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2 days ago · 1725 in music – publication of Twelve concerti, Op. 8 by Antonio Vivaldi, including the Four Seasons – Death of Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer. 1724 in music – Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel premières in London, Johann Sebastian Bach presents his St John Passion.
2 days ago · Robert Nesta Marley OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of the genre, Marley fused elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady in his music and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style.
May 28, 2024 · The greatest albums of 1945, as voted by RYM/Sonemic users.
May 14, 2024 · In 1945, Bing Crosby was the most successful artist on the Billboard Album and Singles Charts. Bing Crosby still dominated the Billboard Charts in 1946 but by a smaller margin then he had in 1945, but he was easily the most successful artist over the first two years of this period.
4 days ago · Tharpe’s 1945 hit “Strange Things Happening Every Day” was the first gospel song to make the R&B charts, and is widely considered the first rock and roll record. The pioneering guitarist used heavy distortion, and was a major influence on artists like Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton.
1 day ago · Anton Webern [a] ( German: [ˈantoːn ˈveːbɐn] ⓘ; 3 December 1883 – 15 September 1945) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist.
May 27, 2024 · Bob Marley (born February 6, 1945, Nine Miles, St. Ann, Jamaica—died May 11, 1981, Miami, Florida, U.S.) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter whose thoughtful ongoing distillation of early ska, rock steady, and reggae musical forms blossomed in the 1970s into an electrifying rock-influenced hybrid that made him an international superstar.
