On This Day in Music: November 6

On November 6 in music history, 53 artists were born, 40 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Adolphe Sax (1814), Glenn Frey (1948) and Kylie Minogue (2020).

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Adolphe Sax

Adolphe Sax, Belgium musician/inventor (saxophone) was born

Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey, Detroit Mich, rock vocalist (Eagles-Take it Easy) was born

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue released the album 'Disco'

Alan Jackson

36th Country Music Association Award: Alan Jackson & Martina McBride wins

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Born on November 6

Adolphe Sax

Adolphe Sax, Belgium musician/inventor (saxophone) was born

Arthur Cohn

Arthur Cohn, composer was born

Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-born trumpeter was born

Aznil Nawawi

Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer was born

Bill Henderson

Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack) was born

Bryan Abrams

Bryan Abrams, Oklahoma City, singer (Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up) was born

Christian Lorenz

Christian Lorenz, German keyboardist (Rammstein) was born

Corey Glover

Corey Glover, American musician (Living Color) was born

Craig Goldy

Craig Goldy, guitarist for the band Dio was born

David Ward-Steinman

David Ward-Steinman, composer was born

Doug Sahm

Doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero) was born

Doug Young

Doug Young, rocker (Flash In The Pan) was born

Eduard Grell

Eduard Grell, composer was born

Eduard Yosif Kotek

Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer was born

Edwin Roxburgh

Edwin Roxburgh, composer was born

Ernest Irving

Ernest Irving, English composer was born

Florent Pagny

Florent Pagny, French songwriter and singer was born

George Young

George Young, Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist (Easybeats, AC/DC) was born

Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey, Detroit Mich, rock vocalist (Eagles-Take it Easy) was born

Greg Graffin

Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion) was born

Guy Clark

Guy Clark, Rockport Tx, country singer (Heartbroke) was born

Heinz Rottger

Heinz Rottger, composer was born

Henk Bijvanck

Henk Bijvanck, composer was born

Hubert Bath

Hubert Bath, British film composer and music director was born

Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval

Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer was born

Jim Pike

Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen) was born

Jodi Martin

Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter was born

John Wilson

John Wilson, rock drummer (Them) was born

Jolina Magdangal

Jolina Magdangal, Filipina singer, actress and television host was born

Jon Hume

Jon Hume, Australian singer (Evermore) was born

Joseph Pope

Joseph Pope, US singer (Hey Girl Don't Bother Me) was born

Julien Perrichon

Julien Perrichon, composer was born

Lars Edlund

Lars Edlund, composer was born

Lori Singer

Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress (Fame, V, Footloose) was born

Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny

Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer was born

Ludomir Rozycki

Ludomir Rozycki, Polish composer/conductor (Meduza, Eros i Psyche) was born

Luis de Garay

Luis de Garay, composer was born

Michal Bogdanowicz

Michal Bogdanowicz, composer was born

Mike Herrera

Mike Herrera, American singer and bassist (MxPx) was born

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols, [Peschowsky], director (Catch 22, Biloxi Blues) was born

P J Proby

P J Proby, [James Marcus Smith], Houston Texas, American rocker was born

Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer was born

Peter Matz

Peter Matz, Pitts Pa, orchestra leader (Hullabaloo, Carol Burnette Show) was born

Ray Conniff

Ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers) was born

Raymond Baervoets

Raymond Baervoets, Belgian composer (Metamorphoses) was born

Renato Capecchi

Renato Capecchi, Italian violinist/baritone was born

Rozz Williams

Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death) (d. 1998) was born

Sigmund Theophil Staden

Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer was born

Siobhán McCarthy

Siobhán McCarthy, Irish singer and actress was born

Sowelu

Sowelu, Japanese pop singer was born

Stonewall Jackson

Stonewall Jackson, rocker was born

Theodor Schwartzkopff

Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer was born

Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer was born

Died on November 6

Agustín Lara

Agustín Lara, Mexican composer and poet (b. 1900)

Ali Birra

Ali Birra died

Andre Vandernoot

Andre Vandernoot, Flemish fluitist/conductor, dies at 64

Antoine Busnois

Antoine Busnois, French composer

Atale Therese Annette Wartel

Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer, dies at 51

Augustin Lara

Augustin Lara, composer, dies at 69

Billy Murcia

Billy Murcia, rocker (New York Dolls), chokes to death at 21

Bohdan Borkowski

Bohdan Borkowski, composer, dies at 48

Charles Munch

Charles Munch, French conductor and violinist (b. 1891)

Christian Friedrich Gregor

Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer, dies at 78

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams, composer, dies at 67

Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varese

Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse, composer, dies at 81

Edouard Deldevez

Edouard Deldevez, composer, dies at 80

Elisabeth Grümmer

Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (b. 1911)

Fernando Solanas

Fernando Solanas died

Francis George Scott

Francis George Scott, composer, dies at 78

Guillaume Landre

Guillaume Landre, composer, dies at 63

Hank Thompson

Hank Thompson, American singer (b. 1925)

Ignaz Schuster

Ignaz Schuster, composer, dies at 56

Jiri Antonin Benda

Jiri Antonin Benda, composer, dies at 73

Johann Bernhard Staudt

Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer, dies at 58

John Parsons Beach

John Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76

King Von

King Von died

Laurentius Erhard

Laurentius Erhard, composer, dies at 71

Marinko Rokvić

Marinko Rokvić died

Miguel Aceves Mejía

Miguel Aceves Mejía, Mexican actor, composer and singer (b. 1915)

Minako Honda

Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (b. 1967)

Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko

Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko, composer, dies at 70

Nadira Begum

Nadira Begum died

Nathan Zach

Nathan Zach died

Norman Waterhouse Lees

Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan, dies at 90

Octavian Nemescu

Octavian Nemescu died

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (Swan Lake), dies at 53

Robert Gross

Robert Gross, composer, dies at 69

Stefano D'Orazio

Stefano D'Orazio died

Sulakshana Pandit

Sulakshana Pandit died

Timur Selçuk

Timur Selçuk died

William Baines

William Baines, composer, dies at 23

Zohar Argov

Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (b. 1955)

Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski

Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer, dies at 76

Releases & milestones on November 6

Alan Jackson

36th Country Music Association Award: Alan Jackson & Martina McBride wins

Keith Urban

40th Country Music Association Award: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban wins

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue released the album 'Disco'

Little Mix

Little Mix released the album 'Confetti'

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