1923
Birth
Hank Williams
Hank Williams, country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin') was born
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Born on September 17
1968
Birth
Anastacia
Anastacia, American singer was born
1926
Birth
Bill Black
Bill Black, rocker was born
1965
Birth
Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer, American director was born
1884
Birth
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Elmira NY, composer (White Peacock) was born
1821
Birth
Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon
Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer was born
1979
Birth
Chuck Comeau
Chuck Comeau, Canadian musician (Simple Plan) was born
1975
Birth
Constantine Maroulis
Constantine Maroulis, American singer was born
1925
Birth
Dorothy Loudon
Dorothy Loudon, Boston, Massachusetts, American actress and singer (Garry Moore Show, Annie) was born
1950
Birth
Fee Waybill
Fee Waybill, Ohaha Neb, rocker (Tubes) was born
1605
Birth
Francesco Sacrati
Francesco Sacrati, composer was born
1908
Birth
Franz J A Grothe
Franz J A Grothe, German composer was born
1883
Birth
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer was born
1795
Birth
Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante
Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer was born
1965
Birth
Guy Picciotto
Guy Picciotto, American musician (Rites of Spring, Fugazi) was born
1818
Birth
Halfdan Kjeruif
Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) was born
1923
Birth
Hank Williams
Hank Williams, country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin') was born
1854
Birth
Hans Muller
Hans Muller, music historian was born
1892
Birth
Hendrik F Andriessen
Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel) was born
1767
Birth
Henri-Montan Berton
Henri-Montan Berton, composer was born
1711
Birth
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer was born
1917
Birth
Isang Yun
Isang Yun, composer was born
1877
Birth
Jean Hure
Jean Hure, composer was born
1983
Birth
Jennifer Peña
Jennifer Peña, American singer was born
1985
Birth
Jon Walker
Jon Walker, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born
1981
Birth
Jonathan Radtke
Jonathan Radtke, American musician (Kill Hannah) was born
1905
Birth
Jorge Urrutia Blondel
Jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer was born
1913
Birth
Jorgen Jersild
Jorgen Jersild, composer was born
1939
Birth
Joseph Mosikili
Joseph Mosikili, South African actor/singer was born
1954
Birth
Joël-François Durand
Joël-François Durand, French composer was born
1969
Birth
Keith Flint
Keith Flint, singer/musician (Prodigy) was born
1930
Birth
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist was born
1939
Birth
Lamonte McLemore
Lamonte McLemore, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension) was born
1934
Birth
Little Milton [Campbell]
Little Milton [Campbell], rocker was born
1968
Birth
Lord Jammer
Lord Jammer, rocker (Brand Nubian) was born
1974
Birth
Mirah
Mirah, American musician was born
1859
Birth
Richard Henry Warren
Richard Henry Warren, composer was born
1748
Birth
Robert Wainwright
Robert Wainwright, composer was born
1939
Birth
Shelby Flint
Shelby Flint, American singer was born
1814
Birth
Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti
Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer was born
1952
Birth
Steve Sanders
Steve Sanders, Richland Ga, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira) was born
1963
Birth
Steven Dye
Steven Dye, English musician (Scarlet Party), (The Alan Parsons Project) was born
1961
Birth
Ty Tabor
Ty Tabor, American guitarist and singer (King's X) was born
1885
Birth
Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov
Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov, composer was born
1849
Birth
Vaclav Juda Novotny
Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer was born
1878
Birth
Vincenzo Tommasini
Vincenzo Tommasini, composer was born
1875
Birth
Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin
Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer was born
Died on September 17
2005
Death
Alfred Reed
Alfred Reed, American composer (b. 1921)
1934
Death
Edmund van der Straeten
Edmund van der Straeten, composer, dies at 79
2024
Death
Evin Agassi
Evin Agassi died
1846
Death
Francesco Giuseppi Pollini
Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84
1762
Death
Francesco Xaverio Geminiani
Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74
1999
Death
Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Vaughan, British singer (b. 1928)
1803
Death
Franz Xaver Sussmayr
Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies
1824
Death
Giacomo Tritto
Giacomo Tritto, composer, dies at 91
1820
Death
Henri Hamal
Henri Hamal, composer, dies at 76
1953
Death
Henry Holden Huss
Henry Holden Huss, composer, dies at 91
1179
Death
Hildegard van Bingen
Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81
1973
Death
Hugo Winterhalter
Hugo Winterhalter, composer, dies at 63
1907
Death
Ignaz Brull
Ignaz Brull, composer, dies at 60
2024
Death
J. D. Souther
J. D. Souther died
1996
Death
Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill
Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63
2024
Death
Jimmie Smith
Jimmie Smith died
1951
Death
Jimmy Yancey
Jimmy Yancey, American pianist (b. 1898)
1994
Death
John DeLaFose
John DeLaFose, zydeco musician, dies at 55
1960
Death
Jose Sancho Marraco
Jose Sancho Marraco, composer, dies at 81
1732
Death
Josef Antonin Planicky
Josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40
1884
Death
Louis Schubert
Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56
1604
Death
Lucas Osiander
Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69
1982
Death
Manos Loïzos
Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (b. 1937)
1979
Death
Miloslav Kabelac
Miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71
2021
Death
Minja Subota
Minja Subota died
1702
Death
Olof Rudbeck
Olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71
2023
Death
Pepe Domingo Castaño
Pepe Domingo Castaño died
1991
Death
Zino Francescatti
Zino Francescatti, French violinist (b. 1902)
Releases & milestones on September 17
2021
Event
Carcass
Carcass released the album 'Torn Arteries'
2021
Event
Carly Pearce
Carly Pearce released the album '29: Written in Stone'
2021
Event
Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X released the album 'Montero'
1934
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
RCA Victor re leases 1st 33 1/3 rpm recording (Beethoven's 5th)
2021
Event
NCT 127
NCT 127 released the album 'Sticker'
2021
Event
Spiritbox
Spiritbox released the album 'Eternal Blue'
1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas)
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