Post by t-bob on Jul 27, 2023 14:38:08 GMT -5
1694 Johann Samuel Endler, German composer, musician, and conductor, born in Olbernhau, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1762)
1782 John Field, Irish pianist and composer (Nocturnes), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1837)
1791 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844)
1863 Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer, born in Valmiera, Russian Empire (d. 1948)
1874 Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), born in Vyshny Volochyok, Russia (d. 1951)
1876 Ernest Schelling, American child piano prodigy, conductor, and composer (A Victory Ball), born in Belvidere, New Jersey (d. 1939)
1892 Philipp Jarnach, French pianist, composer, and music educator (Hamburg Music Academy, 1949-70), born in Noisy-le-Sec, France (d. 1982)
1902 Gus Aiken, American jazz and blues trumpeter (Jenkins Orphanage Band), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1973)
1903 Donald Voorhees, American conductor (Bell Telephone Hour), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1904 Jack Westrup, English composer, born in London (d. 1975)
1906 Armando José Fernandes, Portuguese neoclassical composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1983)
1907 Gioconda de Vito, Italian-British violinist, born in Martina Franca, Italy (d. 1994)
1911 Jerry Burke, American easy-listening pianist and organ player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 1934-65), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1965)
1912 Fred Böhler, Swiss jazz bandleader, pianist, and early proponent of the Hammond organ, born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1995)
1914 Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter and composer ("After Hours"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1993)
1914 Ralph Blane [Hunsecker], American songwriter ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; "The Trolley Song"), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (d. 1995)
1922 Andrzej Koszewski, Polish choral and orchestral composer, and musicologist, born in Poznań, Poland (d. 2015)
1928 Hans Haselböck, Austrian organist and composer, born in Nesselstauden, Lower Austria (d. 2021)
1928 Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar), co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator, born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland (d. 1981)
1929 Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian born pianist (Levintritt Prize, 1948), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2012)
1929 Charlie Persip, American jazz drummer (Dizzy Gillespie; The Jazz Statesmen; Billy Eckstine), born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1931 Patti Bown, American jazz pianist and composer (Gene Ammons, Quincy Jones), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2008)
1934 Anthony Gilbert, British composer (Treatment of Silence; Moonfaring}, and academic, born in London, England
1936 Antonio Mastrogiovanni, Uruguayan composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2010)
1936 Rodney Milne [Blumer], British opera critic (Opera magazine, 1971-99), musicologist, and libretto translator, born in Stafford, England (d. 2015)
1938 Bobby Hebb, American country singer and songwriter ("Sunny"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2010)
1938 Joanne Brackeen (née Grogan), American jazz pianist (Joe Henderson; Stan Getz), and music educator (Berklee), born in Ventura, California
1940 Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], American musician and singer ("Drift Away"), born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011)
1940 Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer (Oi Erastes tou Oneirou), born in Kokkinia, Piraeus, Greece
1941 Brenton Wood [Alfred Smith], American rock musician ("Gimme Little Sign"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1941 Darlene Love [Wright], American singer ("He's a Rebel"; "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"), born in Los Angeles, California
Mick Jagger
(80 years old)
1943 English rock vocalist, songwriter (Rolling Stones - "Let's Spend the Night Together"; "Sympathy For The Devil"), actor (Performance), and knight, born in Dartford, Kent
1943 Roger Smalley, British-Australian pianist, conductor, and composer (Gloria Tibi Trinitas), born in Swinton, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
1947 Al Anderson, American songwriter and guitarist (NRBQ - "Ridin' In My Car"), born in Windsor, Connecticut
1949 Roger Taylor, English rock drummer (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"), born in Norfolk, England
1950 Duncan Mackay, British composer and keyboard player, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1952 Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1953 Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist, born in NYC, New York
1958 Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist, born in Ottawa, Ontario
1961 Andy Connell, British musician and composer (Swing Out Sister), born in Manchester, England
1961 Gary Cherone, American rock vocalist (Extreme - "More Than Words"; Van Halen), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1961 Keiko Matsui (née Doi), Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
1963 Andy Timmons, American rock guitarist (Danger Danger - Screw It!), born in Evansville, Indiana
1965 Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise), born in Hermosa Beach, California
1970 Joan Wasser, American rock violinist, guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer (Joan As Police Woman; Antony and the Johnsons), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
1974 Dan Konopka, American rock drummer (OK Go)
1977 Rebecca St. James, Australian Christian pop rock singer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1980 Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41), born in Ajax, Ontario
1980 Mat Shaw, American pop singer (Mat and Savanna), and real estate agent, born in California
1985 Audrey De Montigny, French Canadian pop singer (Canadian Idol, 2003; "Même Les Anges"), and real estate agent, born in Sainte-Julienne, Quebec
1990 Zach Serleth, American jazz, bluegrass, and klezmer bassist and banjo player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
1993 Stormzy [Michael Owuo Jr.] English rapper (Shut Up), born in London, England
1993 Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1782 John Field, Irish pianist and composer (Nocturnes), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1837)
1791 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844)
1863 Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer, born in Valmiera, Russian Empire (d. 1948)
1874 Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), born in Vyshny Volochyok, Russia (d. 1951)
1876 Ernest Schelling, American child piano prodigy, conductor, and composer (A Victory Ball), born in Belvidere, New Jersey (d. 1939)
1892 Philipp Jarnach, French pianist, composer, and music educator (Hamburg Music Academy, 1949-70), born in Noisy-le-Sec, France (d. 1982)
1902 Gus Aiken, American jazz and blues trumpeter (Jenkins Orphanage Band), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1973)
1903 Donald Voorhees, American conductor (Bell Telephone Hour), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1904 Jack Westrup, English composer, born in London (d. 1975)
1906 Armando José Fernandes, Portuguese neoclassical composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1983)
1907 Gioconda de Vito, Italian-British violinist, born in Martina Franca, Italy (d. 1994)
1911 Jerry Burke, American easy-listening pianist and organ player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 1934-65), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1965)
1912 Fred Böhler, Swiss jazz bandleader, pianist, and early proponent of the Hammond organ, born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1995)
1914 Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter and composer ("After Hours"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1993)
1914 Ralph Blane [Hunsecker], American songwriter ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; "The Trolley Song"), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (d. 1995)
1922 Andrzej Koszewski, Polish choral and orchestral composer, and musicologist, born in Poznań, Poland (d. 2015)
1928 Hans Haselböck, Austrian organist and composer, born in Nesselstauden, Lower Austria (d. 2021)
1928 Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar), co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator, born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland (d. 1981)
1929 Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian born pianist (Levintritt Prize, 1948), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2012)
1929 Charlie Persip, American jazz drummer (Dizzy Gillespie; The Jazz Statesmen; Billy Eckstine), born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1931 Patti Bown, American jazz pianist and composer (Gene Ammons, Quincy Jones), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2008)
1934 Anthony Gilbert, British composer (Treatment of Silence; Moonfaring}, and academic, born in London, England
1936 Antonio Mastrogiovanni, Uruguayan composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2010)
1936 Rodney Milne [Blumer], British opera critic (Opera magazine, 1971-99), musicologist, and libretto translator, born in Stafford, England (d. 2015)
1938 Bobby Hebb, American country singer and songwriter ("Sunny"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2010)
1938 Joanne Brackeen (née Grogan), American jazz pianist (Joe Henderson; Stan Getz), and music educator (Berklee), born in Ventura, California
1940 Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], American musician and singer ("Drift Away"), born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011)
1940 Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer (Oi Erastes tou Oneirou), born in Kokkinia, Piraeus, Greece
1941 Brenton Wood [Alfred Smith], American rock musician ("Gimme Little Sign"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1941 Darlene Love [Wright], American singer ("He's a Rebel"; "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"), born in Los Angeles, California
Mick Jagger
(80 years old)
1943 English rock vocalist, songwriter (Rolling Stones - "Let's Spend the Night Together"; "Sympathy For The Devil"), actor (Performance), and knight, born in Dartford, Kent
1943 Roger Smalley, British-Australian pianist, conductor, and composer (Gloria Tibi Trinitas), born in Swinton, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
1947 Al Anderson, American songwriter and guitarist (NRBQ - "Ridin' In My Car"), born in Windsor, Connecticut
1949 Roger Taylor, English rock drummer (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"), born in Norfolk, England
1950 Duncan Mackay, British composer and keyboard player, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1952 Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1953 Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist, born in NYC, New York
1958 Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist, born in Ottawa, Ontario
1961 Andy Connell, British musician and composer (Swing Out Sister), born in Manchester, England
1961 Gary Cherone, American rock vocalist (Extreme - "More Than Words"; Van Halen), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1961 Keiko Matsui (née Doi), Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
1963 Andy Timmons, American rock guitarist (Danger Danger - Screw It!), born in Evansville, Indiana
1965 Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise), born in Hermosa Beach, California
1970 Joan Wasser, American rock violinist, guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer (Joan As Police Woman; Antony and the Johnsons), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
1974 Dan Konopka, American rock drummer (OK Go)
1977 Rebecca St. James, Australian Christian pop rock singer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1980 Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41), born in Ajax, Ontario
1980 Mat Shaw, American pop singer (Mat and Savanna), and real estate agent, born in California
1985 Audrey De Montigny, French Canadian pop singer (Canadian Idol, 2003; "Même Les Anges"), and real estate agent, born in Sainte-Julienne, Quebec
1990 Zach Serleth, American jazz, bluegrass, and klezmer bassist and banjo player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
1993 Stormzy [Michael Owuo Jr.] English rapper (Shut Up), born in London, England
1993 Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl), born in St. Louis, Missouri