On This Day in Music: May 18

1942 Birth

Albert Hammond

Albert Hammond, rocker was born

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1980 Birth

Ali Zafar

Ali Zafar, Pakistani singer and model was born

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1854 Birth

Bernard Zweers

Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland) was born

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1949 Birth

Bill Wallace

Bill Wallace, rocker/actor (Fear, Avenging Force, Desperate) was born

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1759 Birth

Charles Duquesnoy

Charles Duquesnoy, composer was born

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1913 Birth

Charles Trenet

Charles Trenet, French singer and songwriter (d. 2001) was born

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1907 Birth

Clifford Curzon

Clifford Curzon, London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal) was born

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1882 Birth

Eduardo Fabini

Eduardo Fabini, composer was born

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1982 Birth

Eric West

Eric West, American singer and actor was born

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1905 Birth

Eric Zeisl

Eric Zeisl, composer was born

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1946 Birth

George Alexander

George Alexander, rocker was born

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1952 Birth

George Strait

George Strait, Pearsall Tx, country singer (All My Exes Live in Texas) was born

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1881 Birth

Georgi Atanasov

Georgi Atanasov, composer was born

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1939 Birth

Glen Hardin

Glen Hardin, Texas, rocker (Crickets) was born

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1875 Birth

Guido Alberto Fano

Guido Alberto Fano, composer was born

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1901 Birth

Harry Robert Wilson

Harry Robert Wilson, composer was born

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1901 Birth

Henri-Pierre Sauguet

Henri-Pierre Sauguet, Bordeaux France, composer (La Chotte) was born

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1965 Birth

Ingo Schwichtenberg

Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (d. 1995) was born

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1836 Birth

Isidor Vorobchievici

Isidor Vorobchievici, composer was born

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1975 Birth

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson, American musician was born

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1948 Birth

Joe Bonsall

Joe Bonsall, Phila, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira) was born

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1911 Birth

Joe Turner

Joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll) was born

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1744 Birth

Joseph Beer

Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap) was born

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1819 Birth

Julius Hopp

Julius Hopp, composer was born

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1929 Birth

Kai Winding

Kai Winding, Denmark, American Jazz composer, (d. 1983) was born

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1830 Birth

Karl Goldmark

Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala) was born

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1920 Birth

Lucia Mannucci

Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born

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1969 Birth

Martika

Martika, [Marta Marrero], Cuba, singer (Toy Soldiers) was born

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1957 Birth

Michael Cretu

Michael Cretu, rocker (Enigma) was born

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1966 Birth

Michael Tait

Michael Tait, American musician (dc Talk, Tait) was born

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1962 Birth

Nanne Grönvall

Nanne Grönvall, Swedish singer was born

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1886 Birth

Ole Windingstad

Ole Windingstad, composer was born

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1912 Birth

Perry Como

Perry Como, [Pierino], Canonsburg Pa, singer/TV (Perry Como Show) was born

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1954 Birth

Reinhold Heil

Reinhold Heil, German composer was born

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1949 Birth

Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman, rock keyboardist (Yes-Fish Out of Water) was born

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1967 Birth

Rob Base

Rob Base, American rapper was born

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1942 Birth

Rodney Dillard

Rodney Dillard, rocker (Glittergrass) was born

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1929 Birth

Roger Matton

Roger Matton, composer was born

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1962 Birth

Sandra Cretu

Sandra Cretu, German singer was born

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1958 Birth

Toyah Wilcox

Toyah Wilcox, Birmingham England, rocker (I Want to Be Free) was born

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1949 Birth

William Wallace

William Wallace, rocker (Guess Who) was born

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1954 Birth

Wreckless Eric

Wreckless Eric, rocker (Waxworks, Be Stiff) was born

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1953 Birth

[Feliciano] Butch Tavares

[Feliciano] Butch Tavares, rocker (Tavares) was born

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1902 Birth

[Robert] Meredith Willson

[Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man) was born

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1995 Death

Alexander Gudonov

Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45

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1936 Death

Alick Maclean

Alick Maclean, composer, dies at 63

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1999 Death

Augustus Pablo

Augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer (b. 1954)

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1829 Death

Bernardo Bittoni

Bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72

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2022 Death

Bob Neuwirth

Bob Neuwirth died

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1832 Death

Bonafacio Asioli

Bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62

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2009 Death

Dolla

Dolla, American Rapper a.k.a. Roderick Anthony Burton II (b.1987)

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1972 Death

Eero Aukusti Sipila

Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53

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2004 Death

Elvin Jones

Elvin Jones, American jazz drummer (b. 1927)

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2026 Death

Feliksas Romualdas Bajoras

Feliksas Romualdas Bajoras died

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1910 Death

Flor van Duyse

Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66

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2021 Death

Franco Battiato

Franco Battiato died

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2024 Death

Frank Ifield

Frank Ifield died

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1733 Death

Georg Bohm

Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71

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1995 Death

Gordon Reynolds

Gordon Reynolds, musician, dies at 74

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2026 Death

Gunter Hampel

Gunter Hampel died

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1911 Death

Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50

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1930 Death

Joao Marcellino Arroyo

Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68

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1986 Death

John Bubbles Sublett

John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84

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2024 Death

John Koerner

John Koerner died

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1980 Death

Joy Division

Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23

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1975 Death

Leroy Anderson

Leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66

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1913 Death

Otto Reubke

Otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70

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2024 Death

Palle Danielsson

Palle Danielsson died

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2022 Death

Paul Plimley

Paul Plimley died

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1952 Death

Rossetter Gleason Cole

Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer, dies at 86

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2000 Death

Stephen M. Wolownik

Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian musician and arranger (b. 1946)

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1767 Death

Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky

Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28

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1918 Death

Toivo Kuula

Toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34

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2020 Death

William Kahaiali'i

William Kahaiali'i died

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2021 Death

Yoshi Wada

Yoshi Wada died

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2007 Death

Yoyoy Villame

Yoyoy Villame, Philippine novelty singer and movie actor (b. 1932)

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2026 Event

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish released the album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live)'

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1887 Event

Emmanuel Chabrier

Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgré Luis," premieres in Paris

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1889 Event

Jules Massenet

Jules Massenets opera "Esclarmonde," premieres in Paris

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1970 Event

The Beatles

The Beatles' last released LP, "Let It Be" released in US

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