On This Day in Music: September 29

On September 29 in music history, 52 artists were born, 24 died and 12 other milestones happened, among them Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), The Rolling Stones (1963) and Whitney Houston (1987).

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Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis, Feriday La, country singer (Whole Lotta Shakin') was born

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros)

Whitney Houston

"Didn't We Almost Have It All," by Whitney Houston hits #1

Gene Autry

Gene Autry, Tioga Tx, cowpoke/singer/actor/owner (California Angels) was born

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Born on September 29

Al Pitrelli

Al Pitrelli, American musician, guitarist was born

Aleks Syntek

Aleks Syntek, Mexican singer was born

Billy Strange [William]

Billy Strange [William], Long Beach, California, singer-songwriter (A Little Less Conversation), (d. 2012) was born

Boris Asafiev

Boris Asafiev, composer was born

Dallas Green

Dallas Green, Canadian musician (Alexisonfire,City and Colour) was born

Debelah Morgan

Debelah Morgan, American R&B singer was born

Don Nix

Don Nix, US saxophonist (Last Night) was born

Ernst Ludwig Gerber

Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer was born

Fabien Sevitzky

Fabien Sevitzky, Vishny Volotchok Russia, conductor (Phila Orch) was born

Fora van Leijenhorst

Fora van Leijenhorst, Curacaos/Neth dancer (Josephine) was born

Franco Capuana

Franco Capuana, composer was born

Gene Autry

Gene Autry, Tioga Tx, cowpoke/singer/actor/owner (California Angels) was born

George Dalaras

George Dalaras, Greek singer was born

Gunner McGrath

Gunner McGrath, American guitarist (Much the Same) was born

Harold Laurence Walters

Harold Laurence Walters, composer was born

Henry Harington

Henry Harington, composer was born

Jacques Hotteterre

Jacques Hotteterre, composer was born

Jean-Luc Ponty

Jean-Luc Ponty, France, fusion violinist (Frank Zappa) was born

Jeremy Isaacs

Jeremy Isaacs, general director (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) was born

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis, Feriday La, country singer (Whole Lotta Shakin') was born

Joaquin Nin y Castellanos

Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer was born

Johann Gottfried Schict

Johann Gottfried Schict, composer was born

Justin Nozuka

Justin Nozuka, singer/songwriter was born

Karl August Andersen

Karl August Andersen, composer was born

Kurt Nilsen

Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer was born

Kyriacos Sfetsas

Kyriacos Sfetsas, composer was born

Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal

Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer was born

Leopoldo Mugnone

Leopoldo Mugnone, composer was born

Les Claypool

Les Claypool, US funk metal singer/bassist (Primus-Suck on This) was born

Luke Goss

Luke Goss, rocker (Bros-I Owe You Nothing) was born

Manuel Fernandez

Manuel Fernandez, rocker was born

Mari Wilson

Mari Wilson, British singer was born

Mark Farner

Mark Farner, Mich, guitar/vocalist (Grand Funk Railroad-Locomotion) was born

Martin Pluddemann

Martin Pluddemann, composer was born

Matt Goss

Matt Goss, rocker (Bros-I Owe You Nothing) was born

Michele Esposito

Michele Esposito, composer was born

Mike Pinear

Mike Pinear, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) was born

Mike Post

Mike Post, composer (Rockford Files, Hill St Blues, Magnum PI) was born

Minao Shibata

Minao Shibata, composer was born

Nick Taylor

Nick Taylor, singer/guitarist (Bloodrock) was born

Nicola Di Bari

Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer was born

Richard Bonynge

Richard Bonynge, Sydney Australia, conductor (Aust Orch Sydney-1976) was born

Rob Smith

Rob Smith, Irish musician and songwriter was born

Scout Niblett

Scout Niblett, British singer/songwriter was born

Sibel Tüzün

Sibel Tüzün, Turkish singer was born

Sokratis Malamas

Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer and composer was born

Suzzy Roche

Suzzy Roche, rocker (Roches) was born

Theo Jörgensmann

Theo Jörgensmann, German jazz clarinetist was born

Tommy Boyce

Tommy Boyce, songwriter (Boyce & Hart, Monkees) was born

Vaclav Neummann

Vaclav Neummann, conductor was born

Vincenz Lubeck

Vincenz Lubeck, composer was born

William Michael Rooke

William Michael Rooke, composer was born

Died on September 29

Aare Merikanto

Aare Merikanto, composer, dies at 65

Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin

Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78

Bronius Kutavičius

Bronius Kutavičius died

Cheb Hasni

Cheb Hasni, Algerian singer, murdered at 26

Hayko

Hayko died

Helen Reddy

Helen Reddy died

Iosif Ivanovici

Iosif Ivanovici, composer, dies

Isidora Žebeljan

Isidora Žebeljan died

Ivan Tasovac

Ivan Tasovac died

Jan Werner Danielsen

Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer (b. 1976)

John Heddle Nash

John Heddle Nash, singer, dies at 68

Luther Orlando Emerson

Luther Orlando Emerson, composer, dies at 95

Mac Davis

Mac Davis died

Martin Lee

Martin Lee died

Nobuyo Ōyama

Nobuyo Ōyama died

Paul Jabara

Paul Jabara, singer/actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44

Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell

Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell, journalist/musician, dies at 55

Rocco Prestia

Rocco Prestia died

Rudi Stephan

Rudi Stephan, composer, dies at 28

Seger Pillot Ellis

Seger Pillot Ellis, pianist/vocalist, dies at 91

Vojislav Simić

Vojislav Simić died

William Billings

William Billings, US composer (Rose of Sharon), dies at 53

Yury Chernavsky

Yury Chernavsky died

Zapata Jaw

Zapata Jaw, [Nelson Renfrum], Surinamese musician, dies

Releases & milestones on September 29

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran released the album 'Autumn Variations'

Eddie Cochran

"Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran peaks at #8

Georges Bizet

Opera "Pescatori di Perle" is produced (Paris)

Grateful Dead

Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead & plays the Straightater

Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey released the album 'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass'

Nelson

"Love & Affection" by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart

Peter Schat

Peter Schat's circus opera "Houdini," premieres in Amsterdam

Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson released the album 'The Harmony Codex'

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros)

Victor Herbert

Herbert/Blossoms musical "Princess Pat" premieres in NYC

Vince Gill

27th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill wins

Whitney Houston

"Didn't We Almost Have It All," by Whitney Houston hits #1

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