1970-10-27
Birth
Adrian Erlandsson
Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth) was born
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1921-10-27
Birth
Anestis Logothetis
Anestis Logothetis, composer was born
1969-10-27
Birth
Annie Patterson
Annie Patterson, composer was born
1940-10-27
Birth
Anthea Joseph
Anthea Joseph, music producer was born
1817-10-27
Birth
Antoni Katski
Antoni Katski, composer was born
1894-10-27
Birth
Antonius "Toon" Verhey
Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor (Residence-orch) was born
1948-10-27
Birth
Byron Allred
Byron Allred, Logan Ut, rocker (Steve Miller Band) was born
1912-10-27
Birth
Conlon Nancarrow
Conlon Nancarrow, Texarkana Arkansas, composer (Soundings 4) was born
1927-10-27
Birth
Dominick Argento
Dominick Argento, York Penn, composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint) was born
1972-10-27
Birth
Elissa (singer)
Elissa (singer), Lebanese singer was born
1933-10-27
Birth
Floyd Cramer
Floyd Cramer, La, hall of fame pianist (Last Date, On the Rebound) was born
1739-10-27
Birth
Franz Ignaz Kaa
Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born
1949-10-27
Birth
Garry W Tallent
Garry W Tallent, rocker (E Street Band) was born
1746-10-27
Birth
Georg Anton Kreusser
Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born
1958-10-27
Birth
Hazell Dean
Hazell Dean, rocker (Always Doesn't Mean Forever) was born
1907-10-27
Birth
Helmut Walcha
Helmut Walcha, German organist (church music) was born
1873-10-27
Birth
Henry Tate
Henry Tate, composer was born
1811-10-27
Birth
Issac Merrit Singer
Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) was born
1949-10-27
Birth
Jack Daniels
Jack Daniels, Choctaw Oklahoma, country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry) was born
1893-10-27
Birth
Johan G Dancer
Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings) was born
1895-10-27
Birth
John Boles
John Boles, Greenville TX, singer/actor (Babes in Baghdad) was born
1951-10-27
Birth
K K Downing
K K Downing, rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law) was born
1982-10-27
Birth
Keri Hilson
Keri Hilson, American singer, songwriter was born
1942-10-27
Birth
Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood, Los Angeles, California, American country singer (God Bless the USA) was born
1972-10-27
Birth
Marika Krook
Marika Krook, Finnish singer (Edea) was born
1782-10-27
Birth
Niccolo Paganini
Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born
1945-10-27
Birth
Peter Martins
Peter Martins, Copenhagen, dancer-choreographer was born
1942-10-27
Birth
Phillip Catherine
Phillip Catherine, rocker was born
1967-10-27
Birth
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland, American singer (Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver) was born
1958-10-27
Birth
Simon Le Bon
Simon Le Bon, rock vocalist (Duran, Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) was born
1980-10-27
Birth
Tanel Padar
Tanel Padar, Estonian singer was born
1775-10-27
Birth
Traugott Maximilian Eberwein
Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer was born
1978-10-27
Birth
Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae, Singapore musician was born
1848-10-27
Death
Alexander Egorovich Varlamov
Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46
1864-10-27
Death
Andreas Randel
Andreas Randel, composer, dies at 58
1991-10-27
Death
Andrzei Panufkin
Andrzei Panufkin, Pol/Brit conductor/composer (Sinfonia Sacra), dies
1796-10-27
Death
Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz
Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer, dies at 45
1943-10-27
Death
Bela Reinitz
Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64
1996-10-27
Death
Belinda Quirey
Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84
1822-10-27
Death
Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke
Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 55
1833-10-27
Death
Ferdinand Franzl
Ferdinand Franzl, composer, dies at 66
1940-10-27
Death
Fini Valdemar Henriques
Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72
1954-10-27
Death
Franco Alfano
Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78
1949-10-27
Death
Ginette Neveu
Ginette Neveu, French violinist (b. 1919)
1781-10-27
Death
Herman-Francois Delange
Herman-Francois Delange, composer, dies at 66
1969-10-27
Death
Jaime Pahissa
Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89
1771-10-27
Death
Johann Gottlieb Graun
Johann Gottlieb Graun, composer, dies
1996-10-27
Death
John Gregory
John Gregory, dancer, dies at 82
1933-10-27
Death
Julius Klengel
Julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74
1994-10-27
Death
Robert White
Robert White, guitarist, dies at 57
1485-10-27
Death
Rudolph Agricola
Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies
1980-10-27
Death
Steven Peregrine Took
Steven Peregrine Took, rocker, dies at 31
1955-10-27
Death
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer, dies at 66
1925-10-27
Death
Wilhelm Gericke
Wilhelm Gericke, composer, dies at 80
1990-10-27
Death
Xavier Cugat
Xavier Cugat, Spanish-born musician (b. 1900)
1953-10-27
Death
Zdzislaw Jachimecki
Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71
1960-10-27
Event
Ben E. King
Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" & "Stand By Me"
1975-10-27
Event
Bruce Springsteen
Covers of both Time & Newsweek picture rock singer Bruce Springsteen
1886-10-27
Event
Modest Mussorgsky
Musical fantasy "Night on Bald Mountain," performed in Russia
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