1975-11-22
Birth
Aiko
Aiko, Japanese singer was born
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1950-11-22
Birth
Art Sullivan
Art Sullivan, Belgian singer was born
1946-11-22
Birth
Aston Barrett
Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist (I Shot the Sheriff) was born
1924-11-22
Birth
Axel Borup-Jorgensen
Axel Borup-Jorgensen, composer was born
1981-11-22
Birth
Ben Adams
Ben Adams, English singer was born
1891-11-22
Birth
Bengt Axel von Torne
Bengt Axel von Torne, composer was born
1913-11-22
Birth
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten, Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer (Beggar's Opera) was born
1907-11-22
Birth
Bernard Naylor
Bernard Naylor, composer was born
1982-11-22
Birth
Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin
Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong singer (Twins) was born
1979-11-22
Birth
Chris Doran
Chris Doran, Irish singer was born
1780-11-22
Birth
Conradin Kreutzer
Conradin Kreutzer, composer was born
1983-11-22
Birth
Corey Beaulieu
Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist (Trivium) was born
1923-11-22
Birth
Dika Newlin
Dika Newlin, composer was born
1960-11-22
Birth
Eg White
Eg White, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) was born
1902-11-22
Birth
Emanuel Feuermann
Emanuel Feuermann, Kolomea Galicia, cellist (Chicago Symph Orch) was born
1922-11-22
Birth
Fikret Dzhamil Amirov
Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, Kirovabad Russia, Azerbaijani composer (Shur) was born
1943-11-22
Birth
Floyd Sneed
Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer (Three Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born
1690-11-22
Birth
Francois Collin de Blamont
Francois Collin de Blamont, composer was born
1709-11-22
Birth
Frantisek Benda
Frantisek Benda, composer was born
1925-11-22
Birth
Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller, NYC, hornist/composer (Visitation) was born
1936-11-22
Birth
Hans Zender
Hans Zender, composer was born
1899-11-22
Birth
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) was born
1870-11-22
Birth
Howard Brockway
Howard Brockway, composer was born
1900-11-22
Birth
Hugo Godron
Hugo Godron, composer was born
1458-11-22
Birth
Jacob Obrecht
Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (d. 1505) was born
1579-11-22
Birth
Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele
Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist was born
1917-11-22
Birth
Jean-Etienne Marie
Jean-Etienne Marie, composer was born
1941-11-22
Birth
Jesse Colin Young
Jesse Colin Young, American musician was born
1901-11-22
Birth
Joaquin Rodrigo
Joaquin Rodrigo, Sagunto Spain, composer was born
1838-11-22
Birth
Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga
Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer was born
1978-11-22
Birth
Karen O
Karen O, American singer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) was born
1951-11-22
Birth
Kent Nagano
Kent Nagano, American conductor was born
1956-11-22
Birth
Lawrence Gowan
Lawrence Gowan, Canadian singer (Styx) was born
1950-11-22
Birth
Little Steven
Little Steven, [Van Zandt], Asbury Park NJ, rocker (Born to Run) was born
1896-11-22
Birth
Mario La Broca
Mario La Broca, composer was born
1930-11-22
Birth
Peter Hall
Peter Hall, British stage/film/opera director (Pedestrian) was born
1947-11-22
Birth
Rod Price
Rod Price, rocker (Foghat) was born
1941-11-22
Birth
Ron McClure
Ron McClure, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) was born
1957-11-22
Birth
Sharon Bailey
Sharon Bailey, rocker (Amazulu-Excitable) was born
1961-11-22
Birth
Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough, British concert pianist was born
1942-11-22
Birth
Steve Caldwell
Steve Caldwell, rocker (Orleans) was born
1983-11-22
Birth
Tyler Hilton
Tyler Hilton, American singer and actor was born
1953-11-22
Birth
Urmas Alender
Urmas Alender, Estonian singer (d. 1994) was born
1976-11-22
Birth
Ville Valo
Ville Valo, Finnish singer (HIM) was born
1710-11-22
Birth
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach (Sinfonias 64) was born
1950-11-22
Birth
[Ma]Tina Weymouth
[Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado CA, rock bassist (Talking Heads-& She Was) was born
1969-11-22
Death
Acario Cotapos
Acario Cotapos, composer, dies at 80
1751-11-22
Death
Anton Englert
Anton Englert, composer, dies at 77
1900-11-22
Death
Arthur S Sullivan
Arthur S Sullivan, England, composer (Mikado, Ivanhoe), dies at 58
1852-11-22
Death
August Alexander Klengel
August Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69
1926-11-22
Death
Darvish Khan
Darvish Khan, Iranian musician (b. 1872)
1995-11-22
Death
Edna Deanne Fuelling
Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90
1967-11-22
Death
Edvin Kallstenius
Edvin Kallstenius, composer, dies at 86
1991-11-22
Death
Jac de Jong
Jac de Jong, Dutch MP/composer/businessman (Nedac-Sorbo), dies
1776-11-22
Death
Johann Caspar Simon
Johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75
1813-11-22
Death
Johann Gottfried Vierling
Johann Gottfried Vierling, composer, dies at 63
1955-11-22
Death
Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz
Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91
1994-11-22
Death
L V Johnson Singer
L V Johnson Singer, dies
1896-11-22
Death
Leon Leopold Lewandoski
Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer, dies at 65
1943-11-22
Death
Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY
1859-11-22
Death
Louis Spohr
Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75
1982-11-22
Death
Max Deutsch
Max Deutsch, composer, dies at 90
1983-11-22
Death
Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58
1997-11-22
Death
Michael Hutchence
Michael Hutchence, Australian rocker (INXS), commits suicide at 37
1994-11-22
Death
Norma Donaldson
Norma Donaldson, US singer/actress (Staying Alive), dies at 68
2001-11-22
Death
Norman Granz
Norman Granz, American jazz impresario and producer (b. 1918)
2011-11-22
Death
Paul Motian
Paul Motian, American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer, dies at 80
1826-11-22
Death
Pavel Lambert Masek
Pavel Lambert Masek, composer, dies at 65
1943-11-22
Death
Pietro Alessandro Yon
Pietro Alessandro Yon, composer, dies at 57
1986-11-22
Death
Robert Sutton Whitney
Robert Sutton Whitney, composer, dies at 82
1902-11-22
Death
Septimus Winner
Septimus Winner, composer, dies at 75
1987-11-22
Death
Ted Taylor
Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies
1851-11-22
Event
Felicien David
Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris)
1831-11-22
Event
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Opera "Robert Le Diable" is produced (Paris)
2005-11-22
Event
Kelly Clarkson
32nd American Music Award: Gwen Stefani, Will Smith & Kelly Clarkson win
1957-11-22
Event
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY
1898-11-22
Event
Pietro Mascagni
Opera "Iris" premieres (Rome)
2009-11-22
Event
Taylor Swift
36th American Music Award: Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson win
1968-11-22
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album
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