On This Day in Music: September 25

On September 25 in music history, 45 artists were born, 25 died and 18 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1965), The Rolling Stones (1981) and Dmitri Shostakovich (1906).

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The Beatles

The Beatle cartoon show begins in US

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour (JFK Stadium, Phila)

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St Petersburg Russia, composer [NS] was born

Will Smith [The Fresh Prince]

Will Smith [The Fresh Prince], actor/rapper (Men in Black, Independence Day, Fresh Prince) was born

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Born on September 25

Adelmo "Zucchero" Fornaciari

Adelmo "Zucchero" Fornaciari, Italian R&B-singer (Senza una Donna) was born

Burleigh Drummond

Burleigh Drummond, rocker (Ambrosia) was born

Carl Stenborg

Carl Stenborg, composer was born

Colin Rex Davis

Colin Rex Davis, Weybridge England, conductor (NY Met 1967-71) was born

Daniel Kessler

Daniel Kessler, American musician (Interpol) was born

Dean Ween

Dean Ween, American musician (Ween) was born

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St Petersburg Russia, composer [NS] was born

Erik Darling

Erik Darling, Baltimore MD, rocker (Rooftop Singers) was born

Eugen Suchon

Eugen Suchon, composer was born

Eugenia Zukerman

Eugenia Zukerman, Cambridge Ms, flutist/novelist (Deceptive Cadence) was born

Frederick William Sternfield

Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist was born

Gary Alexander

Gary Alexander, TN, rock vocalist/guitarist (Association) was born

George Frederic Pinto

George Frederic Pinto, composer was born

Glenn Herbert Gould

Glenn Herbert Gould, Toronto Canada, pianist (sued Steinway Piano) was born

Ian Tyson

Ian Tyson, rocker was born

Jan Felderhof

Jan Felderhof, composer was born

Jaroslav Jezek

Jaroslav Jezek, composer was born

Jean-Benoit Leclair

Jean-Benoit Leclair, composer was born

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Jean-Philippe Rameau, Dijon France, composer (Traite) (baptized) was born

Jeno Takacs

Jeno Takacs, composer was born

Jesus Guridi

Jesus Guridi, composer was born

John Fiddler

John Fiddler, England, rock vocalist/guitarist (British Lions) was born

John Locke

John Locke, LA Clif, rock keyboardist (Spirit-I Got A Line on You) was born

John Taylor

John Taylor, jazz pianist was born

Joseph "Jesse" Russell

Joseph "Jesse" Russell, US singer (Slip Sliding Away) was born

Juliet Prowse

Juliet Prowse, Bombay India, actress/dancer (Who Killed Teddy Bear) was born

Karl Klindworth

Karl Klindworth, pianist/conductor was born

Leon Boellmann

Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques) was born

Lionel Henry Nowak

Lionel Henry Nowak, composer was born

Luis da Costa

Luis da Costa, composer was born

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy, Irish actress and singer was born

Michael Gibbs

Michael Gibbs, jazz composer was born

Norman Ayrton

Norman Ayrton, opera director (Royal Shakespearean Acad - UK) was born

Owen "Onnie" McIntyre

Owen "Onnie" McIntyre, Scotland, guitarist (Average White Band) was born

Reynold Henry Weidenaar

Reynold Henry Weidenaar, composer was born

Richard Harvey

Richard Harvey, British musician and composer (Gryphon) was born

Roberto Gerhard

Roberto Gerhard, composer was born

Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes

Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes, bluesman was born

Shane Tutmarc

Shane Tutmarc, American songwriter and musician was born

Steven Severin

Steven Severin, British pop bassist (Siouxsie & Banshees-Wild Thing) was born

T.I.

T.I., American rapper was born

Thomas Kessler

Thomas Kessler, composer was born

Tolia Nikiprowetzsy

Tolia Nikiprowetzsy, composer was born

Vaclav Pichl

Vaclav Pichl, composer was born

Will Smith [The Fresh Prince]

Will Smith [The Fresh Prince], actor/rapper (Men in Black, Independence Day, Fresh Prince) was born

Died on September 25

Albert Moeschinger

Albert Moeschinger, composer, dies at 88

Alicia de Larrocha

Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan pianist (b. 1923)

Andy Williams

Andy Williams, American singer, dies from bladder cancer at 84

Anneke Uittenbosch

Anneke Uittenbosch died

Bela Bartok

Bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64

Braz Francisco de Lima

Braz Francisco de Lima, composer, dies at 61

Carl Friedrich Zollner

Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer, dies at 60

Chris Dreja

Chris Dreja died

David McCallum

David McCallum died

Dorothy Dickson

Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer (Paying the Piper), dies at 102

Efim Golishev

Efim Golishev, composer, dies at 73

Ennio Porrino

Ennio Porrino, composer, dies at 49

Francesco Soto de Langa

Francesco Soto de Langa, composer, dies

Georg Motz

Georg Motz, composer, dies at 79

Hélène Baillargeon

Hélène Baillargeon, Quebec singer and folklorist (b. 1916)

Jean Françaix

Jean Françaix, French composer (b. 1912)

Johann Baptist Strauss

Johann Baptist Strauss, elder, composer (Radetzky-Marsch), dies at 45

Johann Christoph Pez

Johann Christoph Pez, composer, dies at 52

John Bonham

John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32

Julius Fucik

Julius Fucik, composer, dies at 44

Leo Justinus Kauffmann

Leo Justinus Kauffmann, composer, dies at 43

Patricio Manns

Patricio Manns died

Rajee Narayan

Rajee Narayan died

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam died

William F Sudds

William F Sudds, composer, dies at 77

Releases & milestones on September 25

Alfred Cellier

Comedy opera "Dorothy," 1st produced in London

Biagio Antonacci

Biagio Antonacci released the album 'Mustang'

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood released the album 'My Gift'

Deftones

Deftones released the album 'Ohms'

Denis King

1st London performance of musical "Stepping Out" presented

Ed Motta

Ed Motta released the album 'Toc-Toc'

Godflesh

Godflesh released the album 'Decay'

Joji

Joji released the album 'Nectar'

Lars Winnerbäck

Lars Winnerbäck released the album 'Q141554765'

Linkin Park

Linkin Park released the album 'Unshatter'

Nessa Barrett

Nessa Barrett released the album 'Tough Love'

Protomartyr

Protomartyr released the album 'Hotel Usona'

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr releases his album "Beaucoups of Blues"

Soft Cell

Soft Cell released the album 'Danceteria'

Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens released the album 'The Ascension'

The Beatles

The Beatle cartoon show begins in US

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour (JFK Stadium, Phila)

Tinashe

Tinashe released the album 'Popstar'

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