On This Day in Music: September 23

On September 23 in music history, 50 artists were born, 30 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them Bruce Springsteen (1949), John Coltrane (1926) and Ray Charles [Robinson] (1930).

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen, [Boss], Asbury NJ, rock musician (Born in the USA) was born

John Coltrane

John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist (Round Midnight) was born

Ray Charles [Robinson]

Ray Charles [Robinson], Albany Ga, singer/pianist (Georgia), (Georgia on My Mind, Mess Around) (d. 2004) was born

Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco, American musician was born

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Alexander Arutiunian

Alexander Arutiunian, composer, (d. 2012) was born

Alexey Davidovich Machavariani

Alexey Davidovich Machavariani, composer was born

Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco, American musician was born

Arthur Walter Kramer

Arthur Walter Kramer, composer was born

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen, [Boss], Asbury NJ, rock musician (Born in the USA) was born

Danielle Dax

Danielle Dax, British musician was born

Don Grolnick

Don Grolnick, jazz musician was born

Edouard Combe

Edouard Combe, composer was born

Finn Arnestad

Finn Arnestad, composer was born

Giovanni Maria Bononcini

Giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer was born

Ingrid Fliter

Ingrid Fliter, Argentinian pianist was born

Jacques-Fereol Mazas

Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer was born

Jarmila Novotna

Jarmila Novotna, soprano (Met Opera)/pres of Czechoslovakia (1957-68) was born

Jean-Marie Leclair

Jean-Marie Leclair, composer was born

Jeno Kenessey

Jeno Kenessey, composer was born

Jiri Jaroch

Jiri Jaroch, composer was born

Johann Theodor Romhild

Johann Theodor Romhild, composer was born

John Coltrane

John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist (Round Midnight) was born

John Lomax

John Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist was born

John Rocca

John Rocca, English funk singer (Southern Freeze) was born

Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias, Spain, singer (Of All the Girls I Loved Before) was born

June Forester

June Forester, Chattanooga Tn, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born

Karl Munzinger

Karl Munzinger, composer was born

Koshi Inaba

Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer (B'z) was born

Kumar Sanu

Kumar Sanu, Indian playback singer was born

Layzie Bone

Layzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) was born

Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer

Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer was born

Louie Stephens

Louie Stephens, American musician (Rooney) was born

Maki Goto

Maki Goto, Japanese pop singer was born

Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress/country singer (Mary Hartman!) was born

Michael Lohr

Michael Lohr, composer was born

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer was born

Natalie Horler

Natalie Horler, German singer (Cascada) was born

Norman Cazden

Norman Cazden, composer was born

Patrick Fiori

Patrick Fiori, French singer was born

Pierre Marietan

Pierre Marietan, composer was born

Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata, American singer and songwriter was born

Ray Charles [Robinson]

Ray Charles [Robinson], Albany Ga, singer/pianist (Georgia), (Georgia on My Mind, Mess Around) (d. 2004) was born

Red

Red, Los Angeles California, rapper (Another Bad Creation) was born

Robert Helps

Robert Helps, composer was born

Ronald Bushy

Ronald Bushy, Washington DC, rock drummer (Iron Butterfly) was born

Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan, American guitarist (d. 1988) was born

Soulima Stravinsky

Soulima Stravinsky, Lausanne Switz, Russian pianist (Igor's son) was born

Susan Tamim

Susan Tamim, Lebanese singer and actress (d. 2008) was born

Tim Rose

Tim Rose, rocker was born

Wallace "Scotty" Scott

Wallace "Scotty" Scott, rock vocalist (Whispers) was born

Wally Whyton

Wally Whyton, musician/broadcaster was born

Walter Scott

Walter Scott, rock vocalist (Whispers) was born

Willard F McMurry

Willard F McMurry, musician was born

William Levi Dawson

William Levi Dawson, composer was born

Died on September 23

Alfred Ellis

Alfred Ellis died

Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov

Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer, dies at 87

André Hazes

André Hazes, Dutch singer (b. 1951)

Arwel Hughes

Arwel Hughes, composer, dies at 79

Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62

Booker T Laury

Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81

Bourvil

Bourvil, French actor and singer (b. 1917)

Caro Roma

Caro Roma, composer, dies at 68

Dalton Reed

Dalton Reed, singer, dies at 42

Danny Thompson

Danny Thompson died

Dieter Kaufmann

Dieter Kaufmann died

Elmer R Diktonius

Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Stenkol), dies at 65

Etta Baker

Etta Baker, American blues guitarist (b.1913)

Francesco Passarini

Francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57

François Glorieux

François Glorieux died

Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely, country western singer, dies of heart failure at 68

Johann Georg Roser

Johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57

Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco died

Louis-Gilbert Duprez

Louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer, dies at 89

Manuel Borguno

Manuel Borguno, composer, dies at 87

Nicolaus Adam Strungk

Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59

O B McClinton

O B McClinton, US country singer (Man needs a woman), dies at 47

Richard John Samuel Stevens

Richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80

Robbie McIntosh

Robbie Mcintosh, drummer (Average White Band), overdoses at 24

Roberto Roena

Roberto Roena died

Ronnie Dawson

Ronnie Dawson, American rockabilly musician (b. 1939)

Sir Malcolm Arnold

Sir Malcolm Arnold, English composer and professional trumpeter (b. 1921)

Sue Thompson

Sue Thompson died

Vincenzo Bellini

Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33

W. S. Holland

W. S. Holland died

Releases & milestones on September 23

George Strait

32nd Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood & George Strait wins

Stratovarius

Stratovarius released the album 'Survive'

The Rasmus

The Rasmus released the album 'Rise'

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