Events in Music
Event of Interest
1966 Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center, New York with Leontyne Price as Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra" by Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber
Leontyne Price
- 1973 "Desert Song" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 15 performances
Album Release
2014 Barbra Streisand releases album "Partners" features duets with other artists, when reaches No 1, makes Streisand only recording-artist with top album in six decades
Barbra Streisand
Birthdays in Music
- 1098 Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known, born in Böckelheim, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1179)
- 1557 Jacques Mauduit, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1627)
- 1797 Anthony Panizzi, Italian librarian at British Museum, born in Brescello, Italy (d. 1879)
- 1800 Józef Nowakowski, Polish pianist and composer, born in Koryciska, Przysucha County, Poland (d. 1865)
- 1847 Albert Ross Parsons, American composer, born in Sandusky, Ohio (d. 1933)
- 1887 Nadia Boulanger, French composer and conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony), born in Paris, France (d. 1979)
- 1891 Czeslaw Josef Marek, composer
- 1895 Karol Rathaus, composer
- 1899 Hans Swarowsky, conductor (Graz Opera 1947-50), born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1903 Richard Hall, composer
- 1906 Annie Hermes, Dutch singer
- 1915 Cy Walter, American jazz pianist (Three's Company), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1968)
- 1916 M.S. [Madurai Shanmukhavadivu] Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (1st singer to be awarded the Bharat Ratna), born in Madurai, Madras Presidency (d. 2004)
- 1919 Andy Russell, singer (Andy & Della Russell Show), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1919 Milan Harasta, composer
- 1921 Fritz Geissler, composer
- 1921 John Hendricks, lyricist singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross)
- 1924 Lauren Bacall, American actress and singer named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema (Dark Passage, Key Largo), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2014)
- 1925 Charlie Byrd, American jazz and bossa nova guitarist (Desfinado), born in Suffolk, Virginia (d. 1999)
- 1931 Jan Johansson, composer
- 1933 George Chakiris, Norwood Ohio, actor (West Side Story)
- 1934 Ronnie Drew, Ex-Singer of The Dubliners and Solo Artist (d.2008)
- 1941 Joe Butler, American rock vocalist/drummer (Lovin' Spoonful), born in Glen Cove, New York
- 1942 Bernie Calvert, rock bassist (Hollies)
- 1944 Betty Kelly, American rocker (Martha Reeves & Vandellas), born in Attalla, Alabama
- 1946 Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer
- 1948 Kenney Jones, English rock drummer/vocalist (Small Faces, The Who), born in London, England
- 1948 Ron Blair, American rock bassist (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), born in San Diego, California
- 1950 David Bellamy, singer (Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow), born in Darby, Florida
- 1953 Earl Klugh, Jazz pianist/guitarist
- 1953 Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie) (d. 1995)
- 1954 Colin Newman, English musician (Wire)
- 1954 Frank Reed, American singer (Chi-Lites), (d. 2014)
- 1955 Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer
- 1956 Charles Fearing, rock guitarist (Raydio)
- 1956 Peter Zaremba, rocker (Fleshtones)
- 1958 Terry McBride, singer (McBride & Ride-Can I Count on You), born in Austin, Texas
- 1961 Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine)
- 1963 Richard Marx, rock musician (Hold on to the Night), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1964 David Michael Sabo, rocker (Skid Row-Psycho Love), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- 1968 Marc Anthony [Marco Antonio Muñiz], American sala singer-songwriter, born in NYC, New York
- 1969 Kathi Wolfgram, rocker (Jets-You Got it All), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1969 Justine Frischmann, English musician (Elastica)
- 1970 Mark Schultz, American Christian musician
- 1976 Andres Javier Blazquez, PR, singer (Menudo-Cannonball)
- 1976 Tina Barrett, British singer (S Club)
- 1978 Matthew Rogers, American singer
- 1981 Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress and singer (My Fair Princess), born in Qingdao, Shandong
- 1984 Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer
- 1984 Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer
- 1987 Travis Wall, American Dancer/Dance Instructor
- 1988 Teddy Geiger, American singer
Nick Jonas
1992 Nick Jonas, American singer, actor and producer (The Jonas Brothers), born in Dallas, Texas
Nick Jonas
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
1989 Singer Natalie Cole marries record producer Andre Fisher
Natalie Cole
Wedding of Interest
1991 Country singer Willie Nelson (58) weds Annie D'Angelo in Nashville, Tennessee
Willie Nelson
Deaths in Music
- 1652 Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61
- 1696 Lambert Pietkin, Flemish composer, dies at 83
- 1798 Damasus Brosmann, Moravian composer, dies at 67
- 1896 Carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60
- 1925 Leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies at 52
- 1945 John McCormack, Irish-American tenor (Irish folksongs), dies at 61
- 1946 Mamie Smith, American vaudeville singer, dancer and actress (Crazy Blues), dies at 63
- 1965 Ahn Eak-tai, Korean musician, composer, and conductor (b. 1906)
- 1977 Marc Bolan, rock vocalist/guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29
- 1990 Steve Condos, tap dancer, dies of heart attack at 71
- 1994 Bernie Lazaroff Leighton, pianist, dies at 73
- 2003 Sheb Wooley, American vocalist (Purple People Eater, Hee Haw), dies at 82
- 2004 Izora Rhodes Armstead, American singer (The Weather Girls), dies at 62
- 2005 Harry Freedman (Henryk Frydmann), Canadian composer, dies at 83
- 2005 Constance Moore, American singer and actress (Buck Rogers, Show Business, Atlantic City), dies at 85
- 2008 Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer for Motown (I Heard It Through the Grapevine), dies at 68
Mary Travers
2009 Mary Travers, American folk singer (Peter Paul & Mary), dies of leukemia at 72
Mary Travers
- 2013 Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter (Is This What You Want), dies at 69
September in History
Fatal Legacy of a Beautiful Riviera
Two famous American women – Grace Kelly and Isadora Duncan, both died after tragic motoring accidents in the same area on this day, though half a century apart.
September 14, 1982
Agatha Christie, The World's Best-Selling Novelist
Agatha Christie was born on this day. She went on to become the best-selling writer of all time, her novels having sold about 2 billion copies worldwide.
September 15, 1890
Mad Monk Burns 2,000 At The Stake
With convictions similar to the Nazis 500 years later, Spain's 15th Century Grand Inquisitor wanted to drive the Jews from his country.
September 16, 1498
Arc Lamps Light the Way to World-Beating Display
"Artificial sunshine" came to a Northern England holiday resort in 1879, dazzling the visitors and showing the world the possibilities of outside electricity.
September 18, 1879