassist (J Geils Band-Centerfold) was born
1966
Birth
Darius Rucker
Darius Rucker, American singer (Hootie & the Blowfish) was born
1859
Birth
Eugust Enna
Eugust Enna, composer was born
1949
Birth
Franklin Ajaye
Franklin Ajaye, Brooklyn New York, American comedian/actor (Jazz Singer, Car Wash) was born
1912
Birth
Gil Evans
Gil Evans, Canadian musician (d. 1988) was born
1983
Birth
Grégory Lemarchal
Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (d. 2007) was born
1874
Birth
Henry Clough-Leiter
Henry Clough-Leiter, composer was born
1735
Birth
Horace Coignet
Horace Coignet, composer was born
1881
Birth
Ilona Durigo
Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer was born
1977
Birth
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange, Dutch singer was born
1942
Birth
Jim Douglas
Jim Douglas, jazz guitarist was born
1941
Birth
Joe Brown
Joe Brown, singer/guitarist was born
1847
Birth
Johannes Haarklou
Johannes Haarklou, composer was born
1950
Birth
John "Jocko" Marcellino
John "Jocko" Marcellino, rocker/actor (Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man) was born
1949
Birth
John Glover
John Glover, conductor was born
1954
Birth
Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan, Irish singer and songwriter was born
1886
Birth
Joseph Achron
Joseph Achron, Latvia/US violinist/composer (Golem suite) was born
1937
Birth
Judith Somogi
Judith Somogi, NYC, conductor (Frankfurt Opera-1982) was born
1963
Birth
Julian Brookhouse
Julian Brookhouse, rocker (Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Your Distance) was born
1965
Birth
Lari White
Lari White, American country music singer was born
1943
Birth
Mary Wells
Mary Wells, Detroit, singer (My Guy) was born
1980
Birth
Mau Marcelo
Mau Marcelo, Filipino singer was born
1911
Birth
Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan, [Marietta Williams], US singer/actress (Going Places) was born
1967
Birth
Melanie Thornton
Melanie Thornton, African American German pop singer, former member of La Bouche. (d. 2001) was born
1979
Birth
Michael Madden
Michael Madden, American musician (Maroon 5) was born
1935
Birth
Nigel Butterley
Nigel Butterley, composer was born
1746
Birth
Oliver Brownson
Oliver Brownson, composer was born
1866
Birth
Ottokar Eugen Novacek
Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer was born
1949
Birth
Overend Watts
Overend Watts, rock bassist (Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes) was born
1968
Birth
PMD
PMD, American rapper was born
1868
Birth
Paolo Gallico
Paolo Gallico, composer was born
1854
Birth
Paul Klengel
Paul Klengel, composer was born
1951
Birth
Paul Thompson
Paul Thompson, rock drummer (Roxy Music) was born
1947
Birth
Pete "Overend" Watts
Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist (Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes) was born
1876
Birth
Raoul Laparra
Raoul Laparra, composer was born
1940
Birth
Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks, singer (Impressions) was born
1941
Birth
Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens, singer (Donna, La Bamba) was born
1776
Birth
Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa
Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, composer was born
1950
Birth
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder, Saginaw, Michigan, American singer-songwriter (You are the Sunshine of My Love) was born
1933
Birth
Stig Gustav Schonberg
Stig Gustav Schonberg, composer was born
1918
Birth
T. Balasaraswati
T. Balasaraswati, Bharatanatyam dancer (d.1984) was born
1965
Birth
Tasmin Little
Tasmin Little, English violinist was born
1974
Birth
Tim McMahon
Tim McMahon, American hardcore singer (Mouthpiece, Hands Tied, Triple Threat) was born
1756
Birth
Wojciech Zywny
Wojciech Zywny, composer was born
1935
Birth
Yizhak Sadai
Yizhak Sadai, composer was born
Died on May 13
2011
Death
Bruce Ricker
Bruce Ricker, American jazz and blues documentarian (b. 1942)
1981
Death
Carl Weinrich
Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76
1988
Death
Chet Baker
Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59
2024
Death
Christian Escoudé
Christian Escoudé died
2026
Death
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter died
2020
Death
Derek Lawrence
Derek Lawrence died
2026
Death
El Cabrero
El Cabrero died
1992
Death
Floyd Arceneaux
Floyd Arceneaux, trumpeter, dies at 58
1942
Death
Hyam Greenbaum
Hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41
1892
Death
Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise
Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise, composer, dies at 63
1991
Death
Jimmy McPartland
Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83
1812
Death
Johann Matthias Sperger
Johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62
1787
Death
Johann Michael Malzat
Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38
2006
Death
Johnnie Wilder
Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (b. 1949)
1931
Death
Josif Marinkovic
Josif Marinkovic, composer, dies at 79
1982
Death
Kara Abulfazogli Karayev
Kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer, dies at 64
1873
Death
Kaspar Masek
Kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79
2022
Death
Lil Keed
Lil Keed died
1793
Death
Martin Gerbert
Martin Gerbert, composer, dies at 72
2021
Death
Norman Simmons
Norman Simmons died
1982
Death
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer, dies at 74
2022
Death
Simon Preston
Simon Preston died
1732
Death
Theodor Schwartzkopff
Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72
1945
Death
Tubby Hall
Tubby Hall, American musician (b. 1895)
1971
Death
Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky
Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, composer, dies 67
2025
Death
Yaak Karsunke
Yaak Karsunke died
2020
Death
Yoshio
Yoshio died
Releases & milestones on May 13
2022
Event
Becky G
Becky G released the album 'Esquemas'
1978
Event
Elizabeth Swados
Musical "Runaways" with Elizabeth Swados premieres in NYC
2022
Event
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine released the album 'Dance Fever'
2026
Event
Katy Perry
Katy Perry released the album 'The Ones That Got the Plays'
2022
Event
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar released the album 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'
1991
Event
Michael Jackson
"Michael Jackson: Magic & Madness" goes on sale
1970
Event
The Beatles
Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres
2022
Event
The Black Keys
The Black Keys released the album 'Dropout Boogie'
2022
Event
The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers released the album 'So Far So Good'
1966
Event
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black"
2022
Event
The Smile
The Smile released the album 'A Light for Attracting Attention'
1941
Event
Willie Lewis
Willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland
1767
Event
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart's opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus," premieres in Salzburg
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