1896-09-10
Birth
Adele Astaire
Adele Astaire, American dancer and entertainer (d. 1981) was born
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1823-09-10
Birth
Adolf von Doss
Adolf von Doss, composer was born
1929-09-10
Birth
Akio Yashiro
Akio Yashiro, composer was born
1951-09-10
Birth
Alder Taylor
Alder Taylor, rocker was born
1939-09-10
Birth
Artie Tripp
Artie Tripp, rocker (Mothers Of Invention) was born
1949-09-10
Birth
Barriemore Barlow
Barriemore Barlow, rocker (Jethro Tull) was born
1751-09-10
Birth
Bartolomeo Campagnoli
Bartolomeo Campagnoli, Italian violinist/composer/conductor was born
1968-09-10
Birth
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane, American rapper was born
1963-09-10
Birth
Bill Stevenson
Bill Stevenson, American music producer and musician was born
1869-09-10
Birth
Caro Roma
Caro Roma, composer was born
1957-09-10
Birth
Carol Decker
Carol Decker, UK singer (T'Pau-Heart & Soul) was born
1942-09-10
Birth
Danny Hutton
Danny Hutton, Ireland, rock vocalist (Three Dog Night) was born
1960-09-10
Birth
David Lowery
David Lowery, American musician was born
1963-09-10
Birth
David Titlow
David Titlow, rocker (Blue Mercedes-Rich & Famous) was born
1950-09-10
Birth
Don Powell
Don Powell, England, rock drummer (Slade) was born
1585-09-10
Birth
Ercole Porta
Ercole Porta, composer was born
1943-09-10
Birth
Garrett List
Garrett List, composer was born
1979-09-10
Birth
Jacob Young
Jacob Young, American actor and singer was born
1950-09-10
Birth
Joe Perry
Joe Perry, Lawrence, Massachusetts, American rock guitarist (Aerosmith-Walk this Way) was born
1956-09-10
Birth
Johnny Fingers
Johnny Fingers, rocker (Boomtown Rats) was born
1956-09-10
Birth
Johnny Hickman
Johnny Hickman, American musician was born
1945-09-10
Birth
Jose Feliciano
Jose Feliciano, Lares, Puerto Rican singer/songwriter (Light my Fire) was born
1836-09-10
Birth
Karl Merz
Karl Merz, composer was born
1906-09-10
Birth
Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre
Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Hooglied) was born
1934-09-10
Birth
Larry Sitsky
Larry Sitsky, composer was born
1919-09-10
Birth
Lex van Delden
Lex van Delden, Dutch composer/writer was born
1779-09-10
Birth
Louis Alexandre Piccinni
Louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer was born
1714-09-10
Birth
Niccolo Jommelli
Niccolo Jommelli, Italy, composer was born
1588-09-10
Birth
Nicholas Lanier
Nicholas Lanier, composer was born
1955-09-10
Birth
Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto, rock drummer (Mr Mister, King Crimson) was born
1937-09-10
Birth
Paul Martin Palombo
Paul Martin Palombo, composer was born
1875-09-10
Birth
Paul Scheinpflug
Paul Scheinpflug, composer was born
1970-09-10
Birth
Paula Kelley
Paula Kelley, musician was born
1951-09-10
Birth
Peter Tolson
Peter Tolson, rocker was born
1908-09-10
Birth
Raymond Harry Warnow Scott
Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, Brooklyn New York, American composer ('The Toy Trumpet') was born
1940-09-10
Birth
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers, LA, disco jazz artist (Fever, You Send Me) was born
1925-09-10
Birth
Roy James Brown
Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer (Good Rockin' Tonight) was born
1957-09-10
Birth
Siobhan Fahey
Siobhan Fahey, Dublin, rocker (Bananarama-Venus, Shakespear's Sister) was born
1944-09-10
Birth
Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen, British opera singer was born
1866-09-10
Birth
Tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin
Tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer was born
1934-09-10
Birth
Vasil Kazandzhiev
Vasil Kazandzhiev, composer was born
1889-09-10
Birth
Vilem Petrzelka
Vilem Petrzelka, composer was born
1931-09-10
Death
Alfonso Randano
Alfonso Randano, composer, dies at 78
1922-09-10
Death
Arpad Szendy
Arpad Szendy, composer, dies at 59
2005-09-10
Death
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American musician (b. 1924)
1868-09-10
Death
Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen
Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79
1916-09-10
Death
Friedrich Gernsheim
Friedrich Gernsheim, composer, dies at 77
1831-09-10
Death
George Guest
George Guest, composer, dies at 60
1934-09-10
Death
George Henschel
George Henschel, composer, dies at 84
1951-09-10
Death
Giuseppe Mule
Giuseppe Mule, composer, dies at 66
1895-09-10
Death
Harrison Millard
Harrison Millard, composer, dies at 64
1858-09-10
Death
Henry Wellington Greatorex
Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44
1845-09-10
Death
Karl August von Lichtenstein
Karl August von Lichtenstein, composer, dies at 78
1607-09-10
Death
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Italian composer and organist (b. 1545)
1680-09-10
Death
Marco Uccellini
Marco Uccellini, composer, dies
1932-09-10
Death
Percy Fletcher
Percy Fletcher, composer, dies at 52
1954-09-10
Death
Peter Anders
Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies
1867-09-10
Death
Simon Sechter
Simon Sechter, composer, dies at 78
1979-09-10
Death
Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych
Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer, dies at 99
2012-09-10
Death
Steven Springer
Steven Springer, American guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 60
1945-09-10
Death
Vaino Raitio
Vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54
2000-09-10
Event
Andrew Lloyd Webber
The musical Cats closes on Broadway.
1863-09-10
Event
Georges Bizet
George Bizet's opera "Les Pêcheurs de Perles," premieres in Paris
1838-09-10
Event
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz' opera "Benvenuto Cellini," premieres in Paris
1998-09-10
Event
Madonna
15th MTV Awards: Madonna & Will Smith wins
1982-09-10
Event
The Beatles
Decca releases Beatle audition "Complete Silver Beatles" album
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