1960
Birth
Chuck D
Chuck D, [Chuck Ridenhour], US rapper (Public Enemy) was born
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Born on August 1
1964
Birth
Adam Duritz
Adam Duritz, American musician (Counting Crows) was born
1840
Birth
Aldine Sillman Kieffer
Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer was born
1942
Birth
André Gagnon
André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer was born
1659
Birth
Antoine Mouque
Antoine Mouque, composer was born
1981
Birth
Ashley Parker Angel
Ashley Parker Angel, North American singer and actor was born
1686
Birth
Benedetto Marcello
Benedetto Marcello, Venice Italy, Italian author/composer (Lettera Famigliare) was born
1960
Birth
Chuck D
Chuck D, [Chuck Ridenhour], US rapper (Public Enemy) was born
1963
Birth
Coolio [Artis Leon Ivey Jr.]
Coolio [Artis Leon Ivey Jr.], Monessen Pennsylvania, rapper (Gangsta Paradise) was born
1977
Birth
Damien Saez
Damien Saez, French musician, songwriter, and author was born
1968
Birth
Dan Donegan
Dan Donegan, American musician (Disturbed) was born
1943
Birth
Dennis Paxton
Dennis Paxton, rocker (Dave Clark Five-Glad All Over) was born
1824
Birth
Edward Francis Fitzwilliam
Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer was born
1779
Birth
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born
1848
Birth
František Kmoch
František Kmoch, Czech composer and conductor was born
1930
Birth
Geoffrey Holder
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidad, dancer/actor (Annie, The Wiz) was born
1755
Birth
Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi
Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer was born
1847
Birth
Guido Papini
Guido Papini, violinist/composer was born
1858
Birth
Hans Rott
Hans Rott, composer was born
1766
Birth
Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner
Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer was born
1914
Birth
Jack Delano
Jack Delano, composer was born
1913
Birth
Jerome Moross
Jerome Moross, Brooklyn NY, composer (Frankie & Johnny) was born
1942
Birth
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia, SF, rocker (Grateful Dead-Uncle John's Band, Sugar Magnolia) was born
1959
Birth
Joe Elliott
Joe Elliott, Sheffield, England, heavy metal vocalist (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages) was born
1926
Birth
Karl Kohn
Karl Kohn, composer was born
1911
Birth
Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless
Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician was born
1930
Birth
Lionel Bart [Begleiter]
Lionel Bart [Begleiter], Stepney, London, English pop music composer and writer (Oliver!) was born
1908
Birth
Miloslav Kabelac
Miloslav Kabelac, composer was born
1898
Birth
Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff, Phila, violinist (Picnic, Pal Joey) was born
1964
Birth
Nick Christian Sayer
Nick Christian Sayer, rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen) was born
1972
Birth
Nicke Royale
Nicke Royale, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters) was born
1871
Birth
Oskar Fried
Oskar Fried, composer was born
1959
Birth
Otomo Yoshihide
Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician was born
1685
Birth
Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni
Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer was born
1949
Birth
Primous
Primous, III Fountain, composer was born
1931
Birth
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, rocker was born
1947
Birth
Rick Anderson
Rick Anderson, rock bassist (Tubes) was born
1947
Birth
Ricky Coonce
Ricky Coonce, Los Angeles California, rock drummer (Grass Roots) was born
1958
Birth
Rob Buck
Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs) (d. 2000) was born
1953
Birth
Robert Cray
Robert Cray, Columbus Ga, blues singer/songwriter (1987 Grammy) was born
1951
Birth
Robin Heifetz
Robin Heifetz, composer was born
1931
Birth
Sean O Riada
Sean O Riada, composer was born
1882
Birth
Vaclav Klicka
Vaclav Klicka, composer was born
1888
Birth
Vito Frazzi
Vito Frazzi, composer was born
1910
Birth
Walter Scharf
Walter Scharf, American composer (d. 2003) was born
1899
Birth
William Steinberg
William Steinberg, Cologne, conductor (Boston Symph-1969-71) was born
1923
Birth
Yoshinao Nakada
Yoshinao Nakada, composer was born
1941
Birth
Étienne Roda-Gil
Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004) was born
Died on August 1
2005
Death
Al Aronowitz
Al Aronowitz, American music journalist (b. 1928)
2023
Death
Alexander Kolker
Alexander Kolker died
2025
Death
Arif Babayev
Arif Babayev died
1966
Death
Bud Powell
Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer, dies
1813
Death
Carl Stenborg
Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60
1628
Death
Francesco Gonzaga
Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37
1996
Death
Frida Boccara
Frida Boccara, French singer (b. 1940)
1805
Death
Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz
Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51
1973
Death
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer, dies at 91
2021
Death
Gino Renni
Gino Renni died
2022
Death
Jeannie Carson
Jeannie Carson died
2025
Death
Jeannie Seely
Jeannie Seely died
1989
Death
John Ogdon
John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52
2020
Death
Khosrow Sinai
Khosrow Sinai died
1965
Death
Kiyoshi Nobutoki
Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer, dies at 77
2021
Death
Paul Cotton
Paul Cotton died
1846
Death
Peter Ritter
Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83
1934
Death
Piotr Maszynski
Piotr Maszynski, composer, dies at 79
1995
Death
Robert L "Bob" Talley
Robert L "Bob" Talley, pianist, dies at 75
2022
Death
Rosa de Castilla
Rosa de Castilla died
1981
Death
Seppo Antero Yrjonpoika Nummi
Seppo Antero Yrjonpoika Nummi, composer, dies at 49
1997
Death
Svyatoslav Richter
Svyatoslav Richter, Russian pianist, dies of heart attack at 82
2007
Death
Tommy Makem
Tommy Makem, Irish folk singer (b. 1932)
1922
Death
Vaclav Juda Novotny
Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer, dies at 72
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