On This Day in Music: November 11

1894 Birth

Aaron Avshalomov

Aaron Avshalomov, composer was born

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1932 Birth

Al Levitt

Al Levitt, drummer was born

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1696 Birth

Andrea Zani

Andrea Zani, composer was born

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1953 Birth

Andy Partridge

Andy Partridge, English rock vocalist/guitarist (XTC-Oranges & Lemons) was born

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1928 Birth

Arthur Cunningham

Arthur Cunningham, composer was born

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1767 Birth

Bernhard Romberg

Bernhard Romberg, German cellist/composer/royal chaplain bandmaster was born

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1956 Birth

Billy Smith

Billy Smith, Reidsville NC, country singer (Billy & Terry Smith) was born

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1947 Birth

Brad Lee Sexton

Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist was born

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1937 Birth

Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace

Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace, singer was born

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1731 Birth

Carl Joseph Toeschi

Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer was born

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1943 Birth

Chas Hodges

Chas Hodges, rocker was born

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1946 Birth

Chip Hawkes

Chip Hawkes, rocker was born

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1945 Birth

Chris Dreja

Chris Dreja, London, rocker (Yardbirds) was born

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1968 Birth

David L Cook

David L Cook, American singer and comedian was born

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1970 Birth

Derry Brownson

Derry Brownson, rock keyboardist (EMF-Unbelievable) was born

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1883 Birth

Ernest Ansermet

Ernest Ansermet, Vevey Switzerland, conductor (Ruilles de Printemps) was born

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1928 Birth

Ernestine Anderson

Ernestine Anderson, jazz vocalist was born

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1910 Birth

Frideswide Frances Emma Knight

Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist was born

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1690 Birth

Gerhard Hoffmann

Gerhard Hoffmann, composer was born

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1913 Birth

German Leont'yevich Zhukovsky

German Leont'yevich Zhukovsky, composer was born

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1914 Birth

Hansje Toussaint

Hansje Toussaint, [Hermina A Schenk], singer (Sing of the Cross) was born

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1956 Birth

Ian Craig Marsh

Ian Craig Marsh, England, rocker (Heaven 17-Electric Dreams) was born

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1895 Birth

Jacov Gotovac

Jacov Gotovac, composer was born

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1962 Birth

James Morrison

James Morrison, Australian musician was born

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1976 Birth

Jesse Keeler

Jesse Keeler, Canadian musician was born

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1950 Birth

Jim Peterik

Jim Peterik, rocker (Survivor) was born

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1968 Birth

Jo Kittsee

Jo Kittsee, Germany, rocker (Fuzzbox-Into Rescue) was born

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1722 Birth

Johann Philipp Sack

Johann Philipp Sack, composer was born

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1917 Birth

Julien-Francois Zbinden

Julien-Francois Zbinden, composer was born

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1918 Birth

Jurg Baur

Jurg Baur, composer was born

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1943 Birth

Karin Kent

Karin Kent, [Janneke Kanteman], Dutch singer was born

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1929 Birth

LaVern Baker

LaVern Baker, Chicago, R&B vocalist (I Cried a Tear) was born

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1982 Birth

Lil' Dave

Lil' Dave, [Davis Shelton], Boston Mass, rapper (Another Bad Creation) was born

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1688 Birth

Lorenzo Somis

Lorenzo Somis, composer was born

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1958 Birth

Luz Casal

Luz Casal, Spanish singer was born

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1962 Birth

Mic Michaeli

Mic Michaeli, Swedish keyboardist was born

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1788 Birth

Michal Wielhorski

Michal Wielhorski, composer was born

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1927 Birth

Mose Allison

Mose Allison, Tippo Mississippi, jazz artist (Black Country Suite) was born

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1938 Birth

Narvel Felts

Narvel Felts, country singer was born

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1832 Birth

Paolo Giorza

Paolo Giorza, composer was born

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1947 Birth

Pat "Dirty" Daugherty

Pat "Dirty" Daugherty, rocker (Black Oak Arkansas) was born

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1952 Birth

Paul Cowsill

Paul Cowsill, Newport RI, rock keyboardist (Cowsills-We Can Fly) was born

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1989 Birth

Reina Tanaka

Reina Tanaka, Japanese pop singer was born

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1938 Birth

Roger Laver

Roger Laver, [Jackson], rock keyboardist (Tornados) was born

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1950 Birth

Rudy Sarzo

Rudy Sarzo, Cuban bass guitarist was born

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1974 Birth

Static Major

Static Major, American singer (d. 2008) was born

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1930 Birth

Vernon Handley

Vernon Handley, English conductor was born

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1945 Birth

Vince Martell

Vince Martell, NYC, rock guitarist (Vanilla Fudge) was born

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1968 Birth

Wyatt Pauley

Wyatt Pauley, Ecuador, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies) was born

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2021 Death

Aga Mikolaj

Aga Mikolaj died

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1974 Death

Alfonso Leng

Alfonso Leng, composer, dies at 80

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2020 Death

Andrew White

Andrew White died

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1901 Death

Antonio Zamara

Antonio Zamara, composer, dies at 72

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1972 Death

Berry Oakley

Berry Oakley, US rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24

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2025 Death

Cleto Escobedo III

Cleto Escobedo III died

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1979 Death

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (b. 1894)

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1936 Death

Edward German

Edward German, composer, dies at 74

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1964 Death

Edward Steuermann

Edward Steuermann, composer, dies at 72

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1994 Death

Elizabeth Lefanu Maconchy

Elizabeth Lefanu Maconchy, Engl composer (My Dark Heart), dies at 87

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1993 Death

Erskine Hawkins

Erskine Hawkins, US trumpeter/composer (After Hours), dies at 79

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2021 Death

Graeme Edge

Graeme Edge died

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1977 Death

Greta Keller

Greta Keller, Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. 1903)

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1967 Death

Harry Seymour

Harry Seymour, composer/actor (Tenderfoot), dies of heart attack at 76

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1907 Death

Henry Gadsby

Henry Gadsby, composer, dies at 64

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1984 Death

Jan Novak

Jan Novak, composer, dies at 63

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1968 Death

Jeanne Demessieux

Jeanne Demessieux, composer, dies at 47

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1945 Death

Jerome Kern

Jerome Kern, US composer (Sally, Leave it to Jane), dies at 60

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2025 Death

Joakim Karlsson

Joakim Karlsson died

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1954 Death

John Rosamund Johnson

John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81

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1912 Death

Joseph Wieniawski

Joseph Wieniawski, composer, dies at 75

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1895 Death

Julius Tausch

Julius Tausch, composer, dies at 68

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2022 Death

Keith Levene

Keith Levene died

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1995 Death

Kenneth Goldstein

Kenneth Goldstein, folklorist/enthomusicologist, dies at 68

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1929 Death

Mieczyslaw Soltys

Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer, dies at 66

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2024 Death

Papa Noël

Papa Noël died

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1973 Death

Stringbean

Stringbean, [David Akeman], banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw), dies at 58

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2022 Death

Sven-Bertil Taube

Sven-Bertil Taube died

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1956 Death

Victor Young

Victor Young, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56

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2024 Death

Walter Dahn

Walter Dahn died

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1988 Death

William Ifor Jones

William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor & organist (b. 1900)

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2022 Event

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen released the album 'Only the Strong Survive'

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1725 Event

George Frideric Handel

George F Handel's opera "Tamerlano," premieres in London

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1862 Event

Giuseppe Verdi

Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)

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1925 Event

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five & Hot Seven recordings

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2022 Event

Louis Tomlinson

Louis Tomlinson released the album 'Faith in the Future'

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2022 Event

Nas

Nas released the album 'King's Disease III'

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2009 Event

Taylor Swift

43rd Country Music Association Award: Taylor Swift & Brad Paisley wins

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1969 Event

The Beatles

Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK

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