Musicians and Composers of the Space Age
The atlas holds 23 people and 506 moments here, from 1957 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Prince, Whitney Houston and Freddie Mercury.
Notable people
Prince
from 1958 to 2016
46 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Whitney Houston
from 1963 to 2012
45 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Freddie Mercury
from 1963 to 1991
42 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Amy Winehouse
from 1983 to 2011
34 moments here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Selena
from 1971 to 1995
31 moments here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
George Michael
from 1963 to 2016
31 moments here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Robin Williams
from 1963 to 2014
30 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Kurt Cobain
from 1967 to 1994
29 moments here
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
Douglas Adams
from 1957 to 2001
23 moments here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Elvis Presley
from 1958 to 1977
21 moments here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Carrie Fisher
from 1973 to 2016
19 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Michael Jackson
from 1958 to 2009
17 moments here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Judy Garland
from 1959 to 1969
17 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Umm Kulthum
from 1962 to 1975
17 moments here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Chester Bennington
from 1976 to 2017
17 moments here
American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
Tupac Shakur
from 1971 to 1996
16 moments here
American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Hebe Camargo
from 1959 to 2012
14 moments here
Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1959 to 1992
13 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Mother Teresa
from 1971 to 1997
12 moments here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1957 to 1977
10 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Rafael Orozco Maestre
from 1974 to 1992
10 moments here
Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead singer of Binomio de Oro with accordionist Israel Romero.…
Pumpuang Duangjan
from 1961 to 1992
7 moments here
Pumpuang Duangjan (Ramphueng Chithan) was a Thai singer and actress widely known as the “Queen of Luk Thung.” Her documented movements include her…
Marilyn Monroe
from 1958 to 1962
5 moments here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Moments
- 1957 Films at Shepperton Studios Charlie Chaplin
- 1957 Moved to Brentwood animal shelter Douglas Adams
- 1958 Filmed at the Hotel del Coronado Marilyn Monroe
- 1958 Army induction at Fort Chaffee Elvis Presley
- 1958 Army training at Fort Hood Elvis Presley
- 1958 Birth at Mount Sinai Hospital Prince
- 1958 Emergency leave to Memphis Elvis Presley
- 1958 Born in Gary Michael Jackson
- 1958 Stationed at Ray Barracks Elvis Presley
- 1959 Move to Rio de Janeiro for TV Continental Hebe Camargo
- 1959 Interview in Paris Marlene Dietrich
- 1959 Metropolitan Opera House concert run Judy Garland
- 1959 Entered Brentwood School preparatory department Douglas Adams
- 1960 Concert tour in Jerusalem Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Tuschinski show broadcast Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Recording at RCA Studio B Elvis Presley
- 1960 Titania Palast appearance Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Amsterdam concert Judy Garland
- 1960 Olympia concerts Judy Garland
- 1960 Palais de Chaillot concerts Judy Garland
- 1961 Returns to Singapore with family Charlie Chaplin
- 1961 Moved back to Los Angeles Marilyn Monroe
- 1961 Memphis charity concerts Elvis Presley
- 1961 Pearl Harbor memorial benefit Elvis Presley
- 1961 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland
- 1961 Birth in Hankha Pumpuang Duangjan
- 1961 Hollywood Bowl concert Judy Garland
- 1962 Olympia appearance Marlene Dietrich
- 1962 Concerts in Lebanon Umm Kulthum
- 1962 Met the Mexican press at Hotel Continental Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 Sang for President Kennedy at Madison Square Garden Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 Receives Durham honorary degree Charlie Chaplin
- 1962 Receives Oxford honorary degree Charlie Chaplin
- 1962 Died at her Brentwood home Marilyn Monroe
- 1963 Return to São Paulo Hebe Camargo
- 1963 Family relocation and school in Bloomfield Hills Robin Williams
- 1963 Kuwait Independence Day visit Umm Kulthum
- 1963 Returned to Zanzibar Freddie Mercury
- 1963 Birth in East Finchley George Michael
- 1963 Birth at Presbyterian Hospital Whitney Houston
- 1964 Family flight to England Freddie Mercury
- 1964 Studied at Isleworth Polytechnic Freddie Mercury
- 1964 Residence in Sumaré Hebe Camargo
- 1964 Melbourne concert Judy Garland
- 1964 Sydney Stadium concerts Judy Garland
- 1964 Queen's Theatre engagement Marlene Dietrich
- 1964 Became a Brentwood School boarder Douglas Adams
- 1964 Settled at Gladstone Avenue Freddie Mercury
- 1964 London Palladium concerts with Liza Minnelli Judy Garland
- 1966 First Sunday program on Rede Record Hebe Camargo