1968-09-17
Birth
Anastacia
Anastacia, American singer was born
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1926-09-17
Birth
Bill Black
Bill Black, rocker was born
1965-09-17
Birth
Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer, American director was born
1884-09-17
Birth
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Elmira NY, composer (White Peacock) was born
1821-09-17
Birth
Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon
Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer was born
1979-09-17
Birth
Chuck Comeau
Chuck Comeau, Canadian musician (Simple Plan) was born
1975-09-17
Birth
Constantine Maroulis
Constantine Maroulis, American singer was born
1925-09-17
Birth
Dorothy Loudon
Dorothy Loudon, Boston, Massachusetts, American actress and singer (Garry Moore Show, Annie) was born
1950-09-17
Birth
Fee Waybill
Fee Waybill, Ohaha Neb, rocker (Tubes) was born
1605-09-17
Birth
Francesco Sacrati
Francesco Sacrati, composer was born
1908-09-17
Birth
Franz J A Grothe
Franz J A Grothe, German composer was born
1883-09-17
Birth
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer was born
1795-09-17
Birth
Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante
Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer was born
1965-09-17
Birth
Guy Picciotto
Guy Picciotto, American musician (Rites of Spring, Fugazi) was born
1818-09-17
Birth
Halfdan Kjeruif
Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) was born
1923-09-17
Birth
Hank Williams
Hank Williams, country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin') was born
1854-09-17
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Hans Muller
Hans Muller, music historian was born
1892-09-17
Birth
Hendrik F Andriessen
Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel) was born
1767-09-17
Birth
Henri-Montan Berton
Henri-Montan Berton, composer was born
1711-09-17
Birth
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer was born
1917-09-17
Birth
Isang Yun
Isang Yun, composer was born
1877-09-17
Birth
Jean Hure
Jean Hure, composer was born
1983-09-17
Birth
Jennifer Peña
Jennifer Peña, American singer was born
1985-09-17
Birth
Jon Walker
Jon Walker, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born
1981-09-17
Birth
Jonathan Radtke
Jonathan Radtke, American musician (Kill Hannah) was born
1905-09-17
Birth
Jorge Urrutia Blondel
Jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer was born
1913-09-17
Birth
Jorgen Jersild
Jorgen Jersild, composer was born
1939-09-17
Birth
Joseph Mosikili
Joseph Mosikili, South African actor/singer was born
1954-09-17
Birth
Joël-François Durand
Joël-François Durand, French composer was born
1969-09-17
Birth
Keith Flint
Keith Flint, singer/musician (Prodigy) was born
1930-09-17
Birth
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist was born
1939-09-17
Birth
Lamonte McLemore
Lamonte McLemore, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension) was born
1934-09-17
Birth
Little Milton [Campbell]
Little Milton [Campbell], rocker was born
1968-09-17
Birth
Lord Jammer
Lord Jammer, rocker (Brand Nubian) was born
1974-09-17
Birth
Mirah
Mirah, American musician was born
1859-09-17
Birth
Richard Henry Warren
Richard Henry Warren, composer was born
1748-09-17
Birth
Robert Wainwright
Robert Wainwright, composer was born
1939-09-17
Birth
Shelby Flint
Shelby Flint, American singer was born
1814-09-17
Birth
Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti
Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer was born
1952-09-17
Birth
Steve Sanders
Steve Sanders, Richland Ga, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira) was born
1963-09-17
Birth
Steven Dye
Steven Dye, English musician (Scarlet Party), (The Alan Parsons Project) was born
1961-09-17
Birth
Ty Tabor
Ty Tabor, American guitarist and singer (King's X) was born
1885-09-17
Birth
Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov
Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov, composer was born
1849-09-17
Birth
Vaclav Juda Novotny
Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer was born
1878-09-17
Birth
Vincenzo Tommasini
Vincenzo Tommasini, composer was born
1875-09-17
Birth
Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin
Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer was born
2005-09-17
Death
Alfred Reed
Alfred Reed, American composer (b. 1921)
1934-09-17
Death
Edmund van der Straeten
Edmund van der Straeten, composer, dies at 79
1846-09-17
Death
Francesco Giuseppi Pollini
Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84
1762-09-17
Death
Francesco Xaverio Geminiani
Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74
1999-09-17
Death
Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Vaughan, British singer (b. 1928)
1803-09-17
Death
Franz Xaver Sussmayr
Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies
1824-09-17
Death
Giacomo Tritto
Giacomo Tritto, composer, dies at 91
1820-09-17
Death
Henri Hamal
Henri Hamal, composer, dies at 76
1953-09-17
Death
Henry Holden Huss
Henry Holden Huss, composer, dies at 91
1179-09-17
Death
Hildegard van Bingen
Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81
1973-09-17
Death
Hugo Winterhalter
Hugo Winterhalter, composer, dies at 63
1907-09-17
Death
Ignaz Brull
Ignaz Brull, composer, dies at 60
1996-09-17
Death
Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill
Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63
1951-09-17
Death
Jimmy Yancey
Jimmy Yancey, American pianist (b. 1898)
1994-09-17
Death
John DeLaFose
John DeLaFose, zydeco musician, dies at 55
1960-09-17
Death
Jose Sancho Marraco
Jose Sancho Marraco, composer, dies at 81
1732-09-17
Death
Josef Antonin Planicky
Josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40
1884-09-17
Death
Louis Schubert
Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56
1604-09-17
Death
Lucas Osiander
Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69
1982-09-17
Death
Manos Loïzos
Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (b. 1937)
1979-09-17
Death
Miloslav Kabelac
Miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71
1702-09-17
Death
Olof Rudbeck
Olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71
1991-09-17
Death
Zino Francescatti
Zino Francescatti, French violinist (b. 1902)
1934-09-17
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
RCA Victor re leases 1st 33 1/3 rpm recording (Beethoven's 5th)
1964-09-17
Event
The Beatles
Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas)
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