On This Day in Music: September 30

On September 30 in music history, 47 artists were born, 20 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Buddy Rich (1917), Héctor Lavoe (1946) and Marc Bolan (1947).

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Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go), (d. 1987) was born

Héctor Lavoe

Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1993) was born

Marc Bolan

Marc Bolan, London England, rock vocalist (T-Rex-Bang a Gong) was born

Garth Brooks

26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins

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Born on September 30

Aldo Parisot

Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American musician and cellist was born

Andrejs Jurjans

Andrejs Jurjans, composer was born

Arnold Elston

Arnold Elston, composer was born

Basia Trzetrzelevska

Basia Trzetrzelevska, Poland, jazz singer (Time & Life) was born

Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go), (d. 1987) was born

Charles Villiers Stanford

Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer was born

Clio-Danae Othoneou

Clio-Danae Othoneou, Greek actress, musician and pianist was born

David Oistrakh

David Oistrakh, Odessa Russia, violinist/prof (Moscow Conservatory) was born

Deborah Allen

Deborah Allen, Memphis Tn, country singer (Jim Stafford Show) was born

Denise Laurel

Denise Laurel, Filipine actress and singer was born

Dewey Martin

Dewey Martin, Canada, rock vocalist/drummer (Buffalo Springfield) was born

Diane Dufresne

Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer was born

Eamonn O Gallagher

Eamonn O Gallagher, composer was born

Ernst Isler

Ernst Isler, composer was born

Frank Zincavage

Frank Zincavage, rocker (Romeo Void) was born

Frankie Lymon

Frankie Lymon, NYC, rocker (The Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love) was born

Georgy Eduardovich Konyus

Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer was born

Ghazar Saryan

Ghazar Saryan, composer was born

Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus

Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer was born

Henri Casadesus

Henri Casadesus, French violist and composer (Viola d'amour) was born

Héctor Lavoe

Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1993) was born

Jeronymo Francisco de Lima

Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, composer was born

Jill Corey

Jill Corey, Avonmore Pa, singer (Your Hit Parade) was born

Johan Severin Svendsen

Johan Severin Svendsen, composer was born

Johann Sebastiani

Johann Sebastiani, composer was born

Johannes Rontgen

Johannes Rontgen, composer was born

Justin Heinrich Knecht

Justin Heinrich Knecht, composer was born

Kenny Baker

Kenny Baker, radio singer/actor (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back) was born

Marc Bolan

Marc Bolan, London England, rock vocalist (T-Rex-Bang a Gong) was born

Marilyn McCoo

Marilyn McCoo, Jersey City NJ, host/singer (Solid Gold, 5th Dimension) was born

Marty Stuart

Marty Stuart, Phila Miss, country singer (Hillbilly Rock) was born

Patrice Rushen

Patrice Rushen, Los Angeles California, rock vocalist was born

Patricia Neway

Patricia Neway, Brooklyn New York, American soprano (Consul, Maria Golovia), (d. 2012) was born

Peder Holm

Peder Holm, composer was born

Peter Milne

Peter Milne, composer was born

Reb Beach

Reb Beach, rocker (Winger) was born

Renato Zero

Renato Zero, Italian musician was born

Rodwell Biggie Tembo Marasha

Rodwell Biggie Tembo Marasha, musician was born

Ruben Mattias Liljefors

Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer was born

Sally Yeh

Sally Yeh, Hong Kong singer and actress was born

Shaan

Shaan, Indian singer was born

Sylvia Peterson

Sylvia Peterson, US vocalist (Chiffons-He's So Fine) was born

T-Pain

T-Pain, American rapper/singer was born

Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio, American musician (Phish) was born

Udo Jürgens

Udo Jürgens, Austrian singer was born

Valentin Vasil'yevich Sil'vestrov

Valentin Vasil'yevich Sil'vestrov, composer was born

Vince Chong

Vince Chong, Malaysian singer-songwriter was born

Died on September 30

Arnold Foster

Arnold Foster, composer, dies at 66

Carlisle Floyd

Carlisle Floyd died

Charles Broche

Charles Broche, composer, dies at 51

De Aal

De Aal died

Ercole Bottrigari

Ercole Bottrigari, composer, dies at 81

Francesco Durante

Francesco Durante, composer, dies at 71

Freddy Martin

Freddy Martin, orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76

Gavin Creel

Gavin Creel died

Heinrich Georg Neuss

Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer, dies at 62

Johann Michael Zacher

Johann Michael Zacher, composer, dies at 61

Ken Page

Ken Page died

Koichi Sugiyama

Koichi Sugiyama died

Louis Fourestier

Louis Fourestier, composer, dies at 84

Louis Lacombe

Louis Lacombe, composer, dies at 65

Mary Frances Allitsen

Mary Frances Allitsen, composer, dies at 63

Nicolas Roze

Nicolas Roze, composer, dies at 74

Pablo Guerrero

Pablo Guerrero died

Sigurd Lie

Sigurd Lie, composer, dies at 33

Virgil Thomson

Virgil Thomson, US composer/critic (4 saints in 3 acts), dies at 92

Walter Kollo

Walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62

Releases & milestones on September 30

Björk

Björk released the album 'Fossora'

Garth Brooks

26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins

Slipknot

Slipknot released the album 'The End, So Far'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart's opera "Magic Flute" premieres in Vienna

Zdravko Čolić

Zdravko Čolić released the album 'Q141677435'

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