On This Day in Music: August 10

On August 10 in music history, 57 artists were born, 23 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them Michael Jackson (1985), Isaac Hayes (2008) and Patti Austin (1948).

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle song) for $47 million

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes, American musician and actor (b. 1942)

Patti Austin

Patti Austin, soul singer/actress (Real Me) was born

Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector, [Veronica Bennett], NYC, singer (Be My Little Baby) was born

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Born on August 10

Aaron Hall

Aaron Hall, American songwriter was born

Aaron Kamin

Aaron Kamin, American musician (The Calling) was born

Alexander Goehr

Alexander Goehr, composer was born

Alexander K Glazunov

Alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana) was born

Ashley Putnam

Ashley Putnam, NYC, soprano (NY City Opera 1978) was born

Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson, American musician (d. 1972) was born

Bobby Hatfield

Bobby Hatfield, Wisc, rocker (Righteous Bros-Unchained Melody) was born

Brian Easdale

Brian Easdale, composer was born

Carl Friedrich Weitzmann

Carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer was born

Carlos Lavin

Carlos Lavin, composer was born

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer was born

Christofer Johnsson

Christofer Johnsson, Swedish musician was born

Christoph Gottlieb Schroter

Christoph Gottlieb Schroter, composer was born

Clarence Cameron White

Clarence Cameron White, composer was born

Claude Thornhill

Claude Thornhill, composer was born

Dan Donovan

Dan Donovan, rocker (Bad) was born

Daniel Gottlob Turk

Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer was born

Douglas Stuart Moore

Douglas Stuart Moore, Cutchogue NY, composer (Good Night Harvard) was born

Eddie Fisher

Eddie Fisher, Phila Pa, singer (Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain) was born

Edwin James Nairn Carr

Edwin James Nairn Carr, composer was born

Florent Vollant

Florent Vollant, Innu-Canadian musician (Kashtin) was born

Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee

Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer was born

Gene Johnson

Gene Johnson, Sugar Grove Pa, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle) was born

Girolamo Giacobbi

Girolamo Giacobbi, composer was born

Giya Alexandrovich Kancheli

Giya Alexandrovich Kancheli, Georgian composer (Night Prayers) was born

Gyula Beliczay

Gyula Beliczay, composer was born

Hansi Kürsch

Hansi Kürsch, German singer was born

Heinrich August Neithardt

Heinrich August Neithardt, composer was born

Herman Strategier

Herman Strategier, Dutch organist/composer/conductor was born

Hieronymus Praetorius

Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born

Ian Anderson

Ian Anderson, Scotland, rocker (Jethro Tull-Bungle in the Jungle) was born

Jacob Edvard Gille

Jacob Edvard Gille, composer was born

James Carl Tenney

James Carl Tenney, composer was born

Jeff Mangum

Jeff Mangum, American musician was born

Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Dean, Tx, actor/singer (Jimmy Dean Show, Diamonds are Forever) was born

John Alldis

John Alldis, composer/conductor was born

Jon Farriss

Jon Farriss, Australian rock vocalist/drummer (INXS-Kiss the Dirt) was born

Jose Teodor Vilar

Jose Teodor Vilar, composer was born

Larry Larden

Larry Larden, rocker (Every Mother's Son) was born

Leo Fender

Leo Fender, Anaheim California, rocker (Fender guitars) was born

Lorraine Pearson

Lorraine Pearson, rocker was born

Marie-Claire Alain

Marie-Claire Alain, French organist/composer was born

Mart Sander

Mart Sander, Estonian singer and actor was born

Max Kowalski

Max Kowalski, composer was born

Michael Bivins

Michael Bivins, Boston, rock vocalist (New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe) was born

Michael Mantler

Michael Mantler, American trumpeter and composer was born

Natsumi Abe

Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer was born

Patti Austin

Patti Austin, soul singer/actress (Real Me) was born

Paul Geisler

Paul Geisler, composer was born

Philipp Nicolai

Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born

Pietro Antonio Tamburini

Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer was born

Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector, [Veronica Bennett], NYC, singer (Be My Little Baby) was born

Samuel Arnold

Samuel Arnold, composer was born

Santiago Ferrer

Santiago Ferrer, composer was born

Stephan Groth

Stephan Groth, Norwegian musician was born

Veronica Bennett

Veronica Bennett, rocker was born

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (d. 1936) was born

Died on August 10

Antonella Lualdi

Antonella Lualdi died

Bernd-Alois Zimmermann

Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52

Bill Baker

Bill Baker, singer, dies at 58

Carl Christian Lumbye

Carl Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 70

Carmita Jiménez

Carmita Jiménez, Puerto Rican singer

Conlon Nancarrow

Conlon Nancarrow, American composer (b. 1912)

Del Newman

Del Newman died

Eduard Grell

Eduard Grell, composer, dies at 85

Hippolyte Monpou

Hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37

Ilona Massey

Ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes, American musician and actor (b. 1942)

Johann Michael Haydn

Johann Michael Haydn, composer, dies at 68

John Francis Larchet

John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83

Joseph Moorat

Joseph Moorat, composer, dies at 73

Michael Houser

Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (b. 1962)

Peter Lancelot Williams

Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist, dies at 81

Salvatore Vigano

Salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52

Sebastien de Brossard

Sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari died

Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson, British music personality and broadcaster (b. 1950)

Vesa-Matti Loiri

Vesa-Matti Loiri died

Waldemar Bastos

Waldemar Bastos died

Øystein Aarseth

Øystein Aarseth, Norwegian musician (Mayhem) (b. 1968)

Releases & milestones on August 10

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle song) for $47 million

Stephen Sondheim

"Little Night Music" closes at New York State NYC after 7 perfs

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik"

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