Events in Music
Event of Interest
Mar 7 Carlos Gardel applies for Argentine citizenship
Carlos Gardel
Music Premiere
May 30 Howard Hanson's 1st Symphony "Nordic" premieres
Howard Hanson
Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 117
- Jan 1 Milt [Bags] Jackson, American jazz vibraphonist (Modern Jazz Quartet), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1999)
- Jan 1 Barbara Baxley, American actress and singer (Norma Rae, Countdown), born in Stockton, California (d. 1990)
- Jan 3 Dragutin Gostuski, composer
- Jan 4 Flavio Testi, composer
- Jan 5 Sam Phillips, American record producer and founder of Sun Records (launched Elvis Presley's career), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 2003)
- Jan 7 Charles Russell Woolen, composer
- Jan 8 Giorgio Tozzi, American operatic bass, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
- Jan 13 Danil Shafran, cellist
- Jan 16 Roy Lanham, Western guitar player (Sons of the Pioneers), born in Corbin Kentucky
- Jan 20 Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2015)
- Jan 20 Slim Whitman, American country singer (Rose Marie), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2013)
- Jan 21 Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer and actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona), born in Cadiz, Spain (d. 1995)
- Jan 22 Friedrich Zehm, composer
- Jan 22 Leslie Bassett, classical composer (Variations for Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize 1966), born in Hanford, California (d. 2016)
- Jan 24 Simeon ten Holt, composer
- Jan 25 Rusty Draper, American country & pop singer, born in Kirksville, Missouri (d. 2003)
- Jan 26 Anne Jeffreys [Annie Carmichael], American singer and actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital), born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2017)
- Feb 3 Alys Robi, Quebec singer
- Feb 5 Claude King, American country music singer (Wolverton Mountain), born in Keithville, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- Feb 6 Maurice Le Roux, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1992)
- Feb 7 George Lascelles, English Earl of Harewood, Director of the Royal Opera House, born in London (d. 2011)
- Feb 10 Cesare Siepi, basso (NY Metropolitan Opera), born in Milan, Italy
- Feb 12 Mel Powell, American composer (Pulitzer Prize Music 1990), born in NYC, New York (d. 1998)
- Feb 13 Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese violinist (d. 2003)
- Feb 19 Donald Lybbert, composer
- Feb 21 Zvi Zeitlin, violinist/prof (Eastman School), born in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
- Feb 22 Norman "Hurricane" Smith, English musician and producer (Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?, Don't Let It Die), born in Edmonton, London (d. 2008)
- Feb 24 David Soyer, American cellist
- Feb 27 Dexter Gordon, American jazz tenor saxophonist and actor (Round Midnight, The Other Side of Round Midnight), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1990)
- Feb 27 Viktor Kalabis, composer
- Mar 2 Orrin Keepnews, American jazz producer and record label executive, born in NYC, New York
- Mar 3 Doc Watson, American bluegrass musician, (d. 2012)
- Mar 6 Erhard Karkoschka, composer
- Mar 6 John "Wes" Montgomery, American musician and composer, considered one of the world's greatest jazz guitarists, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1968)
- Mar 12 Norbert Brainin, violinist
- Mar 19 Janine Dacosta, French pianist
- Mar 21 Mort Lindsey, orchestra leader (Merv Griffin Show), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Mar 25 Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham], American guitarist, singer and record executive (Dark Moon), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2019)
- Mar 26 Clifton Williams, American composer (The Ramparts, Sinfonians), born in Traskwood, Arkansas (d. 1976)
- Mar 27 Victor Hochhauser, British impresario (Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra), born in Košice, Czechoslovakia
- Apr 8 Franco Corelli, Italian tenor (Don Jose-Carmen), born in Ancona, Italy (d. 2003)
- Apr 9 Bruno Kiefer, German-born Brazilian composer, born in Baden-Baden, Germany (d. 2017)
- Apr 12 Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (On the Town), born in Chireno, Texas (d. 2004)
- Apr 20 Tito Puente, American bandleader (Dance Mania), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2000)
- Apr 23 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer
- Apr 25 Albert King [Nelson], American blues guitarist and singer (BB King & Friends, Blues Alive), born in Indianola, Mississippi (d. 1992)
- Apr 25 Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (1961 Silver Bowl), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2006)
- Apr 28 Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress, singer and dancer (Cool Million, Wheels), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2010)
- Apr 28 Wolfgang Steffen, composer
- May 2 Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1979)
- May 3 George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist and conductor, born in Volos, Greece (d. 2015)
- May 4 Edward "Ed" Cassidy, American musician (Spirit), born in Harvey, Illinois (d. 2012)
- May 4 Assi Rahbani, Lebanese composer and author, born in Antelias, Lebanon (d. 1986)
- May 7 Anne Baxter, American actress, and singer (The Razor's Edge, All About Eve), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 1985)
- May 13 Red [William] Garland, American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1984)
- May 15 John Lanchbery, English composer (d. 2003)
- May 17 Peter Mennin[i], Erie Pennsylvania, composer (Moby Dick)
- May 18 Liam Sullivan, American singer and actor (Star Trek, The Magic Sword, Monroes), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1998)
- May 21 Doris Mae Akers, gospel singer/songwriter
- May 23 Alicia de Larrocha, Copenhagen Denmark, pianist (Orquesta Sinfonica)
- May 28 Gyorgy Ligeti, Hungarian classical composer (Le Grand Macabre), born in Transylvania, Romania (d. 2006)
- May 29 "The Senator" Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (The Dave Brubeck Quartet), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 31 Wolfgang Lesser, composer
- Jun 2 Del Simmons [James Joseph Simonian], American saxophonist (Captain Beefheart) (d. 2011)
- Jun 5 Daniel Rogers Pinkham, Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac)
- Jun 8 Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (Summer Games), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1993)
- Jun 14 Theodore Bloomfield, American conductor, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1998)
Erroll Garner
Jun 15 Erroll Garner, American jazz pianist (Misty), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Erroll Garner
- Jun 16 Ake Hermanson, composer
- Jun 16 Henryk Czyz, Polish composer and musician, born in Grudziądz (d. 2003)
- Jun 23 George Russell, American jazz pianist (The Jazz Workshop) born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2009)
- Jun 29 Chou Wen-Chung, Chinese-American composer (Mode of Shang), born in Yantai, Shandong, China
- Jul 6 Marie McDonald, American singer and actress known as "The Body Beautiful" (Promises Promises), born in Burgin, Kentucky (d. 1965)
- Jul 7 Roberto Caamano, composer
- Jul 10 Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (Échame a mi la culpa), born in Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacán, Mexico (d. 2001)
- Jul 15 [Joseph Rudolph] Philly Joe Jones, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Philadelphia (d. 1985)
- Jul 18 Héctor Tosar, Uruguayan pianist and composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2002)
- Jul 22 Mukesh, Indian singer (d. 1976)
- Aug 1 Yoshinao Nakada, Japanese composer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo (d. 2000)
- Aug 4 Arthur Butterworth, composer
- Aug 6 Jack Parnell, orchestra leader (Englebert Humperdick Show), born in London, England
- Aug 10 Rhonda Fleming [Marilyn Louis], American actress and singer nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" (Spellbound), born in Hollywood, California
- Aug 14 William Flanagan, composer
- Aug 14 Alice Ghostley, American singer and actress (Bewitched, Designing Women), born in Eve, Vernon County, Missouri (d. 2007)
- Aug 15 Rose Marie [Mazzetta], American actress, comedienne and singer (The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Doris Day Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
- Aug 17 Anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Aug 20 Jim Reeves, American country singer and actor (Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim), born in Panola County, Texas (d. 1964)
- Aug 26 Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor (Vienna Symphony 1960-70; Philadelphia Orchestra 1993-2003), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2013)
- Aug 29 Lester Trimble, American composer, born in Bangor, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
- Aug 30 Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2016)
- Sep 6 William Kraft, American composer and percussionist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 15 Anton Heiller, composer
Hank Williams
Sep 17 Hank Williams, American country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin'), born in Mount Olive, Alabama (d. 1953)
Hank Williams
- Sep 24 Theodore "Fats" Navarro, American jazz trumpet player, born in Key West, Florida (d. 1950)
- Sep 25 Sam Rivers, American jazz musician (exponent of free jazz), born in El Reno, Oklahoma (d. 2011)
- Sep 27 Mary McCarty, American actress and singer (Babes in Toyland, Trapper John MD), born in Winfield, Kansas (d. 1980)
- Oct 3 Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Polish-born classical conductor and composer, born in Lvov, Poland (d. 2017)
- Oct 5 Glynis Johns, British actress (Mary Poppins, A Little Night Music, The Sundowners), born in Pretoria, South Africa
- Oct 9 Ronald Tremain, New Zealand composer, born in Feilding, New Zealand (d. 1998)
- Oct 10 Louis Gottlieb, American musician (The Limeliters), born inn La Crescenta, California (d. 1996)
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
May 17 Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (21) weds assistant director Rudolf Sieber (26) in Berlin, Germany
Marlene Dietrich
Divorces in Music
Divorce of Interest
Dec 18 Jazz musician Louis Armstrong (22) divorces Daisy Parker after 5 years of marriage
Louis Armstrong
Deaths in Music
- Feb 19 Gerónimo Giménez, Spanish composer, dies at 68
- Feb 27 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67
- Apr 19 Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer, dies at 75
- May 30 Camille Chevillard, French composer, dies at 63
- Jun 20 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85
- Jun 29 Gustave Adolph Kerker, composer, dies at 66
- Jun 30 Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer, dies at 56
- Jul 13 Asger Hamerik [Hammerich], Danish composer, dies at 80
- Jul 14 Louis Ganne, French composer, dies at 61
- Aug 23 Richard Adler, American composer and songwriter (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game), dies at 90
- Sep 15 Sayed Darwish, composer, dies at 31
- Oct 14 George Elbridge Whiting, American composer, dies at 83
- Dec 2 Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer, dies at 72
- Dec 8 Dom Joseph Pothier, French monk and musicologist, dies at 88
- Dec 14 Giuseppi Gallignani, composer, dies at 72
- Dec 16 Kacsóh Pongrác, Hungarian composer, dies at 50
- Dec 22 Arthur H. Bird, American composer, dies at 67