1949
Birth
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, [Boss], Asbury NJ, rock musician (Born in the USA) was born
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1920
Birth
Alexander Arutiunian
Alexander Arutiunian, composer, (d. 2012) was born
1913
Birth
Alexey Davidovich Machavariani
Alexey Davidovich Machavariani, composer was born
1970
Birth
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco, American musician was born
1890
Birth
Arthur Walter Kramer
Arthur Walter Kramer, composer was born
1949
Birth
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, [Boss], Asbury NJ, rock musician (Born in the USA) was born
1958
Birth
Danielle Dax
Danielle Dax, British musician was born
1947
Birth
Don Grolnick
Don Grolnick, jazz musician was born
1866
Birth
Edouard Combe
Edouard Combe, composer was born
1915
Birth
Finn Arnestad
Finn Arnestad, composer was born
1642
Birth
Giovanni Maria Bononcini
Giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer was born
1973
Birth
Ingrid Fliter
Ingrid Fliter, Argentinian pianist was born
1782
Birth
Jacques-Fereol Mazas
Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer was born
1907
Birth
Jarmila Novotna
Jarmila Novotna, soprano (Met Opera)/pres of Czechoslovakia (1957-68) was born
1703
Birth
Jean-Marie Leclair
Jean-Marie Leclair, composer was born
1905
Birth
Jeno Kenessey
Jeno Kenessey, composer was born
1920
Birth
Jiri Jaroch
Jiri Jaroch, composer was born
1684
Birth
Johann Theodor Romhild
Johann Theodor Romhild, composer was born
1926
Birth
John Coltrane
John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist (Round Midnight) was born
1870
Birth
John Lomax
John Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist was born
1960
Birth
John Rocca
John Rocca, English funk singer (Southern Freeze) was born
1943
Birth
Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias, Spain, singer (Of All the Girls I Loved Before) was born
1956
Birth
June Forester
June Forester, Chattanooga Tn, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born
1842
Birth
Karl Munzinger
Karl Munzinger, composer was born
1964
Birth
Koshi Inaba
Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer (B'z) was born
1957
Birth
Kumar Sanu
Kumar Sanu, Indian playback singer was born
1975
Birth
Layzie Bone
Layzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) was born
1817
Birth
Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer
Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer was born
1984
Birth
Louie Stephens
Louie Stephens, American musician (Rooney) was born
1985
Birth
Maki Goto
Maki Goto, Japanese pop singer was born
1947
Birth
Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress/country singer (Mary Hartman!) was born
1591
Birth
Michael Lohr
Michael Lohr, composer was born
1849
Birth
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer was born
1981
Birth
Natalie Horler
Natalie Horler, German singer (Cascada) was born
1914
Birth
Norman Cazden
Norman Cazden, composer was born
1969
Birth
Patrick Fiori
Patrick Fiori, French singer was born
1935
Birth
Pierre Marietan
Pierre Marietan, composer was born
1977
Birth
Rachael Yamagata
Rachael Yamagata, American singer and songwriter was born
1930
Birth
Ray Charles [Robinson]
Ray Charles [Robinson], Albany Ga, singer/pianist (Georgia), (Georgia on My Mind, Mess Around) (d. 2004) was born
1979
Birth
Red
Red, Los Angeles California, rapper (Another Bad Creation) was born
1928
Birth
Robert Helps
Robert Helps, composer was born
1945
Birth
Ronald Bushy
Ronald Bushy, Washington DC, rock drummer (Iron Butterfly) was born
1939
Birth
Roy Buchanan
Roy Buchanan, American guitarist (d. 1988) was born
1910
Birth
Soulima Stravinsky
Soulima Stravinsky, Lausanne Switz, Russian pianist (Igor's son) was born
1977
Birth
Susan Tamim
Susan Tamim, Lebanese singer and actress (d. 2008) was born
1940
Birth
Tim Rose
Tim Rose, rocker was born
1904
Birth
Wallace "Scotty" Scott
Wallace "Scotty" Scott, rock vocalist (Whispers) was born
1929
Birth
Wally Whyton
Wally Whyton, musician/broadcaster was born
1943
Birth
Walter Scott
Walter Scott, rock vocalist (Whispers) was born
1906
Birth
Willard F McMurry
Willard F McMurry, musician was born
1899
Birth
William Levi Dawson
William Levi Dawson, composer was born
Died on September 23
2021
Death
Alfred Ellis
Alfred Ellis died
1984
Death
Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov
Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer, dies at 87
2004
Death
André Hazes
André Hazes, Dutch singer (b. 1951)
1988
Death
Arwel Hughes
Arwel Hughes, composer, dies at 79
1987
Death
Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62
1995
Death
Booker T Laury
Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81
1970
Death
Bourvil
Bourvil, French actor and singer (b. 1917)
1937
Death
Caro Roma
Caro Roma, composer, dies at 68
1994
Death
Dalton Reed
Dalton Reed, singer, dies at 42
2025
Death
Danny Thompson
Danny Thompson died
2025
Death
Dieter Kaufmann
Dieter Kaufmann died
1961
Death
Elmer R Diktonius
Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Stenkol), dies at 65
2006
Death
Etta Baker
Etta Baker, American blues guitarist (b.1913)
1694
Death
Francesco Passarini
Francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57
2023
Death
François Glorieux
François Glorieux died
1982
Death
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely, country western singer, dies of heart failure at 68
1797
Death
Johann Georg Roser
Johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57
2020
Death
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco died
1896
Death
Louis-Gilbert Duprez
Louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer, dies at 89
1973
Death
Manuel Borguno
Manuel Borguno, composer, dies at 87
1700
Death
Nicolaus Adam Strungk
Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59
1987
Death
O B McClinton
O B McClinton, US country singer (Man needs a woman), dies at 47
1837
Death
Richard John Samuel Stevens
Richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80
1974
Death
Robbie McIntosh
Robbie Mcintosh, drummer (Average White Band), overdoses at 24
2021
Death
Roberto Roena
Roberto Roena died
2003
Death
Ronnie Dawson
Ronnie Dawson, American rockabilly musician (b. 1939)
2006
Death
Sir Malcolm Arnold
Sir Malcolm Arnold, English composer and professional trumpeter (b. 1921)
2021
Death
Sue Thompson
Sue Thompson died
1835
Death
Vincenzo Bellini
Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33
2020
Death
W. S. Holland
W. S. Holland died
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