On This Day in Music: September 22

On September 22 in music history, 51 artists were born, 29 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Joan Jett (1960), Billie Piper (1982) and Nick Cave (1957).

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Joan Jett

Joan Jett, Phila, singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll) was born

Billie Piper

Billie Piper, English singer and actress was born

Nick Cave

Nick Cave, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australian singer/songwriter (Bad Seeds-Murder Ballads) was born

David Coverdale

David Coverdale, English singer was born

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Adam Lazzara

Adam Lazzara, American singer (Taking Back Sunday) was born

Adolph Carl Kunzen

Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer was born

Alfred G Vanderbilt

Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner (Native Dancer) was born

Andy Cairns

Andy Cairns, Irish musician was born

Anton Filtz

Anton Filtz, composer was born

Archibald James Potter

Archibald James Potter, composer was born

Arthur Willard Pryor

Arthur Willard Pryor, composer was born

Bethany Dillon

Bethany Dillon, American musician was born

Billie Piper

Billie Piper, English singer and actress was born

Chesney Lee Haskes

Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer (Feels So Alive) was born

David Coverdale

David Coverdale, English singer was born

Debby Boone

Debby Boone, Hackensack NJ, singer (You Light Up My Life) was born

Eduardo Rubio

Eduardo Rubio, Mexican pilot and pianist was born

Edward Boguslawski

Edward Boguslawski, composer was born

Emil Abranyi

Emil Abranyi, composer was born

Emilie Autumn

Emilie Autumn, American singer, violinist, and harpsichordist was born

Gary Holton

Gary Holton, English actor and musician (d. 1985) was born

George Wilhelm Gruber

George Wilhelm Gruber, composer was born

Heinrich Reitsch

Heinrich Reitsch, composer was born

Henryk Szeryng

Henryk Szeryng, Zelazowa Wola Poland, violinist (Brahms Concerto) was born

Hieronim Feicht

Hieronim Feicht, composer was born

Jack Russell

Jack Russell, Saratoga Springs NY, singer (Your Show of Shows) was born

Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn

Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor (Residence Orch) was born

Jim Byrnes

Jim Byrnes, American actor and musician was born

Joan Jett

Joan Jett, Phila, singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll) was born

Johnette Napolitano

Johnette Napolitano, rocker (Concrete Blonde) was born

King Sunny Ade

King Sunny Ade, Nigerian singer was born

Kirka

Kirka, Finnish singer (d. 2007) was born

Klement Slavicky

Klement Slavicky, composer was born

Leonardo Balada

Leonardo Balada, composer was born

Leroy Holmes

Leroy Holmes, Pittsburgh Pa, orchestra leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57) was born

Luis Villalba Munoz

Luis Villalba Munoz, composer was born

Mandy Chiang

Mandy Chiang, Hong Kong singer and actress was born

Marq Torien

Marq Torien, rocker (Bullet Boys-For Love of Money) was born

Masayuki Suzuki

Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star) was born

Matt Sharp

Matt Sharp, American musician (Weezer, The Rentals) was born

Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis

Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer was born

Moustafa Amar

Moustafa Amar, Egyptian singer was born

Mystikal

Mystikal, American rapper was born

Nick Cave

Nick Cave, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australian singer/songwriter (Bad Seeds-Murder Ballads) was born

Pete Jones

Pete Jones, rocker was born

Robert Franz Richard Hernried

Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer was born

Roger Durham Hannay

Roger Durham Hannay, composer was born

Ross Jarman

Ross Jarman, Drummer The Cribs was born

Serge Garant

Serge Garant, composer was born

Subaru Shibutani

Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer, dancer, actor (Kanjani8) was born

Svilen Noev

Svilen Noev, Bulgarian singer-songwriter was born

Theresa Fu

Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer and actress was born

Toni Basil

Toni Basil, American singer was born

William O Smith

William O Smith, composer was born

Yoo Chae-yeong

Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer and actress was born

Died on September 22

Bob Moore

Bob Moore died

Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins

Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician/composer, dies at 62

Eddie Fisher

Eddie Fisher, American singer (b. 1928)

Francesco Mancini

Francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65

Franz Salmhofer

Franz Salmhofer, composer, dies at 75

George Wilhelm Gruber

George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday

Giannotto Bastianelli

Giannotto Bastianelli, composer, dies at 44

Harry Warren

Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (b. 1893)

Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101

Isaac Stern

Isaac Stern, Ukrainian violinist (b. 1920)

John Edward Teddy Buckner

John Edward Teddy Buckner, trumpeter, dies at 85

John F "Jaco" Pastorius

John F "Jaco" Pastorius, rock guitarist (Weather Report), dies at 35

Jose Solana

Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69

Josef Matthias Hauer

Josef Matthias Hauer, composer, dies at 76

Joseph Lederer

Joseph Lederer, composer, dies at 63

Karl Schroder

Karl Schroder, composer, dies at 86

Leonard Geoffrey Feather

Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80

Louis Philip Kentner

Louis Philip Kentner, composer, dies at 82

Ludmilla Chiraeff

Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer, dies at 72

Matthew Strachan

Matthew Strachan died

Mattie Moss Clark

Mattie Moss Clark, gospel Singer, dies at 69

Michel Pignolet de Monteclair

Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer, dies at 69

Mike Henderson

Mike Henderson died

Olga Chorens

Olga Chorens died

Peter Horton

Peter Horton died

Ramona Galarza

Ramona Galarza died

Ron Carroll

Ron Carroll died

Sam Wood

Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66

Yvonne St Clair

Yvonne St Clair, dancer, dies at 57

Releases & milestones on September 22

Anastacia

Anastacia released the album 'Our Songs'

Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan released the album 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess'

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue released the album 'Tension'

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich

Tim McGraw

33rd Country Music Association Award: Shania Twain, Martina McBride & Tim McGraw wins

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