Events in Music
Event of Interest
1966 The Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black" in the US
Charlie Watts
Hall of Fame
1997 Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Michael Jackson
Maurice Gibb
- 2002 "The Good Stuff" single released by Kenny Chesney (Billboard Song of the Year 2002)
Birthdays in Music
- 1790 Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer
- 1797 Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)
- 1800 Ferdinand Marcucci, composer
- 1809 William Walker, composer
- 1814 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, violinist/composer
- 1838 Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer
- 1858 Georges Adolphe Hue, composer
- 1871 August Reusner, composer
- 1879 Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist
- 1882 Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian composer (Gergana), born in Plovdiv (d. 1931)
- 1894 Filip Lazar, Romanian composer, born in Craiova (d. 1936)
- 1898 Jascha Horenstein, Russian-born American conductor, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1973)
- 1905 Norman De Tar, composer
- 1908 Necil Kazim Akses, composer
- 1913 Carmen Cavallaro, American actor and pianist (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe), born in NYC, New York (d. 1989)
- 1913 Gyula David, Hungarian composer (Viola Concerto) and violinist, born in Budapest (d. 1977)
- 1915 George Perle, composer (12 Tone Tonality), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
- 1917 Kal Mann, American lyricist (d. 2001)
- 1918 Godfrey Ridout, composer
- 1921 Freddy Randall, English jazz trumpeter, born in London (d. 1999)
- 1924 Mimi Benzell, operatic soprano (Gilda-Rigoletto), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- 1924 Denny Wright, British guitarist (d. 1992)
- 1926 Marguerite Piazza, operatic soprano (Young Broadway), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2012)
- 1929 Leon Hughes, American singer (The Coasters)
- 1932 Gunther Hauk, composer
- 1936 Sylvia Robinson, rocker (Mickey & Sylvia-Love is Strange)
- 1939 Herbie Cox, rocker (Cleftones)
- 1940 Murray Sidlin, American conductor (National Symphony 1973-77), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1945 Bob Seger, Dearborn Mich, rock & Roll artist (Silver Bullet Band-Shake Down)
- 1945 Victoria Bond, composer
- 1950 Robbie McIntosh, drummer (Avg White Band-Show your Hand)
- 1958 Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress
- 1960 Bart de Boer, Dutch guitarist (Ivy Green)
- 1960 Larry Steinbachek, rock synthesizer (Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy)
- 1960 John Flansburgh, American musician
- 1960 Phyllis Treigle, American soprano
- 1962 Adam Yellin, American record producer
- 1963 Alessandra Ferri, British ballerina (American Ballet Theater)
- 1968 Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab)
- 1971 Chris Shiflett, Guitarist for Foo Fighters
- 1980 Taebin, Korean singer (1TYM)
- 1981 Matthew Leone, bassist of Madina Lake
- 1981 Nathan Leone, lead singer of Madina Lake
- 1981 Mark O'Connell, American drummer (Taking Back Sunday)
- 1986 Cindy Daniel, Quebec singer
Weddings in Music
- 2001 Actress-singer Billie Piper (18) weds media mogul Chris Evans (35) at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas
- 2006 "Scooter" techno rocker lead singer H.P. Baxxter (40) weds model Simone Mustert at Tremsbuttel Castle near Hamburg
- 2007 Evanescence singer Amy Lee (25) weds Josh Hartzler (29) in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 2017 Country music singer Josh Gracin (36) weds partner Katie Weir in Nashville, Tennessee
Deaths in Music
- 1596 Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)
- 1666 Paul Siefert, German composer, dies at 79
- 1678 Joseph de La Barre, composer, dies at 44
- 1776 James Kent, English composer, dies at 76
- 1794 Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French composer, dies at 59
- 1814 George Joseph Vogler, composer, dies at 64
- 1836 Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78
- 1841 John Thomson, composer, dies at 35
- 1852 Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, Belgian composer, dies at 75
- 1890 Hubert Leonard, composer, dies at 71
- 1892 Ernest Guiraud, composer, dies at 54
- 1916 Earl Ross Drake, American composer, dies at 50
- 1936 Hans Jelmoli, Swiss pianist and composer, dies at 59
- 1952 Alberto Savinio [Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico], Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60
- 1960 Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67
- 1964 Harold Morris, composer, dies at 74
- 1973 Ernest MacMillan, Canadian composer and conductor, dies at 79
- 1983 Kai Winding, Danish-American Jazz musician and trombonist (Georgia On My Mind), dies of a brain tumor at 60
- 1985 Julie Vega, Filipina child actress and singer, dies at 16
Marlene Dietrich
1992 Marlene Dietrich, German American actress and singer (The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express), dies in Paris at 90
Marlene Dietrich
- 1994 Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 59
- 1995 Leanoard "Red" Truss, R&B singer, dies at 47
- 2000 Leonard Lopes-Salzedo, British composer
- 2002 Otis Blackwell, American pianist, singer and songwriter (b. 1932)
- 2004 Barney Kessel, American jazz guitarist (b. 1923)
- 2007 Đorđe Novković, Croatian songwriter (b. 1943)
- 2015 Errol Brown, British-Jamaican singer-songwriter (Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing), dies at 71
May in History
Volunteers Help Defeat General Strike
Britain's fist and only General Strike occurred in May 1926 and was quickly defeated by volunteers and a cunning plan by Winston Churchill.
May 3, 1926
Latest Wonder of the World
Often referred to as "the Chunnel", the 31-mile undersea tunnel linking England to France has been hailed as one of the "seven wonders of the modern world".
May 6, 1994
Suicide Woman Floats To Safety
Nobody could expect to survive a fall from the 100-metre high Clifton Suspension Bridge. But one woman was saved on this day by her billowing skirt.
May 8, 1885
Botched Crown Jewels Theft Pays Off
Thomas Blood, who tried to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London on this day was not only forgiven by the King, but given a reward.
May 9, 1671