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1974 in music

List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1974.

Events
January–AprilJanuary 1 – English jazz musician John Dankworth is named CBE in the United Kingdom's New Year's Honours List. Other musicians honoured include Charles Mackerras (CBE) and organist Gordon Archbold Slater (OBE) • January 3Bob Dylan and The Band begin their 40-date concert tour at Chicago Stadium. It is Dylan's first tour since 1966. • January 17Joni Mitchell releases her album Court and Spark, supported by the single "Help Me". • Dino Martin, singer and son of Dean Martin, is arrested on suspicion of possession and sale of two machine guns. • February 12 – New York's rock club The Bottom Line opens in Greenwich Village. The first headlining act is Dr. John. • February 16 – Two years of litigation between Grand Funk and former manager Terry Knight are finally resolved. The band gets the rights to its name but Knight wins a cash settlement. • February 19 – The first American Music Awards are broadcast on ABC, two weeks before the Grammys. Helen Reddy and Jim Croce are among the winners. • February 20Cher files for divorce from her husband of 10 years, Sonny Bono. • February 22 – The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard performs the world premiere of Three Regions from Terrain by Douglas Young. • February 27 – The Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, conducted by Jörg Faerber, makes its English debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. • March 2 – The 16th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Andy Williams. Stevie Wonder's Innervisions wins Album of the Year, while Roberta Flack's version of "Killing Me Softly With His Song" wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Bette Midler wins Best New Artist. • March 3 • Elvis Presley played two shows at the Houston Astrodome, breaking attendance records with 44,000 at the evening show. • March 4 • Ivan Stepanov and His Balalaikas make their London debut at the Wigmore Hall. • Baritone Hermann Prey cuts short a vocal recital in the Royal Festival Hall, London, due to vocal fatigue. • March 10Hans Vonk makes his London debut in the Royal Festival Hall, conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of Berlioz and Schubert, as well as the Violin Concerto by Roberto Gerhard, with Erich Gruenberg as soloist. • March 12John Lennon is involved in an altercation with a photographer outside The Troubadour in Los Angeles. Lennon and friend Harry Nilsson have been heckling comedian Tommy Smothers and are forced to leave the club. • March 16 – Country music's Grand Ole Opry moves to a new location at the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, TennesseeMarch 31 – Record producer Phil Spector is badly injured in a car accident in Hollywood, details of which are largely suppressed at the time. • April 5Van Halen play their first show on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood at Gazzarri's. • April 6 • 200,000 music fans attend The California Jam rock festival. Artists performing at the event include Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Black Oak Arkansas and the Eagles. • Swedish group ABBA wins the 19th Eurovision Song Contest in The Dome, Brighton, England, with the song "Waterloo", kickstarting their international career. The 1967 Eurovision winner, Sandie Shaw, attends. • April 14Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones, a concert film made during the Rolling Stones' 1972 North American Tour, premieres at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. • April 16Queen play their first North American concert, opening for Mott the Hoople in Denver, Colorado. • April 20 - "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for the first of two weeks. It is considered the first Disco song to reach number one. As it was commissioned, composed, and recorded specifically to be used as the theme for the syndicated television program Soul Train where it debuted in October 1973, it is also the first television theme song of the rock era to reach that position. • April 2425 – Music aired on the radio in Portugal acts as a secret signal to trigger the Carnation Revolution there: at 10:55 p.m. on April 24, Paulo de Carvalho's "E Depois do Adeus" (Portugal's entry in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest) on Emissores Associados de Lisboa alerts rebel captains and soldiers that the coup is beginning; at 12:20 a.m. on April 25, Rádio Renascença broadcasts "Grândola, Vila Morena", a song by José Afonso, an influential political folk singer-songwriter, signalling the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) to begin the takeover of strategic points of power in the country from 3.00 a.m. • April 25Sotheby's Galleries in London sell a violin made in 1733 by Cremonese master Giuseppe Guarneri, formerly belonging to violinist Elaine Weldon, for the equivalent of $140,000, the second-highest price ever paid for a violin. • Pam Morrison, Jim Morrison's widow, is found dead in her Hollywood apartment from an apparent heroin overdose. May–DecemberMay 7Led Zeppelin announces their new record label, Swan Song Records, with a lavish party at The Four Seasons Hotel in New York. • May 25 – Twenty years after it was recorded, "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets returns to the Billboard top 40, after it gains renewed popularity from its use in the film American Graffiti and the TV series Happy Days. • May 28 – Experimental orchestra, the Portsmouth Sinfonia, plays a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, with its regular conductor John Farley. The performers included Michael Nyman and Brian Eno. • June 1Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno, Nico and other musicians perform at the Rainbow Theatre in London. The performances are later released as June 1, 1974. • June 5Sly Stone married model-actress Kathy Silva on June 5, 1974, during a sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden. • Patti Smith records "Hey Joe", her debut single, which was released in August. • June 14David Bowie launches his Diamond Dogs tour at the Montreal Forum. One year previously he had announced that he was retiring from touring as Ziggy Stardust. • July 4Barry White marries Love Unlimited lead singer Glodean James. • July 19–21 – Ozark Music Festival is held in Sedalia, Missouri, with a crowd estimated between 100,000 and 350,000 people. • July 20 – The first Knebworth Concert is held in England, headlined by The Allman Brothers Band. • July 29 • Having performed at two sold-out concerts at the London Palladium, "Mama" Cass Elliot dies in her sleep after suffering a heart attack in a Mayfair flat in London, aged 30. • Neil Peart officially joins Rush. • August 7 • During a performance of Carmina Burana, conducted by André Previn, at The Proms, soloist Thomas Allen collapses because of the heat and eventually has to be carried out by members of the orchestra. Prommer Patrick McCarthy, just embarking on his professional singing career, offers his services as a replacement and completes the performance. • Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J. Geils Band, marries actress Faye Dunaway. • August 16Ramones' first appearance on NYC's venue CBGB. The venue would help establish their place at the forefront of punk rock. • September 15Gary Thain of Uriah Heep is electricuted on stage at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, and is seriously injured. • October 5AC/DC performs at the Brighton Le-Sands Masonic Hall in Sydney, Australia its first official show with Bon Scott as its new lead singer. • The North Coast Band Invitational competition, sponsored by St. Ann's CYO Band of Neponset, is held for the first time, at Nickerson Field on the Boston University campus. • October 18Al Green is attacked while bathing by a girlfriend of several weeks, Mrs. Mary Woodson, a 29-year-old mother of three. She scalds his body with a pan of boiling grits and commits suicide a few moments later, reportedly because he rejected her marriage proposal. • November 2George Harrison launches his "George Harrison & Friends North American Tour" in Vancouver. It is the first North American tour by a former Beatle since the band's August 1966 tour. • November 21Wilson Pickett is arrested in Andes, New York, after allegedly firing a bullet through the door of a hotel room where he was staying while on a hunting trip with The Isley Brothers. • October 26 – The 3rd OTI Festival, held at the of the in Acapulco, Mexico, is won by the song "", written by and Nydia Caro, and performed by Caro herself representing Puerto Rico. • November 28John Lennon joins Elton John on stage at Madison Square Garden for three songs. • December 12Mick Taylor leaves The Rolling Stones after six years. • December 31Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac. • The third annual New Year's Rockin' Eve, moving this year from NBC to ABC, is aired with performances by Herbie Hancock, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Olivia Newton-John and The Doobie Brothers. unknown dateLord Shorty's Endless Vibrations is the first soca LP and the first major soca hit worldwide. • Eric Bogle's "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" comes to prominence when he enters it in a National Folk Festival songwriting competition in Brisbane, Australia. • Rover Thomas claims to have been visited in a dream by a deceased friend near Warmun, Australia, and receives the Krill Krill song cycle. • The original Alice Cooper group breaks up. The band's leader, Vincent Furnier, changes his name to Alice Cooper and goes on to a solo career. • Journey signs to Columbia Records. • Roland RE-201 and 101 Space Echo tape-based audio delay effects units introduced. ==Bands formed==
Bands formed
Bands disbanded
The Moody Blues (reformed in 1977) • The Stooges (reformed in 2003) • King Crimson (reformed in 1981) ==Albums released==
Albums released
January February March April May June July August September October November December Release date unknownAlvorecerClara NunesAndy KimAndy KimBaker Gurvitz ArmyBaker Gurvitz ArmyBanquetLucifer's FriendBlackdanceKlaus SchulzeCassidy Live!David CassidyCaught UpMillie JacksonChild of the NoveltyMahogany RushCome a Little CloserEtta JamesContrappuntiLe OrmeDandruffIvor CutlerDialogue of the DrumsAndrew Cyrille and Milford GravesElis & TomElis Regina & Tom JobimElla in LondonElla FitzgeraldFive-A-SideAceFloating WorldJade WarriorHijackAmon Düül IIHaving Fun with Elvis on StageElvis Presley • ''I Can't Stand the Rain'' – Ann PeeblesIt Is Finished - Nina SimoneIllusions on a Double DimpleTriumviratIntroducing Eddy and the FalconsWizzardInvisibleInvisibleIsis - IsisI Wanna Get FunkyAlbert KingJourneyColin BlunstoneThe Link Wray RumbleLink WrayLive!April WineLiveThe DublinersThe Main Event – LiveFrank SinatraManifiestoVíctor JaraManuelDalida • ''Mo' Roots'' - Taj MahalOlympia 74 – Dalida • Orleans IIOrleansPetraPetraPick a DubKeith HudsonRocking Time - Burning SpearRub It InBilly "Crash" CraddockSomething to SayBuster BrownA Tábua de EsmeraldaJorge BenTastyGood RatsTeasinCornell Dupree • ''They Say I'm Different'' – Betty DavisThe Way We WereAndy WilliamsTouchy – Luie Luie • TraceTrace • ''What the....You Mean I Can't Sing?!'' – Melvin van Peebles • ''The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control'' – Ray ManzarekWallyWallyWay Down Yonder - Charlie DanielsZarthusRobbie BashoZuckerzeitCluster ==Biggest hit singles==
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1974. ==Top 40 Chart hit singles==
Top 40 Chart hit singles
Other Chart hit singles ==Notable singles==
Notable singles
Other Notable singles • "Ake, Make, Pera ja mä" b/w "Perjantai on mielessäin" - Hector ==Published popular music==
Published popular music
• "Annie's Song" – w.m. John Denver • "Cat's in the Cradle" – Harry Chapin • "Happy Days" – w.m. Pratt & McClain from the ABC-TV Series Happy Days • "Hasta Mañana" – w.m. Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Björn Ulvaeus • "I Honestly Love You" – w.m. Peter Allen & Jeff Barry • "I Won't Send Roses" – w.m. Jerry Herman introduced by Robert Preston and reprised by Bernadette Peters in the musical Mack & Mabel • "I've Got the Music in Me" – w.m. Bias Boshell • "Midnight at the Oasis" – w.m. David Nichtern • "Murder on the Orient Express" – m. Richard Rodney Bennett from the film Murder on the Orient Express • "Freebird" – Lynyrd Skynyrd • "No Goodbyes" – w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman from the musical Over Here! • "Pencil Thin Mustache" – w.m. Jimmy Buffett • "Ring Ring" – w.m. Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody • "She" – w. Herbert Kretzmer m. Charles Aznavour • "Southern Nights" – w.m. Allen Toussaint • "Sundown" – w.m. Gordon Lightfoot • "Sunshine on My Shoulders" – w.m. John Denver, Richard Kniss & Michael Taylor • "Tap Your Troubles Away" – w.m. Jerry Herman from the musical Mack & Mabel • "Time Heals Everything" – w.m. Jerry Herman. Introduced by Bernadette Peters in the musical Mack & Mabel • "Waterloo" – w.m. Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Björn Ulvaeus • "We May Never Love Like This Again" – w.m. Al Kasha & Joel Hirschorn. From the film The Towering Inferno • "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott" – w.m. Don Reid • "(You're) Having My Baby" – w.m. Paul Anka • "Gigi L'Amoroso" – Dalida • "Anima Mia" – Dalida • "Ta Femme" – Dalida ==Classical music==
[[European classical music|Classical music]]
Anne BoydAngklung for piano • George CrumbMusic for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) for two amplified pianos and percussion (two players). • Mario DavidovskySynchronisms No. 7, for orchestra and tape • Synchronisms No. 8, for woodwind quintet and tape • Einar Englund – Piano Concerto No. 2 • Luc FerrariPetite symphonie intuitive pour une paysage de printempséphémère I, for tape and undetermined instrumentation • Nicolas FlagelloThe Passion of Martin Luther King (oratorio) • Joaquin Homs – Trio • Wojciech KilarKrzesany, for orchestra • György LigetiSan Francisco Polyphony, for orchestra (1973–74) • Olivier MessiaenDes canyons aux étoiles... for solo piano, solo horn, solo glockenspiel, solo xylorimba, small orchestra with 13 string players • Krzysztof PendereckiThe Dream of Jacob • Wolfgang Regel – Requiem "à la mémoire de César Geoffray"Steve ReichMusic for 18 MusiciansWolfgang RihmDis-Kontur for orchestra • Hervorgedunkelt (text: Paul Celan), for mezzo-soprano, flute, harp, vibraphone, cello, organ, and percussion • Klavierstück Nr. 4Siebengestalt, for organ and tam-tam • Alfred SchnittkeSymphony No. 1Hymn I, for cello, harp and timpani • Hymn II, for cello and double-bass • Hymn III, for cello, bassoon, harpsichord and bells or timpani • Dmitri ShostakovichString Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144Karlheinz StockhausenInori: Adorations for One or Two Soloists with Orchestra ==Opera==
Opera
Robert AshleyMusic with Roots in the AetherFriedrich GoldmannR.Hot bzw. Die Hitze ==Jazz==
[[Musical theater]]
Candide (Leonard Bernstein) – Broadway revival • Cole London production opened at the Mermaid Theatre on July 2. Cast included Julia McKenzie, Bill Kerr, Una Stubbs and Rod McLennanGypsy (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival • Hans Christian Andersen – London production • Lorelei Broadway production opened at the Palace Theatre and ran for 321 performances • Mack and Mabel Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre and ran for 66 performances • The Magic Show – Off-Broadway production • Over Here! Broadway production opened at the Schubert Theatre and ran for 341 performances • West Side Story (Bernstein) – London revival ==Musical films==
[[Musical film]]s
Births
January 1Mehdi Ben Slimane, Tunisian footballer • January 4Tricky Stewart, American record producer, musician and songwriter • January 6Wolfgang Dimetrik, Austrian accordionist • January 10Jemaine Clement, New Zealand bassist, guitarist, pianist and singer (Flight of the Conchords) • January 10Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor • January 11Giuseppe Filianoti, Italian opera singer (tenor) • January 12Melanie C, English pop singer (Spice Girls) • January 18Gustavo Kupinski, Argentine guitarist (d. 2011) • January 18Christian Burns, English singer (BBMak) • January 21Linda Thelenius, Swedish glamour model and singer (Basic Element) • January 22Barbara Dex, Belgian singer • January 23Chris Corner, English singer, songwriter and record producer (Sneaker Pimps) • January 25Emily Haines, Canadian singer-songwriter • January 26Rokia Traoré, Malian singer-songwriter • January 29Mălina Olinescu, Romanian singer (d. 2011) • February 7Danny Goffey, English musician and singer-songwriter (Supergrass) • February 7J Dilla, American record producer, rapper, and songwriter (Slum Village) (d. 2006) • Jeff Schroeder, American guitarist (The Smashing Pumpkins) • February 8Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French record producer, singer-songwriter, DJ and composer (Daft Punk) • Seth Green, American actor • February 11D'Angelo, American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer (d. 2025) • February 13Robbie Williams, British singer-songwriter • February 15Renee Sands, American R&B singer (Wild Orchid) • Mr Lordi, Finnish rock singer (Lordi) • Miranda July, American actress • February 17Bernt Moen, Norwegian pianist • Bryan White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist • February 22James Blunt, English singer, songwriter and musician • February 24Chad Hugo, American multi-instrumentalist and record producer. (The Neptunes, N.E.R.D, Pharrell Williams) • Noah Bernardo, American musician (P.O.D.) • March 6Guy Garvey, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (Elbow) • March 6Yanou, German trance • March 9Deborah Lurie, American composer, arranger, and music producer • March 10Keren Ann, Dutch-Israeli singer and songwriter • March 13Phil Burton, Australian singer (Human Nature) • March 18Stuart Zender, English bassist (Jamiroquai) • March 28Mystic, American singer and rapper • April 7Antonia Bennett, American singer of adult alternative music, standards, and jazz. • April 8Karima Kibble, American gospel singer (Virtue) • April 11David Jassy, Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer • Alexander Kuoppala, Finnish guitarist • April 12Belinda Emmett, Australian singer, musician and actress (d. 2006) • April 14Da Brat, American rapper and actress • April 15Kim Min-kyo, South Korean actor and director • April 17Victoria Beckham, English businesswoman, fashion designer, model and singer (Spice Girls) • Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish musician (Opeth) • April 18Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican singer and actress • Mark Tremonti, American guitarist and singer (Creed) • April 20Julie Fernandez, English actress and model • Duncan Trussell, American actor and comedian • April 21Faust, Norwegian drummer • April 22Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American bassist (System of a Down) • April 23Carlos Dengler (Interpol) • April 26Nerina Pallot, British singer, songwriter and producer • Greg Laswell, American musician, recording engineer, and producer (Ingrid Michaelson) • April 29Anggun, Indonesian singer • April 30Andrey Gubin, Russian singer • May 1Kellie Crawford, Australian singer, dancer, actress and children's performer • May 2Matt Berry, an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer • May 6Patrick Tang, Hong Kong actor and singer • May 9The Caretaker, English ambient musician • May 10Quentin Elias, French-Algerian singer and actor (Alliage) (d. 2014) • Shin Jung-hwan, South Korean singer and entertainer (Roo'ra) • May 16Laura Pausini, Italian singer • May 17Andrea Corr, Irish singer (The Corrs) • May 18Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian singer-songwriter • May 20Mikael Stanne, Swedish musician (Dark Tranquillity) • May 21Adriano Cintra, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and producer (Cansei de Ser Sexy) • Havoc, American Rapper and record producer (Mobb Deep) • May 23Jewel, American singer-songwriter, poet and musician • May 23Mónica Naranjo, Spanish singer • May 23Richard Jones, StereophonicsMay 30Big L, freestyle rapper • June 1Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer-songwriter • Wade Morissette, Canadian musician (sister of Alanis Morissette) • June 3Kelly Jones, Welsh singer-songwriter (Stereophonics) • Seo Jang-hoon, South Korean basketball player • June 4Lange, English DJ and record producer • June 7Cassius Khan, Canadian singer and tabla player • Max Tundra, English multi-instrumentalist, musician, singer, and music producer • June 9Samoth, Norwegian musician • June 13Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer • June 20Andrew Tierney, Australian singer (Human Nature) • June 24Magnus Carlsson, Swedish singer • Vinnie Fiorello, American drummer and songwriter (Less Than Jake) • June 25Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress • Mario Calire, American drummer (The Wallflowers) • June 27Wim Soutaer, Belgian singer and songwriter • June 28Rob Dyrdek, American actor and television host • June 30Kelli Ali, English singer (Sneaker Pimps) • July 1Jonathan Roumie, American actor • July 2Rocky Gray, American drummer, guitarist and songwriter (Evanescence, We Are the Fallen, Living Sacrifice and Soul Embraced) • July 3Corey Reynolds, American musical theatre, television, and film actor • July 7E.D.I. Mean, American rapper and producer (Outlawz) • July 9Nikola Šarčević, Swedish singer and bassist (Millencolin) • July 9Ross Antony, German R&B hip hop (Bro'Sis) • July 10Imelda May, Irish singer • Amanda Ghost, English singer • July 11Alanas Chošnau, Lithuanian singer and songwriter • Lil' Kim, American rapper • July 12Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer • July 13Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer • July 16Jeremy Enigk, American singer/songwriter (Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft) • July 17Tim Hecker, Canadian electronic musician, producer, composer and sound artist • July 19Ramin Djawadi, Iranian-German composer • July 20Bonny B., Cambodian blues musician • July 21Terry Coldwell, singer (East 17) • July 22Rell, soul singer • Johnny Strong, American actor and musician • July 26Iron & Wine, American singer and songwriter • July 28Afroman, American rapper, singer and songwriter • July 30Lee Jae-hoon, South Korean singer and television personality (Cool) • July 31Leona Naess, British singer-songwriter (Evan Ross, Diana Ross) • August 1Rampage, American rapper (Flipmode Squad) • August 2Emma, Welsh singer • August 5Kajol, Indian actress • Spike Dawbarn, English boy band (911) • August 8Preta Gil, Brazilian singer • Brian Harvey, British singer (East 17) • August 13Niklas Sundin, Swedish guitarist (Dark Tranquillity) • August 14Ana Matronic, American singer (Scissor Sisters) • August 16Charli Baltimore, American rapper and television personality • August 17Salem Abraha, singer-songwriter • August 20Amy Adams, American actress • August 23Shifty Shellshock, American musician (Crazy Town) (d. 2024) • Pacewon, American rapper and producer (Outsidaz) • August 24Achim Petry, German singer and musician (Trademark) • August 29Mario Winans, American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer • August 30 • Aaron Barrett, lead singer and guitarist (Reel Big Fish) • Rich Cronin, American singer, songwriter, and rapper (LFO) (d. 2010) • September 4Carmit Bachar, American singer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl (Pussycat Dolls) • September 6Nina Persson, Swedish singer-songwriter (The Cardigans) • September 9Marcos Curiel, American musician, record producer and songwriter (P.O.D.) • September 16Loona, Dutch pop singer and dancer • September 17DJ Babu, American DJ and record producer • Bianca Shomburg, German singer • September 18Xzibit, American rapper and actor • September 19Jimmy Fallon, American comedian & musician • September 21Crystal Aikin, American gospel singer-songwriter • September 23Layzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) • September 24Niels Brinck, Danish singer and songwriter • Kati Wolf, Hungarian singer • September 25Slim, American R&B singer (112) • Daniel Kessler, English-American guitarist (Interpol) • September 26Joo Jin-mo, South Korean actor • September 29Liam Howe, English record producer, musician and songwriter (Sneaker Pimps) • September 30Sheek Louch, American rapper and songwriter • SeptemberFlashrider, Polish DJ and music producer • October 1Keith Duffy, Irish pop singer and actor • October 4Ramazan Kubat, Turkish folk singer and composer • October 5Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress • October 7Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer • Allison Munn, American actress • October 14Natalie Maines, American singer-songwriter • Shaggy 2 Dope, American rapper and producer • Lam Trường, Vietnamese singer • October 18Peter Svensson, Swedish guitarist (The Cardigans) • October 19Peter Evrard, Belgian singer • October 28Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress, singer, dancer, model and beauty queen • October 31Natasja Saad, Danish rapper and reggae singer (d. 2007) • November 1Kim Kärnfalk, Swedish singer (Friends) • November 2Nelly, American rapper • Prodigy, American rapper and record producer (Mobb Deep) (d. 2017) • November 3Franko Božac, Croatian accordionist • November 4Louise Nurding, English singer, television personality and member of EternalNovember 5Ryan Adams, American musician • November 9Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer • November 11Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor • November 14Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician • November 19G. Dep, American rapper • November 26 - Katrina Lenk, American actress, singer, dancer, musician, and songwriter. • November 28apl.de.ap, Filipino-American musician (Black Eyed Peas) • November 28Daz Sampson, English singer-songwriter, record producer and football manager (Bus Stop) • November 28Styles P, American rapper • December 3Trina, American rapper and musician • Trina Braxton, American singer and television personality (The Braxtons) • December 7Nicole Appleton, Canadian television presenter, singer-songwriter and actress (All Saints) • Kang Full, South Korean webtoon artist and screenwriter • December 8Cristian Castro, Mexican singer • December 8Nick Zinner, American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) • December 9Canibus, American rapper and actor • Emjay, Canadian singer-songwriter • December 10Meg White, American drummer and singer (The White Stripes) • December 10Nina Gerhard, German singer (Captain Hollywood Project) • December 11Ben Shephard, English television presenter and journalist • December 12Michelle Saram, Singaporean actress, singer and businesswoman • December 13Sara Cox, English broadcaster and author • December 13Nick McCarthy, English-German guitarist and singer (Franz Ferdinand, Box Codax, FFS, Embryo, Scatter) • December 14Nate Smith, American drummer, songwriter and producer • December 15Acey Slade, American Musician • December 18Rah Digga, American rapper and actress • Cuban Link, Cuban-American rapper (Terror Squad) • December 24Julian Rachlin, Lithuanian-Austrian violinist • Ryan Seacrest, American musical/entertainment television host, radio personality and producer • December 28Jocelyn Enriquez, American singer and songwriter ==Deaths==
Deaths
January 2Tex Ritter, American country music singer, 68 • January 23Lena Machado, Hawaiian singer, 70 • January 30Olav Roots, Estonian pianist and composer, 63 • February 2Jean Absil, organist and composer, 80 • February 15Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer, 86 • February 28Bobby Bloom, singer-songwriter, 28 • March 7Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer and actor, 67 • March 28Dorothy Fields, lyricist, 68 • Dino Ciani, pianist, 32 (road accident) • Arthur Crudup, singer, 68 • April 5Jennifer Vyvyan, operatic soprano, 49 (bronchial condition) • April 7Pete Wendling, pianist and composer, 85 • April 15Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter, 68 • April 17Blossom Seeley, US singer and vaudeville entertainer, 87 • April 25Pamela Courson, Jim Morrison's widow, 27 (heroin overdose) • May 8Graham Bond, R&B musician, 36 (hit by train) • May 15Paul Gonsalves, jazz saxophonist, 53 • May 24Duke Ellington, jazz musician, and composer, 75 • June 8Rodolfo Lipizer, violinist and conductor, 79 • June 22Darius Milhaud, composer, 81 • June 27Cliff Friend, US composer • July 18Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi, operatic soprano, 77 • July 27Lightnin' Slim, blues musician, 61 • July 29 – "Mama" Cass Elliott, singer (The Mamas & the Papas), 32 (heart attack) • August 6Gene Ammons, tenor saxophonist, 49 (cancer) • August 9Bill Chase, jazz rock trumpeter, 39 • August 11Maria Maksakova, Sr., opera singer, 72 • September 3Harry Partch, composer, 73 • September 22Marta Fuchs, operatic soprano, 76 • September 23Robbie McIntosh, drummer (Average White Band), 24 • October 5Ebe Stignani, operatic soprano, about 70 • October 13Josef Krips, violinist, 72 • October 24David Oistrakh, violinist, 66 • November 5Marguerite Namara, operatic soprano, 85 • November 8Ivory Joe Hunter, R&B singer, songwriter and pianist • November 9Egon Wellesz, Austrian composer, musicologist and teacher (emigrated to England), 89 • November 11Alfonso Leng, composer, 80 • November 19George Brunies, jazz musician, 72 • November 21Frank Martin, composer, 84 • November 25Nick Drake, singer/songwriter, 26 (overdose) ==Awards==
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