Category Archives: Birthdays

Happy Birthday, Gloria Estefan

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Marie

Born in Cuba on this day in 1957, Gloria Fajardo grew up in Miami. At the age of 20, she began singing with the Miami Sound Machine. To date, she has sold 80 million records and has won three Grammys. … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1945

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Marie

Today in music history, 1945: Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica. He was a founding member of the Wailers, formed in 1963, enjoyed a successful solo career, and introduced reggae music to the world. Marley was a faithful Rastafari and frequently … Continue reading →

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Google Doodle featuring Beethoven

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Marie

Ludwig van Beethoven was baptized today in 1770 and is ranked among the most influential composers in history. Help Beethoven arrange his masterpieces in today’s Google Doodle. https://g.co/doodle/xh7puy It’s very forgiving and may teach you a bit about musical notation!

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Today in Music History, 1756

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Admin

Today in music history, 1756: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. He was among the greatest composers of all time, having composed symphonies, concertos, and sonatas for piano, violin, horns and wrote operas, oratorios, dances, and pieces for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Many Musicians!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Marie

If you today is your birthday, you share it with Ali Score, b. 1952, English drummer for A Flock of Seagulls Dennis Drew, b. 1957, American keyboard player for 10,000 Maniacs The Edge, b. 1961, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Bono!

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Marie

Happy Birthday to Bono, born 1960, best known as lead singer for Dublin-based rock group U2. He has collaborated with numerous artists such as Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti, and Johnny Cash. The list goes on. Bono has won 22 Grammy … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1685, German keyboardist, violinist, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born to a musical family. Another musical great was born on the same date in the year 1732, Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn. He, too, learned … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1881

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1881, Hungarian composer Béla Bartók was born in Nagyszentmiklós in the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (modern Sânnicolau Mare, Romania). Having composed music for various genres and instruments, opera, ballet, folk and children’s music, solo piano, violin … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1945

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1945: Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica. He was a founding member of the Wailers, formed in 1963, enjoyed a successful solo career, and introduced reggae music to the world. Marley was a faithful … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, DJ Muggs

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Marie

Happy Birthday to American musician DJ Muggs, b. 1968. He is best known as the DJ for the Los Angeles based hip hop group Cypress Hill and as the leader of the musical collective Soul Assassins. DJ Muggs has produced … Continue reading →

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