1808-11-17
Birth
Alberich Zwyssig
Alberich Zwyssig, composer was born
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1938-11-17
Birth
Alvaro Leon Cassuto
Alvaro Leon Cassuto, composer was born
1965-11-17
Birth
Amanda Brown
Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) and composer was born
1816-11-17
Birth
August W Ambros
August W Ambros, Austria musicologist (History of Music) was born
1942-11-17
Birth
Bob Gaudio
Bob Gaudio, Bronx NY, rocker (Four Seasons-Sherry) was born
1920-11-17
Birth
Camillo Felgen
Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer (d. 2005) was born
1925-11-17
Birth
Charles Mackerras
Charles Mackerras, Schenectady NY, Australian conductor was born
1930-11-17
Birth
David Werner Amram
David Werner Amram, Philadelphia Pa, composer (Splendor in the Grass) was born
1953-11-17
Birth
Dino Martin Jr
Dino Martin Jr, rocker was born
1962-11-17
Birth
Dédé Fortin
Dédé Fortin, Quebec singer (Les Colocs) (d. 2000) was born
1944-11-17
Birth
Eugene Clarke
Eugene Clarke, Tipton Missouri, rock guitarist was born
1941-11-17
Birth
Gene Clark
Gene Clark, Los Angeles California, rock vocalist/guitarist (Byrds) was born
1859-11-17
Birth
Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup
Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer was born
1938-11-17
Birth
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot, Ontario Canada, folksinger (Sundown) was born
1891-11-17
Birth
Guido Pannain
Guido Pannain, composer was born
1919-11-17
Birth
Hershy Kay
Hershy Kay, Philadelphia Penn, composer/arranger (Olympic Hymn) was born
1980-11-17
Birth
Isaac Hanson
Isaac Hanson, vocalist (Hansons-Do Wah) was born
1966-11-17
Birth
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley, musician was born
1953-11-17
Birth
Jilly Johnson
Jilly Johnson, England, vocalist (Blonde on Blonde) was born
1771-11-17
Birth
Jonathan Huntington
Jonathan Huntington, composer was born
1903-11-17
Birth
Joseph Kaminski
Joseph Kaminski, composer was born
1966-11-17
Birth
Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano, Australian singer was born
1972-11-17
Birth
Kimya Dawson
Kimya Dawson, American singer was born
1975-11-17
Birth
Lord Infamous
Lord Infamous, Rapper was born
1940-11-17
Birth
Luke Kelly
Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player was born
1946-11-17
Birth
Martin Barre
Martin Barre, British pop guitarist (Jethro Tull) was born
1892-11-17
Birth
Max Deutsch
Max Deutsch, composer was born
1901-11-17
Birth
Max Zehnder
Max Zehnder, composer was born
1787-11-17
Birth
Michele Carafa
Michele Carafa, composer was born
1970-11-17
Birth
Paul Allender
Paul Allender, British guitarist (Cradle of Filth) was born
1955-11-17
Birth
Peter Cox
Peter Cox, rocker (Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down) was born
1901-11-17
Birth
Raymond Chevreuille
Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer was born
1947-11-17
Birth
Rod Clements
Rod Clements, rocker was born
1981-11-17
Birth
Sarah Harding
Sarah Harding, English singer (Girls Aloud) was born
1947-11-17
Birth
Stewkey
Stewkey, [Robert Antoni], rocker was born
1837-11-17
Birth
Willem Coenen
Willem Coenen, composer was born
1980-11-17
Birth
[Clarke] Isaac Hanson
[Clarke] Isaac Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer (Hansons-MMMMbop) was born
1995-11-17
Death
Alan Hull
Alan Hull, singer/composer, dies at 50
1862-11-17
Death
Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky
Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63
2003-11-17
Death
Arthur Conley
Arthur Conley, American singer (b. 1946)
1981-11-17
Death
Bob Eberly
Bob Eberly, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), dies at 65
2003-11-17
Death
Don Gibson
Don Gibson, American singer (b. 1928)
1982-11-17
Death
Eduard Tubin
Eduard Tubin, composer, dies at 77
1989-11-17
Death
Emerson Buckley
Emerson Buckley, composer, dies at 73
2006-11-17
Death
Flo Sandon's
Flo Sandon's, Italian singer (b. 1924)
2008-11-17
Death
George Stephen Morrison
George Stephen Morrison, American admiral and father of The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison
1931-11-17
Death
Georgi Atanasov
Georgi Atanasov, composer, dies at 50
1770-11-17
Death
Gian Francesco de Majo
Gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38
1959-11-17
Death
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72
1987-11-17
Death
Irene Wicker
Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81
1955-11-17
Death
James Price Johnson
James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64
1826-11-17
Death
Louise Reichardt
Louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47
2001-11-17
Death
Michael Karoli
Michael Karoli, German guitarist (b. 1948)
1943-11-17
Death
Paul Charles Rene Landormy
Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer, dies at 74
2006-11-17
Death
Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown, American blues singer (b. 1928)
1648-11-17
Death
Thomas Ford
Thomas Ford, composer, dies
1976-11-17
Death
Victor Alessandro
Victor Alessandro, composer, dies at 60
1856-11-17
Death
William Knyvett
William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77
1866-11-17
Event
Ambroise Thomas
Opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris)
1962-11-17
Event
Cy Coleman
Simon/Coleman/Leigh's musical "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 257 performances
1842-11-17
Event
Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Linda di Chamounix" is produced (London)
1904-11-17
Event
George M Cohan
George Cohan's musical "Little Johnny Jones", premieres in NYC
1839-11-17
Event
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di" premieres in Milan
1968-11-17
Event
John Kander
John Kander/Fred Ebbs musical "Zorba," premieres in NYC
1967-11-17
Event
The Beatles
Beatles Ltd & Apple Music Ltd swap names
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