1839-05-08
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Adolphe-Basile Routhier
Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist (O Canada) (d. 1920) was born
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1953-05-08
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Alex Van Halen
Alex Van Halen, Amsterdam The Netherlands, Dutch drummer (Van Halen) was born
1953-05-08
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Billy Burnette
Billy Burnette, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac) was born
1981-05-08
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Björn Dixgård
Björn Dixgård, Swedish guitarist was born
1745-05-08
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Carl Philipp Stamitz
Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer was born
1853-05-08
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Charles Lee Williams
Charles Lee Williams, composer was born
1931-05-08
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Charles M Wilson
Charles M Wilson, composer was born
1951-05-08
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Chris Frantz
Chris Frantz, Ky, rock drummer (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club) was born
1971-05-08
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Chris Wolf
Chris Wolf, actor/musician (Guys Next Door) was born
1964-05-08
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Dave Rowntree
Dave Rowntree, British musician (Blur) was born
1906-05-08
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David Van Vactor
David Van Vactor, Plymouth Indiana, composer (Chaconne) was born
1750-05-08
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Elias Mann
Elias Mann, composer was born
1975-05-08
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Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias, Madrid, Spanish singer-songwriter and King of Latin Pop (Bailamos, Hero) was born
1964-05-08
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Eric Brittingham
Eric Brittingham, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station) was born
1942-05-08
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Euclid "Motorhead" Sherwood
Euclid "Motorhead" Sherwood, rocker (Mothers Of Invention) was born
1892-05-08
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Ezio Pinza
Ezio Pinza, Rome Italy, bass singer (South Pacific, RCA Victor Show) was born
1947-05-08
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Felicity Lott
Felicity Lott, English soprano (We come to the river) was born
1944-05-08
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Gary Glitter
Gary Glitter, [Paul Gadd], England, rocker (Rock & Roll Part II) was born
1930-05-08
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Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder, [Japhy Ryder], beat poet (Rip Rap & Cold Mountain Poems) was born
1703-05-08
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Gottlob Harrer
Gottlob Harrer, composer was born
1930-05-08
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Heather Harper
Heather Harper, soprano was born
1844-05-08
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Hermann Gradener
Hermann Gradener, composer was born
1976-05-08
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Ian "H" Watkins
Ian "H" Watkins, pop singer (Steps) was born
1905-05-08
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Inglis Gundry
Inglis Gundry, composer was born
1806-05-08
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Jan Bedrich Kittl
Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer was born
1978-05-08
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Jang Woo Hyuk
Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer was born
1815-05-08
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Jean Delphin Alard
Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer was born
1886-05-08
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Jef van Hoof
Jef van Hoof, composer was born
1742-05-08
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Johann Baptist Krumpholtz
Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer was born
1778-05-08
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Johann Gansbacher
Johann Gansbacher, composer was born
1673-05-08
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Johann Valentin Eckelt
Johann Valentin Eckelt, composer was born
1527-05-08
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Johann Walter
Johann Walter, composer was born
1941-05-08
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John Fred
John Fred, rocker was born
1803-05-08
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Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova
Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer was born
1945-05-08
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Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer (Nachtfahrer) was born
1829-05-08
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1st internationally recognized US pianist was born
1941-05-08
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Mahmoud Ahmed
Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer was born
1966-05-08
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Marta Sánchez
Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer was born
1976-05-08
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Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter was born
1910-05-08
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Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams, US jazz pianist/composer (Zodiac Suite) was born
1983-05-08
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Matt Willis
Matt Willis, British singer was born
1980-05-08
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Michelle McManus
Michelle McManus, Scottish singer was born
1846-05-08
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Oscar Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein, Germany, opera/playwright (Kohinoor) was born
1943-05-08
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Paul Samwell-Smith
Paul Samwell-Smith, Richmond, Surrey, English bassist (The Yardbirds-For Your Love) was born
1964-05-08
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Peter Gill
Peter Gill, rocker (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) [or Mar/Jan 8] was born
1947-05-08
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Phil Sawyer
Phil Sawyer, rocker (Spencer Davis Group) was born
1951-05-08
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Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover) was born
1905-05-08
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Red Nichols
Red Nichols, American musician (d. 1965) was born
1947-05-08
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Rick Zehringer
Rick Zehringer, Ohio, rocker (McCoys) was born
1911-05-08
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Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson, blues singer (King of Delta Blues Singer) was born
1919-05-08
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Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov
Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer was born
1940-05-08
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Toni Tennille
Toni Tennille, American singer was born
1928-05-08
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William Jay Sydeman
William Jay Sydeman, composer was born
1948-05-08
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Alfred Holy
Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81
2008-05-08
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Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold, Country music star (b. 1918)
1818-05-08
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Franz Ignaz Kaa
Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer, dies at 78
1846-05-08
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Giacomo Cordella
Giacomo Cordella, composer, dies at 59
1974-05-08
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Graham Bond
Graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train
1941-05-08
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Heinrich Zollner
Heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86
1684-05-08
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Henri Dumont
Henri Dumont, composer, dies
1960-05-08
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Hugo Alfven
Hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88
1991-05-08
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Jean Langlais
Jean Langlais, composer, dies at 84
1985-05-08
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Karl Marx
Karl Marx, German composer/conductor, dies at 87
1993-05-08
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Kees Deenik
Kees Deenik, singer/conductor
1967-05-08
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Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews, singer (Andrews Sisters), dies at 51
1930-05-08
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Lvar Henning Mankell
Lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61
1829-05-08
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Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani
Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47
1885-05-08
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Pavel Krizkovsky
Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65
1959-05-08
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Renato Caccioppoli
Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55
1995-05-08
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Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng, singer, dies at 41
1985-05-08
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Alabama
20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win
1970-05-08
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The Beatles
Beatles release "Let it Be" album
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