On This Day in Music: May 7

On May 7 in music history, 37 artists were born, 32 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1970), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840) and Johannes Brahms (1833).

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The Beatles

"Long & Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk, Russia, composer (1812 Overture, Swan Lake), (d. 1893) [NS] was born

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer was born

Jimmy Ruffin

Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted) was born

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Adam Bernstein

Adam Bernstein, American music video/television director was born

Alison Margaret Bauld

Alison Margaret Bauld, composer was born

Anne Dudley

Anne Dudley, British composer was born

Argeliers Leon

Argeliers Leon, composer was born

Armando Krieger

Armando Krieger, composer was born

Bill Danoff

Bill Danoff, Springfield Mass, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band) was born

Bill Kreutzmann

Bill Kreutzmann, Palo Alto CA, American rock drummer (Grateful Dead) was born

Carl Heinrich Graun

Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born

Christopher Taylor White

Christopher Taylor White, rocker was born

Clarence Dickinson

Clarence Dickinson, composer was born

Cornelius Cardew

Cornelius Cardew, composer was born

Derek Taylor

Derek Taylor, rocker (Let it Be, Beatles Anthology) was born

Donald Russell Holler

Donald Russell Holler, composer was born

Eagle Eye Cherry

Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish musician was born

Gino Roncaglia

Gino Roncaglia, composer was born

Giuseppe Farinelli

Giuseppe Farinelli, composer was born

Heinz Marti

Heinz Marti, composer was born

Horgh

Horgh, (Reidar Horghagen) Norwegian drummer (Immortal/Hypocrisy) was born

Jef van Durme

Jef van Durme, composer was born

Jim Lowe

Jim Lowe, American singer was born

Jimmy Ruffin

Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted) was born

Johan Peter Cronhamm

Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer was born

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer was born

Johnny Lee Middleton

Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage & Trans-Siberian Orchestra) was born

Johnny Maestro

Johnny Maestro, NY rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge) was born

Lew Anderson

Lew Anderson, American actor and bandleader (d. 2006) was born

Marcel Poot

Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer was born

Matt Helders

Matt Helders, English musician, drummer for Arctic Monkeys was born

Nexhmije Pagarusha

Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer was born

Peter Wingfield

Peter Wingfield, Wales, rocker/actor (Methos-Highlander) was born

Phil Campbell

Phil Campbell, British musician (Motörhead) was born

Prairie Prince

Prairie Prince, rocker (Tubes) was born

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk, Russia, composer (1812 Overture, Swan Lake), (d. 1893) [NS] was born

Rick West

Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker (Brian Poole & Tremeloes) was born

Stian Arnesen (Nagash/Lex Icon)

Stian Arnesen (Nagash/Lex Icon), Norwegian Black Metal musician was born

Teresa Brewer

Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer (Put Another Nickel In) was born

Wouter Paap

Wouter Paap, composer was born

Died on May 7

Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan

Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56

Andre Harrell

Andre Harrell died

Antonio Salieri

Antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74

Big George

Big George, British broadcaster, composer, bandleader and musician (b. 1957)

Carlos Estrada

Carlos Estrada, composer, dies at 60

Eddie Rabbitt

Eddie Rabbitt, American musician (b. 1941)

Edward Mollenhauer

Edward Mollenhauer, composer, dies at 87

Edward Naylor

Edward Naylor, composer, dies at 67

Felix Paul von Weingartner

Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79

Franz Volrath Buttstett

Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79

Franz count of Pocci

Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69

Irwin Fischer

Irwin Fischer, composer, dies at 73

Jamal Salameh

Jamal Salameh died

James F. Sundah

James F. Sundah died

Jan Wróblewski

Jan Wróblewski died

Johann Jakob Froberger

Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50

John Weldon

John Weldon, composer, dies at 60

Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh

Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70

Machiko Soga

Machiko Soga, Japanese actress, singer, and tokusatsu legend (b. 1943)

Mary Philbin

Mary Philbin, actress (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 89

Max Wagenknecht

Max Wagenknecht, German composer (b. 1857)

Mickey Gilley

Mickey Gilley died

Mieczyslaw Kolinski

Mieczyslaw Kolinski, composer, dies at 79

Niccolo Piccinni

Niccolo Piccinni, Italian composer (Roland), dies at 72

Norbert Burgmuller

Norbert Burgmuller, composer, dies at 26

Pietro Nardini

Pietro Nardini, composer, dies at 71

Ray McKinley

Ray McKinley, drummer, dies at 84

Richard Storrs Willis

Richard Storrs Willis, composer, dies at 81

Steve Albini

Steve Albini died

Ty

Ty died

Vanraj Bhatia

Vanraj Bhatia died

İbrahim Gökçek

İbrahim Gökçek died

Releases & milestones on May 7

Bebe Rexha

Bebe Rexha released the album 'Better Mistakes'

Edouard Lalo

Edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys," premieres in Paris

J.Lamotta

J.Lamotta released the album 'Israeliana'

Ludwig V. Beethoven

Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna

The Beatles

"Long & Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release

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