On This Day in Music: September 28

1957-09-28 Birth

Alannah Currie

Alannah Currie, Auckland NZ, rock xylophone/vocalist (Thompson Twins) was born

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1959-09-28 Birth

Angela Groothuizen

Angela Groothuizen, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots) was born

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1813-09-28 Birth

Anton Wallerstein

Anton Wallerstein, composer was born

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1938-09-28 Birth

Ben E. King [Benjamin Earl Nelson]

Ben E. King [Benjamin Earl Nelson], New York City, American soul singer (Stand by Me) was born

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1968-09-28 Birth

Bess Singh

Bess Singh, [Lennart Bes], Dutch pop drummer (Burma Shop-Hippies) was born

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1978-09-28 Birth

Bushido

Bushido, German rapper was born

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1938-09-28 Birth

Charlie Thomas

Charlie Thomas, singer (Drifters) [or Apr 7, 1937] was born

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1895-09-28 Birth

Dave Franklin

Dave Franklin, NYC, composer (Hop-a-long Cassidy) was born

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1937-09-28 Birth

Edward Applebaum

Edward Applebaum, composer was born

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1988-09-28 Birth

Esmée Denters

Esmée Denters, Dutch singer was born

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1954-09-28 Birth

George Lynch

George Lynch, rock guitarist (Lynch Mob-Wicked Sensations) was born

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1965-09-28 Birth

Ginger Fish

Ginger Fish, American drummer (Marilyn Manson) was born

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1946-09-28 Birth

Helen Shapiro

Helen Shapiro, Bethnal Green London, rock vocalist (Culture Club) was born

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1881-09-28 Birth

Henry Geehl

Henry Geehl, composer was born

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1987-09-28 Birth

Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff, Houston Texas, actress and singer (Lizzie McGuire) was born

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1921-09-28 Birth

Ilhan Usmanbas

Ilhan Usmanbas, composer was born

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1981-09-28 Birth

Iracema Trevisan

Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian musician (CSS) was born

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1960-09-28 Birth

Jennifer Rush

Jennifer Rush, singer/songwriter (Destiny, Ring of Ice) was born

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1953-09-28 Birth

Jim Diamond

Jim Diamond, Scotish singer/songwriter (I Should Have Known Better) was born

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1681-09-28 Birth

Johann Mattheson

Johann Mattheson, Hamburg Germany, composer was born

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1748-09-28 Birth

Johann Michael Demmler

Johann Michael Demmler, composer was born

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1705-09-28 Birth

Johann Peter Kellner

Johann Peter Kellner, composer was born

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1931-09-28 Birth

John E Gilmore

John E Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist was born

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1973-09-28 Birth

Jori Hulkkonen

Jori Hulkkonen, Finnish electronic musician was born

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1971-09-28 Birth

Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur, American singer-songwriter was born

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1935-09-28 Birth

Koko Taylor

Koko Taylor, [Cora Walton], US vocalist (Queen of the Blues) was born

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1929-09-28 Birth

Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer was born

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1950-09-28 Birth

Laurie Lewis

Laurie Lewis, American musician was born

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1962-09-28 Birth

Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique, spanish singer (Luces del Alma) was born

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1975-09-28 Birth

Mandy Barnett

Mandy Barnett, country singer (Maybe, Rainy Days) was born

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1908-09-28 Birth

Marin Goleminov

Marin Goleminov, composer was born

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1958-09-28 Birth

Med Lucart

Med Lucart, rock musician (Wall of Voodoo) was born

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1984-09-28 Birth

Melody Thornton

Melody Thornton, American singer and dancer was born

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1844-09-28 Birth

Michael Hertz

Michael Hertz, composer was born

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1917-09-28 Birth

Michael [George] Somes

Michael [George] Somes, England, dancer (Royal Ballet) was born

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1679-09-28 Birth

Mihael Omerza

Mihael Omerza, composer was born

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1967-09-28 Birth

Moon Unit Zappa

Moon Unit Zappa, rocker (Valley Girl), Frank's daughter was born

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1928-09-28 Birth

Naphtali Kupferberg

Naphtali Kupferberg, singer (Fugs) was born

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1943-09-28 Birth

Nick St Nicholas

Nick St Nicholas, Hamburg Germany, rock bassist (Steppenwolf) was born

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1982-09-28 Birth

Nolwenn Leroy

Nolwenn Leroy, French Singer was born

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1889-09-28 Birth

Octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot

Octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, Dutch violinist/actor (Hippie) was born

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1950-09-28 Birth

Paul Burgess

Paul Burgess, British drummer (10cc-Not Alone) was born

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1947-09-28 Birth

Peter Hope-Evans

Peter Hope-Evans, British singer/harmonicaist (Family) was born

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1942-09-28 Birth

Tim Maia

Tim Maia, Brazilian Singer (d. 1998) was born

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1930-09-28 Birth

Tommy Collins

Tommy Collins, [Leonard Sipes], country singer (Don't Growl) was born

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1917-09-28 Birth

Vaclav Kaslik

Vaclav Kaslik, Czechoslovakia, opera composer/conductor was born

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1913-09-28 Birth

Vivian Fine

Vivian Fine, Chicago Ill, composer (Women in the Garden) was born

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1932-09-28 Birth

Víctor Jara

Víctor Jara, Chilean folk singer and activist (d. 1973) was born

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1977-09-28 Birth

Young Jeezy

Young Jeezy, American Rapper was born

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1757-09-28 Death

Andrea Zani

Andrea Zani, composer, dies at 60

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1922-09-28 Death

Andrejs Jurjans

Andrejs Jurjans, composer, dies at 65

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1996-09-28 Death

Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson, folk singer, dies at 64

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2010-09-28 Death

Dolores Wilson

Dolores Wilson, American opera singer (b. 1928)

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1939-09-28 Death

Felicjan Szopski

Felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74

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1947-09-28 Death

Francisco Santiago

Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58

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1993-09-28 Death

Fraser MacPherson

Fraser MacPherson, Canadian jazz saxophonist (b. 1928)

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1964-09-28 Death

George Dyson

George Dyson, composer, dies at 81

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1959-09-28 Death

Gerard Hoffnung

Gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies

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1903-09-28 Death

Jesus Monasterio

Jesus Monasterio, composer, dies at 67

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1979-09-28 Death

Jimmy McCulloch

Jimmy McCulloch, guitarist (Wings), dies at 26

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1852-09-28 Death

Johann Friedrich Schwencke

Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60

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1819-09-28 Death

Karl Haack

Karl Haack, composer, dies at 68

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1966-09-28 Death

Lucky Millinder

Lucky Millinder, bandleader/singer, dies

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1957-09-28 Death

Luis Cluzeau-Mortet

Luis Cluzeau-Mortet, composer, dies at 67

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1972-09-28 Death

Maurice Thiriet

Maurice Thiriet, composer, dies at 66

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1991-09-28 Death

Miles Davis

Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65

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1649-09-28 Death

Ottavio Vernizzi

Ottavio Vernizzi, composer, dies at 79

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1952-09-28 Death

Paul Hastings Allen

Paul Hastings Allen, composer, dies at 68

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1914-09-28 Death

Stevan Mokranjac

Stevan Mokranjac, composer, dies at 58

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1994-09-28 Death

Urmas Alender

Urmas Alender, Estonian singer and musician (b. 1953)

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1995-09-28 Event

Bobby Brown

Singer Bobby Brown escapes injury in gun battle

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1970-09-28 Event

Richard Rodgers

"Words & Music" debuts on NBC-TV

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1944-09-28 Event

Sam Medoff

1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise)

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1968-09-28 Event

The Beatles

Beatles "Hey Jude," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

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