On This Day in Music: September 15

On September 15 in music history, 48 artists were born, 46 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1964), Demi Lovato (2023) and Victor Jara (1973).

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The Beatles

Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato released the album 'Revamped'

Victor Jara

Victor Jara, Chilean musician (b. 1941)

Johnny Ramone

Johnny Ramone, American lead guitarist of the punk rock band The Ramones

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Born on September 15

Angela Aki

Angela Aki, Japanese singer-songwriter was born

Anton Heiller

Anton Heiller, composer was born

Ben Wallers

Ben Wallers, English musician and songwriter (Country Teasers) was born

Bobby Short

Bobby Short, Danville Ill, singer/pianist (Carlisle Hotel) was born

Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter, [B W Schlesinger], Berlin Germany, conductor (NY Phil) was born

Carlos Estrada

Carlos Estrada, composer was born

Chetan Ramlu

Chetan Ramlu, New Zealand musician was born

Cristobal de Isla Diego

Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer was born

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, former guitarist for horror punk band The Misfits was born

Dr. Know

Dr. Know, American guitarist (Bad Brains) was born

Edward Wolff

Edward Wolff, composer was born

Erasmus Widmann

Erasmus Widmann, composer was born

Floro Manuel Ugarte

Floro Manuel Ugarte, composer was born

Frank Martin

Frank Martin, Geneva Switzerland, composer (In Terra Fax) was born

Friedrich Heine

Friedrich Heine, composer was born

Georg Ritschel

Georg Ritschel, composer was born

Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo

Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer was born

Gottfried Kirkhoff

Gottfried Kirkhoff, composer was born

Henry Dreyfus Brant

Henry Dreyfus Brant, Montreal Canada, composer (Great American Goot) was born

Horatio William Parker

Horatio William Parker, composer was born

Ignazio Prota

Ignazio Prota, composer was born

Jamie Stevens

Jamie Stevens, German singer was born

Jan Frank Fischer

Jan Frank Fischer, composer was born

Jan Nepomuk Skroup

Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer was born

Jeno Hubay

Jeno Hubay, composer was born

Jerry Dixon

Jerry Dixon, heavy metal bassist (Warrant-Cherry Pie) was born

Jessye Norman

Jessye Norman, US, opera singer (Carmen) was born

Jolin Tsai

Jolin Tsai, Taiwanese pop singer was born

Josif Marinkovic

Josif Marinkovic, composer was born

Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley

Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, Tampa Florida, US jazz hard bop musician (Black Messiah) was born

KG

KG, rocker (Naughty by Nature) was born

Kathryn Murray

Kathryn Murray, Jersey City NJ, dancer (Arthur Murray Dance Party) was born

Kelly Keagy

Kelly Keagy, rock vocalist (Night Ranger) was born

Kit Chan

Kit Chan, Singaporean singer was born

Lee Dorman

Lee Dorman, American Bassist was born

Leo van Gheluwe

Leo van Gheluwe, composer was born

Louis Clapisson

Louis Clapisson, composer was born

Maggie Reilly

Maggie Reilly, Scottish folk singer was born

Ned Rothenberg

Ned Rothenberg, composer was born

Paolo Francesco Parenti

Paolo Francesco Parenti, composer was born

Pat Barrett

Pat Barrett, rocker (Crew Cuts) was born

Paul Thomson

Paul Thomson, Scottish drummer (Franz Ferdinand) was born

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor was born

Richard Arnell

Richard Arnell, composer was born

Roger "Ram" Ramirez

Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz pianist/composer was born

Roy Acuff

Roy Acuff, Maynardville Tenn, country musician (Hee Haw) was born

Silas Hogan

Silas Hogan, blues singer/guitarist was born

Tadeusz Szeligowski

Tadeusz Szeligowski, composer was born

Died on September 15

Aldemaro Romero

Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (b. 1928)

Alessandro Rolla

Alessandro Rolla, composer, dies at 84

Allan Sobek

Allan Sobek, dancer, dies

Anthony Johnson Showalter

Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer, dies at 66

Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern

Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61

Arrow

Arrow, Montserratian soca musician (b. 1949)

Bela Anton Szabados

Bela Anton Szabados, composer, dies at 69

Bill Evans

Bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51

Charles Hutchison Gabriel

Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer, dies at 76

Charles Theodore Pachelbel

Charles Theodore Pachelbel, composer, dies at 59

David Vaughan Thomas

David Vaughan Thomas, composer, dies at 61

Franco Migliacci

Franco Migliacci died

Franz Xaver Pechacek

Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47

Frits Noske

Frits Noske, musicologist (Tie Musikwerk), dies at 72

Hans Haug

Hans Haug, composer, dies at 67

Hans Ulrich Humpert

Hans Ulrich Humpert, composer, dies at 2

Henry Clough-Leiter

Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82

Isidore Edouard Legouix

Isidore Edouard Legouix, composer, dies at 82

Jacinto Guerrero

Jacinto Guerrero, composer, dies at 56

Jack Brymer

Jack Brymer, English clarinetist (b. 1915)

Jack Singer

Jack Singer, US war reporter (Wasp), dies

Jacques Thibaud

Jacques Thibaud, French violinist, dies

Jan Kleczynski

Jan Kleczynski, composer, dies at 58

Jan Krenz

Jan Krenz died

Jeanne-Louise Farrenc

Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer, dies at 71

Johann Gotthilf Ziegler

Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, composer, dies at 59

Johnny Ramone

Johnny Ramone, American lead guitarist of the punk rock band The Ramones

Juliusz Zarebski

Juliusz Zarebski, composer, dies at 31

Jörg Faerber

Jörg Faerber died

Marilyn Knowlden

Marilyn Knowlden died

Paul Méfano

Paul Méfano died

Pierre MF de Sales Baillot

Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70

Prince Far I

Prince Far I, reggae deejay, producer and Rastafarian

Richard Wright

Richard Wright, English singer/songwriter (Pink Floyd), dies of cancer at 65

Rosalind Ashford

Rosalind Ashford died

Sayed Darwish

Sayed Darwish, composer, dies at 31

Silu Seppälä

Silu Seppälä died

Steve Brown

Steve Brown, American musician (b. 1890)

Susanne Lautenbacher

Susanne Lautenbacher died

Tito Jackson

Tito Jackson died

Tommy Leonetti

Tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50

Ulvi Cemal Erkin

Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer, dies at 66

Victor Jara

Victor Jara, Chilean musician (b. 1941)

Vojtech Rihovsky

Vojtech Rihovsky, composer, dies at 79

William Hauser

William Hauser, composer, dies at 67

Willie Bobo

Willie Bobo, jazz drummer (Cos), dies at 49

Releases & milestones on September 15

30 Seconds to Mars

30 Seconds to Mars released the album 'It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day'

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato released the album 'Revamped'

Herbert Stothart

Stothard, Kalmar & Ruby's musical "Good Boy", premieres in NYC

Madison Beer

Madison Beer released the album 'Silence Between Songs'

Mitski

Mitski released the album 'The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We'

Teddy Swims

Teddy Swims released the album 'I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1)'

The Beatles

Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson's Farm Aid concert

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