On This Day in Music: November 4

On November 4 in music history, 54 artists were born, 26 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Alicia Keys (2022), Drake (2022) and Ludwig van Beethoven (1955).

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Standout moments for this date.

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys released the album 'Santa Baby'

Drake

Drake released the album 'Her Loss'

Ludwig van Beethoven

The rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio after it was totally destroyed...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is premiered in Linz, Austria.

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Born on November 4

Alexz Johnson

Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer and actress was born

Alton Augustus Adams

Alton Augustus Adams, composer was born

Anton Englert

Anton Englert, composer was born

Antonio Ruiz Soler

Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer was born

Arnold Atkinson Cooke

Arnold Atkinson Cooke, composer was born

Carl Tausig

Carl Tausig, composer was born

Carlo Mannelli

Carlo Mannelli, composer was born

Carolina Otero

Carolina Otero, a.k.a La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan (d. 1965) was born

Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta) was born

Chris Difford

Chris Difford, guitarist/vocalist (Squeeze-Tempted) was born

Dan Hartman

Dan Hartman, US singer/songwriter/producer (Instant Replay) was born

Darla Hood

Darla Hood, Leedey Oklahoma, singer/actress (Little Rascals) was born

Daron Hagen

Daron Hagen, American composer was born

Delbert McClinton

Delbert McClinton, Lubbock Tx, singer (Gonna Find a Good Woman) was born

Eduard Brendler

Eduard Brendler, composer was born

Edward Knight

Edward Knight, American composer was born

Elgar Howarth

Elgar Howarth, composer was born

Frl. Menke

Frl. Menke, German pop singer of the Neue Deutsche Welle was born

Gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette

Gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette, composer was born

Gena Branscombe

Gena Branscombe, composer was born

Gregory Scott [Koenig]

Gregory Scott [Koenig], Dearborn Mich, guitarist (Signs of Life) was born

Harry Elston

Harry Elston, rocker was born

Herman Finck

Herman Finck, composer was born

Ion Vasilescu

Ion Vasilescu, composer was born

James Honeyman-Scott

James Honeyman-Scott, rock guitarist/vocalist (Pretenders) was born

Jeff Watson

Jeff Watson, rock guitarist (Night Ranger) was born

Jonathan Ric Ocasek

Jonathan Ric Ocasek, son of rocker Ric & model Paulina Porizkova was born

Jordan Rudess

Jordan Rudess, American musician (Dream Theater) was born

Karel Komzak

Karel Komzak, composer was born

Kim Forester

Kim Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born

Knut Algot Hakanson

Knut Algot Hakanson, composer was born

Kool Rock

Kool Rock, [Damon Wimbley], rapper (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock) was born

Leonard Sailer

Leonard Sailer, composer was born

Les Sampou

Les Sampou, American musician was born

Luigi Lucioni

Luigi Lucioni, Italian, landscape painter (opera stars) was born

Malandra Burrows

Malandra Burrows, English actress and singer was born

Marc Déry

Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist (Zébulon) was born

Michael Osmond

Michael Osmond, Utah, singer (Osmond Boys) was born

Miroslav Krejci

Miroslav Krejci, Czech composer was born

Najee

Najee, rocker was born

Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez

Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, Brazilian conductor/composer (Imbapara) was born

Poul Rovsing Olsen

Poul Rovsing Olsen, composer was born

Robert Praelisauer

Robert Praelisauer, composer was born

Rosario Flores

Rosario Flores, Spanish singer and actress was born

Samuel Scheidt

Samuel Scheidt, German organist/composer, baptised was born

Sean Combs [Puff Daddy]

Sean Combs [Puff Daddy], New York City, rapper/record producer (Come to Me, I'll be Missing You) was born

Siegfried Borris

Siegfried Borris, composer was born

Ssamu Shimizu

Ssamu Shimizu, composer was born

Stanislaw Niewiadomski

Stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer was born

Tomoaki Ishizuka "Pata"

Tomoaki Ishizuka "Pata", Japanese musician was born

Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov

Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer was born

Vittorio Fellegara

Vittorio Fellegara, composer was born

Wayne Static

Wayne Static, American musician (Static-X) was born

Willem Breuker

Willem Breuker, Dutch saxophonist/conductor (WB Collective) was born

Died on November 4

Agnaldo Rayol

Agnaldo Rayol died

Alexander Stadtfeld

Alexander Stadtfeld, composer, dies at 27

Art[hur] Tatum

Art[hur] Tatum, US jazz pianist/composer, dies at 46

Charles Arnold Tournemire

Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69

Charles Buddy Bolden

Charles Buddy Bolden, US jazz musician, dies

Elina Salo

Elina Salo died

Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge

Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89

Ferenc Szabo

Ferenc Szabo, composer, dies at 66

Fred "Sonic" Smith

Fred "Sonic" Smith, guitarist, dies at 46

Gabriel Urbain Faure

Gabriel Urbain Faure, French composer (Requiem), dies at 79

Jacob L Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Jacob L Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, German pianist/composer, dies at 38

Jerome Hopkins

Jerome Hopkins, composer, dies at 62

Kazamierz Julian Kratzer

Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, composer, dies at 46

Ken Hensley

Ken Hensley died

Krsto Odak

Krsto Odak, composer, dies at 77

Marie Joseph Canteloube de Malaret

Marie Joseph Canteloube de Malaret, composer, dies at 78

Mario Lavista

Mario Lavista died

Marti Lynne Stringer Caine

Marti Lynne Stringer Caine, singer/comedienne, dies at 50

Michelle Nicastro

Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer (b. 1960)

Miklos Radnai

Miklos Radnai, composer, dies at 43

Renato Serio

Renato Serio died

Rogelio del Villar

Rogelio del Villar, composer, dies at 61

Sheree North

Sheree North, American actress and singer (b. 1932)

Ted Curson

Ted Curson, American jazz trumpeter, dies from a heart attack at 77

Thomas Eisenhut

Thomas Eisenhut, composer, dies at 58

Tyka Nelson

Tyka Nelson died

Releases & milestones on November 4

21 Savage

21 Savage released the album 'Her Loss'

Alexander Borodin

Aleksandr Borodin's opera "Prins Igor" premieres in St. Petersburg

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys released the album 'Santa Baby'

Drake

Drake released the album 'Her Loss'

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera "Il Segreto di Susanna" is produced (Munich)

Ludwig van Beethoven

The rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio after it was totally destroyed in World War II.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is premiered in Linz, Austria.

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