1917
Birth
Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go), (d. 1987) was born
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Born on September 30
1920
Birth
Aldo Parisot
Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American musician and cellist was born
1856
Birth
Andrejs Jurjans
Andrejs Jurjans, composer was born
1907
Birth
Arnold Elston
Arnold Elston, composer was born
1959
Birth
Basia Trzetrzelevska
Basia Trzetrzelevska, Poland, jazz singer (Time & Life) was born
1917
Birth
Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go), (d. 1987) was born
1852
Birth
Charles Villiers Stanford
Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer was born
1979
Birth
Clio-Danae Othoneou
Clio-Danae Othoneou, Greek actress, musician and pianist was born
1908
Birth
David Oistrakh
David Oistrakh, Odessa Russia, violinist/prof (Moscow Conservatory) was born
1953
Birth
Deborah Allen
Deborah Allen, Memphis Tn, country singer (Jim Stafford Show) was born
1987
Birth
Denise Laurel
Denise Laurel, Filipine actress and singer was born
1942
Birth
Dewey Martin
Dewey Martin, Canada, rock vocalist/drummer (Buffalo Springfield) was born
1944
Birth
Diane Dufresne
Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer was born
1906
Birth
Eamonn O Gallagher
Eamonn O Gallagher, composer was born
1879
Birth
Ernst Isler
Ernst Isler, composer was born
1952
Birth
Frank Zincavage
Frank Zincavage, rocker (Romeo Void) was born
1942
Birth
Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon, NYC, rocker (The Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love) was born
1862
Birth
Georgy Eduardovich Konyus
Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer was born
1920
Birth
Ghazar Saryan
Ghazar Saryan, composer was born
1685
Birth
Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus
Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer was born
1879
Birth
Henri Casadesus
Henri Casadesus, French violist and composer (Viola d'amour) was born
1946
Birth
Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1993) was born
1743
Birth
Jeronymo Francisco de Lima
Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, composer was born
1935
Birth
Jill Corey
Jill Corey, Avonmore Pa, singer (Your Hit Parade) was born
1840
Birth
Johan Severin Svendsen
Johan Severin Svendsen, composer was born
1622
Birth
Johann Sebastiani
Johann Sebastiani, composer was born
1898
Birth
Johannes Rontgen
Johannes Rontgen, composer was born
1752
Birth
Justin Heinrich Knecht
Justin Heinrich Knecht, composer was born
1912
Birth
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker, radio singer/actor (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back) was born
1947
Birth
Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan, London England, rock vocalist (T-Rex-Bang a Gong) was born
1943
Birth
Marilyn McCoo
Marilyn McCoo, Jersey City NJ, host/singer (Solid Gold, 5th Dimension) was born
1958
Birth
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart, Phila Miss, country singer (Hillbilly Rock) was born
1954
Birth
Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen, Los Angeles California, rock vocalist was born
1919
Birth
Patricia Neway
Patricia Neway, Brooklyn New York, American soprano (Consul, Maria Golovia), (d. 2012) was born
1926
Birth
Peder Holm
Peder Holm, composer was born
1824
Birth
Peter Milne
Peter Milne, composer was born
1963
Birth
Reb Beach
Reb Beach, rocker (Winger) was born
1950
Birth
Renato Zero
Renato Zero, Italian musician was born
1958
Birth
Rodwell Biggie Tembo Marasha
Rodwell Biggie Tembo Marasha, musician was born
1871
Birth
Ruben Mattias Liljefors
Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer was born
1961
Birth
Sally Yeh
Sally Yeh, Hong Kong singer and actress was born
1962
Birth
Shaan
Shaan, Indian singer was born
1946
Birth
Sylvia Peterson
Sylvia Peterson, US vocalist (Chiffons-He's So Fine) was born
1984
Birth
T-Pain
T-Pain, American rapper/singer was born
1964
Birth
Trey Anastasio
Trey Anastasio, American musician (Phish) was born
1934
Birth
Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens, Austrian singer was born
1937
Birth
Valentin Vasil'yevich Sil'vestrov
Valentin Vasil'yevich Sil'vestrov, composer was born
1979
Birth
Vince Chong
Vince Chong, Malaysian singer-songwriter was born
Died on September 30
1963
Death
Arnold Foster
Arnold Foster, composer, dies at 66
2021
Death
Carlisle Floyd
Carlisle Floyd died
1803
Death
Charles Broche
Charles Broche, composer, dies at 51
2025
Death
De Aal
De Aal died
1612
Death
Ercole Bottrigari
Ercole Bottrigari, composer, dies at 81
1755
Death
Francesco Durante
Francesco Durante, composer, dies at 71
1983
Death
Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin, orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76
2024
Death
Gavin Creel
Gavin Creel died
1716
Death
Heinrich Georg Neuss
Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer, dies at 62
1712
Death
Johann Michael Zacher
Johann Michael Zacher, composer, dies at 61
2024
Death
Ken Page
Ken Page died
2021
Death
Koichi Sugiyama
Koichi Sugiyama died
1976
Death
Louis Fourestier
Louis Fourestier, composer, dies at 84
1884
Death
Louis Lacombe
Louis Lacombe, composer, dies at 65
1912
Death
Mary Frances Allitsen
Mary Frances Allitsen, composer, dies at 63
1819
Death
Nicolas Roze
Nicolas Roze, composer, dies at 74
2025
Death
Pablo Guerrero
Pablo Guerrero died
1904
Death
Sigurd Lie
Sigurd Lie, composer, dies at 33
1989
Death
Virgil Thomson
Virgil Thomson, US composer/critic (4 saints in 3 acts), dies at 92
1940
Death
Walter Kollo
Walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62
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