About maketodayrock.com: We celebrate musicians' birthdays, remember those we've lost, and highlight key moments in music such a release dates, chart peak dates, or anything else tied to a specific date. Pick any day from the menu in the top right. The front page shows recent obituaries.
November 29, 1841 ~ Concert hall singer Joe Wilson born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK ~ Wrote and sang in the Geordie dialect of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, his native speech. Best known for the songs Keep Yor Feet Still Geordie Hinny and Sally Wheatley, the latter revived during the late 20th century by acts such as Alex Glasgow and the Dubliners ~ Wilson passed away in 1875
November 29, 1797 ~ Composer Gaetano Donizetti, full name Domenica Gaetano Maria Donizetti, born in Bergamo, Italy ~ Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini a leading composer of the bel canto era. Wrote close to 70 operas, his best known perhaps being 1832's L'Elisir D'Amore, 1837's Roberto Devereux and 1843's Don Pasquale ~ Donizetti passed away in 1848
November 29, 1643 ~ Composer, choirmaster, priest Claudio Monteverdi, full name Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, passed away in Venice, Italy ~ Composed both secular and sacred music. Considered a pioneer pivotal to the development of opera. Served as a bridge between the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Best known for religious works such as Vespro Della Beata Vergine and the opera L'Orfeo, the latter still widely performed to this day ~ Monteverdi was born ca.1567