On This Day in Music: October 4

1917-10-04 Birth

Albert de Klerk

Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor was born

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1962-10-04 Birth

Aldo Sprenger

Aldo Sprenger, Dutch pop guitarist (Kong-Phlegm) was born

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1912-10-04 Birth

Alfonso Letelier-Llonas

Alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer was born

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1958-10-04 Birth

Barbara MacDonald

Barbara MacDonald, rocker (Timbuk 3) was born

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1840-10-04 Birth

Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu

Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer was born

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1945-10-04 Birth

Clifton Davis

Clifton Davis, Chicago Ill, actor/singer (That's My Mama, Amen) was born

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1744-10-04 Birth

Domenico Corri

Domenico Corri, composer was born

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1932-10-04 Birth

Dottie West

Dottie West, country singer was born

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1967-10-04 Birth

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer was born

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1772-10-04 Birth

Francois-Louis Perne

Francois-Louis Perne, composer was born

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1659-10-04 Birth

Franz Weichlein

Franz Weichlein, composer was born

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1971-10-04 Birth

Friderika Bayer

Friderika Bayer, Hungarian singer was born

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1960-10-04 Birth

Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard

Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, Apopka Fla, country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad) was born

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1904-10-04 Birth

Harris Rhoad

Harris Rhoad, rocker was born

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1857-10-04 Birth

Henry Schoenfeld

Henry Schoenfeld, composer was born

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1859-10-04 Birth

Henryk Pachulski

Henryk Pachulski, composer was born

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1947-10-04 Birth

James Fielder

James Fielder, Denton TX, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) was born

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1749-10-04 Birth

Jean-Louis Duport

Jean-Louis Duport, composer was born

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1861-10-04 Birth

Joao Marcellino Arroyo

Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer was born

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1952-10-04 Birth

Jody Stephens

Jody Stephens, rock drummer (Big Star) was born

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1961-10-04 Birth

John Secada

John Secada, singer was born

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1930-10-04 Birth

Jozsef Soproni

Jozsef Soproni, composer was born

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1981-10-04 Birth

Juka

Juka, Japanese singer was born

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1947-10-04 Birth

Julien Clerc

Julien Clerc, French singer was born

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1984-10-04 Birth

Lena Katina

Lena Katina, Russian singer (t.A.T.u.) was born

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1905-10-04 Birth

Leon Orthel

Leon Orthel, composer was born

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1929-10-04 Birth

Leroy Van Dyke

Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork Mo, country singer (Walk on By) was born

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1989-10-04 Birth

Lil Mama

Lil Mama, American rapper was born

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1875-10-04 Birth

Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis

Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer was born

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1952-10-04 Birth

Nina Carter

Nina Carter, London England, vocalist (Blonde on Blonde) was born

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1909-10-04 Birth

Noel Chiboust

Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/Sax was born

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1944-10-04 Birth

Nona Hendryx

Nona Hendryx, Trenton NJ, singer (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade) was born

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1905-10-04 Birth

Rene Defossez

Rene Defossez, composer was born

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1944-10-04 Birth

Rocío Dúrcal

Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006) was born

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1965-10-04 Birth

Skip Heller

Skip Heller, American musician was born

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1841-10-04 Birth

Stephen Albert Emery

Stephen Albert Emery, composer was born

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1762-10-04 Birth

Tommaso Sogner

Tommaso Sogner, composer was born

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1928-10-04 Birth

Torben Ulrich

Torben Ulrich, Danish musician, writer, filmmaker and tennis player was born

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1986-10-04 Birth

Yuridia

Yuridia, Mexican singer was born

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1976-10-04 Death

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74

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1907-10-04 Death

Alfredo Kiel

Alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57

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1999-10-04 Death

Art Farmer

Art Farmer, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1928)

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1994-10-04 Death

Bill Challis

Bill Challis, arranger/Pianist, dies at 90

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1979-10-04 Death

Christina Spierenburg

Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56

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1994-10-04 Death

Daniel Wood Gatton

Daniel Wood Gatton, guitarist, dies at 49

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1949-10-04 Death

Edmund Eysler

Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75

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1838-10-04 Death

Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz

Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79

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1999-10-04 Death

Erik Brødreskift (aka Grim)

Erik Brødreskift (aka Grim), Norwegian black metal musician (b. 1969)

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1970-10-04 Death

George Frederick McKay

George Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71

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1982-10-04 Death

Glenn H Gould

Glenn H Gould, Canadian pianist, dies at 50

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1970-10-04 Death

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin, rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug overdose at 27

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1992-10-04 Death

Laurie Anders

Laurie Anders, singer, dies of cancer

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1848-10-04 Death

Louis Massonneau

Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82

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1935-10-04 Death

Marie Gutheil-Schoder

Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (b. 1874)

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2009-10-04 Death

Mercedes Sosa

Mercedes Sosa, Argentinian singer (b. 1935)

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1969-10-04 Death

Natalino Otto

Natalino Otto, Italian singer (b. 1912)

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2010-10-04 Death

Sir Norman Wisdom

Sir Norman Wisdom, English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1915)

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1713-10-04 Death

Valentin Molitor

Valentin Molitor, composer, dies at 76

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1995-10-04 Event

Alison Krauss

29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win

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1918-10-04 Event

Mae West

Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC

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2000-10-04 Event

Tim McGraw

34th Country Music Association Award: Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw wins

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