This Day in Music History
May 13

What happened in history on this day: May 13? On May 13 in ... 1767 - Mozart's opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus" premieres in Salzburg. 1978 - Musical Runaways with Elizabeth Swados premieres at Plymouth Theater in New York City for 199 performances. Births on May 13 1886 - Birth of Joseph Achron; Latvia/US violinist/composer (Golem suite). 1911 - Birth of Maxine Sullivan [Marietta Williams]; US singer/actress (Going Places). 1914 - Birth of Johnnie Wright; country singer (Johnnie and Jack). 1937 - Birth of Judith Somogi in New York City, New York, USA; conductor (Frankfurt Opera-1982). 1940 - Birth of Richard Brooks; singer (Impressions). 1941 - Birth of Imca Marina [Bijl]; singer ("Viva España", "Bella Italia", "Oh Brazil"). 1941 - Birth of Ritchie Valens in Pacoima, California, USA; singer ("Come On, Let's Go", "Donna", "La Bamba"). 1943 - Birth of Mary Wells in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer ("My Guy" (1964)). 1944 - Birth of Carolyn Franklin; American singer/songwriter ("Baby Baby Baby", "Angel"). 1946 - Birth of Danny Klein in New York City, New York, USA; rock bassist (J Geils Band - "Centerfold"). 1947 - Birth of Ralph Cole; guitarist (Lighthouse). 1947 - Birth of Overend Pete Watts; rock bassist (Mott the Hoople - "All the Young Dudes"). 1950 - Birth of Danny Kirwan; rocker (Fleetwood Mac). 1950 - Birth of John "Jocko" Marcellino; rocker/actor (Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man). 1950 - Birth of Peter Gabriel in London, England; rocker ("Sledgehammer", "Shock the Monkey", "Solsbury Hill", Genesis - "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"). 1950 - Birth of Stevie Wonder AKA Steveland Morris in Saginaw, Michigan, USA; singer/songwriter ("I Just Called To Say I Love You", "Superstition", "You are The Sunshine of My Life", "My Cherie Amour"). 1951 - Birth of Paul Thompson; rock drummer (Roxy Music - "Avalon"). 1956 - Birth of Darius Rucker; lead vocalist (Hootie and the Blowfish - "Let Her Cry"). 1963 - Birth of Julian Brookhouse; rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Keep Your Distance"). 1966 - Birth of Darius Rucker; singer (Hootie and the Blowfish). 1979 - Birth of Mickey Madden; bassist (Maroon 5). 1988 - Birth of Casey Donovan; singer (Australian Idol TV show (2004)). Deaths on May 13 1981 - Death of Joan Weber at age 45 of heart failure at a mental institution in Ancora, New Jersey, USA; singer ("Let Me Go Lover" (1954)). vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/music/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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