1900-11-14
Birth
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland, American composer (Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring) (d. 1990) was born
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1951-11-14
Birth
Alec John Such
Alec John Such, US pop bassist (Bon Jovi-Wanted Dead or Alive) was born
1904-11-14
Birth
Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov
Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer was born
1964-11-14
Birth
Andrew
Andrew, rocker (The Pasadenas-Riding on a Train) was born
1959-11-14
Birth
Annie Schilder
Annie Schilder, Dutch singer (BZN) was born
1825-11-14
Birth
August Reissmann
August Reissmann, composer was born
1951-11-14
Birth
Barry Brandt
Barry Brandt, Wash DC, rock drummer (Angel) was born
1887-11-14
Birth
Bernhard Paumgartner
Bernhard Paumgartner, Austria, musicologist/conductor/composer was born
1924-11-14
Birth
Billy Jim Layton
Billy Jim Layton, composer was born
1969-11-14
Birth
Butch Walker
Butch Walker, Rome Ga, heavy metal guitarist (Southgang-Tainted Angel) was born
1796-11-14
Birth
Carlo Conti
Carlo Conti, composer was born
1936-11-14
Birth
Cornell Gunther
Cornell Gunther, Los Angeles California, musician (Coasters-Poison Ivy) was born
1935-11-14
Birth
Donald Edwin White
Donald Edwin White, advertising copywriter/opera administrator was born
1972-11-14
Birth
Edyta Górniak
Edyta Górniak, Polish singer was born
1934-11-14
Birth
Ellis Marsalis
Ellis Marsalis, jazz musician was born
1805-11-14
Birth
Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel
Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer was born
1975-11-14
Birth
Faye Tozer
Faye Tozer, British musician (Steps) was born
1957-11-14
Birth
Frank Affolter
Frank Affolter, pianist/writer/composer (If Nobody Does) was born
1940-11-14
Birth
Freddie Garrity
Freddie Garrity, rocker (Freddie & the Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now) was born
1663-11-14
Birth
Friederich Wilhelm Zachow
Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer was born
1774-11-14
Birth
Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini
Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, composer was born
1879-11-14
Birth
Geoffrey Turton Shaw
Geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer was born
1829-11-14
Birth
Giulio Roberti
Giulio Roberti, composer was born
1800-11-14
Birth
Heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn
Heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn, composer was born
1948-11-14
Birth
James Young
James Young, Chicago IL, rock guitarist (Styx) was born
1990-11-14
Birth
Jessie Jacobs
Jessie Jacobs, Australian actress and singer (d. 2008) was born
1845-11-14
Birth
Johann Ernst Perabo
Johann Ernst Perabo, composer was born
1719-11-14
Birth
Johann Georg Leopold Mozart
Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, composer was born
1778-11-14
Birth
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, composer was born
1740-11-14
Birth
Johann van Beethoven
Johann van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven's father and first teacher (d. 1792) was born
1816-11-14
Birth
John Curwen
John Curwen, composer was born
1905-11-14
Birth
John Henry Barbee
John Henry Barbee, American guitarist and singer (d. 1964) was born
1920-11-14
Birth
Johnny Desmond
Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) was born
1964-11-14
Birth
Joseph "Run" Simmons
Joseph "Run" Simmons, New York, American rapper (Run DMC) was born
1914-11-14
Birth
Ken Carson
Ken Carson, Coalgate Oklahoma, singer (Garry Moore Show) was born
1924-11-14
Birth
Leonid B Kogan
Leonid B Kogan, Dnepropetrovsk Russia, violinist (Lenin Prize-1952) was born
1928-11-14
Birth
Leonie Rysanek
Leonie Rysanek, dramatic soprano (Vienna Munich State Opera 1952-54) was born
1983-11-14
Birth
Lil Boosie
Lil Boosie, American rapper was born
1919-11-14
Birth
Lisa Otto
Lisa Otto, German soprano was born
1984-11-14
Birth
Marija Šerifović
Marija Šerifović, Serbian singer was born
1922-11-14
Birth
Marina Candael
Marina Candael, Flemish dancer/choreography (Rhapsody in Blue) was born
1973-11-14
Birth
Moka Only
Moka Only, Canadian musician was born
1901-11-14
Birth
Morton Downey
Morton Downey, Wallingford Ct, singer (Star of the Family) was born
1927-11-14
Birth
Narciso Yepes
Narciso Yepes, Lorca Spain, guitarist (Orquesta Nacionale 1947) was born
1967-11-14
Birth
Nina Gordon
Nina Gordon, American singer was born
1977-11-14
Birth
Obie Trice
Obie Trice, American rapper was born
1932-11-14
Birth
Ramon Zupko
Ramon Zupko, composer was born
1964-11-14
Birth
Rev Run
Rev Run, American rapper was born
1951-11-14
Birth
Sandahl Bergman
Sandahl Bergman, KC Missouri, actress (Conan, All that Jazz) was born
1944-11-14
Birth
Scherrie Payne
Scherrie Payne, US singer (Supremes-Incredible) was born
1951-11-14
Birth
Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop, rocker vocalist was born
1979-11-14
Birth
Tobin Esperance
Tobin Esperance, American musician (Papa Roach) was born
1960-11-14
Birth
Tom Judson
Tom Judson, American actor and composer was born
1975-11-14
Birth
Travis Barker
Travis Barker, American musician (Blink-182, +44) was born
1939-11-14
Birth
Wendy (Walter) Carlos
Wendy (Walter) Carlos, Pawtucket RI, composer (Switched on Bach) was born
1954-11-14
Birth
Yanni
Yanni, new age musician (Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance) was born
1925-11-14
Death
Agnes Marie Jacobina Zimmermann
Agnes Marie Jacobina Zimmermann, composer, dies at 78
1944-11-14
Death
Carl Flesch
Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873)
1922-11-14
Death
Carl Michael Ziehrer
Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer, dies at 79
1692-11-14
Death
Christoph Bernhard
Christoph Bernhard, German composer, dies at 64
1860-11-14
Death
Feliks Ostrowski
Feliks Ostrowski, composer, dies at 58
1992-11-14
Death
George Adams
George Adams, US tenor saxophonist/flautist (Changes One), dies
1831-11-14
Death
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Austrian composer/piano builder, dies at 74
1982-11-14
Death
Joachim Stutschewsky
Joachim Stutschewsky, composer, dies at 91
1946-11-14
Death
Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla, Spanish composer (b. 1876)
2004-11-14
Death
Michel Colombier
Michel Colombier, French composer (b. 1939)
1977-11-14
Death
Richard Addinsell
Richard Addinsell, English composer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 73
1915-11-14
Death
Theodor Leschetizky
Theodor Leschetizky, composer, dies at 85
1991-11-14
Event
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV
1908-11-14
Event
Oscar Strauss
Oscar Strauss' musical "Der tapfere Soldat" premieres in Vienna
2004-11-14
Event
Usher
31st American Music Award: Sheryl Crow, Usher & Kenny Chesney win
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