2009
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Taylor Swift
36th American Music Award: Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson win
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Born on November 22
1975
Birth
Aiko
Aiko, Japanese singer was born
1950
Birth
Art Sullivan
Art Sullivan, Belgian singer was born
1946
Birth
Aston Barrett
Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist (I Shot the Sheriff) was born
1924
Birth
Axel Borup-Jorgensen
Axel Borup-Jorgensen, composer was born
1981
Birth
Ben Adams
Ben Adams, English singer was born
1891
Birth
Bengt Axel von Torne
Bengt Axel von Torne, composer was born
1913
Birth
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten, Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer (Beggar's Opera) was born
1907
Birth
Bernard Naylor
Bernard Naylor, composer was born
1982
Birth
Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin
Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong singer (Twins) was born
1979
Birth
Chris Doran
Chris Doran, Irish singer was born
1780
Birth
Conradin Kreutzer
Conradin Kreutzer, composer was born
1983
Birth
Corey Beaulieu
Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist (Trivium) was born
1923
Birth
Dika Newlin
Dika Newlin, composer was born
1960
Birth
Eg White
Eg White, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) was born
1902
Birth
Emanuel Feuermann
Emanuel Feuermann, Kolomea Galicia, cellist (Chicago Symph Orch) was born
1922
Birth
Fikret Dzhamil Amirov
Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, Kirovabad Russia, Azerbaijani composer (Shur) was born
1943
Birth
Floyd Sneed
Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer (Three Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born
1690
Birth
Francois Collin de Blamont
Francois Collin de Blamont, composer was born
1709
Birth
Frantisek Benda
Frantisek Benda, composer was born
1925
Birth
Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller, NYC, hornist/composer (Visitation) was born
1936
Birth
Hans Zender
Hans Zender, composer was born
1899
Birth
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) was born
1870
Birth
Howard Brockway
Howard Brockway, composer was born
1900
Birth
Hugo Godron
Hugo Godron, composer was born
1458
Birth
Jacob Obrecht
Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (d. 1505) was born
1579
Birth
Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele
Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist was born
1917
Birth
Jean-Etienne Marie
Jean-Etienne Marie, composer was born
1941
Birth
Jesse Colin Young
Jesse Colin Young, American musician was born
1901
Birth
Joaquin Rodrigo
Joaquin Rodrigo, Sagunto Spain, composer was born
1838
Birth
Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga
Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer was born
1978
Birth
Karen O
Karen O, American singer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) was born
1951
Birth
Kent Nagano
Kent Nagano, American conductor was born
1956
Birth
Lawrence Gowan
Lawrence Gowan, Canadian singer (Styx) was born
1950
Birth
Little Steven
Little Steven, [Van Zandt], Asbury Park NJ, rocker (Born to Run) was born
1896
Birth
Mario La Broca
Mario La Broca, composer was born
1930
Birth
Peter Hall
Peter Hall, British stage/film/opera director (Pedestrian) was born
1947
Birth
Rod Price
Rod Price, rocker (Foghat) was born
1941
Birth
Ron McClure
Ron McClure, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) was born
1957
Birth
Sharon Bailey
Sharon Bailey, rocker (Amazulu-Excitable) was born
1961
Birth
Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough, British concert pianist was born
1942
Birth
Steve Caldwell
Steve Caldwell, rocker (Orleans) was born
1983
Birth
Tyler Hilton
Tyler Hilton, American singer and actor was born
1953
Birth
Urmas Alender
Urmas Alender, Estonian singer (d. 1994) was born
1976
Birth
Ville Valo
Ville Valo, Finnish singer (HIM) was born
1710
Birth
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach (Sinfonias 64) was born
1950
Birth
[Ma]Tina Weymouth
[Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado CA, rock bassist (Talking Heads-& She Was) was born
Died on November 22
1969
Death
Acario Cotapos
Acario Cotapos, composer, dies at 80
1751
Death
Anton Englert
Anton Englert, composer, dies at 77
1900
Death
Arthur S Sullivan
Arthur S Sullivan, England, composer (Mikado, Ivanhoe), dies at 58
2021
Death
Asya Sultanova
Asya Sultanova died
1852
Death
August Alexander Klengel
August Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69
2023
Death
Barbara Haščáková
Barbara Haščáková died
2020
Death
Corrie van Gorp
Corrie van Gorp died
1926
Death
Darvish Khan
Darvish Khan, Iranian musician (b. 1872)
1995
Death
Edna Deanne Fuelling
Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90
1967
Death
Edvin Kallstenius
Edvin Kallstenius, composer, dies at 86
2022
Death
Erasmo Carlos
Erasmo Carlos died
1991
Death
Jac de Jong
Jac de Jong, Dutch MP/composer/businessman (Nedac-Sorbo), dies
2023
Death
Jean Knight
Jean Knight died
1776
Death
Johann Caspar Simon
Johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75
1813
Death
Johann Gottfried Vierling
Johann Gottfried Vierling, composer, dies at 63
1955
Death
Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz
Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91
2024
Death
Jürgen Thormann
Jürgen Thormann died
1994
Death
L V Johnson Singer
L V Johnson Singer, dies
1896
Death
Leon Leopold Lewandoski
Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer, dies at 65
2023
Death
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan died
1943
Death
Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY
1859
Death
Louis Spohr
Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75
1982
Death
Max Deutsch
Max Deutsch, composer, dies at 90
1983
Death
Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58
1997
Death
Michael Hutchence
Michael Hutchence, Australian rocker (INXS), commits suicide at 37
1994
Death
Norma Donaldson
Norma Donaldson, US singer/actress (Staying Alive), dies at 68
2001
Death
Norman Granz
Norman Granz, American jazz impresario and producer (b. 1918)
2022
Death
Pablo Milanés
Pablo Milanés died
2021
Death
Paolo Pietrangeli
Paolo Pietrangeli died
2011
Death
Paul Motian
Paul Motian, American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer, dies at 80
1826
Death
Pavel Lambert Masek
Pavel Lambert Masek, composer, dies at 65
1943
Death
Pietro Alessandro Yon
Pietro Alessandro Yon, composer, dies at 57
1986
Death
Robert Sutton Whitney
Robert Sutton Whitney, composer, dies at 82
1902
Death
Septimus Winner
Septimus Winner, composer, dies at 75
1987
Death
Ted Taylor
Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies
2021
Death
Volker Lechtenbrink
Volker Lechtenbrink died
Releases & milestones on November 22
2024
Event
Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
2024
Event
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
2024
Event
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
2024
Event
Ethan Slater
Ethan Slater released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
1851
Event
Felicien David
Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris)
1831
Event
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Opera "Robert Le Diable" is produced (Paris)
2024
Event
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
2024
Event
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Bailey released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
2005
Event
Kelly Clarkson
32nd American Music Award: Gwen Stefani, Will Smith & Kelly Clarkson win
2024
Event
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar released the album 'GNX'
2024
Event
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson released the album 'One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1'
2024
Event
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
1957
Event
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY
2024
Event
Opeth
Opeth released the album 'The Last Will and Testament'
2024
Event
Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
1898
Event
Pietro Mascagni
Opera "Iris" premieres (Rome)
2024
Event
Sharon D. Clarke
Sharon D. Clarke released the album 'Wicked: The Soundtrack'
2009
Event
Taylor Swift
36th American Music Award: Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson win
1968
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album
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