Person    | Male  Born 5/9/1912  Died 12/8/1992

John Cage

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: USA

John Cage

Composer, music theorist, writer, and artist. Leading member of the avant-garde and described himself as an anarchist.  Born Los Angeles. Wrote 4′33″.

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John Cage

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Anarchists

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Bag o' Nails Club

Bag o' Nails Club

Established in the 1930’s.  From their own website: A well-known basement music hangout of the 1930's.  Featured in Anthony Powell's novel 'A Dance to the Music of Time".  WW2 the club was used as ...

Place, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Music / songs

2 memorials
Thomas Tiplady

Thomas Tiplady

Born Yorkshire. Raised as a Methodist. Became a minister in the East End, a chaplain in WW1. Became Superintendent of the Lambeth Mission in London in 1922, and was there 32 years. Wrote many hymns...

Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Religion

1 memorial
Professor Cecília Vajda

Professor Cecília Vajda

Britain's leading exponent of Kodaly's principles of musicianship training, founder of the British Kodaly Academy, Born in Budapest, Vajda studied with Kodály. From the Picture source: "... came t...

Person, Music / songs, Hungary

1 memorial
Jacqueline du Pré

Jacqueline du Pré

Cellist. Born Jacqueline Mary du Pré in Oxford. Her musical training began with lessons from her mother, before she enrolled at the London Violoncello School at the age of five. She made her debut ...

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous

3 memorials
Anne Shelton

Anne Shelton

Singer. Born Patricia Jacqueline Sibley at 39 Coleman Road, Camberwell. She was singing on the radio at the age of twelve and had a recording contract when she was fifteen. Achieved huge fame in WW...

Person, Music / songs, TV & Radio

1 memorial