Year 2012 in Music History

• Jan 9 "Time is Love" single released by Josh Turner (Billboard Song of the Year 2012)

• Feb 12 54th Grammy Awards: Rolling In The Deep, Bon Iver wins

• Apr 9 "The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking "The Phantom of the Opera"

• May 5 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,102): Chelsea beats Liverpool, 2–1; Didier Drogba scores winner for Blues' 7th title

• May 26 57th Eurovision Song Contest: Loreen for Sweden wins singing "Euphoria" in Baku

• Aug 6 "Cruise" single released by Florida Georgia Line (Billboard Song of the Year 2013)
• Aug 27 "Thrift Shop" single is released by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Billboard Song of the Year 2013, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song 2014)

• Oct 22 "Red" 4th studio album by Taylor Swift is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2012/2013)
• Nov 1 46th Country Music Association Award: Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert wins

• Dec 21 Flavor Flav's Chicken & Ribs opens in Sterling Heights, Michigan

• Jan 4 Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry (66) weds PR executive Amanda Sheppard (29) in Turks and Caicos Island
• Jan 7 Lady Antebellum singer-songwriter Hillary Scott (26) weds drummer Chris Tyrrell (25) at the Appel Inn near Albany, New York

• Apr 3 Paramore guitar player Josh Farro (22) weds Jenna Rice in Tennessee
• Apr 14 "Lady Antebellum" singer Dave Haywood (29) weds executive with Warner Bros. Records Kelli Cashiola (30) in Nashville, Tennessee
• Apr 21 Actress Carey Mulligan (26) weds "Mumford & Sons" lead singer Marcus Mumford (25) in Somerset, England

• May 12 McFly guitarist Tom Fletcher (27) weds actress Giovanna Falcone (27) at One Marylebone in London
• May 23 Grammy-winning Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz (43) weds longtime girlfriend Raquel Perera (37) in Barcelona
• Jun 10 Country music singer Wynonna Judd (48) weds "Highway 101" drummer Cactus Moser in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee
• Jun 18 R&B singer Bobby Brown (43) weds Alicia Etheridge in Honolulu, Hawaii

• Aug 18 "Melrose Place" actor Grant Show (50) weds "The Campaign" actress and former ballet dancer Katherine LaNasa (45) at The Oak Grove at Ribbit Tree & Plant Nursery in Topanga, California
• Aug 26 "The Campaign" actress Kate Lang Johnson (28) weds musician Justin Miner at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes, California
• Sep 15 "The Black Keys" drummer Patrick Carney (32) weds Emily Ward in Nashville, Tennessee
• Sep 15 Singer Annie Lennox (57) weds Harvard-educated gynecologist Mitch Besser (57) on a private boat on the Thames River in London
• Sep 23 Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. (40) weds singer-songwriter Cheryl Moana Marie at a private Anini Beach estate on the island of Kauai
• Sep 24 "Sugar Ray" singer Mark McGrath (44) weds longtime love Carin Kingsland (39) at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California

• Sep 29 "Kings of Leon" bassist Jared Followill (25) weds model Martha Patterson (21) in Charlotte, Tennessee

• Dec 21 "Rolling Stones" guitarist Ronnie Wood (65) weds theater producer Sally Humphreys (34) at Dorchester Hotel in London
• Dec 21 "McFly" drummer Harry Judd (27) weds former Escala violinist Izzy Johnston (29) at St Nicholas Church in Harpenden, Herts

• Jun 4 "The Wonder Years" actress Danica McKellar (37) divorces composer Mike Verta (36) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
• Jun 5 NBC musical drama series "Smash" actress Debra Messing (43) divorces actor and producer Daniel Zelman (44) by their mutual decision after 10 years of marriage

• Jul 20 "Game of Thrones" actress Lena Headey (38) divorces musician Peter Loughran due to irreconcilable differences

Deaths 1 - 100 of 101

• Jan 1 Yafa Yarkoni, Israeli Singer, dies after years of Alzheimer's disease at 86
• Jan 1 Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer, member of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, dies from lung cancer at 72
• Jan 2 Ian Bargh, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, dies from lung cancer at 76
• Jan 2 Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) dies at 63
• Jan 3 Bob Weston, British guitarist and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), dies from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 64 (body found this date)
• Jan 5 Hikaru Hayashi, Japanese pianist, conductor and composer (Onibaba), dies at 80
• Jan 6 William McBeth, American composer, dies at 78
• Jan 9 Ruth Fernandez, Puerto Rican singer and politician, dies from septic shock and pneumonia at 92
• Jan 9 Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer, dies at 87
• Jan 16 Gustav Leonhardt, Master Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor, dies at 87
• Jan 16 Jimmy Castor, American pop and funk musician (Troglodyte (Cave Man), Jimmy Castor Bunch), died of heart failure at 71
• Jan 17 Johnny Otis [Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes], US R&B musician, producer, and talent scout ("godfather of rhythm and blues"), dies at 90
• Jan 17 Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, dies at 82
• Jan 20 Etta James [Jamesetta Hawkins], American singer, dies from leukaemia at 73
• Jan 24 Patricia Neway, American opera and musical theatre singer, dies at 83
• Jan 25 Paavo Berglund, Finnish conductor dies aged 82
• Jan 26 Clare Fischer, American musician, composer and arranger, dies at 83
• Jan 29 Camilla Williams, American operatic soprano, dies at 92
• Feb 1 Ton de Kruyf, Dutch composer, dies at 74
• Feb 8 Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian rock musician, dies from lung cancer at 62

• Feb 14 Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter, dies at 86
• Feb 15 Charles Anthony [Caruso], American tenor, dies from kidney failure at 82
• Feb 22 Billy Strange, American singer-songwriter, dies at 81
• Feb 24 Istvan Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer, dies at 92
• Feb 25 Louisiana Red, American blues musician, dies from stroke at 79
• Feb 25 Red Holloway [James], American jazz tenor saxophonist, dies from stroke and kidney failure at 84

• Mar 3 Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose, Gamma), dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 64
• Mar 6 Robert Sherman, American songwriter, dies at 86
• Mar 7 Jimmy Ellis, American soul singer, dies from complications from Alzheimer's disease at 74
• Mar 10 Heinz Wunderlich, German organist and composer, dies at 92
• Mar 11 Hans G. Helms, German writer and composer, dies at 79
• Mar 12 Michael Hossack, American drummer (The Doobie Brothers), dies of cancer at 65
• Mar 28 Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian composer, dies at 91
• Mar 28 Earl Scruggs, American bluegrass musician, dies from natural causes at 88
• Apr 12 Andrew Love, American saxophonist (The Memphis Horns), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 70
• Apr 17 Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer, dies from a heart attack at 64
• Apr 19 Levon Helm, American rock musician, dies from throat cancer at 71
• Apr 19 Greg Ham, Australian rock saxophonist and flutist (Men At Work), dies under mysterious circumstances at 58
• Apr 20 Bert Weedon, English guitar player, dies at 91
• Apr 23 John Christopher "Chris" Ethridge, American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers), dies from pancreatic cancer at 65
• Apr 28 Jackie Kelso [John Joseph Kelson Jr], American jazz saxophonist and session musician, dies at 90
• May 1 Charles "skip" Pitts, American soul and blues guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 65

• May 13 Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bassist, dies at 70

• May 18 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone, dies at 86

• May 20 Robert Nix, American musician (founding member of the Atlanta Rhythm Section), dies at 67
• May 29 Doc Watson, American bluegrass musician, dies from complications following surgery at 89
• Jun 4 Herb [Herbert] Reed, American musician (The Platters), dies at 83
• Jun 4 George Marino, American Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer who worked with Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, dies of lung cancer at 65
• Jun 7 Bob Welch, American musician, commits suicide by gunshot at 66
• Jun 13 Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer, dies at 97
• Jul 1 Evelyn Lear, American operatic soprano, dies at 86
• Jul 3 Andy Griffith, American actor, comedian, television producer, Southern gospel singer, and writer (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock), dies from a heart attack at 86
• Jul 16 Jon Lord, English musician, dies from a pulmonary embolism at 71
• Jul 16 Kitty Wells, American country singer, dies from complications after a stroke at 92
• Jul 16 Bob Babbitt [Robert Kreinar], Hungarian-American bassist (The Funk Brothers), dies of brain cancer at 74
• Jul 22 Nan Merriman, American-Dutch singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra), dies at 92
• Jul 23 Robert Cage, American blues guitarist (From Lake Mary), dies at 75 (b. 1937)
• Jul 27 Tony Martin, American singer, dies from natural causes at 98
• Aug 1 Douglas Townsend, American composer, dies at 90
• Aug 2 Marguerite Piazza, American operatic soprano (Young Broadway), dies at 86
• Aug 2 Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (Handy Man), dies at 75
• Aug 6 Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and conductor, diest at 68
• Aug 6 Ruggiero Ricci, American composer and violinist (Paganini), dies from heart failure at 94
• Aug 15 Bob Birch, American musician (Elton John), commits suicide at 56
• Aug 18 Scott McKenzie, American singer, dies at 73
• Aug 30 Chris Lighty, music executive and manager (Violator), dies of a gunshot wound at 44
• Sep 1 Hal David, American lyricist (Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head), dies at 91
• Sep 2 Mark Abrahamian, guitarist (Starship), dies of a heart attack at 46
• Sep 4 Ian Parrott, British-Welsh composer (The Black Ram), dies at 96
• Sep 5 Joe South, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies from heart failure at 72
• Sep 10 Steven Springer, American guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 60
• Sep 25 Andy Williams, American singer (Moon River, Andy Williams Show), dies from bladder cancer at 84
• Sep 27 R. B. Greaves, American singer, dies from prostate cancer at 68
• Sep 27 Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, dies at 90
• Sep 30 César Bolaños, Peruvian musician and composer, dies at 81
• Oct 7 John Tchicai, Danish jazz saxophonist and composer, dies at 76
• Oct 9 Theo Olof, German-Dutch violinist and concert master, dies at 88
• Oct 18 David Spencer Ware, American free jazz saxophonist, dies at 62
• Nov 4 Ted Curson, American jazz trumpeter, dies from a heart attack at 77
• Nov 5 Elliott Carter, American composer, dies from natural causes at 103
• Nov 7 Cleve Duncan, American rocker (The Penguins-Earth Angel), dies at 78
• Nov 9 Major Harris, American R&B singer (Love Won't Let Me Wait), dies from congestive heart and lung failure at 65
• Nov 24 Christopher "Chris" Stamp, British music producer, psychodrama therapist and manager (The Who, Jimi Hendrix), dies of cancer at 70
• Nov 27 Mickey Baker, American guitar player ("Love is strange"), dies at 87
• Nov 28 Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer, dies at 90
• Dec 1 Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer, dies at 85
• Dec 4 Jonathan Harvey, English composer (Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen), dies at 73
• Dec 5 Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist and composer (Gates of Justice), dies from heart failure at 91

• Dec 9 Charles Rosen, American pianist and musicologist (Sonata Forms), dies at 85

• Dec 13 Otto Ketting, Dutch trumpeter and composer (Passacaglia), dies at 77
• Dec 20 Jimmy McCracklin, American pianist, dies from diabetes and hypertension at 91
• Dec 24 Richard Rodney Bennett, English composer, dies at 76
• Dec 24 Hugh Atkin, American composer, dies at 88

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