1949-09-02
Birth
Albert West[laken]
Albert West[laken], Dutch singer (Dumb Willie) was born
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1930-09-02
Birth
Andrey Pavlovich Petrov
Andrey Pavlovich Petrov, composer was born
1946-09-02
Birth
Billy Preston
Billy Preston, Houston, Texas, American soul musician/singer and pianist, 5th Beatle (David Brenner Show) was born
1939-09-02
Birth
Bobby Purify
Bobby Purify, rocker was born
1914-09-02
Birth
Booker T Laury
Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist was born
1910-09-02
Birth
Bruce Boyce
Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher was born
1969-09-02
Birth
Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey
Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, American singer was born
1915-09-02
Birth
Dai-Keong Lee
Dai-Keong Lee, composer was born
1936-09-02
Birth
David Leonard Blake
David Leonard Blake, composer was born
1966-09-02
Birth
Dino Cazares
Dino Cazares, American musician was born
1959-09-02
Birth
Esther Oosterbeek
Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots) was born
1892-09-02
Birth
Felix Wolfes
Felix Wolfes, composer was born
1862-09-02
Birth
Franjo Krežma
Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881) was born
1661-09-02
Birth
Georg Bohm
Georg Bohm, German organist/composer was born
1919-09-02
Birth
Gideon William Waldrop
Gideon William Waldrop, composer was born
1915-09-02
Birth
Hans Joachim Koellreutter
Hans Joachim Koellreutter, composer was born
1925-09-02
Birth
Hugo Montenegro
Hugo Montenegro, American composer and bandleader (d. 1981) was born
1989-09-02
Birth
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born
1984-09-02
Birth
Jack Peñate
Jack Peñate, English/Spanish singer was born
1940-09-02
Birth
Jimmy Clanton
Jimmy Clanton, Baton Rogue, La, rock vocalist (Just a Dream) was born
1943-09-02
Birth
Joe Simon
Joe Simon, US singer (Power of Love) was born
1716-09-02
Birth
Johann Trier
Johann Trier, composer was born
1953-09-02
Birth
John Zorn
John Zorn, American musician was born
1918-09-02
Birth
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida, composer/guitarist was born
1919-09-02
Birth
Marge Champion
Marge Champion, Los Angeles California, dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show) was born
1946-09-02
Birth
Marty Grebb
Marty Grebb, Chicago, rocker (Buckinghams) was born
1950-09-02
Birth
Michael Rother
Michael Rother, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk, Harmonia, Cluster) was born
1934-09-02
Birth
Michael Sahl
Michael Sahl, composer was born
1951-09-02
Birth
Mike Kaminsky
Mike Kaminsky, rocker was born
1940-09-02
Birth
Mike Pyne
Mike Pyne, jazz Pianist was born
1928-09-02
Birth
Miloslav Istvan
Miloslav Istvan, composer was born
1750-09-02
Birth
Pehr Frigel
Pehr Frigel, composer was born
1976-09-02
Birth
Phil Lipscomb
Phil Lipscomb, American musician (Taproot) was born
1977-09-02
Birth
Ramiro Muñoz
Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician was born
1911-09-02
Birth
Rene Amengual
Rene Amengual, composer was born
1947-09-02
Birth
Richard Coughlan
Richard Coughlan, English drummer and percussionist (Caravan) was born
1939-09-02
Birth
Robert Lee Dickey
Robert Lee Dickey, US singer (I'm your puppet) was born
1943-09-02
Birth
Rosalind Ashford
Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist (Martha Reeve & Vandellas) was born
1939-09-02
Birth
Sam Gooden
Sam Gooden, Chattanooga Tenn, rock vocalist (Impressions-Gypsy Woman) was born
1987-09-02
Birth
Spencer Smith
Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born
1957-09-02
Birth
Steve Porcaro
Steve Porcaro, LA Cal, rock keyboards/vocalist (Toto-Roseanna, Africa) was born
1914-09-02
Birth
Tom Glazer
Tom Glazer, American folk singer and songwriter (d. 2003) was born
1927-09-02
Birth
Tzvi Avni
Tzvi Avni, composer was born
1934-09-02
Death
Alcide Nunez
Alcide Nunez, American musician (b. 1884)
1870-09-02
Death
Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon
Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48
1715-09-02
Death
Constantin Christian Dedekind
Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer, dies at 87
1970-09-02
Death
Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren
Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer (Hollow Men), dies at 63
1996-09-02
Death
Cyril Reuben
Cyril Reuben, violinist, dies at 69
2000-09-02
Death
Elvera Sanchez
Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (b. 1905)
1891-09-02
Death
Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger
Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer, dies at 76
1397-09-02
Death
Francesco Landini
Francesco Landini, Italian composer
1961-09-02
Death
Greet Koeman
Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54
1906-09-02
Death
Guiseppe Giacosa
Guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies
1996-09-02
Death
Otto Luening
Otto Luening, composer, dies at 96
2007-09-02
Death
Rajae Belmlih
Rajae Belmlih, Morrocan singer (b. 1962 in Casablanca)
1997-09-02
Death
Rudolf Bing
Rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95
1955-09-02
Death
Rudolf Kattnigg
Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60
1934-09-02
Death
Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo
Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, US singer/violist, dies at 26
1995-09-02
Death
Vaclav Neummann
Vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74
1905-09-02
Death
Walter Cecil Macfarren
Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer, dies at 79
2006-09-02
Death
Willi Ninja
Willi Ninja, dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
1980-09-02
Death
William Douglas Denny
William Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70
1982-09-02
Event
Keith Richards
Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down
1993-09-02
Event
Pearl Jam
10th MTV Awards: Pearl Jam, En Vogue wins
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