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1658 - Giuseppe Torelli, Verona, Italy, composer (Concerti Grossi)
1781 - Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer
1828 - Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer
1858 - Ethel Mary Smyth, composer
1868 - Jose Vianna da Motta, composer
1884 - Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer
1892 - Nikolai Obouhov, composer (d.1954)
1906 - Eric William Fenby, composer/president (Delius Society) (d. 1997)
1912 - Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer (d.2002)
1916 - Yehudi Menuhin, violinist/conductor (Bartok's Sonata), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1922 - Charles Mingus, Arizona, jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus) (d. 1979)
1922 - Lou Stein, Philadelphia, PA, pianist (Tonight! America After Dark) (d. 1992)
1926 - Bob Flannigan, Greencastle, IN, singer (4 Freshmen) (d.1996)
1927 - Pascal Bentoiu, composer
1927 - Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
1932 - Michael Colgrass, composer (Best Wishes), born in Chicago, Illinois
1935 - Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (d. 1969)
1936 - Glen Campbell, pride of Delight, Arkansas, actor/singer (Time I Get to Phoenix)
1936 - Pierre Hétu, French Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998)
1937 - Jack Nitzsche, composer/songwriter (An Officer & a Gentleman) (d.2000)
1943 - Mel Carter, singer (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me)
1944 - Joshua Rifkin, composer
1947 - Barry Guy, composer
1950 - Peter Frampton, Kent England, guitarist/vocalist (Frampton Comes Alive)
1951 - Paul Carrack, Sheffield England, rock vocalist (Squeeze/Ace-How Long)
1953 - Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer
1955 - Arthur Baker, rock producer (Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock)
1969 - Craig Logan, Scotland, rock bassist (Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey)
1970 - Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer and actress
1974 - Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-born bassist (System of a Down)
1977 - Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin)
1978 - Jason Stollsteimer, American singer (The Von Bondies)
1979 - Daniel Johns, Australian musician (Silverchair)
1984 - Amelle Berrabah, British singer (Sugababes)
(information obtained from http://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php , Google and Wikipedia)
Get your tunes spinning and make it a day of NOTES.
1781 - Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer
1828 - Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer
1858 - Ethel Mary Smyth, composer
1868 - Jose Vianna da Motta, composer
1884 - Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer
1892 - Nikolai Obouhov, composer (d.1954)
1906 - Eric William Fenby, composer/president (Delius Society) (d. 1997)
1912 - Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer (d.2002)
1916 - Yehudi Menuhin, violinist/conductor (Bartok's Sonata), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1922 - Charles Mingus, Arizona, jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus) (d. 1979)
1922 - Lou Stein, Philadelphia, PA, pianist (Tonight! America After Dark) (d. 1992)
1926 - Bob Flannigan, Greencastle, IN, singer (4 Freshmen) (d.1996)
1927 - Pascal Bentoiu, composer
1927 - Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
1932 - Michael Colgrass, composer (Best Wishes), born in Chicago, Illinois
1935 - Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (d. 1969)
1936 - Glen Campbell, pride of Delight, Arkansas, actor/singer (Time I Get to Phoenix)
1936 - Pierre Hétu, French Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998)
1937 - Jack Nitzsche, composer/songwriter (An Officer & a Gentleman) (d.2000)
1943 - Mel Carter, singer (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me)
1944 - Joshua Rifkin, composer
1947 - Barry Guy, composer
1950 - Peter Frampton, Kent England, guitarist/vocalist (Frampton Comes Alive)
1951 - Paul Carrack, Sheffield England, rock vocalist (Squeeze/Ace-How Long)
1953 - Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer
1955 - Arthur Baker, rock producer (Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock)
1969 - Craig Logan, Scotland, rock bassist (Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey)
1970 - Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer and actress
1974 - Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-born bassist (System of a Down)
1977 - Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin)
1978 - Jason Stollsteimer, American singer (The Von Bondies)
1979 - Daniel Johns, Australian musician (Silverchair)
1984 - Amelle Berrabah, British singer (Sugababes)
(information obtained from http://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php , Google and Wikipedia)
Get your tunes spinning and make it a day of NOTES.
