On This Day in Music: November 22

On November 22 in music history, 46 artists were born, 36 died and 19 other milestones happened, among them Taylor Swift (2009), The Beatles (1968) and Kendrick Lamar (2024).

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Taylor Swift

36th American Music Award: Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson win

The Beatles

Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar released the album 'GNX'

Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY

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Born on November 22

Aiko

Aiko, Japanese singer was born

Art Sullivan

Art Sullivan, Belgian singer was born

Aston Barrett

Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist (I Shot the Sheriff) was born

Axel Borup-Jorgensen

Axel Borup-Jorgensen, composer was born

Ben Adams

Ben Adams, English singer was born

Bengt Axel von Torne

Bengt Axel von Torne, composer was born

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten, Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer (Beggar's Opera) was born

Bernard Naylor

Bernard Naylor, composer was born

Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin

Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong singer (Twins) was born

Chris Doran

Chris Doran, Irish singer was born

Conradin Kreutzer

Conradin Kreutzer, composer was born

Corey Beaulieu

Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist (Trivium) was born

Dika Newlin

Dika Newlin, composer was born

Eg White

Eg White, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) was born

Emanuel Feuermann

Emanuel Feuermann, Kolomea Galicia, cellist (Chicago Symph Orch) was born

Fikret Dzhamil Amirov

Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, Kirovabad Russia, Azerbaijani composer (Shur) was born

Floyd Sneed

Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer (Three Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born

Francois Collin de Blamont

Francois Collin de Blamont, composer was born

Frantisek Benda

Frantisek Benda, composer was born

Gunther Schuller

Gunther Schuller, NYC, hornist/composer (Visitation) was born

Hans Zender

Hans Zender, composer was born

Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) was born

Howard Brockway

Howard Brockway, composer was born

Hugo Godron

Hugo Godron, composer was born

Jacob Obrecht

Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (d. 1505) was born

Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele

Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist was born

Jean-Etienne Marie

Jean-Etienne Marie, composer was born

Jesse Colin Young

Jesse Colin Young, American musician was born

Joaquin Rodrigo

Joaquin Rodrigo, Sagunto Spain, composer was born

Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga

Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer was born

Karen O

Karen O, American singer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) was born

Kent Nagano

Kent Nagano, American conductor was born

Lawrence Gowan

Lawrence Gowan, Canadian singer (Styx) was born

Little Steven

Little Steven, [Van Zandt], Asbury Park NJ, rocker (Born to Run) was born

Mario La Broca

Mario La Broca, composer was born

Peter Hall

Peter Hall, British stage/film/opera director (Pedestrian) was born

Rod Price

Rod Price, rocker (Foghat) was born

Ron McClure

Ron McClure, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) was born

Sharon Bailey

Sharon Bailey, rocker (Amazulu-Excitable) was born

Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough, British concert pianist was born

Steve Caldwell

Steve Caldwell, rocker (Orleans) was born

Tyler Hilton

Tyler Hilton, American singer and actor was born

Urmas Alender

Urmas Alender, Estonian singer (d. 1994) was born

Ville Valo

Ville Valo, Finnish singer (HIM) was born

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach (Sinfonias 64) was born

[Ma]Tina Weymouth

[Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado CA, rock bassist (Talking Heads-& She Was) was born

Died on November 22

Acario Cotapos

Acario Cotapos, composer, dies at 80

Anton Englert

Anton Englert, composer, dies at 77

Arthur S Sullivan

Arthur S Sullivan, England, composer (Mikado, Ivanhoe), dies at 58

Asya Sultanova

Asya Sultanova died

August Alexander Klengel

August Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69

Barbara Haščáková

Barbara Haščáková died

Corrie van Gorp

Corrie van Gorp died

Darvish Khan

Darvish Khan, Iranian musician (b. 1872)

Edna Deanne Fuelling

Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90

Edvin Kallstenius

Edvin Kallstenius, composer, dies at 86

Erasmo Carlos

Erasmo Carlos died

Jac de Jong

Jac de Jong, Dutch MP/composer/businessman (Nedac-Sorbo), dies

Jean Knight

Jean Knight died

Johann Caspar Simon

Johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75

Johann Gottfried Vierling

Johann Gottfried Vierling, composer, dies at 63

Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz

Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91

Jürgen Thormann

Jürgen Thormann died

L V Johnson Singer

L V Johnson Singer, dies

Leon Leopold Lewandoski

Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer, dies at 65

Linda Salzman Sagan

Linda Salzman Sagan died

Lorenz Hart

Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY

Louis Spohr

Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75

Max Deutsch

Max Deutsch, composer, dies at 90

Michael Conrad

Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58

Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence, Australian rocker (INXS), commits suicide at 37

Norma Donaldson

Norma Donaldson, US singer/actress (Staying Alive), dies at 68

Norman Granz

Norman Granz, American jazz impresario and producer (b. 1918)

Pablo Milanés

Pablo Milanés died

Paolo Pietrangeli

Paolo Pietrangeli died

Paul Motian

Paul Motian, American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer, dies at 80

Pavel Lambert Masek

Pavel Lambert Masek, composer, dies at 65

Pietro Alessandro Yon

Pietro Alessandro Yon, composer, dies at 57

Robert Sutton Whitney

Robert Sutton Whitney, composer, dies at 82

Septimus Winner

Septimus Winner, composer, dies at 75

Ted Taylor

Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies

Volker Lechtenbrink

Volker Lechtenbrink died

Releases & milestones on November 22

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Ethan Slater

Ethan Slater released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Felicien David

Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris)

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Opera "Robert Le Diable" is produced (Paris)

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Kelly Clarkson

32nd American Music Award: Gwen Stefani, Will Smith & Kelly Clarkson win

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar released the album 'GNX'

Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson released the album 'One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1'

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY

Opeth

Opeth released the album 'The Last Will and Testament'

Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Pietro Mascagni

Opera "Iris" premieres (Rome)

Sharon D. Clarke

Sharon D. Clarke released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'

Taylor Swift

36th American Music Award: Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson win

The Beatles

Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album

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