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1991 Natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75

1981 Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton

1966 Beach Boys' "Pets Sounds" is released

1966 Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" reaches #1

1963 Mart Saar, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music, dies at 81

1947 Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery

1945 Vernon Guy, U.S. gospel singer, Cool Sounds, Sharpees

1941 Art Garfunkel, New York City, singer and actor, Sounds of Silence, Carnal Knowledge

1939 Annea Lockwood, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, composer, records natural found sounds, Fluxus works with burning pianos, teacher, Vassar College

1938 Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds

1937 Jon Hassell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, composer, played the trumpet, PhD in musicology, known for influencing world music scene with unique electronic manipulation of trumpet sounds

1920 Ravi Shankar, born in Benares, India, sitar player, Sounds of India

1906 Louise Talma, Arcachon France, composer, Summer Sounds

1882 Mart Saar, born in Hupassaare, Estonia, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music


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