1961
Birth
Andy Fletcher
Andy Fletcher, rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough) was born
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Born on July 8
1961
Birth
Andy Fletcher
Andy Fletcher, rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough) was born
1970
Birth
Beck
Beck, American singer was born
1992
Birth
Benjamin Grosvenor
Benjamin Grosvenor, British pianist was born
1904
Birth
Bill Challis
Bill Challis, arranger/pianist was born
1914
Birth
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine, Pittsburgh PA, jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love) was born
1927
Birth
Carlo Franci
Carlo Franci, composer was born
1958
Birth
Carlos Cavazo
Carlos Cavazo, rocker (Quiet Riot - Metal Health) was born
1942
Birth
Chuck Negron
Chuck Negron, Bronx NY, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born
1871
Birth
Clement Harris
Clement Harris, composer was born
1976
Birth
David Kennedy
David Kennedy, American guitarist (Angels & Airwaves) was born
1975
Birth
Elias Viljanen
Elias Viljanen, Finnish Guitarist was born
1958
Birth
Fred Young
Fred Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett) was born
1900
Birth
George Antheil
George Antheil, Trenton NJ, composer (Airplane Sonata) was born
1574
Birth
Giovanni Battista Stefanini
Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born
1961
Birth
Graham Jones
Graham Jones, rock guitarist (Haircut 100) was born
1951
Birth
Greg T Walker
Greg T Walker, rock bassist (Blackfoot) was born
1604
Birth
Heinrich Albert
Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born
1912
Birth
Jacques Stehman
Jacques Stehman, composer was born
1944
Birth
Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson
Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, US rock drummer (Allman Brothers) was born
1985
Birth
Jamie Cook
Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys) was born
1931
Birth
Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale, [Genaro Louis Vitaliano], NYC, singer (Arriverderci Roma) was born
1637
Birth
Johann Georg Ebeling
Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born
1924
Birth
Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (d. 2005) was born
1967
Birth
Jordan Chan
Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer was born
1907
Birth
Kishio Hirao
Kishio Hirao, composer was born
1931
Birth
Louis Ballard
Louis Ballard, composer was born
1638
Birth
Matteo Coferati
Matteo Coferati, composer was born
1928
Birth
Norma Donaldson
Norma Donaldson, singer/actress (Poetic Justice, 5 Heartbeats) was born
1882
Birth
Percy Grainger
Percy Grainger, Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor (Hill Songs) was born
1951
Birth
Pleas Ned Sublette
Pleas Ned Sublette, composer was born
1948
Birth
Raffi
Raffi, children's singer (Baby Beluga) was born
1757
Birth
Richard Wainwright
Richard Wainwright, composer was born
1857
Birth
Rudolf Dellinger
Rudolf Dellinger, composer was born
1956
Birth
Russell Christian
Russell Christian, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World) was born
1935
Birth
Steve Lawrence
Steve Lawrence, Bkln, singer/actor (Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy) was born
1992
Birth
Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks
Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks, daughter of country singer Garth Brooks was born
1961
Birth
Toby Keith
Toby Keith, American singer was born
1819
Birth
Vatroslav Lisinski
Vatroslav Lisinski, composer was born
1974
Birth
Zhanna Friske
Zhanna Friske, Russian actress and singer was born
Died on July 8
2022
Death
Adam Wade
Adam Wade died
1946
Death
Aleksander V Aleksandrov
Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63
1942
Death
Catherinus Elling
Catherinus Elling, composer, dies at 83
1971
Death
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1920)
2020
Death
Daniel Alvarado
Daniel Alvarado died
1994
Death
Dominic Lucero
Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer
1681
Death
Georg Neumark
Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60
1957
Death
Henry Fevrier
Henry Fevrier, composer, dies at 81
1885
Death
Henry Waelput
Henry Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Blessing of Arms), dies
2025
Death
James Carter Cathcart
James Carter Cathcart died
1996
Death
James Woodie Alexander
James Woodie Alexander, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 80
1876
Death
Josef Dessauer
Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78
1961
Death
Julian Bautista
Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60
1991
Death
Lotte Palfi Andor
Lotte Palfi Andor, actress (Lovesick, All the Jazz), dies
2020
Death
Naya Rivera
Naya Rivera died
1941
Death
Philippe Gaubert
Philippe Gaubert, composer, dies at 62
1949
Death
Riccadro Pick-Mangiagalli
Riccadro Pick-Mangiagalli, composer, dies at 66
1894
Death
Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov
Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies
1905
Death
Walter Kittredge
Walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834)
2023
Death
Özkan Uğur
Özkan Uğur died
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