March 1932 in Music

Birthdays in Music

  • Mar 1 Jacques Leduc, Belgian composer, born in Jette (d. 2016)
  • Mar 4 Guido Baggiani, composer
  • Mar 4 Miriam Makeba, South African singer and civil rights activist (Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, 1965), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2008)
  • Mar 11 Leroy Jenkins, American composer and violinist (d. 2007)
  • Mar 15 Arif Melikov, Turkish-American music producer (Queen, Bee Gees, Aretha Franklin, Phil Collins), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2006)
  • Mar 17 Dick Curless, singer/songwriter
  • Mar 20 Tod Dockstader, composer
  • Mar 21 Joseph Silverstein, American violinist, concertmaster and conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • Mar 27 [Herman] Junior Parker, American blues singer and musician (Mystery Train), born in Bobo, Mississippi (d. 1971)

Deaths in Music

  • Mar 1 Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist (b. 1906)
  • Mar 3 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist and composer (Golem), dies at 67

Person of interestJohn Philip Sousa

Mar 6 John Philip Sousa, US composer (Stars & Stripes Forever), dies at 77

Composer John Philip Sousa
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John Philip Sousa
  • Mar 26 Jean Cartan, composer, dies at 25