2021
Event
Elton John
Elton John released the album 'The Lockdown Sessions'
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Born on October 22
1752
Birth
Ambrogio Minoja
Ambrogio Minoja, composer was born
1832
Birth
August Labitzky
August Labitzky, composer was born
1958
Birth
Bobby Blotzner
Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer (Ratt-Round & Round) was born
1942
Birth
Bobby Fuller
Bobby Fuller, Baytown, Texas, American rock vocalist/guitarist (Bobby Fuller Four) was born
1838
Birth
Carl Fuchs
Carl Fuchs, composer was born
1906
Birth
Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren
Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer (Willem Pijper) was born
1982
Birth
Daniel M. Johnson "The Untouchable DJ Drastic"
Daniel M. Johnson "The Untouchable DJ Drastic", American DJ, music industry professional, and radio presenter was born
1765
Birth
Daniel Steibelt
Daniel Steibelt, composer was born
1960
Birth
Darryl Jenifer
Darryl Jenifer, American bassist (Bad Brains) was born
1929
Birth
Dory Previn
Dory Previn, Rahway NJ, pop singer (Love Be My Cover) was born
1925
Birth
Dory Previn [Dorothy Veronica Langan]
Dory Previn [Dorothy Veronica Langan], Rahway, New Jersey, singer-songwriter (Mythical Kings, Iguanas), (d. 2012) was born
1946
Birth
Eddie Brigati
Eddie Brigati, Garfield NJ, rock vocalist (Rascals) was born
1809
Birth
Federico Ricci
Federico Ricci, composer was born
1891
Birth
Fidelio Friedrich Finke
Fidelio Friedrich Finke, composer was born
1811
Birth
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist ( Faust Symphony), (d. 1886) was born
1980
Birth
Garrett Tierney
Garrett Tierney, American musician (Brand New) was born
1686
Birth
Georg Balthasar Schott
Georg Balthasar Schott, composer was born
1921
Birth
Georges Brassens
Georges Brassens, French poet/cabaret singer was born
1929
Birth
Giorgio Gaslini
Giorgio Gaslini, composer was born
1885
Birth
Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met) was born
1826
Birth
Guglielmo Quarenghi
Guglielmo Quarenghi, composer was born
1969
Birth
Helmut Lotti
Helmut Lotti, Belgian singer was born
1931
Birth
Hikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi, composer was born
1761
Birth
Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz
Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer was born
1965
Birth
John Wesley Harding
John Wesley Harding, American musician was born
1976
Birth
Jon Foreman
Jon Foreman, American musician (Switchfoot) was born
1905
Birth
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma, composer was born
1832
Birth
Leopold Damrosch
Leopold Damrosch, composer was born
1945
Birth
Leslie West
Leslie West, [Weinstein] rocker (Mountain-Mississippi Queen) was born
1885
Birth
Lothar Windsperger
Lothar Windsperger, composer was born
1937
Birth
Manos Loïzos
Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (d. 1982) was born
1959
Birth
Marc Shaiman
Marc Shaiman, American composer was born
1898
Birth
Marcel Mihalovici
Marcel Mihalovici, composer was born
1894
Birth
Méi Lánfāng
Méi Lánfāng, Chinese opera performer (d. 1961) was born
1947
Birth
Neil Burton Rolnick
Neil Burton Rolnick, composer was born
1698
Birth
Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino
Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer was born
1913
Birth
Patricia "Boots" Mallory
Patricia "Boots" Mallory, US dancer/actress (Handle With Care) was born
1904
Birth
Paul Arma
Paul Arma, composer was born
1943
Birth
Paul Zukofsky
Paul Zukofsky, Brooklyn NY, violinist (Cappricio) was born
1939
Birth
Ray Jones
Ray Jones, rock bassist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas) was born
1967
Birth
Rita Guerra
Rita Guerra, Portuguese singer was born
1943
Birth
Robert Long
Robert Long, [Leverman], Dutch singer/actor (Vroeger Kon je Lachen) was born
1942
Birth
Robin John Maconie
Robin John Maconie, composer was born
1968
Birth
Shaggy [Orville Richard Burrell]
Shaggy [Orville Richard Burrell], Kingston, Jamaica, reggae rapper (Boombastic) was born
1968
Birth
Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne, Quantico Va, country singer (If I Could Bottle This Up) was born
1949
Birth
Stiv Bators
Stiv Bators, American musician (The Dead Boys) (d. 1990) was born
1937
Birth
Tadeas Salva
Tadeas Salva, composer was born
1974
Birth
Tim Kinsella
Tim Kinsella, American musician was born
1964
Birth
Toby Mac
Toby Mac, American singer and songwriter was born
1883
Birth
Viktor Jacobi
Viktor Jacobi, composer was born
1737
Birth
Vincenzo Manfredini
Vincenzo Manfredini, composer was born
1985
Birth
Zac Hanson
Zac Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer (Hansons-MMMMbop) was born
Died on October 22
1725
Death
Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian baroque composer, dies at 65
1813
Death
August Harder
August Harder, composer, dies at 38
2021
Death
Bernard Haitink
Bernard Haitink died
2024
Death
Claire Daly
Claire Daly died
2025
Death
Dave Ball
Dave Ball died
1994
Death
David Buchan
David Buchan, ethno-Musicologist, dies at 55
2024
Death
Ferenc Sánta Jr.
Ferenc Sánta Jr. died
2005
Death
Franky Gee
Franky Gee, American singer (Captain Jack) (b. 1962)
1969
Death
Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni Martinelli, Ital opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday
1984
Death
Harold Laurence Walters
Harold Laurence Walters, composer, dies at 66
1651
Death
Jacob Praetorius
Jacob Praetorius, composer, dies at 65
2024
Death
Jan W. Morthenson
Jan W. Morthenson died
1881
Death
Janis Cimze
Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67
1764
Death
Jean Marie I'aine Leclair
Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer, dies at 67
1996
Death
John Bauldie
John Bauldie, music journalist/Dylanologist, dies at 47
1943
Death
Josef Venantius von Woss
Josef Venantius von Woss, composer, dies at 80
2020
Death
K. Deep
K. Deep died
1935
Death
Komitas
Komitas, Armenian composer (b. 1869)
1859
Death
Louis Spohr
Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75
1979
Death
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger, French composer and composition teacher (b. 1887)
1889
Death
Olivier Metra
Olivier Metra, composer, dies at 59
1973
Death
Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96
1613
Death
Pomponio Nenna
Pomponio Nenna, Italian composer
2022
Death
Rodney Graham
Rodney Graham died
1802
Death
Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold, English composer, dies at 62
2021
Death
Udo Zimmermann
Udo Zimmermann died
1985
Death
Viorica Ursuleac
Viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano (b. 1894)
1835
Death
Willem G F Bentinck
Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73
Releases & milestones on October 22
2021
Event
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro released the album 'The Myth of the Happily Ever After'
1959
Event
Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill's musical "Take me Along," premieres in NYC
1883
Event
Charles Gounod
Original Metropolitan Opera House (NYC) grand opening (Faust)
2021
Event
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth released the album 'Existence Is Futile'
2021
Event
Dream Theater
Dream Theater released the album 'A View from the Top of the World'
2021
Event
Duran Duran
Duran Duran released the album 'Future Past'
2021
Event
Elton John
Elton John released the album 'The Lockdown Sessions'
1868
Event
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach's opera "Genevieve de Brabant," premieres in NYC
1995
Event
Johny Burke
"Swinging On a Star" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 97 perfs
2021
Event
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey released the album 'Blue Banisters'
1922
Event
Richard Wagner
Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera
1964
Event
The Who
EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers", they go on to become The Who
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