On This Day in Music: November 1

On November 1 in music history, 52 artists were born, 34 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Anthony Kiedis (1962), Dizzee Rascal (1985) and The Beatles (1969).

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Anthony Kiedis

Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist (Red Hot Chili Peppers) was born

Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal, English rapper was born

The Beatles

Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 in US & stays #1 for 11 weeks

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Joseph & Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" premieres

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Born on November 1

Alessandro Nini

Alessandro Nini, composer was born

Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan

Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer was born

Alfred Reisenauer

Alfred Reisenauer, composer was born

Anthony Kiedis

Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist (Red Hot Chili Peppers) was born

Antonin Josef Alois Volanek

Antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer was born

Barry Sadler

Barry Sadler, American singer (d. 1989) was born

Beth Leavel

Beth Leavel, American musical theatre actress was born

Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson, country singer (Still, From This Pen) was born

Bo Bice

Bo Bice, American singer was born

Bob Weston

Bob Weston, Devon, England, guitarist and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)(d. 2012) was born

Bruno Bjelinski

Bruno Bjelinski, composer was born

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson, American musician (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System) was born

Carlos Paião

Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988) was born

Christoph Rheineck

Christoph Rheineck, composer was born

Dan Peck

Dan Peck, Panama City Fla, rock vocalist/guitarist (America) was born

Dirk Vollenhoven

Dirk Vollenhoven, Dutch composer/philosopher was born

Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal, English rapper was born

Don Robey

Don Robey, US gospel singer was born

Eddie MacDonald

Eddie MacDonald, rocker (The Alarm-Knocking on Heaven's Door) was born

Emma Albani

Emma Albani, Canadian soprano (d. 1930) was born

Eugen Jochum

Eugen Jochum, Babenhausen Bavaria, German conductor (Hamburg Orch) was born

George S Irving

George S Irving, Springfield Mass, singer/actor (Dumplings) was born

Guido Adler

Guido Adler, Austria, musicologist (Still in the Music) was born

James Sherard

James Sherard, composer was born

Jan Tausinger

Jan Tausinger, composer was born

Jim Steinman

Jim Steinman, American songwriter was born

Johan Wagenaar

Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) was born

Johann Gottfred Matthison-Hansen

Johann Gottfred Matthison-Hansen, composer was born

Johannes Flittner

Johannes Flittner, composer was born

John Willard Peterson

John Willard Peterson, composer was born

Johnny Kendall

Johnny Kendall, [Johan Donkerkaat], Dutch blues singer was born

Kenny Alphin

Kenny Alphin, American guitarist (Big & Rich) was born

Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett, Klein Tx, country singer (God Will, Joshua Judges Ruth) was born

Maga Furuholmen

Maga Furuholmen, rocker was born

Magne Furuholmen

Magne Furuholmen, Oslo Norway, keyboardist/vocalist (Aha-Take on Me) was born

Mary Hansen

Mary Hansen, Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab) (d. 2002) was born

Max Adrian

Max Adrian, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Irish actor (Devils, Music Lover) was born

Max Trapp

Max Trapp, composer was born

Rick Allen

Rick Allen, rock drummer (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages) was born

Rick Grech

Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist (Blind Faith, Traffic) was born

Rio Gebhardt

Rio Gebhardt, composer was born

Roger Quilter

Roger Quilter, British composer was born

Salvatore Adamo

Salvatore Adamo, popular singer was born

Scott "Skippy" Chapman

Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American musician was born

Sophie B. Hawkins

Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician was born

Theodore-Jean Tarade

Theodore-Jean Tarade, composer was born

Tina Arena

Tina Arena, Australian singer was born

Victoria de los Angeles

Victoria de los Angeles, Spanish soprano (d. 2005) was born

William "Sabby" Lewis

William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz pianist/arranger was born

William Henry Grattan Flood

William Henry Grattan Flood, composer was born

William James Matthias

William James Matthias, composer was born

William Mathias

William Mathias, British composer (d. 1992) was born

Died on November 1

Aleksander Zarzycki

Aleksander Zarzycki, composer, dies at 61

Anthony van Hoboken

Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn Catalog), dies at 96

Archie Fisher

Archie Fisher died

August Ferdinand Haeser

August Ferdinand Haeser, composer, dies at 45

Christian Demelius

Christian Demelius, composer, dies at 68

Emmett Chapman

Emmett Chapman died

Florence Mills

Florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in NYC at 32

Georg Anton Kreusser

Georg Anton Kreusser, composer, dies at 64

Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti

Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer, dies at 79

Giuseppe Sammartini

Giuseppe Sammartini, composer, dies at 55

Hamish Kilgour

Hamish Kilgour died

Heinrich Schutz

Heinrich Schutz, composer, dies at 87

Hugo Distler

Hugo Distler, composer, dies at 34

Johann Samuel Schroeter

Johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies

Leighton Lucas

Leighton Lucas, composer, dies at 79

Mac Dre

Mac Dre, American rapper (b. 1970)

Nathaniel Mayer

Nathaniel Mayer, American soul musician (b. 1944)

Nelson Freire

Nelson Freire died

Nikki McKibbin

Nikki McKibbin died

Norbert Rosseau

Norbert Rosseau, composer, dies at 67

Pat Martino

Pat Martino died

Pedro Iturralde

Pedro Iturralde died

Percy Brice

Percy Brice died

Philip James

Philip James, composer, dies at 85

Pierre van Maldere

Pierre van Maldere, composer, dies at 39

Ray Drummond

Ray Drummond died

Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa

Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, composer, dies at 49

Shakir Stewart

Shakir Stewart, American music producer (b. 1974)

Sippie Wallace

Sippie Wallace, blues singer, dies at 88

Skitch Henderson

Skitch Henderson, English-born bandleader (b. 1918)

Takeoff

Takeoff died

Terry Knight

Terry Knight, American music promoter (b. 1943)

Winter Haynes Watts

Winter Haynes Watts, composer, dies at 78

Yma Sumac

Yma Sumac, Peruvian singer (b. 1922)

Releases & milestones on November 1

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Joseph & Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" premieres

Babymonster

Babymonster released the album 'Drip'

Blake Shelton

46th Country Music Association Award: Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert wins

The Beatles

Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 in US & stays #1 for 11 weeks

The Cure

The Cure released the album 'Songs of a Lost World'

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