1944
Birth
Barry White
Barry White, Galveston Tx, singer (Love's Theme), (d. 2003) was born
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Born on September 12
1891
Birth
Adolph Weiss
Adolph Weiss, composer was born
1956
Birth
Barry Andrews
Barry Andrews, British musician was born
1944
Birth
Barry White
Barry White, Galveston Tx, singer (Love's Theme), (d. 2003) was born
1768
Birth
Bemnjamin Carr
Bemnjamin Carr, composer was born
1966
Birth
Ben Folds
Ben Folds, American musician was born
1915
Birth
Billy Daniels
Billy Daniels, Jacksonville Fla, singer (Billy Daniels Show) was born
1976
Birth
Bizzy Bone (Bryon Anthony McCane)
Bizzy Bone (Bryon Anthony McCane), American rapper, (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) was born
1905
Birth
Boris Arapov
Boris Arapov, composer was born
1956
Birth
Brian Robertson
Brian Robertson, Glasgow Scotland, rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy) was born
1983
Birth
Carly Smithson
Carly Smithson, Irish singer was born
1962
Birth
Dino Merlin
Dino Merlin, Bosnian singer was born
1986
Birth
Emmy Rossum
Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer was born
1900
Birth
Eric Harding Thiman
Eric Harding Thiman, composer was born
1901
Birth
Ernst Pepping
Ernst Pepping, German composer was born
1876
Birth
Flor Alpaerts
Flor Alpaerts, Flemish composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel, Pallieter) was born
1803
Birth
Frantisek Matej Hilmar
Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer was born
1904
Birth
Gavril Nikolayevich Popov
Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer was born
1761
Birth
Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf
Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer was born
1887
Birth
George Georgescu
George Georgescu, composer was born
1931
Birth
George Jones
George Jones, Saratoga Tx, singer (Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me), (d. 2013) was born
1952
Birth
Gerry Beckley
Gerry Beckley, rock vocalist/guitarist (America-Daisy Jane) was born
1890
Birth
Guido Guerrini
Guido Guerrini, composer was born
1980
Birth
Gus G.
Gus G., Greek guitarist (Firewind, Dream Evil) was born
1957
Birth
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer, German composer was born
1941
Birth
Hans-Karsten Raecke
Hans-Karsten Raecke, composer was born
1929
Birth
Harvey Lester Schmidt
Harvey Lester Schmidt, composer was born
1977
Birth
Idan Raichel
Idan Raichel, Israeli musician was born
1922
Birth
Jackson Mac Low
Jackson Mac Low, composer was born
1977
Birth
Jeff Irwin
Jeff Irwin, American musician was born
1981
Birth
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson, Chicago, Illinois, American actress and singer (Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson) was born
1974
Birth
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles, American country singer, part of Sugarland was born
1856
Birth
Johann Heinrich Beck
Johann Heinrich Beck, composer was born
1945
Birth
John Mauceri
John Mauceri, NYC, conductor (Wash DC Opera) was born
1965
Birth
John Norwood Fisher
John Norwood Fisher, American musician was born
1961
Birth
Kathem Al Saher
Kathem Al Saher, Iraqi singer was born
1930
Birth
Larry Austin
Larry Austin, composer was born
1943
Birth
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur, Greenwich Village, NY, singer (Midnight at the Oasis) was born
1978
Birth
Michael Paget
Michael Paget, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine) was born
1961
Birth
Mylene Farmer
Mylene Farmer, Montreal Canada, french singer (Cendres de Lune) was born
1970
Birth
Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson, American guitarist and composer (Shudder To Think, Hot One) was born
1952
Birth
Neil Peart
Neil Peart, Canada, musician and drummer (Rush-A Farewell to Kings) was born
1939
Birth
Phillip Ramey
Phillip Ramey, composer was born
1978
Birth
Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard, American singer was born
1906
Birth
Ruvim Pergament
Ruvim Pergament, composer was born
1898
Birth
Salvador Bacarisse
Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (d. 1963) was born
1655
Birth
Sebastien de Brossard
Sebastien de Brossard, composer was born
1938
Birth
Tatiana Troyanos
Tatiana Troyanos, NYC, mezzo-soprano (Octavian-Der Rosenleavalier) was born
1942
Birth
Tomés Marco
Tomés Marco, Basque/Spanish composer was born
1949
Birth
Tony Stevens
Tony Stevens, rocker was born
1968
Birth
[Reid Laurence] Larry LaLonde
[Reid Laurence] Larry LaLonde, Richmond, California, American guitarist (Primus-Frizzle Fry) was born
Died on September 12
2023
Death
Beytocan
Beytocan died
1806
Death
Christian Gottfried Thomas
Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer, dies at 58
1973
Death
Eduard Flipse
Eduard Flipse, Dutch conductor/composer, dies at 77
1807
Death
Edward Miller
Edward Miller, composer, dies at 71
1733
Death
Francois Couperin "Le Grand"
Francois Couperin "Le Grand", French composer, dies at 64
1789
Death
Franz Xaver Richter
Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79
1947
Death
Harry Rowe Shelley
Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89
1993
Death
Herman Nieland
Herman Nieland, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 82
1764
Death
Jean Philippe Rameau
Jean Philippe Rameau, French composer (Castor en Pollux), dies at 80
2020
Death
Joaquín Carbonell
Joaquín Carbonell died
2003
Death
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)
1815
Death
Jose Mauricio
Jose Mauricio, composer, dies at 63
1877
Death
Julius Reitz
Julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64
1871
Death
Karl Collan
Karl Collan, Finnish composer, dies at 43
1995
Death
Larry Gales
Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist, dies at 59
2023
Death
MohBad
MohBad died
1879
Death
Peter Arnold Heise
Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49
2022
Death
PnB Rock
PnB Rock died
2022
Death
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis died
1739
Death
Reinhard Keiser
Reinhard Keiser, Germ conductor/composer (Markus-Passion), dies at 65
2023
Death
Roger Whittaker
Roger Whittaker died
2000
Death
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1934)
1997
Death
Stikkan Stig Anderson
Stikkan Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur (Polar), dies at 66
Releases & milestones on September 12
1984
Event
Barbara Mandrell
Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
2025
Event
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran released the album 'Play'
2010
Event
Eminem
27th MTV Awards: Lady Gaga & Eminem wins
1994
Event
George Jones
Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery
1910
Event
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler's 8th Symphony premieres in Munich with 1028 musicians
2025
Event
Jade Thirlwall
Jade Thirlwall released the album 'That's Showbiz Baby'
1927
Event
Sigmund Romberg
Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in NYC
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