On This Day in Music: September 12

On September 12 in music history, 50 artists were born, 23 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Barry White (1944), Eminem (2010) and Johnny Cash (2003).

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Barry White

Barry White, Galveston Tx, singer (Love's Theme), (d. 2003) was born

Eminem

27th MTV Awards: Lady Gaga & Eminem wins

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer, German composer was born

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Born on September 12

Adolph Weiss

Adolph Weiss, composer was born

Barry Andrews

Barry Andrews, British musician was born

Barry White

Barry White, Galveston Tx, singer (Love's Theme), (d. 2003) was born

Bemnjamin Carr

Bemnjamin Carr, composer was born

Ben Folds

Ben Folds, American musician was born

Billy Daniels

Billy Daniels, Jacksonville Fla, singer (Billy Daniels Show) was born

Bizzy Bone (Bryon Anthony McCane)

Bizzy Bone (Bryon Anthony McCane), American rapper, (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) was born

Boris Arapov

Boris Arapov, composer was born

Brian Robertson

Brian Robertson, Glasgow Scotland, rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy) was born

Carly Smithson

Carly Smithson, Irish singer was born

Dino Merlin

Dino Merlin, Bosnian singer was born

Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer was born

Eric Harding Thiman

Eric Harding Thiman, composer was born

Ernst Pepping

Ernst Pepping, German composer was born

Flor Alpaerts

Flor Alpaerts, Flemish composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel, Pallieter) was born

Frantisek Matej Hilmar

Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer was born

Gavril Nikolayevich Popov

Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer was born

Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf

Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer was born

George Georgescu

George Georgescu, composer was born

George Jones

George Jones, Saratoga Tx, singer (Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me), (d. 2013) was born

Gerry Beckley

Gerry Beckley, rock vocalist/guitarist (America-Daisy Jane) was born

Guido Guerrini

Guido Guerrini, composer was born

Gus G.

Gus G., Greek guitarist (Firewind, Dream Evil) was born

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer, German composer was born

Hans-Karsten Raecke

Hans-Karsten Raecke, composer was born

Harvey Lester Schmidt

Harvey Lester Schmidt, composer was born

Idan Raichel

Idan Raichel, Israeli musician was born

Jackson Mac Low

Jackson Mac Low, composer was born

Jeff Irwin

Jeff Irwin, American musician was born

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson, Chicago, Illinois, American actress and singer (Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson) was born

Jennifer Nettles

Jennifer Nettles, American country singer, part of Sugarland was born

Johann Heinrich Beck

Johann Heinrich Beck, composer was born

John Mauceri

John Mauceri, NYC, conductor (Wash DC Opera) was born

John Norwood Fisher

John Norwood Fisher, American musician was born

Kathem Al Saher

Kathem Al Saher, Iraqi singer was born

Larry Austin

Larry Austin, composer was born

Maria Muldaur

Maria Muldaur, Greenwich Village, NY, singer (Midnight at the Oasis) was born

Michael Paget

Michael Paget, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine) was born

Mylene Farmer

Mylene Farmer, Montreal Canada, french singer (Cendres de Lune) was born

Nathan Larson

Nathan Larson, American guitarist and composer (Shudder To Think, Hot One) was born

Neil Peart

Neil Peart, Canada, musician and drummer (Rush-A Farewell to Kings) was born

Phillip Ramey

Phillip Ramey, composer was born

Ruben Studdard

Ruben Studdard, American singer was born

Ruvim Pergament

Ruvim Pergament, composer was born

Salvador Bacarisse

Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (d. 1963) was born

Sebastien de Brossard

Sebastien de Brossard, composer was born

Tatiana Troyanos

Tatiana Troyanos, NYC, mezzo-soprano (Octavian-Der Rosenleavalier) was born

Tomés Marco

Tomés Marco, Basque/Spanish composer was born

Tony Stevens

Tony Stevens, rocker was born

[Reid Laurence] Larry LaLonde

[Reid Laurence] Larry LaLonde, Richmond, California, American guitarist (Primus-Frizzle Fry) was born

Died on September 12

Beytocan

Beytocan died

Christian Gottfried Thomas

Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer, dies at 58

Eduard Flipse

Eduard Flipse, Dutch conductor/composer, dies at 77

Edward Miller

Edward Miller, composer, dies at 71

Francois Couperin "Le Grand"

Francois Couperin "Le Grand", French composer, dies at 64

Franz Xaver Richter

Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79

Harry Rowe Shelley

Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89

Herman Nieland

Herman Nieland, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 82

Jean Philippe Rameau

Jean Philippe Rameau, French composer (Castor en Pollux), dies at 80

Joaquín Carbonell

Joaquín Carbonell died

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)

Jose Mauricio

Jose Mauricio, composer, dies at 63

Julius Reitz

Julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64

Karl Collan

Karl Collan, Finnish composer, dies at 43

Larry Gales

Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist, dies at 59

MohBad

MohBad died

Peter Arnold Heise

Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49

PnB Rock

PnB Rock died

Ramsey Lewis

Ramsey Lewis died

Reinhard Keiser

Reinhard Keiser, Germ conductor/composer (Markus-Passion), dies at 65

Roger Whittaker

Roger Whittaker died

Stanley Turrentine

Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1934)

Stikkan Stig Anderson

Stikkan Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur (Polar), dies at 66

Releases & milestones on September 12

Barbara Mandrell

Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran released the album 'Play'

Eminem

27th MTV Awards: Lady Gaga & Eminem wins

George Jones

Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery

Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler's 8th Symphony premieres in Munich with 1028 musicians

Jade Thirlwall

Jade Thirlwall released the album 'That's Showbiz Baby'

Sigmund Romberg

Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in NYC

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