On This Day in Music: September 17

On September 17 in music history, 46 artists were born, 29 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Hank Williams (1923), The Beatles (1964) and Lil Nas X (2021).

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Hank Williams

Hank Williams, country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin') was born

The Beatles

Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas)

Lil Nas X

Lil Nas X released the album 'Montero'

Anastacia

Anastacia, American singer was born

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Born on September 17

Anastacia

Anastacia, American singer was born

Bill Black

Bill Black, rocker was born

Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer, American director was born

Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Elmira NY, composer (White Peacock) was born

Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon

Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer was born

Chuck Comeau

Chuck Comeau, Canadian musician (Simple Plan) was born

Constantine Maroulis

Constantine Maroulis, American singer was born

Dorothy Loudon

Dorothy Loudon, Boston, Massachusetts, American actress and singer (Garry Moore Show, Annie) was born

Fee Waybill

Fee Waybill, Ohaha Neb, rocker (Tubes) was born

Francesco Sacrati

Francesco Sacrati, composer was born

Franz J A Grothe

Franz J A Grothe, German composer was born

Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners

Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer was born

Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante

Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer was born

Guy Picciotto

Guy Picciotto, American musician (Rites of Spring, Fugazi) was born

Halfdan Kjeruif

Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) was born

Hank Williams

Hank Williams, country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin') was born

Hans Muller

Hans Muller, music historian was born

Hendrik F Andriessen

Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel) was born

Henri-Montan Berton

Henri-Montan Berton, composer was born

Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer

Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer was born

Isang Yun

Isang Yun, composer was born

Jean Hure

Jean Hure, composer was born

Jennifer Peña

Jennifer Peña, American singer was born

Jon Walker

Jon Walker, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born

Jonathan Radtke

Jonathan Radtke, American musician (Kill Hannah) was born

Jorge Urrutia Blondel

Jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer was born

Jorgen Jersild

Jorgen Jersild, composer was born

Joseph Mosikili

Joseph Mosikili, South African actor/singer was born

Joël-François Durand

Joël-François Durand, French composer was born

Keith Flint

Keith Flint, singer/musician (Prodigy) was born

Lalgudi Jayaraman

Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist was born

Lamonte McLemore

Lamonte McLemore, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension) was born

Little Milton [Campbell]

Little Milton [Campbell], rocker was born

Lord Jammer

Lord Jammer, rocker (Brand Nubian) was born

Mirah

Mirah, American musician was born

Richard Henry Warren

Richard Henry Warren, composer was born

Robert Wainwright

Robert Wainwright, composer was born

Shelby Flint

Shelby Flint, American singer was born

Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti

Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer was born

Steve Sanders

Steve Sanders, Richland Ga, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira) was born

Steven Dye

Steven Dye, English musician (Scarlet Party), (The Alan Parsons Project) was born

Ty Tabor

Ty Tabor, American guitarist and singer (King's X) was born

Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov

Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov, composer was born

Vaclav Juda Novotny

Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer was born

Vincenzo Tommasini

Vincenzo Tommasini, composer was born

Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin

Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer was born

Died on September 17

Alfred Reed

Alfred Reed, American composer (b. 1921)

Duncan Sheik

Duncan Sheik died

Edmund van der Straeten

Edmund van der Straeten, composer, dies at 79

Evin Agassi

Evin Agassi died

Francesco Giuseppi Pollini

Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84

Francesco Xaverio Geminiani

Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74

Frankie Vaughan

Frankie Vaughan, British singer (b. 1928)

Franz Xaver Sussmayr

Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies

Giacomo Tritto

Giacomo Tritto, composer, dies at 91

Henri Hamal

Henri Hamal, composer, dies at 76

Henry Holden Huss

Henry Holden Huss, composer, dies at 91

Hildegard van Bingen

Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81

Hugo Winterhalter

Hugo Winterhalter, composer, dies at 63

Ignaz Brull

Ignaz Brull, composer, dies at 60

J. D. Souther

J. D. Souther died

Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill

Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63

Jimmie Smith

Jimmie Smith died

Jimmy Yancey

Jimmy Yancey, American pianist (b. 1898)

John DeLaFose

John DeLaFose, zydeco musician, dies at 55

Jose Sancho Marraco

Jose Sancho Marraco, composer, dies at 81

Josef Antonin Planicky

Josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40

Louis Schubert

Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56

Lucas Osiander

Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69

Manos Loïzos

Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (b. 1937)

Miloslav Kabelac

Miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71

Minja Subota

Minja Subota died

Olof Rudbeck

Olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71

Pepe Domingo Castaño

Pepe Domingo Castaño died

Zino Francescatti

Zino Francescatti, French violinist (b. 1902)

Releases & milestones on September 17

Carcass

Carcass released the album 'Torn Arteries'

Carly Pearce

Carly Pearce released the album '29: Written in Stone'

Lil Nas X

Lil Nas X released the album 'Montero'

Ludwig V. Beethoven

RCA Victor re leases 1st 33 1/3 rpm recording (Beethoven's 5th)

NCT 127

NCT 127 released the album 'Sticker'

Spiritbox

Spiritbox released the album 'Eternal Blue'

The Beatles

Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas)

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