On This Day in Music: September 20

On September 20 in music history, 51 artists were born, 33 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1976), Katy Perry (2024) and Nelly Furtado (2024).

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The Beatles

Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion

Katy Perry

Katy Perry released the album '143'

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado released the album '7'

Jim Croce

Jim Croce, vocalist (Time in a Bottle), dies in a plane crash at 30

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Born on September 20

Agnes Tyrrell

Agnes Tyrrell, composer was born

Armand Louis Joseph Marsick

Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer was born

Benedict Schultheiss

Benedict Schultheiss, composer was born

Bobby Nunn

Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 1986) was born

Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner

Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer was born

Charles Walter Stansby Williams

Charles Walter Stansby Williams, songwriter was born

Chuck Panozzo [John]

Chuck Panozzo [John], Chicago, rocker (Styx) was born

David Allen

David Allen, American composer and writer was born

David Sheinfeld

David Sheinfeld, composer was born

Efim Golishev

Efim Golishev, composer was born

Eric Gale

Eric Gale, US funk guitarist (Blue Horizon) was born

Frank Comstock

Frank Comstock, SD California, orchestra leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show) was born

Frank Devol

Frank Devol, Moundsville WV, orchestra leader (I'm Dickens He's Fenster) was born

Franz Habermann

Franz Habermann, composer was born

Gogi Grant

Gogi Grant, [Audrey Brown], rock vocalist was born

Gottfried Scheidt

Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born

Gunnar Nelson

Gunnar Nelson, rock vocalist (Nelsons-Love & Affection) was born

Gustave Doret

Gustave Doret, composer was born

Ildebrando Pizzetti

Ildebrando Pizzetti, composer was born

Jack Lawless

Jack Lawless, American drummer for the Jonas Brothers was born

Jacobo Conrad

Jacobo Conrad, [Coco Lepol/Elias Martinus], Curacaos composer was born

Jan Hendriks

Jan Hendriks, guitarist (Doe Maar) was born

Jan Mul

Jan Mul, composer was born

Jane Manning

Jane Manning, soprano was born

Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist (Red Rider) was born

Johann Joseph Abert

Johann Joseph Abert, composer was born

Johnny Dankworth

Johnny Dankworth, English musician and composer was born

Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia

Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer was born

Laurie Spiegel

Laurie Spiegel, composer was born

Leo Justinus Kauffmann

Leo Justinus Kauffmann, composer was born

Loredana Berte

Loredana Berte, Milan Italy, singer/2nd ex wife of Bjorn Borg was born

Lubos Fiser

Lubos Fiser, composer was born

Marilou

Marilou, Quebec pop singer was born

Masashi Hamauzu

Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer was born

Matthew Nelson

Matthew Nelson, rock vocalist (Nelsons-Love & Affection) was born

Mia Martini

Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. 1995) was born

Monica Zetterlund

Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005) was born

Namie Amuro

Namie Amuro, Japanese pop singer was born

Nuno Bettencourt

Nuno Bettencourt, Azores, rock guitarist (Extreme-More Than Words) was born

Patrizio Buanne

Patrizio Buanne, Italian singer was born

Piotr Rytel

Piotr Rytel, composer was born

Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli

Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born

Ramon Felix Cuellar y Altarriba

Ramon Felix Cuellar y Altarriba, composer was born

Roek Williams

Roek Williams, [Willemze], Dutch singer was born

Sarit Hadad

Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer was born

Tim Rogers

Tim Rogers, Australian singer / songwriter was born

Uuno Kalervo Klami

Uuno Kalervo Klami, composer was born

Wilhelm Weismann

Wilhelm Weismann, composer was born

William Kapell

William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953) was born

Yo Hitoto

Yo Hitoto, Japanese pop singer was born

Yuna Ito

Yuna Ito, Japanese singer and actress was born

Died on September 20

Armin Jordan

Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)

Ben Webster

Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist, dies

Claude Lombard

Claude Lombard died

Claudio Saracini

Claudio Saracini, Italian composer (b. 1586)

Daniel Steibelt

Daniel Steibelt, composer, dies at 57

Edmund Falkiner

Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59

Frank Pelleg

Frank Pelleg, composer, dies at 57

Gilles Binchois

Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer

Giovanni Del Turco

Giovanni Del Turco, composer, dies at 70

Gottfried Conradi

Gottfried Conradi, composer, dies at 76

Henri Mulet

Henri Mulet, composer, dies at 88

Jean Julius Christian Sibelius

Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91

Jim Croce

Jim Croce, vocalist (Time in a Bottle), dies in a plane crash at 30

Jimmy Hamilton

Jimmy Hamilton, saxophonist, dies at 77

Johan Boskamp

Johan Boskamp, opera singer/actor, dies at 83

John Liptrot Hatton

John Liptrot Hatton, composer, dies at 77

John W. Peterson

John W. Peterson, American songwriter (b. 1921)

Jule Styne

Jule Styne, Broadway composer (Gypsy, Funny Girl), dies at 88

Karel Bendl

Karel Bendl, composer, dies at 59

Kathryn Crosby

Kathryn Crosby died

Leonard Skinner

Leonard Skinner, American high school gym teacher; namesake of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd (b. 1933)

Lodovico Agostini

Lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)

Marco Ivan Lukacic

Marco Ivan Lukacic, composer, dies at 61

Michel Brusselmans

Michel Brusselmans, composer, dies at 74

Nikolaos Skalkottas

Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45

Pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez

Pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64

Paul Draper

Paul Draper, dancer, dies at 87

Paul Weston

Paul Weston, bandleader, dies at 84

Pierre Verdier

Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79

Robert Herberigs

Robert Herberigs, Flemish composer (La Chanson d'Eve), dies at 88

Sarah Dash

Sarah Dash died

Sayuri

Sayuri died

Steve Goodman

Steve Goodman, folk singer/guitarist, dies at 36

Releases & milestones on September 20

Al Goodman

Goodman & Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in NYC

Claude-Michel Schonberg

Musical "Miss Saigon," premieres in London

Franco Ventriglia

Franco Ventriglia, Fairfield, Connecticut,opera singer, (d. 2012)

Katy Perry

Katy Perry released the album '143'

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado released the album '7'

Nightwish

Nightwish released the album 'Yesterwynde'

The Beatles

Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion

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Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres

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