On This Day in Music: September 9

On September 9 in music history, 46 artists were born, 26 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1979), Rihanna (2007) and Ozzy Osbourne (2022).

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The Beatles

Sid Bernstein offers $½ billion for a Beatle reunion

Rihanna

24th MTV Awards: Rihanna f/ Jay-Z, Fergie & Justin Timberlake wins

Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne released the album 'Patient Number 9'

Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84

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Born on September 9

Ai Otsuka

Ai Otsuka, Japanese singer and songwriter was born

Ana Carolina

Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer, composer and musician was born

Andrzej Dobrowolski

Andrzej Dobrowolski, composer was born

Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed, American songwriter and film producer (d. 1973) was born

Augustinius Franz Kropfreiter

Augustinius Franz Kropfreiter, composer was born

Bruno Sturmer

Bruno Sturmer, composer was born

Chae Jung-an

Chae Jung-an, South Korean actress and singer was born

Claude Nougaro

Claude Nougaro, French singer (d. 2004) was born

Corry Konings

Corry Konings, Dutch singer was born

Curtis Otto Bismark Curtis-Smith

Curtis Otto Bismark Curtis-Smith, composer was born

David Rosenboom

David Rosenboom, composer was born

David Stewart

David Stewart, rock guitarist (Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again) was born

Dee Dee Sharp [Dione Larue]

Dee Dee Sharp [Dione Larue], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American R&B singer (I Love You Anyway) was born

Doug Ingle

Doug Ingle, Omaha Nebraska, rock vocalist/keyboards (Iron Butterfly) was born

Edward Burlingame Hill

Edward Burlingame Hill, composer was born

Edwin Lehare

Edwin Lehare, composer was born

Elvin Jones

Elvin Jones, Pontiac Michigan, American jazz drummer (Coltrane's A Love Supreme') was born

Eric Serra

Eric Serra, French composer was born

Freddy Weller

Freddy Weller, Georgia, rocker (Paul Revers & The Raiders) was born

Fritz Reuter

Fritz Reuter, composer was born

Gentil T Antheunis

Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer was born

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Girolamo Frescobaldi, composer was born

Hoyt Curtin

Hoyt Curtin, American songwriter (d. 2000) was born

Inez Foxx

Inez Foxx, Greensboro NC, rocker (Mockingbird, Hi Diddle Diddle) was born

Jake Carey

Jake Carey, US R&B-singer (Flamingos-I Know Better) was born

Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault

Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer was born

Joan Cererols

Joan Cererols, composer was born

Joe Negroni

Joe Negroni, rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) was born

Johann Christoph Pez

Johann Christoph Pez, composer was born

Johann Friedrich Christmann

Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer was born

John McFee

John McFee, Santa Cruz California, rock guitarist (Doobie Brothers) was born

Josef Stransky

Josef Stransky, composer was born

Kristoffer Rygg

Kristoffer Rygg, Norwegian musician (Ulver, ex-Borknagar) was born

Kurt Sanderling

Kurt Sanderling, Arys Germany, conductor (E Berlin Symph 1960-77) was born

Leopoldo Miguez

Leopoldo Miguez, composer was born

Louis Cheslock

Louis Cheslock, composer was born

Luther Simmons

Luther Simmons, rocker (Main Ingredient was born

Manuel Göttsching

Manuel Göttsching, German musician (Ash Ra Tempel) was born

Mathias Färm

Mathias Färm, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin) was born

Michael Bublé

Michael Bublé, Canadian singer and actor was born

Otis Redding

Otis Redding, Dawson Ga, rock bassist (Sitting on the Dock of the Bay) was born

Paolo Castaldi

Paolo Castaldi, composer was born

Pete Gavin

Pete Gavin, rocker was born

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, French pianist was born

Pinky Tomlin

Pinky Tomlin, Eureka Springs Ark, singer/actor (Tip-Waterfront) was born

Soulja Slim

Soulja Slim, American rapper (d. 2003) was born

Died on September 9

Alfred Gradstein

Alfred Gradstein, composer, dies at 49

Antonio Massana

Antonio Massana, composer, dies at 76

Armand-Emmanuel Trial

Armand-Emmanuel Trial, composer, dies at 32

Armando Santiago

Armando Santiago died

Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo

Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, composer, dies at 75

Bernhard Joseph Klein

Bernhard Joseph Klein, composer, dies at 39

Bill Cratty

Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1951)

Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84

Caterina Valente

Caterina Valente died

Cecil Gray

Cecil Gray, composer, dies at 56

Charles O'Neill

Charles O'Neill, composer, dies at 82

Ettore Pozzoli

Ettore Pozzoli, composer, dies at 84

Helen O'Connell

Helen O'Connell, singer (Green Eyes), dies of cancer at 74

Hughie Thomasson

Hughie Thomasson, American musician (b. 1952)

Ida Carroll

Ida Carroll, musician, dies at 89

Jacobo Ficher

Jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18

Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo

Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer, dies at 90

Max d' Ollone

Max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84

Richard Burmer

Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (b. 1955)

Ronald Bell

Ronald Bell died

Solon Michaelides

Solon Michaelides, composer, dies at 73

Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov

Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer, dies at 55

Walter Kaufmann

Walter Kaufmann, composer, dies at 77

Wiesław Gołas

Wiesław Gołas died

William Smith Monroe

William Smith Monroe, bluegrass musician, dies at 84

Yopie Latul

Yopie Latul died

Releases & milestones on September 9

Howard Stern

9th MTV Awards: Howard Stern appears as Fartman

Masaharu Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama released the album 'Q141432240'

Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne released the album 'Patient Number 9'

Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive released the album 'Darker Still'

Rihanna

24th MTV Awards: Rihanna f/ Jay-Z, Fergie & Justin Timberlake wins

Ryokuoushoku Shakai

Ryokuoushoku Shakai released the album 'Atamago'

The Beatles

Sid Bernstein offers $½ billion for a Beatle reunion

Will Smith

16th MTV Awards: Lauryn Hill & Will Smith wins

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