Here are some musician anniversaries and music days through June 2015.
Here are some musician anniversaries and music days through June 2015:
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January |
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2 |
Karl Goldmark, composer (1830-1915) |
100th anniversary of death |
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8 |
Elvis Presley, singer (1935-1977) |
80th birthday |
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10 |
Rod Stewart, singer (b. 1945) |
70th birthday |
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12 |
Johann Melchior Molter, composer (1696-1765) |
250th anniversary of death |
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15 |
Alan Lomax, ethnomusicologist (1915-2002) |
100th birthday |
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19 |
Simon Rattle, conductor (b. 1955) |
60th birthday |
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February |
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2 |
Mel Lewis, jazz drum player (1929-1990) |
25th anniversary of death |
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6 |
Bob Marley, reggae musician (1945-1981) |
70th birthday |
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13 |
Peter Gabriel, rock singer (b. 1950) |
65th birthday |
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15 |
Nat “King” Cole, jazz pianist, singer (1919-1965) |
50th anniversary of death |
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19 |
Luigi Dallapiccola, composer (1904-1975) |
40th anniversary of death |
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March |
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6 |
Lorin Maazel, conductor (b. 1930) |
85th birthday |
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11 |
Bobby McFerrin, singer (b. 1950) |
65th birthday |
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12 |
Caspar Othmayr, composer (1515-1553) |
500th birthday |
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14 |
Herman van Veen, singer (b. 1945) |
70th birthday |
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17 |
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, composer (1665-1729) |
350th birthday |
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21 |
Stanley John Sadie, musicologist (1930-2005) |
10th anniversary of death |
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26 |
Pierre Boulez, composer, conductor (b. 1925) |
90th birthday |
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28 |
Paul Whiteman, jazz musician, conductor (1890-1967) |
125th birthday |
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30 |
Eric Clapton, guitarist, singer (b. 1945) |
70th birthday |
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April |
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3 |
Sarah Vaughan, jazz singer (1924-1990) |
25th anniversary of death |
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4 |
Muddy Waters, blues musician (1913-1983) |
100th birthday |
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5 |
Agnetha Fältskog, composer, singer (b. 1950) |
65th birthday |
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7 |
Billie Holiday, jazz singer (1915-1959) |
100th birthday |
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9 |
Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) |
80th birthday |
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12 |
Herbie Hancock, jazz pianist (b. 1940) |
75th birthday |
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12 |
Joséphine Baker, singer (1906-1975) |
40th anniversary of death |
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27 |
Aleksander Skriabin (1872-1915) |
100th anniversary of death |
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30 |
International Jazz Day |
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May |
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Leo Spies, composer (1899-1965) |
50th anniversary of death |
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4 |
George Enescu, violinist, conductor, composer (1881-1955) |
60th anniversary of death
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6 |
George Perle, composer (1915-2009) |
100th birthday |
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7 |
Peter Tchaikovsky, composer (1840-1893) |
175th birthday |
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7 |
Christy Moore, folk singer (b. 1945) |
70th birthday |
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8 |
Keith Jarrett, jazz musician (b. 1945) |
70th birthday |
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8 |
Karl Marx, composer (1897-1985) |
30th anniversary of death |
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8 |
Luigi Nono, composer (1924-1990) |
25th anniversary of death |
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9 |
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (b. 1955) |
60th birthday |
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13 |
Stevie Wonder, musician (b. 1950) |
65th birthday |
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27 |
Nicolò Paganini, composer, violinist (1782-1840) |
175th anniversary of death
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June |
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7 |
Tom Jones, pop singer (b. 1940) |
75th birthday |
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9 |
Carl Nielsen, composer (1865-1931) |
150th birthday |
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Les Paul, guitarist, instrument maker (1915-2009) |
100th birthday |
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24 |
Terry Riley (b. 1935) |
80th birthday |
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25 |
Kurt Schwertsik (b. 1935) |
80th birthday |
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