2020
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Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan released the album 'Brazil305'
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Born on August 13
1747
Birth
Adrien-Joseph van Helmont
Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer was born
1913
Birth
Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov
Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer was born
1692
Birth
Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer
Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer was born
1929
Birth
Augustyn Bloch
Augustyn Bloch, composer was born
1984
Birth
Baby Blue
Baby Blue, American rapper (Pretty Ricky) was born
1925
Birth
Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter was born
1920
Birth
Charlie Alfred Galbraith
Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist was born
1717
Birth
Christoph Nichelsmann
Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer was born
1951
Birth
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg, Peoria Ill, rocker (Same Auld Lang Syne) was born
1938
Birth
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pop keyboardist was born
1944
Birth
David Mahler
David Mahler, composer was born
1930
Birth
Don Ho
Don Ho, American musician (d. 2007) was born
1958
Birth
Feargal Sharkey
Feargal Sharkey, rocker (Undertones-Never Never, Good Heart) was born
1721
Birth
Francis Ireland
Francis Ireland, composer was born
1913
Birth
Francisco Escudero
Francisco Escudero, composer was born
1920
Birth
George Shearing
George Shearing, London, blind pianist/composer (Lullabye of Byrdland) was born
1965
Birth
Hayato Matsuo
Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer was born
1930
Birth
Heino Jurisalu
Heino Jurisalu, composer was born
1952
Birth
Hughie Thomasson
Hughie Thomasson, American musician (d. 2007) was born
1964
Birth
Ian Haughland
Ian Haughland, heavy metal rocker (Europe-The Final Countdown) was born
1901
Birth
Ian Whyte
Ian Whyte, composer was born
1921
Birth
Jimmy McCracklin
Jimmy McCracklin, St. Louis, Missouri,blues musician, (d. 2012) was born
1851
Birth
John Lincoln Clem
John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937 was born
1879
Birth
John N Ireland
John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Mai-Dun) was born
1817
Birth
Karoly Thern
Karoly Thern, composer was born
1948
Birth
Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle, Portsmouth Ohio, soprano (Shephard-Tannhäuser) was born
1960
Birth
Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo, Japanese composer was born
1934
Birth
Leifur Thorarinsson
Leifur Thorarinsson, composer was born
1896
Birth
Leo[nhard] Pappenheim
Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor was born
1894
Birth
Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin
Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer was born
1878
Birth
Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev
Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer was born
1704
Birth
Lorenzo Fago
Lorenzo Fago, composer was born
1914
Birth
Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano, Basque operetta singer (d. 1970) was born
1959
Birth
Mark Nevin
Mark Nevin, rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love) was born
1867
Birth
Rudolf Georg Binding
Rudolf Georg Binding, German songwriter/writer (Legenden Der Zeit) was born
1831
Birth
Salomon Jaoassohn
Salomon Jaoassohn, composer was born
1942
Birth
Sheila Armstrong
Sheila Armstrong, soprano was born
1949
Birth
Sheralee
Sheralee, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist (Your Hit Parade) was born
1961
Birth
Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster was born
1963
Birth
Tigg Ketler
Tigg Ketler, Chula Vista Ca, drummer (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals) was born
1948
Birth
Tony Santini
Tony Santini, rocker (Sha Na Na) was born
1826
Birth
William Thomas Best
William Thomas Best, composer was born
Died on August 13
1886
Death
Adolf von Doss
Adolf von Doss, composer, dies at 62
1841
Death
Bernhard Romberg
Bernhard Romberg, German cellist/composer, dies
2023
Death
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant died
1984
Death
Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92
1996
Death
David Tudor
David Tudor, composer, dies at 70
1953
Death
Dmitri Arakishvili
Dmitri Arakishvili, composer, dies at 80
2003
Death
Ed Townsend
Ed Townsend, American songwriter and producer (b. 1929)
1928
Death
Fernand de La Tombelle
Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74
1916
Death
Fritz Steinbach
Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61
2024
Death
Greg Kihn
Greg Kihn died
1808
Death
Henri Hardouin
Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81
1959
Death
Henry Garat
Henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57
1954
Death
Hermann W S Waltershausen
Hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71
1908
Death
Ira D Sankey
Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67
1995
Death
Jesse Thomas
Jesse Thomas, blues singer, dies at 84
1982
Death
Joe Tex
Joe Tex, American singer and songwriter (b. 1933)
1947
Death
Johan H T Norlind
Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies
1912
Death
Jules Massenet
Jules Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon, etc.), dies at 70
1924
Death
Julian Aguirre
Julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56
1971
Death
King Curtis
King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37
2021
Death
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith died
2000
Death
Nazia Hassan
Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (b. 1965)
1998
Death
Nino Ferrer
Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer and composer (b. 1934)
2023
Death
Patricia Bredin
Patricia Bredin died
1933
Death
Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher
Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80
2022
Death
Piero Angela
Piero Angela died
2023
Death
Rachel Laurin
Rachel Laurin died
2020
Death
Steve Grossman
Steve Grossman died
2025
Death
Tomo Sakurai
Tomo Sakurai died
2011
Death
Topi Sorsakoski
Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish musician (b. 1952)
1946
Death
Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky
Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky, composer, dies at 33
1970
Death
Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky
Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer, dies at 75
1987
Death
Vincent Persichetti
Vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72
2021
Death
Vladimir Mendelssohn
Vladimir Mendelssohn died
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