On This Day in Music: May 19

On May 19 in music history, 40 artists were born, 18 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Dame Nellie Melba (1861), Joey Ramone (1951) and Pete Townshend (1945).

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Dame Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer (d. 1931) was born

Joey Ramone

Joey Ramone, [Jeffrey Hyman], lead singer of the punk rock band The Ramones (Baby I Love You) was born

Pete Townshend

Peter Townshend, England, rock guitarist/vocalist/composer (The Who-Tommy) was born

Grace Jones

Grace Jones, [Mendoza], Spanishtown Jamacia, singer/actress (Vamp) was born

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Adam von Ahn Carse

Adam von Ahn Carse, composer was born

Albert Hay Malotte

Albert Hay Malotte, composer was born

Alice Mary Smith

Alice Mary Smith, composer was born

Alma Cogan

Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966) was born

Antoine-Charles Glachant

Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer was born

Arthur Meulemans

Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer (Adriaan Brouwer) (or 5/10) was born

Barbara Loomis

Barbara Loomis, rocker (BT Express) was born

Cecil Gray

Cecil Gray, composer was born

Dame Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer (d. 1931) was born

Dusty Hill

Dusty Hill, rocker (ZZ Top) was born

Federico Gerdes

Federico Gerdes, composer was born

Gabriele Prota

Gabriele Prota, composer was born

Grace Jones

Grace Jones, [Mendoza], Spanishtown Jamacia, singer/actress (Vamp) was born

Hans Kox

Hans Kox, composer was born

Iain Harvie

Iain Harvie, Scottish rock guitarist (Nothing Ever Happens) was born

Ivo Cruz

Ivo Cruz, composer was born

Jan Wijn

Jan Wijn, Dutch pianist was born

Jenny Berggren

Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base) was born

Jerry Hyman

Jerry Hyman, Bkln, rock singer/trombonist (Blood Sweat & Tears) was born

Joey Ramone

Joey Ramone, [Jeffrey Hyman], lead singer of the punk rock band The Ramones (Baby I Love You) was born

Johann Friedrich Peter

Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born

Johann Jakob Froberger

Johann Jakob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born

Jordan Pruitt

Jordan Pruitt, American singer was born

Marc-Antonio Consoli

Marc-Antonio Consoli, composer was born

Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware, rocker (Heaven 17-Electric Dreams) was born

Michael Adamis

Michael Adamis, composer was born

Mickey Newbury

Mickey Newbury, rocker was born

Nate Cole

Nate Cole, American singer was born

Nellie Melba

Nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano (Peach Melba) was born

Paul Cooper

Paul Cooper, composer was born

Pete Townshend

Peter Townshend, England, rock guitarist/vocalist/composer (The Who-Tommy) was born

Phil Rudd

Phil Rudd, Australian drummer (AC/DC) was born

Phillip Rudd

Phillip Rudd, Melbourne, rock drummer (AC/DC-Rock 'n Roll Damnation) was born

Richard Lowe Teitelbaum

Richard Lowe Teitelbaum, composer was born

Ruben Radica

Ruben Radica, composer was born

Sandy Wilson

Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer was born

Schlomo Joffe

Schlomo Joffe, composer was born

Tom Scott

Tom Scott, LA, saxophonist/bandleader (Pat Sajak Show) was born

Tomasz Sikorski

Tomasz Sikorski, composer was born

Yazz

Yazz, [Yasmin Evans], London, England, singer (Fine Time) was born

Died on May 19

Alix Dobkin

Alix Dobkin died

Andy Rourke

Andy Rourke died

Bernard Wagenaar

Bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76

Bernard Wright

Bernard Wright died

Bruno Sturmer

Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65

Charles Edward Ives

Charles Edward Ives, US composer (Unanswered Question), dies at 79

Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler

Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74

Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies

Colton Ford

Colton Ford died

Costanzo Porta

Costanzo Porta, Italian composer

Freddie Garrity

Freddie Garrity, English lead singer from the band Freddie and the Dreamers (b. 1940)

Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert

Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59

Jimmy Lyons

Jimmy Lyons, American musician (b. 1931)

Joe Howard

Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94

John Stanley

John Stanley, composer, dies at 74

Martin Turnovský

Martin Turnovský died

Pete Brown

Pete Brown died

Susannah McCorkle

Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)

Releases & milestones on May 19

I-dle

I-dle released the album 'We Are'

Kesha

Kesha released the album 'Gag Order'

Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi released the album 'Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent'

Maurice Ravel

Maurice Ravel's opera "L'Heure Espagnole" premieres in Paris

Paul Simon

Paul Simon released the album 'Seven Psalms'

Sleep Token

Sleep Token released the album 'Take Me Back to Eden'

Yes

Yes released the album 'Mirror to the Sky'

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