1981-09-22
Birth
Adam Lazzara
Adam Lazzara, American singer (Taking Back Sunday) was born
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1720-09-22
Birth
Adolph Carl Kunzen
Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer was born
1912-09-22
Birth
Alfred G Vanderbilt
Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner (Native Dancer) was born
1965-09-22
Birth
Andy Cairns
Andy Cairns, Irish musician was born
1733-09-22
Birth
Anton Filtz
Anton Filtz, composer was born
1918-09-22
Birth
Archibald James Potter
Archibald James Potter, composer was born
1870-09-22
Birth
Arthur Willard Pryor
Arthur Willard Pryor, composer was born
1988-09-22
Birth
Bethany Dillon
Bethany Dillon, American musician was born
1982-09-22
Birth
Billie Piper
Billie Piper, English singer and actress was born
1971-09-22
Birth
Chesney Lee Haskes
Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer (Feels So Alive) was born
1951-09-22
Birth
David Coverdale
David Coverdale, English singer was born
1956-09-22
Birth
Debby Boone
Debby Boone, Hackensack NJ, singer (You Light Up My Life) was born
1984-09-22
Birth
Eduardo Rubio
Eduardo Rubio, Mexican pilot and pianist was born
1940-09-22
Birth
Edward Boguslawski
Edward Boguslawski, composer was born
1882-09-22
Birth
Emil Abranyi
Emil Abranyi, composer was born
1979-09-22
Birth
Emilie Autumn
Emilie Autumn, American singer, violinist, and harpsichordist was born
1952-09-22
Birth
Gary Holton
Gary Holton, English actor and musician (d. 1985) was born
1729-09-22
Birth
George Wilhelm Gruber
George Wilhelm Gruber, composer was born
1860-09-22
Birth
Heinrich Reitsch
Heinrich Reitsch, composer was born
1918-09-22
Birth
Henryk Szeryng
Henryk Szeryng, Zelazowa Wola Poland, violinist (Brahms Concerto) was born
1894-09-22
Birth
Hieronim Feicht
Hieronim Feicht, composer was born
1919-09-22
Birth
Jack Russell
Jack Russell, Saratoga Springs NY, singer (Your Show of Shows) was born
1891-09-22
Birth
Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn
Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor (Residence Orch) was born
1948-09-22
Birth
Jim Byrnes
Jim Byrnes, American actor and musician was born
1960-09-22
Birth
Joan Jett
Joan Jett, Phila, singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll) was born
1957-09-22
Birth
Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano, rocker (Concrete Blonde) was born
1946-09-22
Birth
King Sunny Ade
King Sunny Ade, Nigerian singer was born
1950-09-22
Birth
Kirka
Kirka, Finnish singer (d. 2007) was born
1910-09-22
Birth
Klement Slavicky
Klement Slavicky, composer was born
1933-09-22
Birth
Leonardo Balada
Leonardo Balada, composer was born
1913-09-22
Birth
Leroy Holmes
Leroy Holmes, Pittsburgh Pa, orchestra leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57) was born
1872-09-22
Birth
Luis Villalba Munoz
Luis Villalba Munoz, composer was born
1982-09-22
Birth
Mandy Chiang
Mandy Chiang, Hong Kong singer and actress was born
1964-09-22
Birth
Marq Torien
Marq Torien, rocker (Bullet Boys-For Love of Money) was born
1956-09-22
Birth
Masayuki Suzuki
Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star) was born
1969-09-22
Birth
Matt Sharp
Matt Sharp, American musician (Weezer, The Rentals) was born
1875-09-22
Birth
Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis
Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer was born
1966-09-22
Birth
Moustafa Amar
Moustafa Amar, Egyptian singer was born
1970-09-22
Birth
Mystikal
Mystikal, American rapper was born
1957-09-22
Birth
Nick Cave
Nick Cave, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australian singer/songwriter (Bad Seeds-Murder Ballads) was born
1957-09-22
Birth
Pete Jones
Pete Jones, rocker was born
1883-09-22
Birth
Robert Franz Richard Hernried
Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer was born
1930-09-22
Birth
Roger Durham Hannay
Roger Durham Hannay, composer was born
1984-09-22
Birth
Ross Jarman
Ross Jarman, Drummer The Cribs was born
1929-09-22
Birth
Serge Garant
Serge Garant, composer was born
1981-09-22
Birth
Subaru Shibutani
Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer, dancer, actor (Kanjani8) was born
1975-09-22
Birth
Svilen Noev
Svilen Noev, Bulgarian singer-songwriter was born
1984-09-22
Birth
Theresa Fu
Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer and actress was born
1943-09-22
Birth
Toni Basil
Toni Basil, American singer was born
1926-09-22
Birth
William O Smith
William O Smith, composer was born
1974-09-22
Birth
Yoo Chae-yeong
Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer and actress was born
1995-09-22
Death
Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins
Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician/composer, dies at 62
2010-09-22
Death
Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher, American singer (b. 1928)
1737-09-22
Death
Francesco Mancini
Francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65
1975-09-22
Death
Franz Salmhofer
Franz Salmhofer, composer, dies at 75
1796-09-22
Death
George Wilhelm Gruber
George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday
1927-09-22
Death
Giannotto Bastianelli
Giannotto Bastianelli, composer, dies at 44
1981-09-22
Death
Harry Warren
Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (b. 1893)
1989-09-22
Death
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101
2001-09-22
Death
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern, Ukrainian violinist (b. 1920)
1994-09-22
Death
John Edward Teddy Buckner
John Edward Teddy Buckner, trumpeter, dies at 85
1987-09-22
Death
John F "Jaco" Pastorius
John F "Jaco" Pastorius, rock guitarist (Weather Report), dies at 35
1712-09-22
Death
Jose Solana
Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69
1959-09-22
Death
Josef Matthias Hauer
Josef Matthias Hauer, composer, dies at 76
1796-09-22
Death
Joseph Lederer
Joseph Lederer, composer, dies at 63
1935-09-22
Death
Karl Schroder
Karl Schroder, composer, dies at 86
1994-09-22
Death
Leonard Geoffrey Feather
Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80
1987-09-22
Death
Louis Philip Kentner
Louis Philip Kentner, composer, dies at 82
1996-09-22
Death
Ludmilla Chiraeff
Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer, dies at 72
1994-09-22
Death
Mattie Moss Clark
Mattie Moss Clark, gospel Singer, dies at 69
1737-09-22
Death
Michel Pignolet de Monteclair
Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer, dies at 69
1949-09-22
Death
Sam Wood
Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66
1971-09-22
Death
Yvonne St Clair
Yvonne St Clair, dancer, dies at 57
1869-09-22
Event
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich
1999-09-22
Event
Tim McGraw
33rd Country Music Association Award: Shania Twain, Martina McBride & Tim McGraw wins
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