On This Day in Music: September 1

On September 1 in music history, 47 artists were born, 23 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Kanye West (2005), The Rolling Stones (1971) and Gloria Estefan (1957).

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Standout moments for this date.

Kanye West

22nd MTV Awards: Green Day, Kelly Clarkson & Kanye West wins

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein

Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan, [Fajardo], Havana, singer (Miami Sound Machine-Conga) was born

Blackpink

Blackpink released the album 'Born Pink'

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Born on September 1

"Boxcar" Willie

"Boxcar" Willie, singer was born

Alphons Diepenbrock

Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2] was born

Archie Bell

Archie Bell, US singer (& the Drells-Tighten up) was born

Armi Aavikko

Armi Aavikko, Finnish singer (d. 2002) was born

Art Pepper

Art Pepper, American musician (d. 1982) was born

Art[hur E] Pepper

Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist was born

Barry Gibb

Barry Gibb, Manchester England, guitarist/singer (Bee Gees) was born

Bianca Ryan

Bianca Ryan, American singer was born

Bruce Foxton

Bruce Foxton, rock guitarist (Jam) was born

Camile Velasco

Camile Velasco, Filipino-American singer was born

Carl Bernhard Wessely

Carl Bernhard Wessely, composer was born

Carola Smit

Carola Smit, Dutch singer (BZN-Bad bad woman) was born

Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar

Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Indian musician (d. 1974) was born

Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty, [Harold Jenkins], Miss, country singer (Hello Darlin') was born

Dann Hume

Dann Hume, New Zealand musician (Evermore) was born

Elvera Sanchez

Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (d. 2000) was born

Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder

Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer [or Apr 9] was born

Engelbert Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck, Germany, opera composer (Parisfal) was born

Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen

Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer was born

Franz Biebl

Franz Biebl, German composer (d. 2001) was born

Gervase Hughes

Gervase Hughes, composer was born

Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan, [Fajardo], Havana, singer (Miami Sound Machine-Conga) was born

Greg Errico

Greg Errico, San Francisco, California, American drummer (Sly & Family Stone-Stand!) was born

Gustav Schmidt

Gustav Schmidt, composer was born

Heinrich Otto Ludwig

Heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer was born

Ilona Mitrecey

Ilona Mitrecey, French singer was born

J. D. Fortune

J. D. Fortune, Canadian singer (INXS) was born

Johann Gottlieb Sollner

Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer was born

Johann Pachelbel

Johann Pachelbel, Nuremberg, composer (Canon in D), (d. 1706) was born

John Bake

John Bake, classical composer was born

Joseph Trohman

Joseph Trohman, American musician (Fall Out Boy) was born

Katie Webster

Katie Webster, [Swamp-Boogie Queen]/US R&B pianist/singer was born

Kazimierz Wilkomirski

Kazimierz Wilkomirski, composer was born

Komei Abe

Komei Abe, composer was born

Leonard Slatkin

Leonard Slatkin, Los Angeles California, conductor (Concert Orch, Neth) was born

Lââm

Lââm, French singer was born

Matt Higgins Doran

Matt Higgins Doran, composer was born

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Puerto Rican guitarist was born

Othmar Schoeck

Othmar Schoeck, composer was born

Ruth S White

Ruth S White, composer was born

Seiji Ozawa

Seiji Ozawa, Hoten Manchuria, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) was born

Sid Pye

Sid Pye, drummer was born

Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly

Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer was born

Timotei Popovici

Timotei Popovici, composer was born

Tommy Evans

Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) was born

Vanna

Vanna, Croatian singer was born

Yoshitaka Hirota

Yoshitaka Hirota, Japanese composer was born

Died on September 1

Adalberto Álvarez

Adalberto Álvarez died

Carol Fran

Carol Fran died

Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson died

Clifford M Curzon

Clifford M Curzon, England, pianist, dies at 75

Dennis Brain

Dennis Brain, English musician (b. 1921)

Edward Hodges

Edward Hodges, composer, dies at 71

Erick Morillo

Erick Morillo died

Erik Eriksson Tulindberg

Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer, dies at 53

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather), dies at 76

George Georgescu

George Georgescu, composer, dies at 76

Graham Greene

Graham Greene died

Granville English

Granville English, composer, dies at 69

Igor Štuhec

Igor Štuhec died

Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett died

Johann Ernst Bach

Johann Ernst Bach, composer, dies at 55

Johannes Habert

Johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62

John Hartman

John Hartman died

May Aufderheide

May Aufderheide, composer, dies at 84

Pierre Danican Philidor

Pierre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 50

R. L. Burnside

R. L. Burnside, American musician (b. 1926)

Samuel Coleridge Taylor

Samuel Coleridge Taylor, African-British composer, dies at 37

Vagn Holmboe

Vagn Holmboe, composer, dies at 86

William Flanagan

William Flanagan, composer, dies at 46

Releases & milestones on September 1

10

Mozart publishes 6 string quartet opus 10 in Vienna

Blackpink

Blackpink released the album 'Born Pink'

Kanye West

22nd MTV Awards: Green Day, Kelly Clarkson & Kanye West wins

The Fall

The Fall released the album 'Post Script'

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein

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