1894-11-11
Birth
Aaron Avshalomov
Aaron Avshalomov, composer was born
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1932-11-11
Birth
Al Levitt
Al Levitt, drummer was born
1696-11-11
Birth
Andrea Zani
Andrea Zani, composer was born
1953-11-11
Birth
Andy Partridge
Andy Partridge, English rock vocalist/guitarist (XTC-Oranges & Lemons) was born
1928-11-11
Birth
Arthur Cunningham
Arthur Cunningham, composer was born
1767-11-11
Birth
Bernhard Romberg
Bernhard Romberg, German cellist/composer/royal chaplain bandmaster was born
1956-11-11
Birth
Billy Smith
Billy Smith, Reidsville NC, country singer (Billy & Terry Smith) was born
1947-11-11
Birth
Brad Lee Sexton
Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist was born
1937-11-11
Birth
Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace
Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace, singer was born
1731-11-11
Birth
Carl Joseph Toeschi
Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer was born
1943-11-11
Birth
Chas Hodges
Chas Hodges, rocker was born
1946-11-11
Birth
Chip Hawkes
Chip Hawkes, rocker was born
1945-11-11
Birth
Chris Dreja
Chris Dreja, London, rocker (Yardbirds) was born
1968-11-11
Birth
David L Cook
David L Cook, American singer and comedian was born
1970-11-11
Birth
Derry Brownson
Derry Brownson, rock keyboardist (EMF-Unbelievable) was born
1883-11-11
Birth
Ernest Ansermet
Ernest Ansermet, Vevey Switzerland, conductor (Ruilles de Printemps) was born
1928-11-11
Birth
Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson, jazz vocalist was born
1910-11-11
Birth
Frideswide Frances Emma Knight
Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist was born
1690-11-11
Birth
Gerhard Hoffmann
Gerhard Hoffmann, composer was born
1913-11-11
Birth
German Leont'yevich Zhukovsky
German Leont'yevich Zhukovsky, composer was born
1914-11-11
Birth
Hansje Toussaint
Hansje Toussaint, [Hermina A Schenk], singer (Sing of the Cross) was born
1956-11-11
Birth
Ian Craig Marsh
Ian Craig Marsh, England, rocker (Heaven 17-Electric Dreams) was born
1895-11-11
Birth
Jacov Gotovac
Jacov Gotovac, composer was born
1962-11-11
Birth
James Morrison
James Morrison, Australian musician was born
1976-11-11
Birth
Jesse Keeler
Jesse Keeler, Canadian musician was born
1950-11-11
Birth
Jim Peterik
Jim Peterik, rocker (Survivor) was born
1968-11-11
Birth
Jo Kittsee
Jo Kittsee, Germany, rocker (Fuzzbox-Into Rescue) was born
1722-11-11
Birth
Johann Philipp Sack
Johann Philipp Sack, composer was born
1917-11-11
Birth
Julien-Francois Zbinden
Julien-Francois Zbinden, composer was born
1918-11-11
Birth
Jurg Baur
Jurg Baur, composer was born
1943-11-11
Birth
Karin Kent
Karin Kent, [Janneke Kanteman], Dutch singer was born
1929-11-11
Birth
LaVern Baker
LaVern Baker, Chicago, R&B vocalist (I Cried a Tear) was born
1982-11-11
Birth
Lil' Dave
Lil' Dave, [Davis Shelton], Boston Mass, rapper (Another Bad Creation) was born
1688-11-11
Birth
Lorenzo Somis
Lorenzo Somis, composer was born
1958-11-11
Birth
Luz Casal
Luz Casal, Spanish singer was born
1962-11-11
Birth
Mic Michaeli
Mic Michaeli, Swedish keyboardist was born
1788-11-11
Birth
Michal Wielhorski
Michal Wielhorski, composer was born
1927-11-11
Birth
Mose Allison
Mose Allison, Tippo Mississippi, jazz artist (Black Country Suite) was born
1938-11-11
Birth
Narvel Felts
Narvel Felts, country singer was born
1832-11-11
Birth
Paolo Giorza
Paolo Giorza, composer was born
1947-11-11
Birth
Pat "Dirty" Daugherty
Pat "Dirty" Daugherty, rocker (Black Oak Arkansas) was born
1952-11-11
Birth
Paul Cowsill
Paul Cowsill, Newport RI, rock keyboardist (Cowsills-We Can Fly) was born
1989-11-11
Birth
Reina Tanaka
Reina Tanaka, Japanese pop singer was born
1938-11-11
Birth
Roger Laver
Roger Laver, [Jackson], rock keyboardist (Tornados) was born
1950-11-11
Birth
Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo, Cuban bass guitarist was born
1974-11-11
Birth
Static Major
Static Major, American singer (d. 2008) was born
1930-11-11
Birth
Vernon Handley
Vernon Handley, English conductor was born
1945-11-11
Birth
Vince Martell
Vince Martell, NYC, rock guitarist (Vanilla Fudge) was born
1968-11-11
Birth
Wyatt Pauley
Wyatt Pauley, Ecuador, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies) was born
1974-11-11
Death
Alfonso Leng
Alfonso Leng, composer, dies at 80
1901-11-11
Death
Antonio Zamara
Antonio Zamara, composer, dies at 72
1972-11-11
Death
Berry Oakley
Berry Oakley, US rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24
1979-11-11
Death
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (b. 1894)
1936-11-11
Death
Edward German
Edward German, composer, dies at 74
1964-11-11
Death
Edward Steuermann
Edward Steuermann, composer, dies at 72
1994-11-11
Death
Elizabeth Lefanu Maconchy
Elizabeth Lefanu Maconchy, Engl composer (My Dark Heart), dies at 87
1993-11-11
Death
Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins, US trumpeter/composer (After Hours), dies at 79
1977-11-11
Death
Greta Keller
Greta Keller, Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. 1903)
1967-11-11
Death
Harry Seymour
Harry Seymour, composer/actor (Tenderfoot), dies of heart attack at 76
1907-11-11
Death
Henry Gadsby
Henry Gadsby, composer, dies at 64
1984-11-11
Death
Jan Novak
Jan Novak, composer, dies at 63
1968-11-11
Death
Jeanne Demessieux
Jeanne Demessieux, composer, dies at 47
1945-11-11
Death
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern, US composer (Sally, Leave it to Jane), dies at 60
1954-11-11
Death
John Rosamund Johnson
John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81
1912-11-11
Death
Joseph Wieniawski
Joseph Wieniawski, composer, dies at 75
1895-11-11
Death
Julius Tausch
Julius Tausch, composer, dies at 68
1995-11-11
Death
Kenneth Goldstein
Kenneth Goldstein, folklorist/enthomusicologist, dies at 68
1929-11-11
Death
Mieczyslaw Soltys
Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer, dies at 66
1973-11-11
Death
Stringbean
Stringbean, [David Akeman], banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw), dies at 58
1956-11-11
Death
Victor Young
Victor Young, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56
1988-11-11
Death
William Ifor Jones
William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor & organist (b. 1900)
1725-11-11
Event
George Frideric Handel
George F Handel's opera "Tamerlano," premieres in London
1862-11-11
Event
Giuseppe Verdi
Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)
1925-11-11
Event
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five & Hot Seven recordings
2009-11-11
Event
Taylor Swift
43rd Country Music Association Award: Taylor Swift & Brad Paisley wins
1969-11-11
Event
The Beatles
Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK
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