1969
Birth
Ben Harper
Ben Harper, American musician was born
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Born on October 28
1909
Birth
Adolfs Skulte
Adolfs Skulte, composer was born
1979
Birth
Aki Hakala
Aki Hakala, Finnish drummer (The Rasmus) was born
1924
Birth
Alfonso Montalva Montecino
Alfonso Montalva Montecino, composer was born
1890
Birth
Andres Isasi
Andres Isasi, composer was born
1910
Birth
Arthur Altman
Arthur Altman, songwriter was born
1969
Birth
Ben Harper
Ben Harper, American musician was born
1972
Birth
Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley, American musician was born
1936
Birth
Carl Davis
Carl Davis, American-born musical conductor and composer was born
1936
Birth
Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels, Wilmington NC, singer (Devil Went Down to Georgia) was born
1927
Birth
Cleo Laine
Cleo Laine, Middlesex England, actress/singer (Flesh to a Tiger) was born
1943
Birth
Conny Froboess
Conny Froboess, German singer was born
1879
Birth
Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta
Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer was born
1941
Birth
Curtis Lee
Curtis Lee, rocker was born
1956
Birth
Dave Wyndorf
Dave Wyndorf, American singer (Monster Magnet) was born
1944
Birth
Dennis Franz
Dennis Franz, Maywood Ill, actor (Buntz-Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue) was born
1892
Birth
Dink Johnson
Dink Johnson, American musician (d. 1954) was born
1963
Birth
Eros Ramazotti
Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician/songwriter (Adesso Te) was born
1935
Birth
Folke Rabe
Folke Rabe, composer was born
1856
Birth
Franz Xavier Arens
Franz Xavier Arens, composer was born
1922
Birth
Gershon Kingsley
Gershon Kingsley, German composer was born
1941
Birth
Glenn Moore
Glenn Moore, rocker was born
1941
Birth
Hank Marvin
Hank Marvin, England, [Brian Rankin], rocker was born
1930
Birth
Harry Gilbert Trythall
Harry Gilbert Trythall, composer was born
1798
Birth
Henri-Jerome Bertini
Henri-Jerome Bertini, composer was born
1896
Birth
Howard Hanson
Howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic) was born
1733
Birth
Ignaz Franz von Beecke
Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer was born
1789
Birth
Johann Schneider
Johann Schneider, composer was born
1930
Birth
John Henry Mayer
John Henry Mayer, composer was born
1805
Birth
John Thomson
John Thomson, composer was born
1978
Birth
Justin Guarini
Justin Guarini, American singer was born
1801
Birth
Karl Georg Lickl
Karl Georg Lickl, composer was born
1976
Birth
Karl Tremblay
Karl Tremblay, Canadian singer (Les Cowboys Fringants) was born
1904
Birth
Louis de Meester
Louis de Meester, composer was born
1982
Birth
Mai Kuraki
Mai Kuraki, Japanese singer was born
1689
Birth
Michel Mathieu
Michel Mathieu, composer was born
1884
Birth
Miloje Milojevic
Miloje Milojevic, composer was born
1959
Birth
Neville Henry
Neville Henry, rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways) was born
1948
Birth
Ricki Lee Reynolds
Ricki Lee Reynolds, country singer (Black Oak Arkansas) was born
1957
Birth
Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris, English pop drummer (Joy Division-Atmosphere) was born
1936
Birth
Ted Hawkins
Ted Hawkins, singer/guitarist was born
1948
Birth
Telma Hopkins
Telma Hopkins, Louisville, singer (Tony Orlando, Family Matters) was born
1952
Birth
Tommy Dobeck
Tommy Dobeck, rock drummer (Michael Stanley Band) was born
1945
Birth
Wayne Fontana
Wayne Fontana, Manchester England, rocker (Groovy Kind of Love) was born
Died on October 28
1940
Death
Andrea d' Angeli
Andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71
1970
Death
Baby Huey
Baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies
2020
Death
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver died
2020
Death
Cano Estremera
Cano Estremera died
2000
Death
Carlos Guastavino
Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (b. 1912)
2022
Death
D.H. Peligro
D.H. Peligro died
2021
Death
David C. Johnson
David C. Johnson died
1965
Death
Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic, American saxophonist (b. 1913)
1927
Death
Eaton Faning
Eaton Faning, composer, dies at 77
1970
Death
Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco
Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer, dies at 99
1959
Death
Egon Kornauth
Egon Kornauth, composer, dies at 68
2005
Death
Fernando Quejas
Fernando Quejas, Cape Verdean singer and musician (b. 1922)
2001
Death
Gerard Hengeveld
Gerard Hengeveld, Dutch composer (b. 1910)
1854
Death
James P Carrell
James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67
2022
Death
Janne Heiskanen
Janne Heiskanen died
2022
Death
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis died
1992
Death
Joan Maloney Rio
Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57
1877
Death
Johann Herbeck
Johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45
1755
Death
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65
2024
Death
Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal
Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal died
2006
Death
Marijohn Wilkin
Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter (b. 1920)
1963
Death
Mart Saar
Mart Saar, composer, dies at 81
1768
Death
Michel Blavet
Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68
1975
Death
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson, American jazz composer and arranger (b. 1932)
1962
Death
Pierre Froidebise
Pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48
2007
Death
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner, American country singer (b. 1927)
1779
Death
Raphael Weiss
Raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66
2022
Death
Reinbert Evers
Reinbert Evers died
1914
Death
Richard Heuberger
Richard Heuberger, composer, dies at 64
1639
Death
Stefano Landi
Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587)
1991
Death
Sylvia Fine Kaye
Sylvia Fine Kaye, US lyricist/composer, dies at 78
1875
Death
William Howard Glover
William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56
1987
Death
Woody Herman
Woody Herman, US jazz clarinetist/composer, dies at 74
1971
Death
Yves de La Casiniere
Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74
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