On This Day in Music: September 27

On September 27 in music history, 42 artists were born, 19 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Lil Wayne (1982), Meat Loaf (1947) and Avril Lavigne (1984).

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Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne, American rapper was born

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf, [Marvin Lee Aday], Dallas, rocker (Bat Out of Hell) was born

Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter was born

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga released the album 'Harlequin'

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Born on September 27

Alvin Stardust

Alvin Stardust, English singer was born

Andy Lau

Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer was born

Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter was born

Barbara Dickson

Barbara Dickson, singer was born

Bob Curiano

Bob Curiano, rock bassist (Mink Deville) was born

Boris Porena

Boris Porena, composer was born

Brad Arnold

Brad Arnold, American singer (3 Doors Down) was born

Bud Powell

Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer was born

Chris Demakes

Chris Demakes, American singer/guitarist (Less Than Jake) was born

Cyril M Scott

Cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author (Heroic Suite) was born

Dean Butterworth

Dean Butterworth, English musician was born

Earring George Mayweather

Earring George Mayweather, blues Harmonica Player was born

Ernest Samuel Williams

Ernest Samuel Williams, composer was born

Fred Singer

Fred Singer, American scientist was born

Freddy Quinn

Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer was born

Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari

Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer was born

Greg Ham

Greg Ham, Australia, rock saxophonist/flutist (Men At Work) was born

Hieronymus Gradenthaler

Hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer was born

Igor Kipnis

Igor Kipnis, Berlin Germany, harpsichordist/professor (Fairfield) was born

Jahn Teigen

Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer was born

James Wilson

James Wilson, composer was born

Jean Berger

Jean Berger, composer was born

Johanna "Annie" Bakker

Johanna "Annie" Bakker, Dutch revue-artist/singer/actress was born

Jose Mariano Elizaga

Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer was born

Josephine Barstow

Josephine Barstow, opera singer was born

Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne, American rapper was born

Lorenzo Cherubini

Lorenzo Cherubini, Italian singer (Jovanotti) was born

Mario Bertoncini

Mario Bertoncini, composer was born

Mark Caldero

Mark Caldero, Oklahoma City, vocalist (Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up) was born

Mary McCarty

Mary McCarty, Winfield Ks, actress/singer (Starch-Trapper John MD) was born

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf, [Marvin Lee Aday], Dallas, rocker (Bat Out of Hell) was born

Michel Rivard

Michel Rivard, Québécois singer and composer (Beau Dommage) was born

Misha Dichter

Misha Dichter, Shanghai China, pianist (Tchaikowsy 2nd prize-1966) was born

Randy Bachman

Randy Bachman, Winnipeg, rocker (Bachman-Turner Overdrive-Roll On) was born

Red Robert Chudnick Rodney

Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter was born

Robbie Shakespeare

Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaica, reggae bassist (Sly & Robbie-DJ Riot) was born

Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Cassidy, Los Angeles California, American actor/singer (Hardy Boys, Breaking Away) was born

Stephan Jenkins

Stephan Jenkins, American singer (Third Eye Blind) was born

Steve Boone

Steve Boone, NC, rock vocalist/bassist (Lovin' Spoonful) was born

Tauno Marttinen

Tauno Marttinen, composer was born

Travis MacRae

Travis MacRae, Canadian singer-songwriter was born

Vincent (Miller) Youmans

Vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two) was born

Died on September 27

Adelina [Adela JM] Patti

Adelina [Adela JM] Patti, Italian soprano (Lucio), dies at 76

Alan Gray

Alan Gray, composer, dies at 79

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin died

Boniface Stoecki

Boniface Stoecki, composer, dies at 38

Boris Moiseev

Boris Moiseev died

Christopher Shaw

Christopher Shaw, composer pianist/critic, dies at 71

Cliff Burton

Cliff Burton, rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24

Eddie Bert

Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, dies at 90

Engelbert Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck, Ger opera composer (Schneewittchen), dies at 67

Gerald Finzi

Gerald Finzi, British composer (Dies natalis), dies at 55 of disseminated shingles, complicated by encephalitis

Harry Reser

Harry Reser, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 69

Jimmy McCullough

Jimmy McCullough, musician (Wings), dies of a drug overdose

John McNeil

John McNeil died

Johnny "Country" Mathis

Johnny "Country" Mathis, American country singer (b. 1933)

Mahendra Kapoor

Mahendra Kapoor, Indian singer (b. 1934)

R. B. Greaves

R. B. Greaves, American singer, dies from prostate cancer at 68

Rory Storm

Rory Storm, lead singer (Rory Storm & Hurricane), commits suicide

Tino Rossi

Tino Rossi, singer/actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76

Waclaw Gieburowski

Waclaw Gieburowski, composer, dies at 65

Releases & milestones on September 27

Alex Warren

Alex Warren released the album 'You'll Be Alright, Kid'

Dee Dee Ramone

Dee Dee Ramone arrested on marijuana possession

Eric Benét

Actress Halle Berry announces her separation from second husband, R&B singer Eric Benet

George Frederick Bristow

George F Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle," 2nd American opera, opens in NYC

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga released the album 'Harlequin'

Sophie

Sophie released the album 'Sophie'

William Christopher Handy

W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912

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