1891-09-12
Birth
Adolph Weiss
Adolph Weiss, composer was born
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1956-09-12
Birth
Barry Andrews
Barry Andrews, British musician was born
1944-09-12
Birth
Barry White
Barry White, Galveston Tx, singer (Love's Theme), (d. 2003) was born
1768-09-12
Birth
Bemnjamin Carr
Bemnjamin Carr, composer was born
1966-09-12
Birth
Ben Folds
Ben Folds, American musician was born
1915-09-12
Birth
Billy Daniels
Billy Daniels, Jacksonville Fla, singer (Billy Daniels Show) was born
1976-09-12
Birth
Bizzy Bone (Bryon Anthony McCane)
Bizzy Bone (Bryon Anthony McCane), American rapper, (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) was born
1905-09-12
Birth
Boris Arapov
Boris Arapov, composer was born
1956-09-12
Birth
Brian Robertson
Brian Robertson, Glasgow Scotland, rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy) was born
1983-09-12
Birth
Carly Smithson
Carly Smithson, Irish singer was born
1962-09-12
Birth
Dino Merlin
Dino Merlin, Bosnian singer was born
1986-09-12
Birth
Emmy Rossum
Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer was born
1900-09-12
Birth
Eric Harding Thiman
Eric Harding Thiman, composer was born
1901-09-12
Birth
Ernst Pepping
Ernst Pepping, German composer was born
1876-09-12
Birth
Flor Alpaerts
Flor Alpaerts, Flemish composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel, Pallieter) was born
1803-09-12
Birth
Frantisek Matej Hilmar
Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer was born
1904-09-12
Birth
Gavril Nikolayevich Popov
Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer was born
1761-09-12
Birth
Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf
Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer was born
1887-09-12
Birth
George Georgescu
George Georgescu, composer was born
1931-09-12
Birth
George Jones
George Jones, Saratoga Tx, singer (Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me), (d. 2013) was born
1952-09-12
Birth
Gerry Beckley
Gerry Beckley, rock vocalist/guitarist (America-Daisy Jane) was born
1890-09-12
Birth
Guido Guerrini
Guido Guerrini, composer was born
1980-09-12
Birth
Gus G.
Gus G., Greek guitarist (Firewind, Dream Evil) was born
1957-09-12
Birth
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer, German composer was born
1941-09-12
Birth
Hans-Karsten Raecke
Hans-Karsten Raecke, composer was born
1929-09-12
Birth
Harvey Lester Schmidt
Harvey Lester Schmidt, composer was born
1977-09-12
Birth
Idan Raichel
Idan Raichel, Israeli musician was born
1922-09-12
Birth
Jackson Mac Low
Jackson Mac Low, composer was born
1977-09-12
Birth
Jeff Irwin
Jeff Irwin, American musician was born
1981-09-12
Birth
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson, Chicago, Illinois, American actress and singer (Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson) was born
1974-09-12
Birth
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles, American country singer, part of Sugarland was born
1856-09-12
Birth
Johann Heinrich Beck
Johann Heinrich Beck, composer was born
1945-09-12
Birth
John Mauceri
John Mauceri, NYC, conductor (Wash DC Opera) was born
1965-09-12
Birth
John Norwood Fisher
John Norwood Fisher, American musician was born
1961-09-12
Birth
Kathem Al Saher
Kathem Al Saher, Iraqi singer was born
1930-09-12
Birth
Larry Austin
Larry Austin, composer was born
1943-09-12
Birth
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur, Greenwich Village, NY, singer (Midnight at the Oasis) was born
1978-09-12
Birth
Michael Paget
Michael Paget, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine) was born
1961-09-12
Birth
Mylene Farmer
Mylene Farmer, Montreal Canada, french singer (Cendres de Lune) was born
1970-09-12
Birth
Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson, American guitarist and composer (Shudder To Think, Hot One) was born
1952-09-12
Birth
Neil Peart
Neil Peart, Canada, musician and drummer (Rush-A Farewell to Kings) was born
1939-09-12
Birth
Phillip Ramey
Phillip Ramey, composer was born
1978-09-12
Birth
Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard, American singer was born
1906-09-12
Birth
Ruvim Pergament
Ruvim Pergament, composer was born
1898-09-12
Birth
Salvador Bacarisse
Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (d. 1963) was born
1655-09-12
Birth
Sebastien de Brossard
Sebastien de Brossard, composer was born
1938-09-12
Birth
Tatiana Troyanos
Tatiana Troyanos, NYC, mezzo-soprano (Octavian-Der Rosenleavalier) was born
1942-09-12
Birth
Tomés Marco
Tomés Marco, Basque/Spanish composer was born
1949-09-12
Birth
Tony Stevens
Tony Stevens, rocker was born
1968-09-12
Birth
[Reid Laurence] Larry LaLonde
[Reid Laurence] Larry LaLonde, Richmond, California, American guitarist (Primus-Frizzle Fry) was born
1806-09-12
Death
Christian Gottfried Thomas
Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer, dies at 58
1973-09-12
Death
Eduard Flipse
Eduard Flipse, Dutch conductor/composer, dies at 77
1807-09-12
Death
Edward Miller
Edward Miller, composer, dies at 71
1733-09-12
Death
Francois Couperin "Le Grand"
Francois Couperin "Le Grand", French composer, dies at 64
1789-09-12
Death
Franz Xaver Richter
Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79
1947-09-12
Death
Harry Rowe Shelley
Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89
1993-09-12
Death
Herman Nieland
Herman Nieland, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 82
1764-09-12
Death
Jean Philippe Rameau
Jean Philippe Rameau, French composer (Castor en Pollux), dies at 80
2003-09-12
Death
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)
1815-09-12
Death
Jose Mauricio
Jose Mauricio, composer, dies at 63
1877-09-12
Death
Julius Reitz
Julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64
1871-09-12
Death
Karl Collan
Karl Collan, Finnish composer, dies at 43
1995-09-12
Death
Larry Gales
Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, bassist, dies at 59
1879-09-12
Death
Peter Arnold Heise
Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49
1739-09-12
Death
Reinhard Keiser
Reinhard Keiser, Germ conductor/composer (Markus-Passion), dies at 65
2000-09-12
Death
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1934)
1997-09-12
Death
Stikkan Stig Anderson
Stikkan Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur (Polar), dies at 66
1984-09-12
Event
Barbara Mandrell
Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
2010-09-12
Event
Eminem
27th MTV Awards: Lady Gaga & Eminem wins
1994-09-12
Event
George Jones
Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery
1910-09-12
Event
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler's 8th Symphony premieres in Munich with 1028 musicians
1927-09-12
Event
Sigmund Romberg
Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in NYC
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