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[n 1] [2] His father, Samuel Fenwick Porter, was a pharmacist by trade. [3] [n 2] His mother, Kate, was the indulged daughter of James Omar "J. O." Cole, "the richest man in Indiana", a coal and timber speculator who dominated the family. [5] [n 3] J. O. Cole built the couple a house on his Peru-area property, known as Westleigh Farms. [7]
American musician, bandleader and composer [18] Irving Berlin: 1888–1989: 101: Russian-American composer and lyricist [19] [20] Ralph Berkowitz: 1910–2011: 100: American composer and classical pianist [21] Bernard Bierman: 1908–2012: 104: American composer [22] Esther Borja: 1913–2013: 100: Cuban singer [23] David Botwinik: 1920–2022: ...
James Henry Tyler was born in Hartford, Connecticut.His father worked for Pratt-Whitney. Initially, he studied the banjo (classic 5-string and tenor) and Mandolin with Walter K. Bauer (1954–1958), then the lute with Joseph Iadone (1958–1961) and mandoline with Martha Blackman.
Azed (Jonathan Crowther) in 2005. Azed is a crossword which appears every Sunday in The Observer newspaper. Since it first appeared in March 1972, every puzzle has been composed by Jonathan Crowther who also judges the monthly clue-writing competition. [1]
Brian Peter George Eno (/ ˈ iː n oʊ /, born 15 May 1948), also mononymously known as Eno, is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist.He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. [1]
Coleman was born Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman on March 9, 1930, in Fort Worth, Texas, [6] where he was raised. [7] [8] [9] He attended I.M. Terrell High School in Fort Worth, where he participated in band until he was dismissed for improvising during John Philip Sousa's march "The Washington Post".
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ ˈ v ɑː ɡ n ər / VAHG-nər; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ⓘ; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas").
Volker Kriegel (December 24, 1943 –June 14, 2003), German guitarist, would have turned 81 this year. Bernt Rosengren (December 24, 1937 –May 15, 2023), Swedish tenor saxophonist, would have turned 87 this year. Chris McGregor (December 24, 1936 –May 26, 1990), South African bandleader and pianist, would have turned 88 this year.