Saturday, December 30, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 31)


Singers / Musicians


1942, Andy Summers (POLICE / guitar)

1943, Pete Quaife (KINKS / bass)

1943, John Denver (Take Me Home Country Roads, 1971)

1947, Burton Cummings (THE GUESS WHO)

1948, Donna Summer 

1951, Tom Hamilton (AEROSMITH / bass)

1972, Joey McIntyre (NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK)

1977, Psy (Gangnam Style, 2012)




Various


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Died


2022, Anita Pointer (THE POINTER SISTERS)




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Today in Music & more (December 30)


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Today in Music & more (December 29)


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1




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Today in Music & more (December 28)


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1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (December 27)


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1




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1




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1




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Today in Music & more (December 26)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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Monday, December 25, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 25)


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1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (December 24)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Friday, December 22, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 23)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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Thursday, December 21, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 22)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 21)


Singers / Musicians


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1




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Today in Music & more (December 20)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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Monday, December 18, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 19)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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Today im Music & more (December 18)


Singers / Musicians


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Sunday, December 17, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 17)


Singers / Musicians


1




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Today in Music & more (December 16)


Singers / Musicians


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Friday, December 15, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 15)


Singers / Musicians


1910, John Hammond (music producer, talent scout for Columbia records: he discovered Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan & Bruce Springsteen among others)

1921, Alan Freed (Radio DJ, notorious for inventing & popularizing the term Rock & Roll & promoting Rock & Roll shows in U.S.A & Europe)


1946, Carmine Appice (drummer)

1949, Don Johnson (actor, singer / Tell It Like It Is, 1989)

1961, Nick Beggs (KAJAGOOGOO / bass, lead vocals - ELLIS, BEGGS & HOWARD / bass)




Various


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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 14)


Singers / Musicians


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Today in Music & more (December 13)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (December 12)


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1




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1




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Sunday, December 10, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 11)


Singers / Musicians



1973, Mos Def (U.S.A. rapper)




Various






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Today in Music & more (December 10)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


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1




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Saturday, December 9, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 9)


Singers / Musicians


1941, Dan Hicks (DAN HICKS & THE HOT LICKS / I Scare Myself, 1969)


1952, Estíbaliz Uranga Amézaga (SERGIO Y ESTIBALIZ / Cantinero De Cuba, 1985)

1957, Donny Osmond (THE OSMONDS / solo hit: I'm In It For Love, 1987)

1958, Nick Seymour (CROWDED HOUSE / bass)

1969, Jakob Dylan (THE WALLFLOWERS / Sleepwalker, 2000)

1971, Geoff Barrow (PORTISHEAD / keyboards)




Various


1916, Kirk Douglas (actor)

1934, Judi Dench (actress)

1941, Beau Bridges (actor)

1953, John Malkovich (actor)




Died


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Friday, December 8, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 8)


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1




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1


Thursday, December 7, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 7)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (December 6)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (December 5)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Monday, December 4, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 4)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Sunday, December 3, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 3)

 
Singers / Musicians


1




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Friday, December 1, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 2)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Today in Music & more (December 1)


Singers / Musicians


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1




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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 30)


Singers / Musicians


1




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Today in Music & more (November 29)


Singers / Musicians


1947, Clare Torry (singler / The Great Gig In The Sky, 1973)




Various


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Today in Music & more (November 28)


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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 27)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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Today in Music & more (November 26)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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Friday, November 24, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 25)


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1




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1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (November 24)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




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1


Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Today In Music & more (November 23)


Singers / Musicians


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1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (November 22)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (November 21)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 20)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 19)


Singers / Musicians


Today in Music & more (November 18)


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1




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1




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Today in Music & more (November 17)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 16)


Singers / Musicians


1964, Diana Krall 




Various


1922, José Saramago (writer, Portugal / Nobel Prize in Literature, 1998)




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Today in Music & more (November 15)


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1




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1


Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 14)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (November 13)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Saturday, November 11, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 12)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Friday, November 10, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 11)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (November 10)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Thursday, November 9, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 9)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Saturday, November 4, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 6)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (November 4)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


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Died


1995, Marti Caine (You, 1978)




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Today in Music & more (November 5)


Singers / Musicians


1




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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 3)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (November 2)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




Important Dates


1


Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Today in Music & more (November 1)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




Important Dates


1


Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 31)


Singers / Musicians






Various


1




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1


Monday, October 30, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 30)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Sunday, October 29, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 29)


Singers / Musicians






Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Saturday, October 28, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 28)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


2023, Matthew Perry (actor, played Chandler in Friends)




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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 27)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (October 26)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Today in Music & more (October 25)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 24)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Monday, October 23, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 23)


Singers / Musicians


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Various


1




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1




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1


Sunday, October 22, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 22)


Singers / Musicians


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1


Saturday, October 21, 2023

Today in Music & more (Octorber 21)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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1




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1


Thursday, October 19, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 20)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 19)


Singers / Musicians


1944, Peter Tosh 

1945, Divine 

1963. Sinitta 




Various


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1




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1


Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 18)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (October 17)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Sunday, October 15, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 16)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (October 15)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1988, Mesut Özil (football, Germany)




Died


1




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1


Friday, October 13, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 14)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (October 13)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 12)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 11)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




Important Dates


1


Monday, October 9, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 10)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Sunday, October 8, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 9)


Singers / Musicians


1




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1




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Saturday, October 7, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 8)


Singers / Musicians


1932, Pete Drake (songwriter: Stand By Your Man / 1968, Lay Lady Lay / 1969)

1940, Fred Nash (backing vocals, THE IMPRESSIONS / People Get Ready, 1965)

1945, Ray Royer (guitar, PROCOL HARUM / A Whiter Shade Of Pale, 1967)

1947, Sheila Ferguson (lead vocals, THE THREE DEGREES / When Will I See You Again, 1974)

1947, Tony Wilson (bass, HOT CHOCOLATE)

1948, Johnny Ramone (guitar, RAMONES)

1950, Robert "Kool" Bell (KOOL & THE GANG)

1959, Gavin Friday (THE VIRGIN PRUNES / solo: I Want To Live, 1992 / You Me & World War III, 1995 / Angel, 1995)

1964, James Grant (FRIENDS AGAIN, LOVE & MONEY)

1973, Jim Fairchild (guitar, GRANDADDY / The Crystal Lake, 2000)

1974, DJ Q-Ball (BLOODHOUND GANG)

1985, Bruno Mars 




Various


1965, Matt Biondi (swimmer, USA)

1970, Matt Damon (actor)




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Thursday, October 5, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 7)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (October 6)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


2019, Kathy Barnes (Off, 1978)




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (October 5)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (October 4)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 3)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died






Important Dates


1


Monday, October 2, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 2)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Sunday, October 1, 2023

Today in Music & more (October 1)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Saturday, September 30, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 30)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Thursday, September 28, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 29)

 

Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (September 28)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




Important Dates


1


Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 27)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




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1


Monday, September 25, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 26)


Singers / Musicians


1926, Julie London (Cry Me A River / Fly Me To The Moon)

1945, Bryan Ferry (ROXY MUSIC)

1962, Tracey Thorn (EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL)




Various


1966, Μπέσυ Μάλφα (ηθοποιός)




Died






Important Dates


1983, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov saves the word form a Nuclear Holocaust.


Today in Music & more (September 25)


Singers / Musicians


1906, Dmitri Sostakovich (Russian composer)




Various


1896, Sandro Pertini (Italian politician)




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Saturday, September 23, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 24)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Friday, September 22, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 23)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (September 22)


Singers / Musicians


1934, Ornella Vanoni (L' appuntamento, 1970 / Per L'eternita, 1995)

1942, Marlena Shaw (see Rose Rouge, 2000 / Woman of the Ghetto, 1974)

1950, Kirka / Kirill Babitzin (Sadness In Your Eyes1990 - Losing You1993)

1951, David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake)

1953, Richard Fairbrass (Right Said Fred)


1958, Joan Jett (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)




Various


1987, Κωνσταντίνα Σπυροπούλου (τηλεμαϊντανός)




Died


2020, Leonore O'Malley (First Be A Woman, 1979)




Important Dates


1


Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 21)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1981, Phoenix Marie (porn actress)




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (September 20)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Monday, September 18, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 19)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Today in Music & more (September 18)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1


Sunday, September 17, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 17)


Singers / Musicians


1913, Charles Singleton (songwriter, see: Strangers In The Night)




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Friday, September 15, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 16)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Today in Music & more (September 15)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Thursday, September 14, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 14)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 13)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Today in Music & more (September 12)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Monday, September 11, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 11)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1945, Franz Beckenbauer (football, Germany / Der Kaiser)




Died


1987, Lorne Greene (actor / see Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica)




Important Dates


1



Sunday, September 10, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 10)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Saturday, September 9, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 9)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Thursday, September 7, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 8)


Singers / Musicians


1897, Jimmie Rodgers (the Father of Country Music, see "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles)




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Today in Music & more (September 7)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 6)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




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1




Important Dates


1



Monday, September 4, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 5)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1



Sunday, September 3, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 4)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1




Today in Music & more (September 3)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1965, Charlie Sheen (actor)




Died


1




Important Dates


1





Saturday, September 2, 2023

Friday, September 1, 2023

Today in Music & more (September 1)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1




Important Dates


1986, Πρώτη ημέρα εκπομπών του ιστορικού πειρατικού ραδιοφωνικού σταθμού της Θεσσαλονίκης, Μουσικός Δίαυλος.




Monday, August 28, 2023

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Today in Music & more (August 22)


Singers / Musicians


1




Various


1




Died


1922, Michael Collins (Irish leader, Το Γελαστό Παιδί)




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1