1958
Birth
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle, Hollywood Ca, (GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth) was born
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Born on August 17
1903
Birth
Abram Chasins
Abram Chasins, composer was born
1923
Birth
Anton Kersjes
Anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch) was born
1958
Birth
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle, Hollywood Ca, (GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth) was born
1964
Birth
Colin James
Colin James, Canadian musician was born
1955
Birth
Colin Moulding
Colin Moulding, English pop guitarist (XTC) was born
1943
Birth
Dave "Snaker" Ray
Dave "Snaker" Ray, American musician (d. 2002) was born
1969
Birth
Donald E Wahlberg Jr
Donald E Wahlberg Jr, Boston, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough) was born
1943
Birth
Edward Cowie
Edward Cowie, composer was born
1910
Birth
Eric Aaltonen
Eric Aaltonen, composer was born
1954
Birth
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson, American guitarist was born
1936
Birth
Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American musician-actor (d. 2007) was born
1779
Birth
Franz de Paula Roser
Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born
1947
Birth
Gary Talley
Gary Talley, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Box Tops) was born
1926
Birth
George Melly
George Melly, British singer (d. 2007) was born
1828
Birth
George William Warren
George William Warren, composer was born
1920
Birth
Georgia Gibbs
Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire) was born
1962
Birth
Gilby Clarke
Gilby Clarke, US pop guitarist (Guns n' Roses-Civil War) was born
1965
Birth
Glen Goldsmith
Glen Goldsmith, rocker (What You See is What You Get) was born
1946
Birth
Hans Vandenburg
Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo) was born
1839
Birth
Hubert Platt Main
Hubert Platt Main, composer was born
1936
Birth
Ivan Parik
Ivan Parik, composer was born
1945
Birth
Katri Helena
Katri Helena, Finnish singer was born
1967
Birth
Kevin Max
Kevin Max, American singer (dc talk) was born
1953
Birth
Kevin Rowlands
Kevin Rowlands, rock vocalist (Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen) was born
1955
Birth
Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch, California, country songwriter/actor (Thing Called Love) was born
1908
Birth
Kurt Hessenberg
Kurt Hessenberg, composer was born
1909
Birth
Larry Clinton
Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985) was born
1924
Birth
Laurence Richard Deniz
Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist was born
1980
Birth
Lene Marlin
Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer was born
1880
Birth
Leo Ascher
Leo Ascher, composer was born
1904
Birth
Leopold Nowak
Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (d. 1991) was born
1939
Birth
Luther Allison
Luther Allison, Mayflower Ark, rock guitarist (Bad News is Coming) was born
1907
Birth
Marian Viktorovich Koval
Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer was born
1933
Birth
Mark Dinning
Mark Dinning, American singer (d. 1986) was born
1966
Birth
Maysa Leak
Maysa Leak, American Jazz Singer was born
1686
Birth
Nicola Antonio Porpora
Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born
1834
Birth
Peter Benoit
Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) was born
1775
Birth
Philippe Libon
Philippe Libon, composer was born
1948
Birth
Rod MacDonald
Rod MacDonald, American musician was born
1949
Birth
Sib Hashian
Sib Hashian, Boston Mass, rock drummer (Boston) was born
1960
Birth
Stephan Eicher
Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer was born
1965
Birth
Steve Gorman
Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville Ky, rock drummer (Black Crowes) was born
1977
Birth
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer was born
1928
Birth
Thomas Jefferson Anderson
Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer was born
1974
Birth
Tony Hajjar
Tony Hajjar, Lebanese musician (At the Drive-In, Sparta) was born
1971
Birth
Uhm Jung-hwa
Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress was born
1978
Birth
Vibeke Stene
Vibeke Stene, Norwegian singer (Tristania) was born
Died on August 17
2024
Death
Ajita Srivastava
Ajita Srivastava died
1954
Death
Billy Murray
Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77
1898
Death
Carl Johann Adam Zeller
Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56
1961
Death
Carlos Leon Salzedo
Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76
1901
Death
Edmond Audran
Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61
1889
Death
Ernst Franck
Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42
1958
Death
Florent Schmitt
Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87
1887
Death
Franz Commer
Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74
1786
Death
Frederick II (the Great)
Frederick II (the Great), King of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74
2023
Death
Gary Young
Gary Young died
1945
Death
Gino Marinuzzi
Gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61
1777
Death
Giuseppe Scarlotti
Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54
1983
Death
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86
1792
Death
Jan Jachym Kopriva
Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38
2020
Death
Jasraj
Jasraj died
1973
Death
Jean Barraqué
Jean Barraqué, French composer (b. 1928)
2025
Death
Joe Hickerson
Joe Hickerson died
1731
Death
Johann Augustin Kobelius
Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57
1865
Death
Johann Nepomuk Poissl
Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82
1730
Death
Mauritius Vogt
Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61
1880
Death
Ole Bull
Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer (b. 1810)
1973
Death
Paul Williams
Paul Williams, rocker (Temptations), commits suicide at 32
1990
Death
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, dies of heart attack at 72
1936
Death
Pierre-Octave Ferroud
Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36
1909
Death
Richard Hoffman
Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78
1981
Death
Robert Russell Bennett
Robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87
1995
Death
William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis
William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician, dies at 76
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