On This Day in Music: August 13

On August 13 in music history, 42 artists were born, 34 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them Gloria Estefan (2020), Iggy Azalea (2021) and Baby Blue (1984).

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Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan released the album 'Brazil305'

Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea released the album 'The End of an Era'

Baby Blue

Baby Blue, American rapper (Pretty Ricky) was born

Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg, Peoria Ill, rocker (Same Auld Lang Syne) was born

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Born on August 13

Adrien-Joseph van Helmont

Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer was born

Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov

Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer was born

Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer

Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer was born

Augustyn Bloch

Augustyn Bloch, composer was born

Baby Blue

Baby Blue, American rapper (Pretty Ricky) was born

Benny Bailey

Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter was born

Charlie Alfred Galbraith

Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist was born

Christoph Nichelsmann

Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer was born

Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg, Peoria Ill, rocker (Same Auld Lang Syne) was born

Dave "Baby" Cortez

Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pop keyboardist was born

David Mahler

David Mahler, composer was born

Don Ho

Don Ho, American musician (d. 2007) was born

Feargal Sharkey

Feargal Sharkey, rocker (Undertones-Never Never, Good Heart) was born

Francis Ireland

Francis Ireland, composer was born

Francisco Escudero

Francisco Escudero, composer was born

George Shearing

George Shearing, London, blind pianist/composer (Lullabye of Byrdland) was born

Hayato Matsuo

Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer was born

Heino Jurisalu

Heino Jurisalu, composer was born

Hughie Thomasson

Hughie Thomasson, American musician (d. 2007) was born

Ian Haughland

Ian Haughland, heavy metal rocker (Europe-The Final Countdown) was born

Ian Whyte

Ian Whyte, composer was born

Jimmy McCracklin

Jimmy McCracklin, St. Louis, Missouri,blues musician, (d. 2012) was born

John Lincoln Clem

John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937 was born

John N Ireland

John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Mai-Dun) was born

Karoly Thern

Karoly Thern, composer was born

Kathleen Battle

Kathleen Battle, Portsmouth Ohio, soprano (Shephard-Tannhäuser) was born

Koji Kondo

Koji Kondo, Japanese composer was born

Leifur Thorarinsson

Leifur Thorarinsson, composer was born

Leo[nhard] Pappenheim

Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor was born

Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin

Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer was born

Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev

Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer was born

Lorenzo Fago

Lorenzo Fago, composer was born

Luis Mariano

Luis Mariano, Basque operetta singer (d. 1970) was born

Mark Nevin

Mark Nevin, rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love) was born

Rudolf Georg Binding

Rudolf Georg Binding, German songwriter/writer (Legenden Der Zeit) was born

Salomon Jaoassohn

Salomon Jaoassohn, composer was born

Sheila Armstrong

Sheila Armstrong, soprano was born

Sheralee

Sheralee, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist (Your Hit Parade) was born

Stuart Maconie

Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster was born

Tigg Ketler

Tigg Ketler, Chula Vista Ca, drummer (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals) was born

Tony Santini

Tony Santini, rocker (Sha Na Na) was born

William Thomas Best

William Thomas Best, composer was born

Died on August 13

Adolf von Doss

Adolf von Doss, composer, dies at 62

Bernhard Romberg

Bernhard Romberg, German cellist/composer, dies

Clarence Avant

Clarence Avant died

Clyde Cook

Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92

David Tudor

David Tudor, composer, dies at 70

Dmitri Arakishvili

Dmitri Arakishvili, composer, dies at 80

Ed Townsend

Ed Townsend, American songwriter and producer (b. 1929)

Fernand de La Tombelle

Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74

Fritz Steinbach

Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61

Greg Kihn

Greg Kihn died

Henri Hardouin

Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81

Henry Garat

Henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57

Hermann W S Waltershausen

Hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71

Ira D Sankey

Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67

Jesse Thomas

Jesse Thomas, blues singer, dies at 84

Joe Tex

Joe Tex, American singer and songwriter (b. 1933)

Johan H T Norlind

Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies

Jules Massenet

Jules Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon, etc.), dies at 70

Julian Aguirre

Julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56

King Curtis

King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37

Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith died

Nazia Hassan

Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (b. 1965)

Nino Ferrer

Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer and composer (b. 1934)

Patricia Bredin

Patricia Bredin died

Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher

Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80

Piero Angela

Piero Angela died

Rachel Laurin

Rachel Laurin died

Steve Grossman

Steve Grossman died

Tomo Sakurai

Tomo Sakurai died

Topi Sorsakoski

Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish musician (b. 1952)

Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky

Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky, composer, dies at 33

Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky

Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer, dies at 75

Vincent Persichetti

Vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72

Vladimir Mendelssohn

Vladimir Mendelssohn died

Releases & milestones on August 13

Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan released the album 'Brazil305'

Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea released the album 'The End of an Era'

The Killers

The Killers released the album 'Pressure Machine'

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