1934
Birth
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen, Montreal, singer/songwriter (Death of Ladies Man) was born
On This Day in Music: September 21
On September 21 in music history, 39 artists were born and 26 died, among them Leonard Cohen (1934), Faith Hill (1967) and Don Felder (1947).
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Born on September 21
1882
Birth
Alf Thorbald Hurum
Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer was born
1971
Birth
Alfonso Ribeiro
Alfonso Ribeiro, NYC, actor/pianist (Alfonso-Silver Spoons) was born
1938
Birth
Atli Heimir Sveinsson
Atli Heimir Sveinsson, composer was born
1953
Birth
Betty Wright
Betty Wright, rocker was born
1817
Birth
Charles Balmer
Charles Balmer, composer was born
1959
Birth
Corrinne Drewery
Corrinne Drewery, rocker (Swing Out Sister-Swing Out) was born
1843
Birth
David Emlyn Evans
David Emlyn Evans, composer was born
1972
Birth
David Silveria
David Silveria, American drummer (KoЯn) was born
1936
Birth
Dickey Lee
Dickey Lee, American singer and songwriter was born
1947
Birth
Don Felder
Don Felder, Gainesville Florida, American rocker (Eagles) was born
1932
Birth
Don Preston
Don Preston, rocker (Mothers Of Invention) was born
1967
Birth
Faith Hill
Faith Hill, American singer was born
1986
Birth
Faris Rotter
Faris Rotter, English vocalist (The Horrors) was born
1832
Birth
Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans
Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer was born
1760
Birth
Gaetano Valeri
Gaetano Valeri, composer was born
1874
Birth
Gustav Theodore Holst
Gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets) was born
1912
Birth
György Sándor
György Sándor, Hungarian pianist (d. 2005) was born
1951
Birth
Henk Hofstede
Henk Hofstede, Dutch singer/guitarist/keyboardist (Nits) was born
1869
Birth
Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski
Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer was born
1706
Birth
Jacob Wilhelm Lustig
Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer was born
1976
Birth
Jonas Bjerre
Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer and guitarist (Mew) was born
1964
Birth
Jorge Drexler
Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer and composer was born
1833
Birth
Josef Richard Rozkosny
Josef Richard Rozkosny, composer was born
1934
Birth
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen, Montreal, singer/songwriter (Death of Ladies Man) was born
1972
Birth
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher, English singer (Oasis) was born
1922
Birth
Lode Backx
Lode Backx, Flemish pianist was born
1887
Birth
Lodewijk de Vocht
Lodewijk de Vocht, composer was born
1728
Birth
Louis Emmanuel Eadin
Louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer was born
1527
Birth
Matthaus Ludecus
Matthaus Ludecus, composer was born
1893
Birth
Moses Pergament
Moses Pergament, composer was born
1926
Birth
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan, Pakistani singer and actress (d. 2000) was born
1873
Birth
Papa Jack Laine
Papa Jack Laine, American musician (d. 1966) was born
1954
Birth
Philthy Animal
Philthy Animal, [Philip Taylor], rock drummer (Motorhead) was born
1974
Birth
Taral Hicks
Taral Hicks, American musician was born
1885
Birth
Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann
Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer was born
1941
Birth
Tony Moon
Tony Moon, rocker was born
1968
Birth
Trugoy
Trugoy, rocker (De La Soul) was born
1967
Birth
Tyler Stewart
Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer (Barenaked Ladies) was born
1938
Birth
Yuji Takahashi
Yuji Takahashi, composer was born
Died on September 21
1809
Death
Alexander Reinagle
Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53
1590
Death
Ascanio Trombeti
Ascanio Trombeti, composer, dies at 45
2024
Death
Benny Golson
Benny Golson died
2006
Death
Boz Burrell
Boz Burrell, English rock musician (b. 1946)
1812
Death
Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder
Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61
1980
Death
Ernest White
Ernest White, composer, dies at 80
2020
Death
Hamdi Benani
Hamdi Benani died
2020
Death
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan died
1987
Death
Jaco Pastorious
Jaco Pastorious, jazz bassist and composer (Weather Report) dies at 36
1839
Death
Jacob Gottfried Weber
Jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60
2020
Death
Jacques-Louis Monod
Jacques-Louis Monod died
1836
Death
John Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86
2021
Death
La Prieta Linda
La Prieta Linda died
1961
Death
Maurice Delage
Maurice Delage, composer, dies at 81
2021
Death
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles died
1908
Death
Pablo de Sarasate
Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies
2022
Death
Ray Edenton
Ray Edenton died
2021
Death
Richard H. Kirk
Richard H. Kirk died
1956
Death
Robert Mills Delaney
Robert Mills Delaney, composer, dies at 53
2023
Death
Robert W. Smith
Robert W. Smith died
2024
Death
Roger Palm
Roger Palm died
1953
Death
Roger Quilter
Roger Quilter, British composer, dies at 75
2025
Death
Roland Pidoux
Roland Pidoux died
2020
Death
Tommy DeVito
Tommy DeVito died
1981
Death
Tony Aubin
Tony Aubin, composer, dies at 73
1995
Death
Vernell Townsend
Vernell Townsend, blues/gospel singer, dies at 64