On This Day in Music: November 2

On November 2 in music history, 47 artists were born, 24 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Barbra Streisand (1973), Nelly (1974) and Mississippi John Hurt (1966).

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Standout moments for this date.

Barbra Streisand

"Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV

Nelly

Nelly, American rapper was born

Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt, rocker, dies at 73

K.D. Lang [Kathy Dawn]

K.D. Lang [Kathy Dawn], Consort Alberta, Canadian country singer was born

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Born on November 2

Andrew Elt

Andrew Elt, singer (Sleeze Beez) was born

Antonio Pena y Goni

Antonio Pena y Goni, composer was born

Beryl McBurnie

Beryl McBurnie, Trinidadian dancer (d. 2000) was born

Bobby Dall

Bobby Dall, American rocker (Poison-Every Rose Has a Thorn), was born

Bruce Welch

Bruce Welch, [Cripps], rocker (Shadows Bognor Regis) was born

Carter Beauford

Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band) was born

Caryl Florio

Caryl Florio, composer, Pen-name of William James Rob John was born

Chris Burnett

Chris Burnett, American musician was born

Chris Walla

Chris Walla, American musician (Death Cab for Cutie) was born

Dave Pegg

Dave Pegg, British pop bassist (Jethro Tull-Crest of a Wave) was born

David Anthony Ahern

David Anthony Ahern, composer was born

Douglas Gordon Lilburn

Douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer was born

Earl "Speedoo" Carroll

Earl "Speedoo" Carroll, NYC, rocker (Cadillacs, Coasters) was born

Elek Erkel

Elek Erkel, composer was born

Erika Jo

Erika Jo, American musician was born

Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa

Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer was born

Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta

Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer was born

Fernando Correia de Oliveira

Fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer was born

Frank Gilligan

Frank Gilligan, Queens NY, singer (Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around) was born

Frederic Kalkbrenner

Frederic Kalkbrenner, composer was born

Frico Kafenda

Frico Kafenda, composer was born

Giuseppe Sinopoli

Giuseppe Sinopoli, Venice Italy, conductor/composer (Sunnyata) was born

Harold Farberman

Harold Farberman, NYC, conductor/composer (Medea) was born

Jason Cerbone

Jason Cerbone, American actor (The Sopranos) was born

Jay Black

Jay Black, American singer (Jay and the Americans) was born

Jay Traynor

Jay Traynor, rocker (Jay & The Americans) was born

Jean Gilbert

Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer (Prince Regent) was born

Johann Leopold Fuchs

Johann Leopold Fuchs, composer was born

John Foulds

John Foulds, composer was born

Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen

Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, composer was born

K.D. Lang [Kathy Dawn]

K.D. Lang [Kathy Dawn], Consort Alberta, Canadian country singer was born

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, composer was born

Katelyn Tarver

Katelyn Tarver, American singer was born

Kyoko Fukada

Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress, model and singer was born

Lindy Morrison

Lindy Morrison, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) was born

Marc van Roon

Marc van Roon, Dutch improvising musician was born

Maxine Nightingale

Maxine Nightingale, English soul singer was born

Milan Stibilj

Milan Stibilj, composer was born

Mireille Delunsch

Mireille Delunsch, French soprano was born

Nelly

Nelly, American rapper was born

Otto Reubke

Otto Reubke, composer was born

Paul Abraham

Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Viktoria und ihr Huzar) was born

Prodigy

Prodigy, American rapper (Mobb Deep) was born

Reginald Arvizu

Reginald Arvizu, American bassist (KoЯn) was born

Rich Gooch

Rich Gooch, rock bassist (Quarterflash) was born

Ultra Naté

Ultra Naté, American musician was born

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) was born

Died on November 2

Adam von Ahn Carse

Adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80

Atilio Stampone

Atilio Stampone died

Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil

Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer, dies at 62

Aurelio Signoretti

Aurelio Signoretti, composer, dies at 68

Cenobio Paniagua y Vasques

Cenobio Paniagua y Vasques, composer, dies at 61

Chretien Urhan

Chretien Urhan, composer, dies at 55

Dimitri Mitropoulos

Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64

Donna Jean Godchaux

Donna Jean Godchaux died

Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson

Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter, dies at 73

Ernst Hess

Ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56

Eva Cassidy

Eva Cassidy, American singer (b. 1963)

Felice Lattuada

Felice Lattuada, composer, dies at 80

Fran Stevens

Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx NY at 72

Gigi Proietti

Gigi Proietti died

Jacob Weinberg

Jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77

Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67

Johann Jacob Walther

Johann Jacob Walther, composer, dies

Johann Matthias Leffloth

Johann Matthias Leffloth, composer, dies at 26

Lô Borges

Lô Borges died

Maude Valerie White

Maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82

Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt, rocker, dies at 73

Sabah Fakhri

Sabah Fakhri died

Sickan Carlsson

Sickan Carlsson, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1915)

Witold Kiełtyka

Witold Kiełtyka, Polish metal drummer (Decapitated) (b. 1984)

Releases & milestones on November 2

Barbra Streisand

"Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV

Diablo Swing Orchestra

Diablo Swing Orchestra released the album 'Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole'

Harry Warren

Warren, Dixon & Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in NYC

Monsta X

Monsta X released the album 'Fatal Love'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Peter Shaffer's musical "Amadeus", premieres in London

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