On This Day in Music: April 8

On April 8 in music history, 42 artists were born, 32 died and 9 other milestones happened, among them Carmen McRae (Clark) (1920), Jacques Brel (1929) and Laura Nyro (1997).

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Carmen McRae (Clark)

Carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life) was born

Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel, Belgium, singer/actor (Pain in the A__) was born

Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro, singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49

Biz Markie

Biz Markie, rocker (Meteor Man, Townsend Television) was born

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Born on April 8

Adam Woods

Adam Woods, rock drummer/pianist (Fixx) was born

Adrian Boult

Adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch) was born

Alexi Laiho

Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, Kylähullut) was born

Anouk

Anouk, Dutch singer was born

Asger Hamerik

Asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer was born

Barton Keith McLean

Barton Keith McLean, composer was born

Biz Markie

Biz Markie, rocker (Meteor Man, Townsend Television) was born

Carmen McRae (Clark)

Carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life) was born

Chino XL

Chino XL, American rapper was born

Claudio Merulo

Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born

Dimitrios Levidis

Dimitrios Levidis, composer was born

Erika Sawajiri

Erika Sawajiri, Japanese actress, model and singer was born

Fernand Lamy

Fernand Lamy, composer was born

Fred Ebb

Fred Ebb, Manhattan NY, American composer, (d. 2004) was born

Georg Zarth

Georg Zarth, composer was born

Giuseppe Tartini

Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born

Herbert Eimert

Herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel) was born

Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese singer was born

Izzy Stradlin

Izzy Stradlin, [Jeff Isabelle], Lafayette IN, guitarist (Guns & Roses) was born

Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel, Belgium, singer/actor (Pain in the A__) was born

Jan Novak

Jan Novak, composer was born

Jaroslav Smolka

Jaroslav Smolka, composer was born

John Antill

John Antill, composer was born

Josef Krips

Josef Krips, Vienna Austria, conductor (London Symph 1954-63) was born

Joseph Gehot

Joseph Gehot, composer was born

Julian Lennon

Julian Lennon, Liverpool UK, singer (Too Late for Goodbyes) and son of John was born

Karl Hermann Pillney

Karl Hermann Pillney, composer was born

Manuel Ortega

Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer was born

Monty Sunshine

Monty Sunshine, jazz bandleader (Gotta Travel On) was born

Olavi Pesonen

Olavi Pesonen, composer was born

Paul Gray

Paul Gray, American bassist (Slipknot) was born

Peggy Lennon

Peggy Lennon, Los Angeles California, singer (Lennon Sisters) was born

Pierre Prowo

Pierre Prowo, composer was born

Roger Chapman

Roger Chapman, Leicester, rock vocalist (Family-Family Entertainment) was born

Rudolf Nelson

Rudolf Nelson, composer was born

Sigurdur Thordarson

Sigurdur Thordarson, composer was born

Steve Howe

Steve Howe, London, rock guitarist (Asia, Yes-Roundabout) was born

Thaddaus Weigl

Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born

Victor Schertzinger

Victor Schertzinger, composer/director (Uptown NY) was born

Virginia O'Brien

Virginia O'Brien, Los Angeles California, actress/singer (Gus, Ziegfeld Follies) was born

Walter Berry

Walter Berry, Austria singer/ex husband of Christa Ludwig was born

Yip Harburg

Yip Harburg, American lyricist (d. 1981) was born

Died on April 8

Anton Diabelli

Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76

Arthur Walter Kramer

Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78

Arthur William Foote

Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84

Carl Dobkins Jr.

Carl Dobkins Jr. died

Charles Donald Adams

Charles Donald Adams, singer, dies at 67

Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35

Charles-Auguste de Beriot

Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68

Charles-Louis Hanssens

Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68

Dead (musician)

Dead (musician), Swedish metal singer (b. 1969)

Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti

Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50

Francesca Emanuel

Francesca Emanuel died

Francois de La Croix

Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76

George Garrett

George Garrett, composer, dies at 62

Glenn Fredly

Glenn Fredly died

Ignaz Franz von Mosel

Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72

Irene Eisinger

Irene Eisinger, singer, dies at 91

J. Fred Coots

J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897)

John Park

John Park, composer, dies at 61

John Parry

John Parry, composer, dies at 75

Joseph Netherclift

Joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70

Kostas Skarvelis

Kostas Skarvelis, Greek songwriter (b. 1880)

Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro, singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49

Lenny Welch

Lenny Welch died

Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren, British music manager and musician (b. 1946)

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf died

Melitha Sidabutar

Melitha Sidabutar died

Pedro Vaz Rego

Pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63

Rubby Pérez

Rubby Pérez died

Teddy Scholten

Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (b. 1926)

Vaslav Fromich Nijinsky

Vaslav Fromich Nijinsky, Ukrainian ballet dancer, dies in London

William Henry Hadow

William Henry Hadow, composer (Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77

Yukiko Okada

Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967)

Releases & milestones on April 8

Amilcare Ponchielli

Amiliare Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda," premieres in Milan

Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello released the album 'Familia'

Jack White

Jack White released the album 'Fear of the Dawn'

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani released the album 'The Elephants of Mars'

Michael Landon

Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of pancreas

Papa Roach

Papa Roach released the album 'Ego Trip'

Son Lux

Son Lux released the album 'Everything Everywhere All at Once – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'

Wet Leg

Wet Leg released the album 'Wet Leg'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379

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