1959
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Duke Ellington
"Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements
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Born on September 11
1876
Birth
Alfonso Broqua
Alfonso Broqua, composer was born
1902
Birth
Alice Tully
Alice Tully, Corning, NY, singer/patroness (Carnegie Hall) was born
1935
Birth
Arvo Part
Arvo Part, composer was born
1925
Birth
Ashley Heenan
Ashley Heenan, composer was born
1978
Birth
Ben Lee
Ben Lee, Australian musician and singer was born
1940
Birth
Bernie Dwyer
Bernie Dwyer, rock drummer (Freddie & The Dreamers) was born
1911
Birth
Bola de Nieve
Bola de Nieve, Cuban pianist (d. 1971) was born
1938
Birth
Charles Patrick
Charles Patrick, rocker (Monotones) was born
1946
Birth
Dennis Tufano
Dennis Tufano, Chicago, rock guitarist/vocalist (Buckinghams) was born
1825
Birth
Eduard Hanslick
Eduard Hanslick, German music critic (d. 1904) was born
1976
Birth
Elephant Man
Elephant Man, Jamaican musician was born
1961
Birth
Elizabeth Daily
Elizabeth Daily, Los Angeles, California, American actress and singer (Buttercup-The Powerpuff Girls) was born
1753
Birth
Friedrich August Baumbach
Friedrich August Baumbach, composer was born
1786
Birth
Friedrich Kuhlau
Friedrich Kuhlau, composer was born
1844
Birth
George Clement Martin
George Clement Martin, composer was born
1969
Birth
Gidget Gein
Gidget Gein, American musician was born
1967
Birth
Harry Connick Jr
Harry Connick Jr, New Orleans Louisiana, singer (We Are in Love) was born
1925
Birth
Harry Stuart Somers
Harry Stuart Somers, composer was born
1895
Birth
Harry Tobias
Harry Tobias, songwriter was born
1874
Birth
Heinrich Kaspar Schmid
Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer was born
1885
Birth
Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart, composer was born
1807
Birth
Ignaz Lachner
Ignaz Lachner, composer was born
1937
Birth
Iosif Kobzon
Iosif Kobzon, Soviet singer and Russian businessman was born
1915
Birth
Jack Fascinato
Jack Fascinato, Bevier Mo, pianist/orchestra leader (Kukla Fran & Ollie) was born
1700
Birth
James Thomson
James Thomson, songwriter (Rule Britannia) was born
1899
Birth
Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis, Quitman, Louisiana, American singer and songwriter (You Are My Sunshine) was born
1948
Birth
John Martyn
John Martyn, English musician was born
1977
Birth
Jon Buckland
Jon Buckland, British guitarist (Coldplay) was born
1957
Birth
Jon Moss
Jon Moss, rock drummerer (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me) was born
1968
Birth
Kay Hanley
Kay Hanley, American musician was born
1945
Birth
Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke, Athens Ga, guitarist (Ice Water, Greenhouse) was born
1977
Birth
Ludacris
Ludacris, American rapper was born
1890
Birth
Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad
Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer was born
1975
Birth
Mark Klepaski
Mark Klepaski, American musician was born
1958
Birth
Mick Talbot
Mick Talbot, rock keyboardist (Style Council-You're the Best Thing) was born
1943
Birth
Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart, drummer (Grateful Dead) was born
1965
Birth
Moby
Moby, American musician was born
1960
Birth
Neal X
Neal X, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111) was born
1899
Birth
Nelly A "Nell" Knoop
Nelly A "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress (Driestuivers Opera) was born
1891
Birth
Noel Gallon
Noel Gallon, composer was born
1934
Birth
Oliver Jones
Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist was born
1614
Birth
Philipp Buchner
Philipp Buchner, composer was born
1971
Birth
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft, British singer was born
1970
Birth
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer was born
1970
Birth
Ted Leo
Ted Leo, American musician was born
1953
Birth
Tommy Shaw
Tommy Shaw, American musician and singer (Styx) was born
1764
Birth
Valentino Fioravanti
Valentino Fioravanti, composer was born
1964
Birth
Victor Wooten
Victor Wooten, American musician was born
Died on September 11
1898
Death
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer, dies at 74
1858
Death
Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov
Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55
2020
Death
Annette Jahns
Annette Jahns died
1896
Death
Anton Joseph Bruckner
Anton Joseph Bruckner, Austrian composer, dies at 72
1892
Death
Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel
Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer, dies at 84
2020
Death
Christian Manen
Christian Manen died
2023
Death
Dedi Graucher
Dedi Graucher died
1993
Death
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf, Austria/US conductor/author (Cadenza), dies at 81
1733
Death
Francois Couperin
Francois Couperin, French composer (Le Grand), dies at 64
2004
Death
Fred Ebb
Fred Ebb, American lyricist (b. 1933)
2021
Death
Gloria Warren
Gloria Warren died
1949
Death
Henri Rabaud
Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75
1848
Death
Henri-Philippe Gerard
Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87
1984
Death
Hilding Hallnas
Hilding Hallnas, composer, dies at 81
1976
Death
Jan Kunc
Jan Kunc, composer, dies at 93
2023
Death
Jan Tabachnyk
Jan Tabachnyk died
2007
Death
Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul, Austrian musician (b. 1932)
1646
Death
Johann Stobaeus
Johann Stobaeus, composer, dies at 66
1980
Death
Jose Antonio Calcano
Jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80
1954
Death
Licinio Refice
Licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69
1922
Death
Louis Coerne
Louis Coerne, composer, dies at 52
1789
Death
Luca Sorkocevic
Luca Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 55
1924
Death
Mieczyslaw Surzynski
Mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer, dies at 57
1957
Death
Petar Stojanovic
Petar Stojanovic, composer, dies at 80
1987
Death
Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh, reggae singer shot dead in Jamacia at 42
2020
Death
Reggie Johnson
Reggie Johnson died
1958
Death
Robert Lach
Robert Lach, composer, dies at 84
2021
Death
Ruth Cameron
Ruth Cameron died
2020
Death
Toots Hibbert
Toots Hibbert died
1985
Death
William Alwyn
William Alwyn, composer, dies at 79
2025
Death
Yu Menglong
Yu Menglong died
Releases & milestones on September 11
1959
Event
Duke Ellington
"Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements
1964
Event
George Harrison
George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company
1951
Event
Igor Stravinsky
Stravinsky's opera "Rake's Progress," premieres in Venice
2020
Event
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson released the album 'We Are Chaos'
1987
Event
Peter Gabriel
4th MTV Awards: Peter Gabriel wins
1962
Event
Ringo Starr
Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles
1967
Event
The Beatles
Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England
2020
Event
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips released the album 'American Head'
1966
Event
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan Show
1914
Event
William Christopher Handy
William Christopher Handy publishes "St Louis Blues"
2020
Event
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
YoungBoy Never Broke Again released the album 'Top'
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