1920 in Music - Births

Births

January 1 - Virgilio Savona, Italian singer and songwriter (Quartetto Cetra)
January 3 - Renato Carosone, Italian musician and singer (d. 2001)
January 5 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist (d. 1995)
February 13
- Eileen Farrell, soprano (d. 2002)
- Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (d. 1987)
February 18 - Rolande Falcinelli, organist, pianist and composer (d. 2006)
February 23 - Hall Overton, composer, jazz pianist and music teacher (d. 1972)
February 26 - Henri Crolla, jazz guitarist and film composer (d. 1960)
April 7 - Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist
April 12 - The Cox Twins, music hall entertainers
April 21 - Bruno Maderna, conductor and composer (d. 1973)
April 29 - Harold Shapero, composer
May 2 - Jean-Marie Auberson, violinist and conductor (d. 2004)
May 13 - Gareth Morris, flautist (d. 2007)
May 18 - Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)
May 21 - Bill Barber, jazz musician (d. 2007)
May 26 - Peggy Lee, singer and songwriter (d. 2002)
June 6
- Dino Asciolla, violinist (d. 1994)
- Robert Comrie Turner, composer
June 10 - Bonnie Davis, R&B singer (d. 1976)
June 19 - Johnny Douglas, film composer and conductor (d. 2003)
June 25 -Ozan Marsh, American concert pianist (d. 1992)
June 26 - Leonid Hambro, pianist (d. 2006)
July 1 - Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (d. 1999)
July 11 - Yul Brynner, actor, star of The King and I (d. 1985)
July 20 - Carmen Carrozza, accordionist
July 21 - Manuel Valls, composer
August 8
- Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (d. 2006)
- Jimmy Witherspoon, blues singer (d. 1997)
August 17 - Georgia Gibbs, singer (d. 2006)
August 29 - Charlie Parker, jazz musician (d. 1955)
September 17 - Jean Perrin, composer (d. 1989)
September 23 - Mickey Rooney, actor and entertainer
September 28 - Irma Baltuttis, singer and entertainer (d. 1958)
October 13 - Albert Hague, songwriter (d. 2001)
October 27 - Nanette Fabray, actress and singer
December 6 - Dave Brubeck, jazz musician
December 24 - Dave Bartholomew, bandleader, composer and arranger