1814
Birth
Adolphe Sax
Adolphe Sax, Belgium musician/inventor (saxophone) was born
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1814
Birth
Adolphe Sax
Adolphe Sax, Belgium musician/inventor (saxophone) was born
1910
Birth
Arthur Cohn
Arthur Cohn, composer was born
1949
Birth
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-born trumpeter was born
1962
Birth
Aznil Nawawi
Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer was born
1944
Birth
Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack) was born
1969
Birth
Bryan Abrams
Bryan Abrams, Oklahoma City, singer (Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up) was born
1966
Birth
Christian Lorenz
Christian Lorenz, German keyboardist (Rammstein) was born
1964
Birth
Corey Glover
Corey Glover, American musician (Living Color) was born
1961
Birth
Craig Goldy
Craig Goldy, guitarist for the band Dio was born
1936
Birth
David Ward-Steinman
David Ward-Steinman, composer was born
1941
Birth
Doug Sahm
Doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero) was born
1947
Birth
Doug Young
Doug Young, rocker (Flash In The Pan) was born
1800
Birth
Eduard Grell
Eduard Grell, composer was born
1855
Birth
Eduard Yosif Kotek
Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer was born
1937
Birth
Edwin Roxburgh
Edwin Roxburgh, composer was born
1878
Birth
Ernest Irving
Ernest Irving, English composer was born
1961
Birth
Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny, French songwriter and singer was born
1947
Birth
George Young
George Young, Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist (Easybeats, AC/DC) was born
1948
Birth
Glenn Frey
Glenn Frey, Detroit Mich, rock vocalist (Eagles-Take it Easy) was born
1964
Birth
Greg Graffin
Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion) was born
1941
Birth
Guy Clark
Guy Clark, Rockport Tx, country singer (Heartbroke) was born
1909
Birth
Heinz Rottger
Heinz Rottger, composer was born
1909
Birth
Henk Bijvanck
Henk Bijvanck, composer was born
1883
Birth
Hubert Bath
Hubert Bath, British film composer and music director was born
1753
Birth
Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval
Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer was born
1938
Birth
Jim Pike
Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen) was born
1976
Birth
Jodi Martin
Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter was born
1947
Birth
John Wilson
John Wilson, rock drummer (Them) was born
1978
Birth
Jolina Magdangal
Jolina Magdangal, Filipina singer, actress and television host was born
1983
Birth
Jon Hume
Jon Hume, Australian singer (Evermore) was born
1933
Birth
Joseph Pope
Joseph Pope, US singer (Hey Girl Don't Bother Me) was born
1566
Birth
Julien Perrichon
Julien Perrichon, composer was born
1922
Birth
Lars Edlund
Lars Edlund, composer was born
1957
Birth
Lori Singer
Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress (Fame, V, Footloose) was born
1757
Birth
Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny
Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer was born
1884
Birth
Ludomir Rozycki
Ludomir Rozycki, Polish composer/conductor (Meduza, Eros i Psyche) was born
1613
Birth
Luis de Garay
Luis de Garay, composer was born
1779
Birth
Michal Bogdanowicz
Michal Bogdanowicz, composer was born
1976
Birth
Mike Herrera
Mike Herrera, American singer and bassist (MxPx) was born
1931
Birth
Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols, [Peschowsky], director (Catch 22, Biloxi Blues) was born
1938
Birth
P J Proby
P J Proby, [James Marcus Smith], Houston Texas, American rocker was born
1966
Birth
Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer was born
1928
Birth
Peter Matz
Peter Matz, Pitts Pa, orchestra leader (Hullabaloo, Carol Burnette Show) was born
1916
Birth
Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers) was born
1930
Birth
Raymond Baervoets
Raymond Baervoets, Belgian composer (Metamorphoses) was born
1923
Birth
Renato Capecchi
Renato Capecchi, Italian violinist/baritone was born
1963
Birth
Rozz Williams
Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death) (d. 1998) was born
1607
Birth
Sigmund Theophil Staden
Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer was born
1957
Birth
Siobhán McCarthy
Siobhán McCarthy, Irish singer and actress was born
1982
Birth
Sowelu
Sowelu, Japanese pop singer was born
1932
Birth
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson, rocker was born
1659
Birth
Theodor Schwartzkopff
Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer was born
1931
Birth
Tsvetan Tsvetanov
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer was born
Died on November 6
1970
Death
Agustín Lara
Agustín Lara, Mexican composer and poet (b. 1900)
2022
Death
Ali Birra
Ali Birra died
1991
Death
Andre Vandernoot
Andre Vandernoot, Flemish fluitist/conductor, dies at 64
1492
Death
Antoine Busnois
Antoine Busnois, French composer
1865
Death
Atale Therese Annette Wartel
Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer, dies at 51
1969
Death
Augustin Lara
Augustin Lara, composer, dies at 69
1972
Death
Billy Murcia
Billy Murcia, rocker (New York Dolls), chokes to death at 21
1901
Death
Bohdan Borkowski
Bohdan Borkowski, composer, dies at 48
1968
Death
Charles Munch
Charles Munch, French conductor and violinist (b. 1891)
1801
Death
Christian Friedrich Gregor
Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer, dies at 78
1965
Death
Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams, composer, dies at 67
1965
Death
Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varese
Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse, composer, dies at 81
1897
Death
Edouard Deldevez
Edouard Deldevez, composer, dies at 80
1986
Death
Elisabeth Grümmer
Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (b. 1911)
2020
Death
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Solanas died
1958
Death
Francis George Scott
Francis George Scott, composer, dies at 78
1968
Death
Guillaume Landre
Guillaume Landre, composer, dies at 63
2007
Death
Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson, American singer (b. 1925)
1835
Death
Ignaz Schuster
Ignaz Schuster, composer, dies at 56
1795
Death
Jiri Antonin Benda
Jiri Antonin Benda, composer, dies at 73
1712
Death
Johann Bernhard Staudt
Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer, dies at 58
1953
Death
John Parsons Beach
John Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76
2020
Death
King Von
King Von died
1669
Death
Laurentius Erhard
Laurentius Erhard, composer, dies at 71
2021
Death
Marinko Rokvić
Marinko Rokvić died
2005
Death
Miguel Aceves Mejía
Miguel Aceves Mejía, Mexican actor, composer and singer (b. 1915)
2005
Death
Minako Honda
Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (b. 1967)
1912
Death
Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko
Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko, composer, dies at 70
2023
Death
Nadira Begum
Nadira Begum died
2020
Death
Nathan Zach
Nathan Zach died
1995
Death
Norman Waterhouse Lees
Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan, dies at 90
2020
Death
Octavian Nemescu
Octavian Nemescu died
1893
Death
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (Swan Lake), dies at 53
1983
Death
Robert Gross
Robert Gross, composer, dies at 69
2020
Death
Stefano D'Orazio
Stefano D'Orazio died
2025
Death
Sulakshana Pandit
Sulakshana Pandit died
2020
Death
Timur Selçuk
Timur Selçuk died
1922
Death
William Baines
William Baines, composer, dies at 23
1987
Death
Zohar Argov
Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (b. 1955)
1946
Death
Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski
Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer, dies at 76
Releases & milestones on November 6
2002
Event
Alan Jackson
36th Country Music Association Award: Alan Jackson & Martina McBride wins
2006
Event
Keith Urban
40th Country Music Association Award: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban wins
2020
Event
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue released the album 'Disco'
2020
Event
Little Mix
Little Mix released the album 'Confetti'
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