1946
Birth
Billy Preston
Billy Preston, Houston, Texas, American soul musician/singer and pianist, 5th Beatle (David Brenner Show) was born
On This Day in Music: September 2
On September 2 in music history, 43 artists were born, 28 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Billy Preston (1946), Michael Rother (1950) and Pearl Jam (1993).
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Born on September 2
1949
Birth
Albert West[laken]
Albert West[laken], Dutch singer (Dumb Willie) was born
1930
Birth
Andrey Pavlovich Petrov
Andrey Pavlovich Petrov, composer was born
1946
Birth
Billy Preston
Billy Preston, Houston, Texas, American soul musician/singer and pianist, 5th Beatle (David Brenner Show) was born
1939
Birth
Bobby Purify
Bobby Purify, rocker was born
1914
Birth
Booker T Laury
Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist was born
1910
Birth
Bruce Boyce
Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher was born
1969
Birth
Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey
Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, American singer was born
1915
Birth
Dai-Keong Lee
Dai-Keong Lee, composer was born
1936
Birth
David Leonard Blake
David Leonard Blake, composer was born
1966
Birth
Dino Cazares
Dino Cazares, American musician was born
1959
Birth
Esther Oosterbeek
Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots) was born
1892
Birth
Felix Wolfes
Felix Wolfes, composer was born
1862
Birth
Franjo Krežma
Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881) was born
1661
Birth
Georg Bohm
Georg Bohm, German organist/composer was born
1919
Birth
Gideon William Waldrop
Gideon William Waldrop, composer was born
1915
Birth
Hans Joachim Koellreutter
Hans Joachim Koellreutter, composer was born
1925
Birth
Hugo Montenegro
Hugo Montenegro, American composer and bandleader (d. 1981) was born
1989
Birth
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born
1984
Birth
Jack Peñate
Jack Peñate, English/Spanish singer was born
1940
Birth
Jimmy Clanton
Jimmy Clanton, Baton Rogue, La, rock vocalist (Just a Dream) was born
1943
Birth
Joe Simon
Joe Simon, US singer (Power of Love) was born
1716
Birth
Johann Trier
Johann Trier, composer was born
1953
Birth
John Zorn
John Zorn, American musician was born
1918
Birth
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida, composer/guitarist was born
1919
Birth
Marge Champion
Marge Champion, Los Angeles California, dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show) was born
1946
Birth
Marty Grebb
Marty Grebb, Chicago, rocker (Buckinghams) was born
1950
Birth
Michael Rother
Michael Rother, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk, Harmonia, Cluster) was born
1934
Birth
Michael Sahl
Michael Sahl, composer was born
1951
Birth
Mike Kaminsky
Mike Kaminsky, rocker was born
1940
Birth
Mike Pyne
Mike Pyne, jazz Pianist was born
1928
Birth
Miloslav Istvan
Miloslav Istvan, composer was born
1750
Birth
Pehr Frigel
Pehr Frigel, composer was born
1976
Birth
Phil Lipscomb
Phil Lipscomb, American musician (Taproot) was born
1977
Birth
Ramiro Muñoz
Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician was born
1911
Birth
Rene Amengual
Rene Amengual, composer was born
1947
Birth
Richard Coughlan
Richard Coughlan, English drummer and percussionist (Caravan) was born
1939
Birth
Robert Lee Dickey
Robert Lee Dickey, US singer (I'm your puppet) was born
1943
Birth
Rosalind Ashford
Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist (Martha Reeve & Vandellas) was born
1939
Birth
Sam Gooden
Sam Gooden, Chattanooga Tenn, rock vocalist (Impressions-Gypsy Woman) was born
1987
Birth
Spencer Smith
Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born
1957
Birth
Steve Porcaro
Steve Porcaro, LA Cal, rock keyboards/vocalist (Toto-Roseanna, Africa) was born
1914
Birth
Tom Glazer
Tom Glazer, American folk singer and songwriter (d. 2003) was born
1927
Birth
Tzvi Avni
Tzvi Avni, composer was born
Died on September 2
1934
Death
Alcide Nunez
Alcide Nunez, American musician (b. 1884)
2021
Death
Alemayehu Eshete
Alemayehu Eshete died
1870
Death
Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon
Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48
1715
Death
Constantin Christian Dedekind
Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer, dies at 87
1970
Death
Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren
Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer (Hollow Men), dies at 63
1996
Death
Cyril Reuben
Cyril Reuben, violinist, dies at 69
2000
Death
Elvera Sanchez
Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (b. 1905)
1891
Death
Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger
Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer, dies at 76
1397
Death
Francesco Landini
Francesco Landini, Italian composer
1961
Death
Greet Koeman
Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54
1906
Death
Guiseppe Giacosa
Guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies
2024
Death
James Darren
James Darren died
2022
Death
Jordi Cervelló
Jordi Cervelló died
2021
Death
Mad Clip
Mad Clip died
2021
Death
Michel Corboz
Michel Corboz died
2021
Death
Mikis Theodorakis
Mikis Theodorakis died
1996
Death
Otto Luening
Otto Luening, composer, dies at 96
2007
Death
Rajae Belmlih
Rajae Belmlih, Morrocan singer (b. 1962 in Casablanca)
1997
Death
Rudolf Bing
Rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95
1955
Death
Rudolf Kattnigg
Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60
1934
Death
Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo
Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, US singer/violist, dies at 26
2022
Death
T. V. Sankaranarayanan
T. V. Sankaranarayanan died
1995
Death
Vaclav Neummann
Vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74
2024
Death
Vladimir Turiyansky
Vladimir Turiyansky died
2023
Death
Walter Arlen
Walter Arlen died
1905
Death
Walter Cecil Macfarren
Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer, dies at 79
2006
Death
Willi Ninja
Willi Ninja, dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
1980
Death
William Douglas Denny
William Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70