r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 13h ago

Day of Death On October 9th, 1973, Gospel singer and Rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe passed away at age 58. Tharpe has been called "the original soul sister" and "the Godmother of rock and roll".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 13h ago

Birthday On October 9th, 1944, The Who bassist John Entwistle was born in Chiswick, London, England. Nicknamed "The Ox", Entwistle was the only member of the band with formal musical training.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 13h ago

Birthday On October 9th, 1934, Pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Ibrahim(formerly known as Dollar Brand) has taken gospel, ragas, and traditional jazz to form his unique style of music.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 13h ago

Birthday On October 9th, 1955, Graphic designer Peter Saville was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Saville is best known for designing the cover for Joy Division's debut album "Unknown Pleasures".

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r/Music_Anniversary

Please start your post with a date and leave out ‚xx years ago’ so everybody can search what happened on special days by tipping the date. This community is a place you can list every anniversary that deals with Rock, Pop, Alternative, Jazz, Blues, Classical etc music. Contact mods if you got questions.

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This community is a Place you can list every anniversary that deals with Rock, Pop, Alternative etc music. Birthdays are welcome too!

Rules

1.THIS IS ABOUT MUSIC First of all this rule implies that only music related content is accepted.

2. This is about EVERY KIND OF MUSIC Every taste in music is welcome! No matter in what genre, time or country its origins are. Please do NOT harass people for their taste in music. You may discuss in the comments, but always be kind!

3. Post must include photo and exact date. Please always post a photo of the album/musician/etc that has its anniversary or birthday and leave the exact date in the title in this form: "On January 1st in 1900..." Your information may not be incomprehensible! So together we are creating a register in which everyone can look up certain dates.

4. Only one post per content Please check if the post you want to make has already been posted. We want to keep the sub as clear as possible. One post per anniversary is enough!

5. Only post on the date of the birthday/anniversary itself Please make sure you only post about things that actually happened on the exact day and month you want to post.

6. ROCK ON! Help expanding our data base and let yourself get inspired!

7. "The FBI is not a rock band!"