1882-09-21
Birth
Alf Thorbald Hurum
Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer was born
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1971-09-21
Birth
Alfonso Ribeiro
Alfonso Ribeiro, NYC, actor/pianist (Alfonso-Silver Spoons) was born
1938-09-21
Birth
Atli Heimir Sveinsson
Atli Heimir Sveinsson, composer was born
1953-09-21
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Betty Wright
Betty Wright, rocker was born
1817-09-21
Birth
Charles Balmer
Charles Balmer, composer was born
1959-09-21
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Corrinne Drewery
Corrinne Drewery, rocker (Swing Out Sister-Swing Out) was born
1843-09-21
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David Emlyn Evans
David Emlyn Evans, composer was born
1972-09-21
Birth
David Silveria
David Silveria, American drummer (KoЯn) was born
1936-09-21
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Dickey Lee
Dickey Lee, American singer and songwriter was born
1947-09-21
Birth
Don Felder
Don Felder, Gainesville Florida, American rocker (Eagles) was born
1932-09-21
Birth
Don Preston
Don Preston, rocker (Mothers Of Invention) was born
1967-09-21
Birth
Faith Hill
Faith Hill, American singer was born
1986-09-21
Birth
Faris Rotter
Faris Rotter, English vocalist (The Horrors) was born
1832-09-21
Birth
Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans
Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer was born
1760-09-21
Birth
Gaetano Valeri
Gaetano Valeri, composer was born
1874-09-21
Birth
Gustav Theodore Holst
Gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets) was born
1912-09-21
Birth
György Sándor
György Sándor, Hungarian pianist (d. 2005) was born
1951-09-21
Birth
Henk Hofstede
Henk Hofstede, Dutch singer/guitarist/keyboardist (Nits) was born
1869-09-21
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Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski
Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer was born
1706-09-21
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Jacob Wilhelm Lustig
Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer was born
1976-09-21
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Jonas Bjerre
Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer and guitarist (Mew) was born
1964-09-21
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Jorge Drexler
Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer and composer was born
1833-09-21
Birth
Josef Richard Rozkosny
Josef Richard Rozkosny, composer was born
1934-09-21
Birth
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen, Montreal, singer/songwriter (Death of Ladies Man) was born
1972-09-21
Birth
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher, English singer (Oasis) was born
1922-09-21
Birth
Lode Backx
Lode Backx, Flemish pianist was born
1887-09-21
Birth
Lodewijk de Vocht
Lodewijk de Vocht, composer was born
1728-09-21
Birth
Louis Emmanuel Eadin
Louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer was born
1527-09-21
Birth
Matthaus Ludecus
Matthaus Ludecus, composer was born
1893-09-21
Birth
Moses Pergament
Moses Pergament, composer was born
1926-09-21
Birth
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan, Pakistani singer and actress (d. 2000) was born
1873-09-21
Birth
Papa Jack Laine
Papa Jack Laine, American musician (d. 1966) was born
1954-09-21
Birth
Philthy Animal
Philthy Animal, [Philip Taylor], rock drummer (Motorhead) was born
1974-09-21
Birth
Taral Hicks
Taral Hicks, American musician was born
1885-09-21
Birth
Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann
Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer was born
1941-09-21
Birth
Tony Moon
Tony Moon, rocker was born
1968-09-21
Birth
Trugoy
Trugoy, rocker (De La Soul) was born
1967-09-21
Birth
Tyler Stewart
Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer (Barenaked Ladies) was born
1938-09-21
Birth
Yuji Takahashi
Yuji Takahashi, composer was born
1809-09-21
Death
Alexander Reinagle
Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53
1590-09-21
Death
Ascanio Trombeti
Ascanio Trombeti, composer, dies at 45
2006-09-21
Death
Boz Burrell
Boz Burrell, English rock musician (b. 1946)
1812-09-21
Death
Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder
Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61
1980-09-21
Death
Ernest White
Ernest White, composer, dies at 80
1987-09-21
Death
Jaco Pastorious
Jaco Pastorious, jazz bassist and composer (Weather Report) dies at 36
1839-09-21
Death
Jacob Gottfried Weber
Jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60
1836-09-21
Death
John Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86
1961-09-21
Death
Maurice Delage
Maurice Delage, composer, dies at 81
1908-09-21
Death
Pablo de Sarasate
Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies
1956-09-21
Death
Robert Mills Delaney
Robert Mills Delaney, composer, dies at 53
1953-09-21
Death
Roger Quilter
Roger Quilter, British composer, dies at 75
1981-09-21
Death
Tony Aubin
Tony Aubin, composer, dies at 73
1995-09-21
Death
Vernell Townsend
Vernell Townsend, blues/gospel singer, dies at 64
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