On This Day in Music: August 17

On August 17 in music history, 47 artists were born, 28 died and 2 other milestones happened, among them Belinda Carlisle (1958), Ringo Starr (1962) and Floyd Red Crow Westerman (1936).

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Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Carlisle, Hollywood Ca, (GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth) was born

Ringo Starr

Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr

Floyd Red Crow Westerman

Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American musician-actor (d. 2007) was born

Luther Allison

Luther Allison, Mayflower Ark, rock guitarist (Bad News is Coming) was born

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Born on August 17

Abram Chasins

Abram Chasins, composer was born

Anton Kersjes

Anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch) was born

Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Carlisle, Hollywood Ca, (GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth) was born

Colin James

Colin James, Canadian musician was born

Colin Moulding

Colin Moulding, English pop guitarist (XTC) was born

Dave "Snaker" Ray

Dave "Snaker" Ray, American musician (d. 2002) was born

Donald E Wahlberg Jr

Donald E Wahlberg Jr, Boston, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough) was born

Edward Cowie

Edward Cowie, composer was born

Eric Aaltonen

Eric Aaltonen, composer was born

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson, American guitarist was born

Floyd Red Crow Westerman

Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American musician-actor (d. 2007) was born

Franz de Paula Roser

Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born

Gary Talley

Gary Talley, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Box Tops) was born

George Melly

George Melly, British singer (d. 2007) was born

George William Warren

George William Warren, composer was born

Georgia Gibbs

Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire) was born

Gilby Clarke

Gilby Clarke, US pop guitarist (Guns n' Roses-Civil War) was born

Glen Goldsmith

Glen Goldsmith, rocker (What You See is What You Get) was born

Hans Vandenburg

Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo) was born

Hubert Platt Main

Hubert Platt Main, composer was born

Ivan Parik

Ivan Parik, composer was born

Katri Helena

Katri Helena, Finnish singer was born

Kevin Max

Kevin Max, American singer (dc talk) was born

Kevin Rowlands

Kevin Rowlands, rock vocalist (Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen) was born

Kevin Welch

Kevin Welch, California, country songwriter/actor (Thing Called Love) was born

Kurt Hessenberg

Kurt Hessenberg, composer was born

Larry Clinton

Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985) was born

Laurence Richard Deniz

Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist was born

Lene Marlin

Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer was born

Leo Ascher

Leo Ascher, composer was born

Leopold Nowak

Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (d. 1991) was born

Luther Allison

Luther Allison, Mayflower Ark, rock guitarist (Bad News is Coming) was born

Marian Viktorovich Koval

Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer was born

Mark Dinning

Mark Dinning, American singer (d. 1986) was born

Maysa Leak

Maysa Leak, American Jazz Singer was born

Nicola Antonio Porpora

Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born

Peter Benoit

Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) was born

Philippe Libon

Philippe Libon, composer was born

Rod MacDonald

Rod MacDonald, American musician was born

Sib Hashian

Sib Hashian, Boston Mass, rock drummer (Boston) was born

Stephan Eicher

Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer was born

Steve Gorman

Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville Ky, rock drummer (Black Crowes) was born

Tarja Turunen

Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer was born

Thomas Jefferson Anderson

Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer was born

Tony Hajjar

Tony Hajjar, Lebanese musician (At the Drive-In, Sparta) was born

Uhm Jung-hwa

Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress was born

Vibeke Stene

Vibeke Stene, Norwegian singer (Tristania) was born

Died on August 17

Ajita Srivastava

Ajita Srivastava died

Billy Murray

Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77

Carl Johann Adam Zeller

Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56

Carlos Leon Salzedo

Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76

Edmond Audran

Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61

Ernst Franck

Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42

Florent Schmitt

Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87

Frank Beard

Frank Beard died

Franz Commer

Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74

Frederick II (the Great)

Frederick II (the Great), King of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74

Gary Young

Gary Young died

Gino Marinuzzi

Gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61

Giuseppe Scarlotti

Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54

Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86

Jan Jachym Kopriva

Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38

Jasraj

Jasraj died

Jean Barraqué

Jean Barraqué, French composer (b. 1928)

Joe Hickerson

Joe Hickerson died

Johann Augustin Kobelius

Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57

Johann Nepomuk Poissl

Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82

Mauritius Vogt

Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61

Ole Bull

Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer (b. 1810)

Paul Williams

Paul Williams, rocker (Temptations), commits suicide at 32

Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, dies of heart attack at 72

Pierre-Octave Ferroud

Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36

Richard Hoffman

Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78

Robert Russell Bennett

Robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87

William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis

William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician, dies at 76

Releases & milestones on August 17

Richard Wagner

Opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth

Ringo Starr

Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr

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