1950-09-03
Birth
Aaron Smith
Aaron Smith, rocker (Romeo Void) was born
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1915-09-03
Birth
Abel Ehrlich
Abel Ehrlich, composer was born
1568-09-03
Birth
Adriano Banchieri
Adriano Banchieri, composer was born
1942-09-03
Birth
Al Jardine
Al Jardine, Lima Oh, guitarist/singer (Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room) was born
1803-09-03
Birth
Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov
Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer was born
1982-09-03
Birth
Andrew McMahon
Andrew McMahon, American singer and songwriter was born
1980-09-03
Birth
Cone McCaslin
Cone McCaslin, Canadian bassist (Sum 41) was born
1943-09-03
Birth
Don Brewer
Don Brewer, rocker was born
1948-09-03
Birth
Donald Brewer
Donald Brewer, Flint Mich, rock drummer (Grand Funk Railroad) was born
1910-09-03
Birth
Dorothy Maynor
Dorothy Maynor, Norfolk Va, soprano/founder (Harlem School of Arts) was born
1950-09-03
Birth
Doug Pinnick
Doug Pinnick, American bassist and singer (King's X) was born
1901-09-03
Birth
Eduard A van Beinum
Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor was born
1947-09-03
Birth
Eric Bell
Eric Bell, rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy Belfast, N Ireland was born
1719-09-03
Birth
Ferdinand Zellbell
Ferdinand Zellbell, composer was born
1893-09-03
Birth
Florrie Rodrigo
Florrie Rodrigo, Dutch dancer/choreography/teacher (Schepelingen) was born
1897-09-03
Birth
Francisco Paolo Mignone
Francisco Paolo Mignone, composer was born
1887-09-03
Birth
Frank Christian
Frank Christian, American musician (d. 1973) was born
1934-09-03
Birth
Freddie King
Freddie King, Gilmer Tx, blues singer (Hideaway) was born
1944-09-03
Birth
Gary Leeds
Gary Leeds, Glendale Ca, rocker (Walker Brothers) was born
1945-09-03
Birth
George Biondo
George Biondo, rocker (Steppenwolf) was born
1864-09-03
Birth
Hale Ascher VanderCook
Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer was born
1925-09-03
Birth
Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson, American singer (d. 2007) was born
1840-09-03
Birth
Jacob Fabricius
Jacob Fabricius, composer was born
1778-09-03
Birth
Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer
Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer was born
1964-09-03
Birth
Junaid Jamshed
Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer was born
1982-09-03
Birth
Kaori Natori
Kaori Natori, Japanese singer and model was born
1915-09-03
Birth
Knut Nystedt
Knut Nystedt, composer was born
1789-09-03
Birth
Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy
Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer was born
1916-09-03
Birth
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim, [Peter Chatman], rocker was born
1945-09-03
Birth
Mike Harrison
Mike Harrison, keyboardist (Spooky Tooth-It's All About) was born
1973-09-03
Birth
Norihiko Hibino
Norihiko Hibino, Japanese composer was born
1935-09-03
Birth
Otto Ketting
Otto Ketting, trumpeter/composer (Passacaglia) was born
1695-09-03
Birth
Pietro Antonio Locatelli
Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Italian violinist/composer was born
1905-09-03
Birth
Robert Ruthenfranz
Robert Ruthenfranz, composer was born
1933-09-03
Birth
Roland Kayn
Roland Kayn, composer was born
1922-09-03
Birth
Rosendo Ejercito Santos
Rosendo Ejercito Santos, composer was born
1931-09-03
Birth
Rudolf Kelterborn
Rudolf Kelterborn, composer was born
1925-09-03
Birth
Shoista Mullodzhanova
Shoista Mullodzhanova, Shashmakom singer was born
1955-09-03
Birth
Steve Jones
Steve Jones, London, rock guitarist (Sex Pistols) was born
1980-09-03
Birth
The B.G.
The B.G., American rapper was born
1921-09-03
Birth
Thurston Dart
Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (d. 1971) was born
1965-09-03
Birth
Todd Lewis
Todd Lewis, musician (Toadies) was born
1979-09-03
Birth
Tomo MiliÄević
Tomo MiliÄević, Croatian-born American musician (30 Seconds to Mars) was born
1933-09-03
Birth
Tompall Glaser
Tompall Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again), (d. 2013) was born
1978-09-03
Birth
Valfar
Valfar, Norwegian heavy metal vocalist/musician (Windir) (d. 2004) was born
1934-09-03
Birth
Xavier Darasse
Xavier Darasse, composer was born
1970-09-03
Death
Al Wilson
Al Wilson, "Blind Owl", guitarist/vocalist (Canned Heat), dies at 27
1946-09-03
Death
Carl Emil Paul Lincke
Carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer, dies at 79
2007-09-03
Death
Carter Albrecht
Carter Albrecht, Musician (b. 1973)
1708-09-03
Death
Christian Liebe
Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53
1944-09-03
Death
Frantisek Alois Drdla
Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75
1963-09-03
Death
Frico Kafenda
Frico Kafenda, composer, dies at 79
1974-09-03
Death
Harry Partch
Harry Partch, American composer (b. 1901)
1811-09-03
Death
Ignaz Franzl
Ignaz Franzl, composer, dies at 75
1985-09-03
Death
Joe Jones
Joe Jones, drummer, dies at 73
1985-09-03
Death
John Herbert McDowell
John Herbert McDowell, composer, dies at 58
1960-09-03
Death
Joseph Lamb
Joseph Lamb, composer, dies at 72
1964-09-03
Death
Joseph Marx
Joseph Marx, Austrian composer, dies at 82
1914-09-03
Death
Lucien-Denis-Gabriel-Alberic Magnard
Lucien-Denis-Gabriel-Alberic Magnard, composer, dies at 49
1994-09-03
Death
Major Lance
Major Lance, soul singer, dies at 55
1987-09-03
Death
Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman, US composer, dies at 61
1965-09-03
Death
Otto Lederer
Otto Lederer, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 79
1951-09-03
Death
Robert Franz Richard Hernried
Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer, dies at 67
1790-09-03
Death
Thomas Norris
Thomas Norris, composer, dies at 49
1871-09-03
Death
Vaclav Horak
Vaclav Horak, composer, dies at 71
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