1907-10-14
Birth
"Red" McKenzie
"Red" McKenzie, jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper) [or 1899] was born
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1959-10-14
Birth
A J Pero
A J Pero, Staten Is, drummer (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) was born
1796-10-14
Birth
Adolf Ganz
Adolf Ganz, composer was born
1871-10-14
Birth
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Alexander von Zemlinsky, Vienna Austria, composer (Schneeman) was born
1929-10-14
Birth
Alfredo Santos Buenaventura
Alfredo Santos Buenaventura, composer was born
1907-10-14
Birth
Allan Jones
Allan Jones, Scranton PA, actor/singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat) was born
1943-10-14
Birth
Anthony Iannaccone
Anthony Iannaccone, composer was born
1926-10-14
Birth
Bill Justis
Bill Justis, rocker was born
1942-10-14
Birth
Billy Harrison
Billy Harrison, Belfast Ireland, rock guitarist (Them) was born
1861-10-14
Birth
Bjarni Thorsteinsson
Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer was born
1859-10-14
Birth
Camille Chevillard
Camille Chevillard, composer was born
1764-10-14
Birth
Charles-Henri Plantade
Charles-Henri Plantade, composer was born
1853-10-14
Birth
Ciprian Porumbescu
Ciprian Porumbescu, composer was born
1945-10-14
Birth
Colin Hodgkinson
Colin Hodgkinson, English musician (Whitesnake) was born
1965-10-14
Birth
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias, Australian composer was born
1952-10-14
Birth
Daisy Eshuijs
Daisy Eshuijs, singer/pianist/composer (Eye to Eye) was born
1946-10-14
Birth
Dan McCafferty
Dan McCafferty, Scottish musician (Nazareth) was born
1888-10-14
Birth
Ernest Pingoud
Ernest Pingoud, composer was born
1753-10-14
Birth
Franz Anton Dimmler
Franz Anton Dimmler, composer was born
1928-10-14
Birth
Gary Graffman
Gary Graffman, NYC, pianist (Leventritt Award) was born
1855-10-14
Birth
George Edwardes
George Edwardes, British composer (Gaiety Girl) was born
1738-10-14
Birth
Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti
Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer was born
1730-10-14
Birth
Jean Joseph Rodolphe
Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer was born
1968-10-14
Birth
Johnny Goudie
Johnny Goudie, American musician was born
1873-10-14
Birth
Jose Serrano Simeon
Jose Serrano Simeon, composer was born
1974-10-14
Birth
Joseph Utsler
Joseph Utsler, American musician was born
1978-10-14
Birth
Justin Brannan
Justin Brannan, American musician, writer was born
1946-10-14
Birth
Justin Hayward
Justin Hayward, England, vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) was born
1909-10-14
Birth
Kalervo Tuukkanen
Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer was born
1904-10-14
Birth
Karel Srom
Karel Srom, composer was born
1965-10-14
Birth
Karyn White
Karyn White, singer was born
1935-10-14
Birth
La Monte Young
La Monte Young, Bern Idaho, composer (Composition in 1990) was born
1996-10-14
Birth
Lourdes Marie Ciccone Leon
Lourdes Marie Ciccone Leon, daughter of singer Madonna was born
1951-10-14
Birth
Marcia Barrett
Marcia Barrett, St Catherine's Jamaica, rock vocalist (Boney M) was born
1952-10-14
Birth
Margriet Eshuijs
Margriet Eshuijs, Dutch singer/pianist was born
1974-10-14
Birth
Natalie Maines
Natalie Maines, Lubbock, Texas, musician (Dixie Chicks) was born
1931-10-14
Birth
Nikhil Banerjee
Nikhil Banerjee, Indian classical musician (d. 1986) was born
1931-10-14
Birth
Rafael Puyana
Rafael Puyana, Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957) was born
1930-10-14
Birth
Robert Parker
Robert Parker, US saxophonist/soul singer (Barefootin') was born
1992-10-14
Birth
Savannah Outen
Savannah Outen, American singer/songwriter was born
1975-10-14
Birth
Shaznay Lewis
Shaznay Lewis, English singer (All Saints) was born
1953-10-14
Birth
Shelley Ackerman
Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, writer, singer was born
1958-10-14
Birth
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby, Cairo Egypt, rock vocalist (She Blinded Me With Science) was born
1977-10-14
Birth
Tina Dico
Tina Dico, Danish singer-songwriter was born
1978-10-14
Birth
Usher
Usher, American singer and actor was born
1926-10-14
Birth
Willy Alberti
Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbrugge], singer/actor (Riffin in Amsterdam) was born
1963-10-14
Birth
Yim Jae-beom
Yim Jae-beom, South Korean singer was born
1877-10-14
Death
Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart
Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68
1669-10-14
Death
Antonio Cesti
Antonio Cesti, composer, dies at 46
1966-10-14
Death
Arcady Dubensky
Arcady Dubensky, composer, dies at 75
2007-10-14
Death
Big Moe
Big Moe, American rapper (b. 1974)
1977-10-14
Death
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby, US singer/actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74
1957-10-14
Death
Carl Natanael Berg
Carl Natanael Berg, composer, dies at 78
1985-10-14
Death
Emil Gilels
Emil Gilels, Ukrainian pianist (b. 1916)
1998-10-14
Death
Frankie Yankovic
Frankie Yankovic, American musician (b. 1916)
1771-10-14
Death
Franz Xaver Brixi
Franz Xaver Brixi, composer, dies at 39
2006-10-14
Death
Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender, American musician (b. 1937)
1923-10-14
Death
George Elbridge Whiting
George Elbridge Whiting, composer, dies at 83
1994-10-14
Death
Gioconda de Vito
Gioconda de Vito, violinist, dies at 87
1857-10-14
Death
Ignacy Marceli Komorowski
Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33
1981-10-14
Death
Ingemar Liljefors
Ingemar Liljefors, composer, dies at 74
1568-10-14
Death
Jacques Arcadelt
Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer
2006-10-14
Death
Jared Anderson
Jared Anderson, American bassist (b. 1975)
1958-10-14
Death
Jean Poveigh
Jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82
1909-10-14
Death
Johann Gottfred Matthison-Hansen
Johann Gottfred Matthison-Hansen, composer, dies at 76
1775-10-14
Death
Johann Jacob Rowalt
Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer, dies at 57
1972-10-14
Death
Joseph Kaminski
Joseph Kaminski, composer, dies at 68
1990-10-14
Death
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein, composer, dies of heart attack at 72
2002-10-14
Death
Norbert Schultze
Norbert Schultze, American composer and songwriter (b. 1911)
1987-10-14
Death
Rodolfo Halffter
Rodolfo Halffter, composer, dies at 86
1900-10-14
Death
Sandor Erkel
Sandor Erkel, composer, dies at 54
2004-10-14
Death
Vlassis Bonatsos
Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek singer, actor and entertainer (b. 1949)
1847-10-14
Death
William Michael Rooke
William Michael Rooke, composer, dies at 53
1924-10-14
Event
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Die Gluckliche Hand", premieres in Vienna
1980-10-14
Event
Bob Marley
Bob Marley's last concert
1974-10-14
Event
Charlie Rich
8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich
1930-10-14
Event
George Gershwin
George Gershwin/Walter Donaldsons musical premieres in NYC
1970-10-14
Event
Merle Haggard
4th Country Music Association Award: Merle Haggard wins
1985-10-14
Event
Ricky Skaggs
19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins
1968-10-14
Event
The Beatles
Beatles "White Album" completed
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