MUSICIANS
- Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (1887*-1983)
*(government records show that Blake's birthdate was 1887, though he later listed 1883)
Street musician, Baltimore Farmers' Market, near Holliday St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2012. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Bowie, Lester (1941-1999)
Born in Frederick, Maryland, October 11, 1941
Died in Brooklyn, New York, November 8, 1999
Brown, Anne Wiggins (1912-2009)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, August 19, 1912
Died in Oslo, Norway, March 13, 2009
Byrne, David (1952-)
Born in Dumbarton, Scotland, May 14, 1952. Moved to Arbutus, Maryland at age seven.
Street musician, East Pleasant St. near Fallsway, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
- Cassidy, Eva (1963-1996)
Born in Oxon Hill, Maryland, February 2, 1963
Died in Bowie, Maryland, November 2, 1996
- Joshua Coyne (1993-)
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, March 5, 1993
- Fahey, John (1939-2001)
Born in Takoma Park, Maryland, February 28, 1939
Died in Salem, Oregon, February 22, 2001
- Fleisher, Leon (1928-)
Born in San Francisco, California, July 23, 1928
High school musicians, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Hahn, Hilary (1979-)
Born in Lexington, Virginia, November 27, 1979. Moved to Baltimore, Maryland at age three
Hines, Brendan P. (1976-)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 28, 1976
Violinist Hilary Hahn at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, February 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Holiday, Billie [Eleanora Fagan] (1915-1959)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, April 7, 1915
Died in New York, New York, July 17, 1959
Ponselle, Rosa (1897-1981)
Born in Meriden, Connecticut, January 22, 1897
Died in Baltimore, Maryland, May 25, 1981
Street musicians near Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
- Snowden, Elmer (1900-1973)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 9, 1900
- Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 14, 1973
- Webb, Chick [William Henry] (1909-1939)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, February 10, 1909
Died in Baltimore, Maryland, June 16, 1939
- Zappa, Frank (1940-1993)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 21, 1940
Died in Los Angeles, California, December 4, 1993
Frank Zappa "Born in Baltimore" bust at Southeast Anchor Library, Eastern Ave. & South Conkling St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2011. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. The bust was a gift in 2009 to City of Baltimore from Lithuanian nonprofit organization ZAPPART. It is a replica. The original, the work of sculptor Konstantinas Bogdanas, stands in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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