1982-09-09
Birth
Ai Otsuka
Ai Otsuka, Japanese singer and songwriter was born
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1974-09-09
Birth
Ana Carolina
Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer, composer and musician was born
1921-09-09
Birth
Andrzej Dobrowolski
Andrzej Dobrowolski, composer was born
1894-09-09
Birth
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed, American songwriter and film producer (d. 1973) was born
1936-09-09
Birth
Augustinius Franz Kropfreiter
Augustinius Franz Kropfreiter, composer was born
1892-09-09
Birth
Bruno Sturmer
Bruno Sturmer, composer was born
1977-09-09
Birth
Chae Jung-an
Chae Jung-an, South Korean actress and singer was born
1929-09-09
Birth
Claude Nougaro
Claude Nougaro, French singer (d. 2004) was born
1951-09-09
Birth
Corry Konings
Corry Konings, Dutch singer was born
1941-09-09
Birth
Curtis Otto Bismark Curtis-Smith
Curtis Otto Bismark Curtis-Smith, composer was born
1947-09-09
Birth
David Rosenboom
David Rosenboom, composer was born
1952-09-09
Birth
David Stewart
David Stewart, rock guitarist (Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again) was born
1945-09-09
Birth
Dee Dee Sharp [Dione Larue]
Dee Dee Sharp [Dione Larue], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American R&B singer (I Love You Anyway) was born
1946-09-09
Birth
Doug Ingle
Doug Ingle, Omaha Nebraska, rock vocalist/keyboards (Iron Butterfly) was born
1873-09-09
Birth
Edward Burlingame Hill
Edward Burlingame Hill, composer was born
1865-09-09
Birth
Edwin Lehare
Edwin Lehare, composer was born
1927-09-09
Birth
Elvin Jones
Elvin Jones, Pontiac Michigan, American jazz drummer (Coltrane's A Love Supreme') was born
1959-09-09
Birth
Eric Serra
Eric Serra, French composer was born
1947-09-09
Birth
Freddy Weller
Freddy Weller, Georgia, rocker (Paul Revers & The Raiders) was born
1896-09-09
Birth
Fritz Reuter
Fritz Reuter, composer was born
1840-09-09
Birth
Gentil T Antheunis
Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer was born
1583-09-09
Birth
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Girolamo Frescobaldi, composer was born
1922-09-09
Birth
Hoyt Curtin
Hoyt Curtin, American songwriter (d. 2000) was born
1942-09-09
Birth
Inez Foxx
Inez Foxx, Greensboro NC, rocker (Mockingbird, Hi Diddle Diddle) was born
1926-09-09
Birth
Jake Carey
Jake Carey, US R&B-singer (Flamingos-I Know Better) was born
1687-09-09
Birth
Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault
Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer was born
1618-09-09
Birth
Joan Cererols
Joan Cererols, composer was born
1940-09-09
Birth
Joe Negroni
Joe Negroni, rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) was born
1664-09-09
Birth
Johann Christoph Pez
Johann Christoph Pez, composer was born
1752-09-09
Birth
Johann Friedrich Christmann
Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer was born
1950-09-09
Birth
John McFee
John McFee, Santa Cruz California, rock guitarist (Doobie Brothers) was born
1872-09-09
Birth
Josef Stransky
Josef Stransky, composer was born
1976-09-09
Birth
Kristoffer Rygg
Kristoffer Rygg, Norwegian musician (Ulver, ex-Borknagar) was born
1912-09-09
Birth
Kurt Sanderling
Kurt Sanderling, Arys Germany, conductor (E Berlin Symph 1960-77) was born
1850-09-09
Birth
Leopoldo Miguez
Leopoldo Miguez, composer was born
1899-09-09
Birth
Louis Cheslock
Louis Cheslock, composer was born
1942-09-09
Birth
Luther Simmons
Luther Simmons, rocker (Main Ingredient was born
1952-09-09
Birth
Manuel Göttsching
Manuel Göttsching, German musician (Ash Ra Tempel) was born
1974-09-09
Birth
Mathias Färm
Mathias Färm, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin) was born
1975-09-09
Birth
Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé, Canadian singer and actor was born
1941-09-09
Birth
Otis Redding
Otis Redding, Dawson Ga, rock bassist (Sitting on the Dock of the Bay) was born
1930-09-09
Birth
Paolo Castaldi
Paolo Castaldi, composer was born
1946-09-09
Birth
Pete Gavin
Pete Gavin, rocker was born
1957-09-09
Birth
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, French pianist was born
1907-09-09
Birth
Pinky Tomlin
Pinky Tomlin, Eureka Springs Ark, singer/actor (Tip-Waterfront) was born
1977-09-09
Birth
Soulja Slim
Soulja Slim, American rapper (d. 2003) was born
1954-09-09
Death
Alfred Gradstein
Alfred Gradstein, composer, dies at 49
1966-09-09
Death
Antonio Massana
Antonio Massana, composer, dies at 76
1803-09-09
Death
Armand-Emmanuel Trial
Armand-Emmanuel Trial, composer, dies at 32
1960-09-09
Death
Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo
Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, composer, dies at 75
1832-09-09
Death
Bernhard Joseph Klein
Bernhard Joseph Klein, composer, dies at 39
1998-09-09
Death
Bill Cratty
Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1951)
1996-09-09
Death
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84
1951-09-09
Death
Cecil Gray
Cecil Gray, composer, dies at 56
1964-09-09
Death
Charles O'Neill
Charles O'Neill, composer, dies at 82
1957-09-09
Death
Ettore Pozzoli
Ettore Pozzoli, composer, dies at 84
1993-09-09
Death
Helen O'Connell
Helen O'Connell, singer (Green Eyes), dies of cancer at 74
2007-09-09
Death
Hughie Thomasson
Hughie Thomasson, American musician (b. 1952)
1995-09-09
Death
Ida Carroll
Ida Carroll, musician, dies at 89
1878-09-09
Death
Jacobo Ficher
Jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18
1965-09-09
Death
Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo
Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer, dies at 90
1959-09-09
Death
Max d' Ollone
Max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84
2006-09-09
Death
Richard Burmer
Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (b. 1955)
1979-09-09
Death
Solon Michaelides
Solon Michaelides, composer, dies at 73
1974-09-09
Death
Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov
Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer, dies at 55
1984-09-09
Death
Walter Kaufmann
Walter Kaufmann, composer, dies at 77
1996-09-09
Death
William Smith Monroe
William Smith Monroe, bluegrass musician, dies at 84
1992-09-09
Event
Howard Stern
9th MTV Awards: Howard Stern appears as Fartman
2007-09-09
Event
Rihanna
24th MTV Awards: Rihanna f/ Jay-Z, Fergie & Justin Timberlake wins
1979-09-09
Event
The Beatles
Sid Bernstein offers $½ billion for a Beatle reunion
1999-09-09
Event
Will Smith
16th MTV Awards: Lauryn Hill & Will Smith wins
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