1960
Birth
Joan Jett
Joan Jett, Phila, singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll) was born
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Born on September 22
1981
Birth
Adam Lazzara
Adam Lazzara, American singer (Taking Back Sunday) was born
1720
Birth
Adolph Carl Kunzen
Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer was born
1912
Birth
Alfred G Vanderbilt
Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner (Native Dancer) was born
1965
Birth
Andy Cairns
Andy Cairns, Irish musician was born
1733
Birth
Anton Filtz
Anton Filtz, composer was born
1918
Birth
Archibald James Potter
Archibald James Potter, composer was born
1870
Birth
Arthur Willard Pryor
Arthur Willard Pryor, composer was born
1988
Birth
Bethany Dillon
Bethany Dillon, American musician was born
1982
Birth
Billie Piper
Billie Piper, English singer and actress was born
1971
Birth
Chesney Lee Haskes
Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer (Feels So Alive) was born
1951
Birth
David Coverdale
David Coverdale, English singer was born
1956
Birth
Debby Boone
Debby Boone, Hackensack NJ, singer (You Light Up My Life) was born
1984
Birth
Eduardo Rubio
Eduardo Rubio, Mexican pilot and pianist was born
1940
Birth
Edward Boguslawski
Edward Boguslawski, composer was born
1882
Birth
Emil Abranyi
Emil Abranyi, composer was born
1979
Birth
Emilie Autumn
Emilie Autumn, American singer, violinist, and harpsichordist was born
1952
Birth
Gary Holton
Gary Holton, English actor and musician (d. 1985) was born
1729
Birth
George Wilhelm Gruber
George Wilhelm Gruber, composer was born
1860
Birth
Heinrich Reitsch
Heinrich Reitsch, composer was born
1918
Birth
Henryk Szeryng
Henryk Szeryng, Zelazowa Wola Poland, violinist (Brahms Concerto) was born
1894
Birth
Hieronim Feicht
Hieronim Feicht, composer was born
1919
Birth
Jack Russell
Jack Russell, Saratoga Springs NY, singer (Your Show of Shows) was born
1891
Birth
Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn
Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor (Residence Orch) was born
1948
Birth
Jim Byrnes
Jim Byrnes, American actor and musician was born
1960
Birth
Joan Jett
Joan Jett, Phila, singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll) was born
1957
Birth
Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano, rocker (Concrete Blonde) was born
1946
Birth
King Sunny Ade
King Sunny Ade, Nigerian singer was born
1950
Birth
Kirka
Kirka, Finnish singer (d. 2007) was born
1910
Birth
Klement Slavicky
Klement Slavicky, composer was born
1933
Birth
Leonardo Balada
Leonardo Balada, composer was born
1913
Birth
Leroy Holmes
Leroy Holmes, Pittsburgh Pa, orchestra leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57) was born
1872
Birth
Luis Villalba Munoz
Luis Villalba Munoz, composer was born
1982
Birth
Mandy Chiang
Mandy Chiang, Hong Kong singer and actress was born
1964
Birth
Marq Torien
Marq Torien, rocker (Bullet Boys-For Love of Money) was born
1956
Birth
Masayuki Suzuki
Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star) was born
1969
Birth
Matt Sharp
Matt Sharp, American musician (Weezer, The Rentals) was born
1875
Birth
Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis
Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer was born
1966
Birth
Moustafa Amar
Moustafa Amar, Egyptian singer was born
1970
Birth
Mystikal
Mystikal, American rapper was born
1957
Birth
Nick Cave
Nick Cave, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australian singer/songwriter (Bad Seeds-Murder Ballads) was born
1957
Birth
Pete Jones
Pete Jones, rocker was born
1883
Birth
Robert Franz Richard Hernried
Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer was born
1930
Birth
Roger Durham Hannay
Roger Durham Hannay, composer was born
1984
Birth
Ross Jarman
Ross Jarman, Drummer The Cribs was born
1929
Birth
Serge Garant
Serge Garant, composer was born
1981
Birth
Subaru Shibutani
Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer, dancer, actor (Kanjani8) was born
1975
Birth
Svilen Noev
Svilen Noev, Bulgarian singer-songwriter was born
1984
Birth
Theresa Fu
Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer and actress was born
1943
Birth
Toni Basil
Toni Basil, American singer was born
1926
Birth
William O Smith
William O Smith, composer was born
1974
Birth
Yoo Chae-yeong
Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer and actress was born
Died on September 22
2021
Death
Bob Moore
Bob Moore died
1995
Death
Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins
Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician/composer, dies at 62
2010
Death
Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher, American singer (b. 1928)
1737
Death
Francesco Mancini
Francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65
1975
Death
Franz Salmhofer
Franz Salmhofer, composer, dies at 75
1796
Death
George Wilhelm Gruber
George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday
1927
Death
Giannotto Bastianelli
Giannotto Bastianelli, composer, dies at 44
1981
Death
Harry Warren
Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (b. 1893)
1989
Death
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101
2001
Death
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern, Ukrainian violinist (b. 1920)
1994
Death
John Edward Teddy Buckner
John Edward Teddy Buckner, trumpeter, dies at 85
1987
Death
John F "Jaco" Pastorius
John F "Jaco" Pastorius, rock guitarist (Weather Report), dies at 35
1712
Death
Jose Solana
Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69
1959
Death
Josef Matthias Hauer
Josef Matthias Hauer, composer, dies at 76
1796
Death
Joseph Lederer
Joseph Lederer, composer, dies at 63
1935
Death
Karl Schroder
Karl Schroder, composer, dies at 86
1994
Death
Leonard Geoffrey Feather
Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80
1987
Death
Louis Philip Kentner
Louis Philip Kentner, composer, dies at 82
1996
Death
Ludmilla Chiraeff
Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer, dies at 72
2021
Death
Matthew Strachan
Matthew Strachan died
1994
Death
Mattie Moss Clark
Mattie Moss Clark, gospel Singer, dies at 69
1737
Death
Michel Pignolet de Monteclair
Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer, dies at 69
2023
Death
Mike Henderson
Mike Henderson died
2023
Death
Olga Chorens
Olga Chorens died
2023
Death
Peter Horton
Peter Horton died
2020
Death
Ramona Galarza
Ramona Galarza died
2025
Death
Ron Carroll
Ron Carroll died
1949
Death
Sam Wood
Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66
1971
Death
Yvonne St Clair
Yvonne St Clair, dancer, dies at 57
Releases & milestones on September 22
2023
Event
Anastacia
Anastacia released the album 'Our Songs'
2023
Event
Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan released the album 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess'
2023
Event
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue released the album 'Tension'
1869
Event
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich
1999
Event
Tim McGraw
33rd Country Music Association Award: Shania Twain, Martina McBride & Tim McGraw wins
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