On This Day in Music: November 27

On November 27 in music history, 54 artists were born, 28 died and 9 other milestones happened, among them Jimi Hendrix (1942), The Beatles (1967) and Miley Cyrus (2020).

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Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix, Seattle Wash, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), (d. 1970) was born

The Beatles

Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour"

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus released the album 'Plastic Hearts'

Boris Grebenshchikov

Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer (Aquarium) was born

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Born on November 27

Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski

Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer was born

Al Jackson Jr

Al Jackson Jr, Memphis Tn, drummer (Booker T & MGs-Chinese Checkers) was born

Alexander Egorovich Varlamov

Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer was born

Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz

Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer was born

Ascanio Trombeti

Ascanio Trombeti, composer was born

Ashley Ingram

Ashley Ingram, English singer (Fizzz-Just an Illusion) was born

Boniface Stoecki

Boniface Stoecki, composer was born

Boris Grebenshchikov

Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer (Aquarium) was born

Calvin Hayes

Calvin Hayes, rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock) was born

Charles Koechlin

Charles Koechlin, French composer (d. 1950) was born

Charlie Benante

Charlie Benante, Bronx NY, rock drummer (Anthrax-Armed & Dangerous) was born

Charlie Burchill

Charlie Burchill, Scottish pop guitarist (Simple Minds-Breakfast Club) was born

Christian Rummel

Christian Rummel, composer was born

Daniel Sternefeld

Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor/composer (Mater Dolorosa) was born

Daryl Stuermer

Daryl Stuermer, American guitarist (Genesis) was born

Dave Winthrop

Dave Winthrop, rock saxophonist (Supertramp) was born

Dozy

Dozy, rocker was born

Eddie Rabbitt

Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer (I Love a Rainy Night) was born

Fiachna O'Braonain

Fiachna O'Braonain, Irish pop guitarist (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go) was born

Franz Vinzenz Krommer

Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer was born

Gaetano Pugnani

Gaetano Pugnani, composer was born

Giuseppe Savagnone

Giuseppe Savagnone, composer was born

Harrison Millard

Harrison Millard, composer was born

Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann

Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann, composer was born

Hilary Hahn

Hilary Hahn, American violinist was born

Jean Grae

Jean Grae, South African-born rapper was born

Jean-Pierre Duport

Jean-Pierre Duport, composer was born

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix, Seattle Wash, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), (d. 1970) was born

Johann Joseph Emmert

Johann Joseph Emmert, composer was born

Josef Antonin Planicky

Josef Antonin Planicky, composer was born

Juan Guinjoan

Juan Guinjoan, composer was born

Julius Benedict

Julius Benedict, Stuttgart Germany, opera composer (Protoghesi) was born

Kevin Kavanaugh

Kevin Kavanaugh, rocker (Asbury Jukes) [or 8/27] was born

Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir

Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir, Icelandic singer was born

Leon Barzin

Leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58) was born

Mabel Wheeler Daniels

Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer was born

Margaret Ruthven Lang

Margaret Ruthven Lang, composer was born

Michele Puccini

Michele Puccini, composer was born

Mike "Puffy" Bordin

Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer (Faith No More) was born

Mike Skinner

Mike Skinner, English musician was born

Nelly Steuer-Wagenaar

Nelly Steuer-Wagenaar, Dutch pianist was born

Ottavio Vernizzi

Ottavio Vernizzi, composer was born

Princess

Princess, rocker (Desirez Heslop, All For Love) was born

Randy Brecker

Randy Brecker, Phila, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) was born

Robert Blum

Robert Blum, composer was born

Rudolf Holzmann

Rudolf Holzmann, composer was born

Rudolph Reti

Rudolph Reti, composer was born

Shin Hyesung

Shin Hyesung, Korean singer (Shinhwa) was born

Siegfried Naumann

Siegfried Naumann, composer was born

Stanislaw Wiechowicz

Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer was born

Tim Yeung

Tim Yeung, American drummer (Vital Remains) was born

Victor Alessandro

Victor Alessandro, composer was born

Walter Klien

Walter Klien, pianist was born

Zeev Wolfgang Steinberg

Zeev Wolfgang Steinberg, composer was born

Died on November 27

Arthur Honegger

Arthur Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies of a heart attack at 63

Artur Rodzinski

Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66

Balthasar Schmid

Balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44

Barbara Acklin

Barbara Acklin, American singer and songwriter (b. 1943)

Carl Parrish

Carl Parrish, composer, dies at 61

Emmanuele Muzio

Emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69

Ettore Panizza

Ettore Panizza, composer, dies at 92

Evelyn Preer

Evelyn Preer, American actress and singer (b. 1896)

Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza

Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74

Fernando Lopes-Graça

Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and musicologist (b. 1906)

Frank Christian

Frank Christian, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1887)

Gino Roncaglia

Gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85

Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel

Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer, dies at 59

Guillaume Dufay

Guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74

Hans Redlich

Hans Redlich, composer, dies at 65

Jakabs Medins

Jakabs Medins, composer, dies at 86

James Cutler Dunn Parker

James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88

Joe Jones

Joe Jones, American R&B singer (b. 1926)

Karel Horky

Karel Horky, composer, dies at 79

Leonor González Mina

Leonor González Mina died

Lotte Lenya

Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer/actress (From Russia With Love), dies of cancer at 83

Luis de Freitas Branco

Luis de Freitas Branco, composer, dies at 65

Peep Lassmann

Peep Lassmann died

Philipp Kutev

Philipp Kutev, composer, dies at 79

Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba

Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 54

Sultan Khan

Sultan Khan, Indian classical musician, dies at 71

Teppo Hauta-aho

Teppo Hauta-aho died

Vasco Martins

Vasco Martins died

Releases & milestones on November 27

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich)

Harold Rome

Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU

Inna

Inna released the album 'Heartbreaker'

Michael William Balfe

Opera "Bohemian Girl" is produced (London)

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus released the album 'Plastic Hearts'

Morning Musume

Morning Musume released the album 'Professionals-17th'

Sodom

Sodom released the album 'Genesis XIX'

The Beatles

Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour"

Victor Borge

"Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial NY after 66 perf

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