1942
Birth
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix, Seattle Wash, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), (d. 1970) was born
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Born on November 27
1879
Birth
Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski
Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer was born
1935
Birth
Al Jackson Jr
Al Jackson Jr, Memphis Tn, drummer (Booker T & MGs-Chinese Checkers) was born
1801
Birth
Alexander Egorovich Varlamov
Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer was born
1750
Birth
Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz
Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer was born
1544
Birth
Ascanio Trombeti
Ascanio Trombeti, composer was born
1960
Birth
Ashley Ingram
Ashley Ingram, English singer (Fizzz-Just an Illusion) was born
1745
Birth
Boniface Stoecki
Boniface Stoecki, composer was born
1953
Birth
Boris Grebenshchikov
Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer (Aquarium) was born
1962
Birth
Calvin Hayes
Calvin Hayes, rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock) was born
1867
Birth
Charles Koechlin
Charles Koechlin, French composer (d. 1950) was born
1962
Birth
Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante, Bronx NY, rock drummer (Anthrax-Armed & Dangerous) was born
1959
Birth
Charlie Burchill
Charlie Burchill, Scottish pop guitarist (Simple Minds-Breakfast Club) was born
1787
Birth
Christian Rummel
Christian Rummel, composer was born
1905
Birth
Daniel Sternefeld
Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor/composer (Mater Dolorosa) was born
1952
Birth
Daryl Stuermer
Daryl Stuermer, American guitarist (Genesis) was born
1948
Birth
Dave Winthrop
Dave Winthrop, rock saxophonist (Supertramp) was born
1944
Birth
Dozy
Dozy, rocker was born
1944
Birth
Eddie Rabbitt
Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer (I Love a Rainy Night) was born
1965
Birth
Fiachna O'Braonain
Fiachna O'Braonain, Irish pop guitarist (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go) was born
1759
Birth
Franz Vinzenz Krommer
Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer was born
1731
Birth
Gaetano Pugnani
Gaetano Pugnani, composer was born
1902
Birth
Giuseppe Savagnone
Giuseppe Savagnone, composer was born
1830
Birth
Harrison Millard
Harrison Millard, composer was born
1935
Birth
Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann
Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann, composer was born
1979
Birth
Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn, American violinist was born
1976
Birth
Jean Grae
Jean Grae, South African-born rapper was born
1741
Birth
Jean-Pierre Duport
Jean-Pierre Duport, composer was born
1942
Birth
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix, Seattle Wash, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), (d. 1970) was born
1732
Birth
Johann Joseph Emmert
Johann Joseph Emmert, composer was born
1691
Birth
Josef Antonin Planicky
Josef Antonin Planicky, composer was born
1931
Birth
Juan Guinjoan
Juan Guinjoan, composer was born
1804
Birth
Julius Benedict
Julius Benedict, Stuttgart Germany, opera composer (Protoghesi) was born
1951
Birth
Kevin Kavanaugh
Kevin Kavanaugh, rocker (Asbury Jukes) [or 8/27] was born
1985
Birth
Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir
Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir, Icelandic singer was born
1900
Birth
Leon Barzin
Leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58) was born
1878
Birth
Mabel Wheeler Daniels
Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer was born
1867
Birth
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang, composer was born
1813
Birth
Michele Puccini
Michele Puccini, composer was born
1962
Birth
Mike "Puffy" Bordin
Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer (Faith No More) was born
1978
Birth
Mike Skinner
Mike Skinner, English musician was born
1898
Birth
Nelly Steuer-Wagenaar
Nelly Steuer-Wagenaar, Dutch pianist was born
1569
Birth
Ottavio Vernizzi
Ottavio Vernizzi, composer was born
1961
Birth
Princess
Princess, rocker (Desirez Heslop, All For Love) was born
1945
Birth
Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker, Phila, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) was born
1900
Birth
Robert Blum
Robert Blum, composer was born
1910
Birth
Rudolf Holzmann
Rudolf Holzmann, composer was born
1885
Birth
Rudolph Reti
Rudolph Reti, composer was born
1979
Birth
Shin Hyesung
Shin Hyesung, Korean singer (Shinhwa) was born
1919
Birth
Siegfried Naumann
Siegfried Naumann, composer was born
1893
Birth
Stanislaw Wiechowicz
Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer was born
1978
Birth
Tim Yeung
Tim Yeung, American drummer (Vital Remains) was born
1915
Birth
Victor Alessandro
Victor Alessandro, composer was born
1928
Birth
Walter Klien
Walter Klien, pianist was born
1918
Birth
Zeev Wolfgang Steinberg
Zeev Wolfgang Steinberg, composer was born
Died on November 27
1955
Death
Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies of a heart attack at 63
1958
Death
Artur Rodzinski
Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66
1749
Death
Balthasar Schmid
Balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44
1998
Death
Barbara Acklin
Barbara Acklin, American singer and songwriter (b. 1943)
1965
Death
Carl Parrish
Carl Parrish, composer, dies at 61
1890
Death
Emmanuele Muzio
Emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69
1967
Death
Ettore Panizza
Ettore Panizza, composer, dies at 92
1932
Death
Evelyn Preer
Evelyn Preer, American actress and singer (b. 1896)
1899
Death
Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza
Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74
1994
Death
Fernando Lopes-Graça
Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and musicologist (b. 1906)
1973
Death
Frank Christian
Frank Christian, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1887)
1968
Death
Gino Roncaglia
Gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85
1749
Death
Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel
Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer, dies at 59
1474
Death
Guillaume Dufay
Guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74
1968
Death
Hans Redlich
Hans Redlich, composer, dies at 65
1971
Death
Jakabs Medins
Jakabs Medins, composer, dies at 86
1916
Death
James Cutler Dunn Parker
James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88
2005
Death
Joe Jones
Joe Jones, American R&B singer (b. 1926)
1988
Death
Karel Horky
Karel Horky, composer, dies at 79
2024
Death
Leonor González Mina
Leonor González Mina died
1981
Death
Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer/actress (From Russia With Love), dies of cancer at 83
1955
Death
Luis de Freitas Branco
Luis de Freitas Branco, composer, dies at 65
2025
Death
Peep Lassmann
Peep Lassmann died
1982
Death
Philipp Kutev
Philipp Kutev, composer, dies at 79
1915
Death
Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba
Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 54
2011
Death
Sultan Khan
Sultan Khan, Indian classical musician, dies at 71
2021
Death
Teppo Hauta-aho
Teppo Hauta-aho died
2025
Death
Vasco Martins
Vasco Martins died
Releases & milestones on November 27
1903
Event
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich)
1937
Event
Harold Rome
Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU
2020
Event
Inna
Inna released the album 'Heartbreaker'
1843
Event
Michael William Balfe
Opera "Bohemian Girl" is produced (London)
2020
Event
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus released the album 'Plastic Hearts'
2024
Event
Morning Musume
Morning Musume released the album 'Professionals-17th'
2020
Event
Sodom
Sodom released the album 'Genesis XIX'
1967
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour"
1977
Event
Victor Borge
"Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial NY after 66 perf
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