On This Day in Music: September 4

1906 Birth

Alexander Moyzes

Alexander Moyzes, composer was born

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1906 Birth

Antanas Raciunas

Antanas Raciunas, composer was born

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1824 Birth

Anton Bruckner

Anton Bruckner, Ansfelden, Austria, Wagner disciple and "monumental bore"/composer was born

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1896 Birth

Antonin Artaud

Antonin Artaud, Marseilles France, songwriter/dir (Theatre Seraphin) was born

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1981 Birth

Beyoncé Knowles

Beyoncé Knowles, Houston Texas, singer (Destiny's Child) was born

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1956 Birth

Blackie Lawless

Blackie Lawless, American musician, lead singer in W.A.S.P. was born

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1984 Birth

Camila Bordonaba

Camila Bordonaba, Argentine actress, singer and composer was born

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1974 Birth

Carmit Bachar

Carmit Bachar, American musician (Pussycat Dolls) was born

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1945 Birth

Daniel Wood Gatton

Daniel Wood Gatton, guitarist was born

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1892 Birth

Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud, Aix-en-Provence France, composer (Maximilien) was born

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1946 Birth

David Liebman

David Liebman, rocker was born

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1859 Birth

Edoardo Mascheroni

Edoardo Mascheroni, composer was born

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1816 Birth

Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin

Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer was born

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1761 Birth

Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen

Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer was born

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1946 Birth

Gary Duncan

Gary Duncan, [Grubb], San Diego Ca, rock guitarist (Quicksilver) was born

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1944 Birth

Gene Parsons

Gene Parsons, rock drummer (Byrds, Gene Clark Group) was born

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1958 Birth

George Hurley

George Hurley, American drummer (Minutemen) was born

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1918 Birth

Gerald Wilson

Gerald Wilson, Shelby Miss, orchestra leader (Redd Foxx) was born

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1946 Birth

Greg Elmore

Greg Elmore, San Diego Ca, rock drummer (Quicksilver) was born

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1980 Birth

Hitomi Shimatani

Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese singer was born

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1970 Birth

Igor Cavalera

Igor Cavalera, Brazilian pop drummer (Sepultura) was born

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1622 Birth

Jacob Hintze

Jacob Hintze, composer was born

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1843 Birth

Jan Levoslav Bella

Jan Levoslav Bella, composer was born

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1930 Birth

Jerry Ragavoy

Jerry Ragavoy, US songwriter/producer (Wonderful Dream) was born

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1909 Birth

Karel Horky

Karel Horky, composer was born

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1976 Birth

Katreeya English

Katreeya English, Thai singer, actress, model was born

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1960 Birth

Kim Thayil

Kim Thayil, American guitarist (Soundgarden, Probot) was born

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1981 Birth

Lacey Mosley

Lacey Mosley, American singer (Flyleaf) was born

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1977 Birth

Lucie Silvas

Lucie Silvas, English musician was born

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1951 Birth

Martin Chambers

Martin Chambers, rock drummer (Pretenders) was born

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1942 Birth

Merald "Bubba" Knight

Merald "Bubba" Knight, Atlanta Ga, singer (Gladys Knights & Pips) was born

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1815 Birth

Mihaly Mosonyi

Mihaly Mosonyi, composer was born

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1974 Birth

Nona Gaye

Nona Gaye, daughter of Marvin Gaye/singer was born

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1979 Birth

Pedro Camacho

Pedro Camacho, Portuguese composer was born

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1915 Birth

Rudolf Schock

Rudolf Schock, German opera/operette singer was born

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1963 Birth

Sam Yaffa

Sam Yaffa, Finnish musician (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls) was born

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1948 Birth

Samuel Hui

Samuel Hui, Hong Kong singer was born

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1920 Birth

Teddy Johnson

Teddy Johnson, British singer was born

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2020 Death

Annie Cordy

Annie Cordy died

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2006 Death

Astrid Varnay

Astrid Varnay, Swedish-born soprano (b. 1918)

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1997 Death

Belle Stewart

Belle Stewart, singer, dies at 91

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2021 Death

Billy Cafaro

Billy Cafaro died

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2024 Death

Bora Đorđević

Bora Đorđević died

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1991 Death

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet, saxophonist (Cherokee), dies of pneumonia at 77

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1995 Death

Chuck Greenberg

Chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45

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1991 Death

Dottie West

Dottie West, country singer (Here Comes my Baby), dies at 58 in a car

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1907 Death

Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg, composer, dies at 64

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1907 Death

Edvard Hagerup Grieg

Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Norwegian composer (Peer Gynt Suite), dies at 64

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2020 Death

Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock died

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2023 Death

Gary Wright

Gary Wright died

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1937 Death

Giovanni Salviucci

Giovanni Salviucci, composer, dies at 29

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1759 Death

Girolamo Chiti

Girolamo Chiti, composer, dies at 80

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1903 Death

Herman Zumpe

Herman Zumpe, composer, dies at 53

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1853 Death

Jonathan Blewitt

Jonathan Blewitt, composer, dies at 71

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2003 Death

Lola Bobesco

Lola Bobesco, Romanian-born violinist (b. 1921)

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1994 Death

Louis Myers

Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player, dies at 64

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2020 Death

Lucille Starr

Lucille Starr died

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1991 Death

Margaret Ramsay

Margaret Ramsay, vocalist, dies

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2024 Death

Oswald d'Andréa

Oswald d'Andréa died

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1946 Death

Paul Lincke

Paul Lincke, German composer/conductor (Lysistrata), dies at 79

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2022 Death

Petar Bergamo

Petar Bergamo died

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2023 Death

Sherali Joʻrayev

Sherali Joʻrayev died

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1977 Death

Stelios Perpiniadis

Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek musician (b. 1899)

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2023 Death

Steve Harwell

Steve Harwell died

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2023 Death

Teté Caturla

Teté Caturla died

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2003 Death

Tibor Varga

Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1921)

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2002 Death

Vlado Perlemuter

Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian pianist (b. 1904)

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2025 Death

Yukio Hashi

Yukio Hashi died

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2020 Event

6ix9ine

6ix9ine released the album 'TattleTales'

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1997 Event

Beck

14th MTV Awards: Jamiroquai, Jewel & Beck wins

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1984 Event

Fela Kuti

Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years

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2020 Event

Ozuna

Ozuna released the album 'Enoc'

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1965 Event

The Beatles

Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks

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1996 Event

The Smashing Pumpkins

13th MTV Awards: Alanis Morrisett & Smashing Pumpkins wins

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