On This Day in Music: September 24

On September 24 in music history, 33 artists were born, 23 died and 9 other milestones happened, among them Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), George Strait (1997) and Poppy (2021).

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Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson, Coutchman, Texas, blues singer and guitarist, (d. 1929) was born

George Strait

31st Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood & George Strait wins

Poppy

Poppy released the album 'Flux'

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

YoungBoy Never Broke Again released the album 'Sincerely, Kentrell'

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Born on September 24

Andrzej Panufnik

Andrzej Panufnik, Warsaw Poland, composer (Tragic Overture) was born

Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley, England, actor (Dr Doolitte, Garbage Pail Kids)/composer was born

Barbara Allbut

Barbara Allbut, Orange NJ, rock vocalist (Angels) was born

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson, Coutchman, Texas, blues singer and guitarist, (d. 1929) was born

Carson Van Osten

Carson Van Osten, rocker was born

Cemal Resit Rey

Cemal Resit Rey, composer was born

Cornell MacNeil

Cornell MacNeil, US, singer/actor (La Traviata) was born

Donald DeGrate

Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer was born

Eduardo Hernandez Moncada

Eduardo Hernandez Moncada, composer was born

Fats Navarro

Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950) was born

Frank Pelleg

Frank Pelleg, composer was born

Gene Hunt

Gene Hunt, R&B musician (Acid Man) was born

George Alexander Osborne

George Alexander Osborne, composer was born

Gerry Marsden

Gerry Marsden, rock vocalist (Gerry & Pacemakers-Ferry crossed Mersey) was born

Hein J M Jordans

Hein J M Jordans, Dutch conductor was born

Heinz Chur

Heinz Chur, German composer was born

Jean-Louis Lully

Jean-Louis Lully, Paris France, composer was born

Jerry Donahue

Jerry Donahue, rocker (Fairport Convention) was born

Johann Philipp Christian Schulz

Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer was born

Julius Klengel

Julius Klengel, cellist/composer was born

Leah Dizon

Leah Dizon, model, singer and Japanese television was born

Leonardo Lopez Salzedo

Leonardo Lopez Salzedo, composer was born

Linda Eastman McCartney

Linda Eastman McCartney, NYC, photographer and musician (Wings-Ram) and wife of Paul McCartney was born

Marc Edward Neikrug

Marc Edward Neikrug, composer was born

Mark Sandman

Mark Sandman, American musician (Morphine), (d. 1999) was born

Peter Salisbury

Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve) was born

Philipp Meissner

Philipp Meissner, composer was born

Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut Meister

Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut Meister, Orange NJ, rocker (Angels) was born

Pierre Moulaert

Pierre Moulaert, composer was born

Richard Swift

Richard Swift, composer was born

Sean McNabb

Sean McNabb, American bassist (Quiet Riot, Great White, Rough Cutt, House of Lords) was born

Shawn "Clown" Crahan

Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot) was born

Vaclav Nelhybel

Vaclav Nelhybel, Polanka Czechoslovakia, composer (Everyman) was born

Died on September 24

Alexandre Stievenard

Alexandre Stievenard, composer, dies at 86

Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry

Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer, dies at 72

Duarte Lobo

Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer (bc. 1565)

Edwin Lehare

Edwin Lehare, composer, dies at 69

Frantiszek Soltyk

Frantiszek Soltyk, composer, dies at 81

Félix Ayo

Félix Ayo died

Georg Gebel

Georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45

Harry Robert Wilson

Harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67

Ian Stuart Donaldson

Ian Stuart Donaldson, British musician (b. 1957)

Isobel Baillie

Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies

Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata

Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74

Manuel Mendes

Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer (bc. 1547)

Matyas Seiber

Matyas Seiber, composer, dies at 55

Max Merritt

Max Merritt died

Patrick S Gilmore

Patrick S Gilmore, composer, dies at 62

Peter Bellamy

Peter Bellamy, folk singer (b. 1944)

Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders died

Pierre Breville

Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88

Rita Gardner

Rita Gardner died

Rosalie Allen

Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (b. 1924)

Rudolf Dellinger

Rudolf Dellinger, composer, dies at 53

Ruth Etting

Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80

William Walker

William Walker, composer, dies at 66

Releases & milestones on September 24

Ben&Ben

Ben&Ben released the album 'Nine'

Edward Everett Rice

Dixey, Rice & Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in NYC

George Strait

31st Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood & George Strait wins

Itzy

Itzy released the album 'Crazy in Love'

Leo Forbstein

Cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in NYC

Poppy

Poppy released the album 'Flux'

Sleep Token

Sleep Token released the album 'This Place Will Become Your Tomb'

Victor Herbert

V Herbert & H Blossom's musical "Red Mill," premieres in NYC

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

YoungBoy Never Broke Again released the album 'Sincerely, Kentrell'

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