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Johann Pachelbel
Died: March 9th, 1706
From: The Baroque Period
Canon in D major -
Antonio Vivaldi
Died: July 28th, 1741
From: The Baroque Period
Famous Work: Gloria
Born in: Venice, Italy -
George Handel
Died: April 14th, 1759
From: The Baroque Period
Famous Work: Bella Mia Ritrosetta
Born in: Halle, Germany -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Died: July 28th, 1750
From: The Baroque Period
Famous Work: Fugue in D Minor
Born in: Eisenach, Germany -
Franz Josef Haydn
Died: May 31st, 1806
From: The Baroque Period
Famous Work: Symphony No. 94
Born in: Vienna, Austria -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Died: December 5th, 1791
From: The Classical Era
Famous Work: Rondo Alla Turca
Born in: Vienna, Austria -
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Died: March 26th, 1827
From: The Classical Era
Famous Work: Moonlight Sonata
Born in: Vienna, Austria -
Frederic Chopin
From: The Romantic Era
Famous Compostitions: Waltz No. 1, Fantasie in F Minor.
Born in: Zelazowla Wola, Poland -
Richard Wagner
Died: February 13, 1883
From: The Romantic Era
Famous Work: Tannhauser
Born in: Leipzig, Germany -
Peter Tchaikovsky
Died: November 6th, 1893
From: The Romantic Era
Famous Work: The Nutcracker
Born in: Votkinsk, Russia -
Edward Greig
Died: Septermber 4th, 1907
From: The Romantic Era
Famous Work: In the Hall of the Mountain King -
Michael Jackson
Musical Style: Pop
Famous Songs: Billie Jean, Thriller
Born in: Gary, Indiana
Death Date: June 25th, 2009 -
Claude Debussy
From: The Impressionism Era
Famous Works: Deux Araesques, Preludes.
Born in: Saint Germane-in-Laye, France -
Scott Joplin
From: Impressionism
Famous Works: The Maple Leaf Rag, Weeping Willow
From: Linden, Texas -
Igor Stravinsky
From: The "Neoclassical" Era
Famous Works: The Firebird, The Rite of Spring
Born in: Oranienbaum, Germany -
Louis Armstrong
From: The 20th Century
Famous Works: What a Wonderful World, Summertime
Born in: New Orleans, Lousiana -
Glenn Miller
Musical Style: Big Band
Famous Works: American Patrol, A String of Pearls
Born in: Clarinda, Iowa
Death Date: December 15th, 1944 -
Count Basie
From: The 20th Century
Famous Works: Jumpin' at the Woodside, Broadway
Born in: Red Bank, New Jersey -
Benny Goodman
Musical Style: Swing and Jazz
Famous Works: Sing Sing Sing, Get Happy
Born in: Chicago, Illinois -
John Cage
From: The Romantic Era
Famous Works: 4'33", and As Slow As Possible
Born in: Los Angeles, California -
Billie Holiday
Musical Style: Jazz
Famous Works: Strange Fruit, All of Me
Born in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Ella Fitzgerald
From: The 20th Century
Famous Works: Dream a Little Dream of Me, I Got it Bad
Born in: Newport News, Louisiana -
Dizzie Gillespie
Musical Style: Jazz
Famous Works: Bebop, Salt Peanuts
Born in: Cheraw, South Carolina
Died in: January 6th, 1993 -
Charlie Parker
Musical Style: American Jazz
Famous Songs: Yardbird
Born in: Kansas City, Kansas
Death Date: March 12th, 1955 -
Sarah Vaughn
Musical Style: Jazz
Famous Works: Whatever Lola Wants, Broken-Hearted Melody
Born in: Newark, New Jersey
Died: April 3rd, 1990 -
B.B. King
Mustical Style: Blue's
Famous Songs: The Thrill is Gone, Don't Answer the Door
Born in: Itta Bena, Mississippi -
Miles Davis
Musical Style: American Jazz
Famous Works: So What, My Funny Valentine
Born in: Alton, Illinois
Died on: September 28th, 1991 -
Chuck Berry
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Works: You Never Can Tell, Johnny B, Goode
Born in: St. Louis, Missouri -
The Big Bopper
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Chantilly Lace, White Lightening
Born in: Sabine Pass, Texas
Death Date: February 3rd, 1959 -
James Brown
Musical Style: Funk
Famous Songs: I Got You, Hot Pants
Born in: Barnwell, South Carolina
Death Date: December 25th, 2006 -
Elvis Presley
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Jailhouse Rock, That's All Right
Born in: Tupelo, Mississippi
Death Date: August 16th, 1977 -
Jerry Lee Lewis
Musical Style: American Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Great Balls of Fire, Breathless
Born in: Ferriday, Louisiana -
Buddy Holly
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Peggy Sue, True Love Ways
Born in: Lubbock, Texas
Death Date: February 3rd, 1959 -
Herbie Hancock
Musical Style: Jazz and Swing
Famous Works: Watermelon Man, Cantaloupe Island
Born in: Chicago, Illinois -
Joan Baez
Musical Style: American Folk Singer
Famous Songs: Donna Donna, Here's To You
Born in: Staten Island, New York -
Richie Valens
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Donna, La Bamba
Born in: Los Angeles, California
Death Date: February 3rd, 1959 -
Bob Dylan
Musical Style: Pop Music
Famous Songs: Knockin' on Heavens Door, Hurricane
Born in: Duluth, Minesota -
Aretha Franklin
Musical Style: Pop
Famous Songs: Respect, Natural Woman
Born in: Memphis, Tennessee -
Janis Joplin
Musical Style: American Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Cry Baby, To Love Somebody
Born in: Port Arthur, Texas
Death Date: October 4th, 1970 -
Joni Mitchell
Musical Style: Folk Singer
Famous Songs: Night Ride Home, California
Born in: Fort Macleod, Canada -
Elton John
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Your Song, Tiny Dancer
Born in: Pinner, London -
Billy Joel
Musical Style: American Song Writer/Composer
Famous Songs: Piano Man, My Life
Born in: New York City, New York -
Bill Haley and his Comets
Syle of Music: Rock and Roll
Famous Works: Rock Around the Clock, -
Madonna
Musical Style: Pop
Famous Songs: Like A Virgin, Hung Up
Born in: Bay City, Michigan -
The Beatles
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Yesterday, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds -
The Rolling Stones
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Paint it Black, Angie -
The Who
Musical Styles: English Rock Band
Famous Songs: My Generation, Magic Bus -
Led Zeppelin
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love -
The Beach Boys
Musical Style: American Rock Band
Famous Songs: Kokomo, Wouldn't it Be Nice -
KISS
Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Rock and Roll All Nite, Forever -
The Grateful Dead
Muscial Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Ripple, Box of Rain -
The Village People
Musical Style: Pop
Famous Songs: Y.M.C.A., Macho Man -
The Cars
Musical Style: American Rock Band
Famous Songs: Drive, Tonight She Comes -
The Clash
Musical Style: Punk
Famous Songs: Should I Stay or Should I Go, London Calling -
Duran Duran
Musical Style: English Rock
Famous Songs: The Wild Boys, Come Undone -
A-Ha
Musical Style: New Wave
Famous Songs: Take on Me, Crying in the Rain -
The Pet Shop Boys
Musical Style: Disco
Famous Songs: Go West, It's A Sin -
Nirvana
Musical Style: Grunge
Famous Songs: Smells Like Teenage Spirit, Come As You Are -
Green Day
Musical Style: Punk
Famous Songs: 21 Guns, American Idiot -
Duke Ellington
From: The 20th Century
Famous Works: Echoes of Harlem, Satin Doll
Born in: Washington, D.C. -
Ray Charles
Musical Style: Soul music
Famous Songs: You Don't Know Me, Mess Around
Born in: Albany Georgia
Death Date: June 10th, 2004 -
The Mamas and the Papas
Musical Style: American Folk-Rock
Famous Songs: Monday Monday, California Dreamin' -
Jimi Hendrix
Musical Style: American Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: All Along the Watchtower, Purple Haze
Born in: Seattle, Washington
Death Date: September 18th, 1970 -
ABBA
Musical Style: Disco
Famous Song: Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia
