On This Day in Music: October 11

1947 Birth

Al Atkins

Al Atkins, West Bromwich UK, English musician (Judas Priest) was born

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1894 Birth

Albert Stoessel

Albert Stoessel, composer was born

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1965 Birth

Alexander Hacke

Alexander Hacke, German musician (Einstürzende Neubauten) was born

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1961 Birth

Amr Diab

Amr Diab, Egyptian singer was born

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1950 Birth

Andrew Woolfolk

Andrew Woolfolk, US pop musician (Earth, Wind & Fire-Shining Star) was born

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1821 Birth

Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani

Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer was born

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1883 Birth

Archibald T Davison

Archibald T Davison, composer was born

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1908 Birth

Armen Carapetyan

Armen Carapetyan, composer was born

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1919 Birth

Art Blakey

Art Blakey, Pitts PA, drummer (Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers) was born

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1897 Birth

Arvo Hannikainen

Arvo Hannikainen, composer was born

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1936 Birth

Billy Higgins

Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer (d. 2001) was born

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1957 Birth

Blair Cunningham

Blair Cunningham, Memphis Tn, rock drummer (Haircut 100) was born

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1991 Birth

Chauncey Matthews

Chauncey Matthews, American Juniors singer was born

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1948 Birth

Daryl Hall

Daryl Hall, [Hohl], Penn, rocker/songwriter (Hall & Oates-Sara Smile) was born

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1932 Birth

Dottie West

Dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby) was born

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1901 Birth

Emil Hlobil

Emil Hlobil, composer was born

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1910 Birth

Eugene John Weigel

Eugene John Weigel, composer was born

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1943 Birth

Frank Muyser

Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist/saxophonist (Les Baroques) was born

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1917 Birth

Franz Alphons Wolpert

Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer was born

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1841 Birth

Freidrich Hegar

Freidrich Hegar, composer was born

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1979 Birth

Gabe Saporta

Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown) was born

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1946 Birth

Gary Mallaber

Gary Mallaber, Buffalo NY, rocker (Steve Miller Band-Abracadbra) was born

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1943 Birth

Gene Watson

Gene Watson, Palestine Tx, country singer (Heartaches, Love & Stuff) was born

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1869 Birth

Gordon Frederic Norton

Gordon Frederic Norton, composer was born

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1949 Birth

Greg Douglas

Greg Douglas, Oakland California, American rock guitarist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra) was born

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1935 Birth

Jan van Vlijmen

Jan van Vlijmen, composer was born

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1877 Birth

John Parsons Beach

John Parsons Beach, composer was born

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1957 Birth

Jon Moss

Jon Moss, rock drummer (Culture Club) was born

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1941 Birth

Lester Bowie

Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999) was born

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1747 Birth

Marian Paradeiser

Marian Paradeiser, composer was born

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1973 Birth

Mike Smith

Mike Smith, American guitarist (Snot, Limp Bizkit) was born

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1943 Birth

Per-Gunnar Alldahl

Per-Gunnar Alldahl, composer was born

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1971 Birth

Petra Haden

Petra Haden, American musician (The Rentals) was born

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1888 Birth

Piero Coppola

Piero Coppola, composer was born

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1884 Birth

Robert Muller-Hartmann

Robert Muller-Hartmann, composer was born

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1882 Birth

Robert Nathaniel Dett

Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer was born

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1992 Birth

Sarah Cannon

Sarah Cannon, daughter of singer Amy Grant was born

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1788 Birth

Simon Sechter

Simon Sechter, composer was born

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1951 Birth

Wesley Magoogan

Wesley Magoogan, rocker was born

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1939 Birth

Woiciech Wiesidlowski Lowski

Woiciech Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer was born

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1863 Birth

Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux

Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer was born

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2022 Death

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury died

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1970 Death

Anis Fuleihan

Anis Fuleihan, composer, dies at 69

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1896 Death

Anton Bruckner

Anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72

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2025 Death

Artie Kaplan

Artie Kaplan died

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2023 Death

Aérea Negrot

Aérea Negrot died

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2020 Death

Boro Drljača

Boro Drljača died

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2021 Death

Deon Estus

Deon Estus died

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1963 Death

Edith Piaf

Edith Piaf, French singer (No, I don't regret anything), dies at 47

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2021 Death

Elio Pandolfi

Elio Pandolfi died

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2025 Death

Ian Watkins

Ian Watkins died

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1996 Death

Johnny Costa

Johnny Costa, jazz pianist (Mr Rogers), dies at 74

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1897 Death

Leon Boelmann

Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35

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1942 Death

Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev

Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64

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1837 Death

Samuel Wesley

Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71

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1985 Death

Tex Williams

Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer

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2024 Death

Thomas Astan

Thomas Astan died

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2007 Death

Werner von Trapp

Werner von Trapp, member of the Trapp Family Singers (b. 1915)

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1969 Event

Blues

Blues artist Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3

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2024 Event

Charli XCX

Charli XCX released the album 'Brat and it's completely different but also still brat'

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1976 Event

Mel Tillis

10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins

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2024 Event

The Offspring

The Offspring released the album 'Supercharged'

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1981 Event

The Rolling Stones

Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum

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1982 Event

Willie Nelson

16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson & Ricky Skagg

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