1904
Birth
Count Basie
[William] Count Basie, Red Bank NJ, jazz musician (Blazing Saddles) was born
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Born on August 21
1984
Birth
Alizée Jacotey
Alizée Jacotey, French singer was born
1945
Birth
Basil Poledouris
Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (d. 2006) was born
1926
Birth
Ben-Zion Orgad
Ben-Zion Orgad, composer was born
1852
Birth
Benedetto Junck
Benedetto Junck, composer was born
1992
Birth
Brad Kavanagh
Brad Kavanagh, nglish songwriter and actor was born
1912
Birth
Bruce Trent
Bruce Trent, singer was born
1957
Birth
Budgie
Budgie, rock drummer (Slits, Siouxsie & the Banshees-Wild Thing) was born
1947
Birth
Carl Giammarese
Carl Giammarese, Chicago Ill, rock guitarist (Buckinghams) was born
1981
Birth
Collie Buddz
Collie Buddz, (Colin Harper) Reggae & Dancehall artist was born
1904
Birth
Count Basie
[William] Count Basie, Red Bank NJ, jazz musician (Blazing Saddles) was born
1809
Birth
Francesco Schira
Francesco Schira, composer was born
1952
Birth
Glenn Hughes
Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers/Trapeze/Deep Purple) was born
1931
Birth
Gregg Smith
Gregg Smith, composer was born
1939
Birth
Harold W Reid
Harold W Reid, Augusta County Va, singer (Statler Bros-Class of '57) was born
1944
Birth
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer (What the World Needs Now) was born
1939
Birth
James Burton
James Burton, American guitarist was born
1996
Birth
Jamia Simone Nash
Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress was born
1933
Birth
Janet Baker
Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano (Owen Wingrave) was born
1906
Birth
Joachim Homs
Joachim Homs, composer was born
1952
Birth
Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer, lead singer of the British punk band The Clash (Rock the Casbah) was born
1642
Birth
Johann Friedrich Treiber
Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer was born
1751
Birth
Johann Georg Witthauer
Johann Georg Witthauer, composer was born
1806
Birth
Johannes Frederick Frohlich
Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer was born
1909
Birth
Jon William Jr Haussermann
Jon William Jr Haussermann, composer was born
1689
Birth
Jose Pradas Gallen
Jose Pradas Gallen, composer was born
1893
Birth
Juliette Marie Olga Lili Boulanger
Juliette Marie Olga Lili Boulanger, composer was born
1825
Birth
Kate Fanny Loder
Kate Fanny Loder, composer was born
1979
Birth
Kelis Rogers-Jones
Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer was born
1938
Birth
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers, Houston Texas, singer (Through the Years) was born
1987
Birth
Kim Kibum
Kim Kibum, one of the member of Korean boy band Super junior. actor and singer was born
1957
Birth
Kim Sledge
Kim Sledge, Phila, vocalist (Sister Sledge-We are Family) was born
1971
Birth
Liam Howlett
Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy) was born
1988
Birth
Louise Setara
Louise Setara, English singer-songwriter was born
1971
Birth
Matthew Noonan
Matthew Noonan, American Concert Organist was born
1829
Birth
Otto Goldschmidt
Otto Goldschmidt, composer was born
1988
Birth
Paris Bennett
Paris Bennett, American singer and finalist on American Idol (season 5) was born
1950
Birth
Patrick Juvet
Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer was born
1934
Birth
Paul Panhuysen
Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist was born
1915
Birth
Raquel Rastenni
Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (d. 1998) was born
1902
Birth
Renato Fasano
Renato Fasano, composer was born
1967
Birth
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down) was born
1954
Birth
Steve Smith
Steve Smith, Los Angeles California, rock drummer (Journey) was born
1927
Birth
Wilhelm Jr Killmayer
Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer was born
1903
Birth
Yannis Constantinidis
Yannis Constantinidis, composer was born
1928
Birth
Zdenek Lukas
Zdenek Lukas, composer was born
Died on August 21
1951
Death
(Leonard) Constant Lambert
(Leonard) Constant Lambert, English composer (Rio Grande), dies at 45
1772
Death
Alessandro Felici
Alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29
1995
Death
Anatole Fistoulari
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor, dies at 88
2023
Death
Billy Brooks
Billy Brooks died
2020
Death
Bryan Lee
Bryan Lee died
2009
Death
Dean Turner
Dean Turner, Australian musician (b. 1972)
2024
Death
Diana
Diana died
2021
Death
Don Everly
Don Everly died
1932
Death
Frederick Corder
Frederick Corder, composer, dies at 80
1949
Death
Gerhard von Keussler
Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75
1981
Death
Hermann Schey
Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer, dies at 85
1627
Death
Jacques Mauduit
Jacques Mauduit, composer, dies at 69
1995
Death
James Truitte
James Truitte, dancer, dies at 72
1772
Death
Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini
Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer, dies at 48
1935
Death
Josef Cyril Sychra
Josef Cyril Sychra, composer, dies at 76
2005
Death
Martin Dillon
Martin Dillon, tenor, American opera singer (b. 1957)
1898
Death
Nicola van Westerhout
Nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40
1940
Death
Paul Juon
Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer, dies at 68
1856
Death
Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner
Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64
1989
Death
Raul Seixas
Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer (b. 1945)
2005
Death
Robert Moog
Robert Moog, American pioneer of electronic music (b. 1934)
2022
Death
Robert Williams
Robert Williams died
1824
Death
Santiago Ferrer
Santiago Ferrer, composer, dies at 62
1812
Death
Silverius Muller
Silverius Muller, composer, dies at 67
2025
Death
Stanisław Sojka
Stanisław Sojka died
1958
Death
Stevan Hristic
Stevan Hristic, composer, dies at 73
1970
Death
Timothy Mather Spelman
Timothy Mather Spelman, composer, dies at 79
2006
Death
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan, Indian musician (b. 1916)
2003
Death
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis, American musician (b. 1963)
Releases & milestones on August 21
1944
Event
Edvard Grieg
Grieg/Work/Forest's musical "Song of Norway," premieres in NYC
2020
Event
Maluma
Maluma released the album 'Papi Juancho'
2020
Event
Maya Hawke
Maya Hawke released the album 'Blush'
2020
Event
Nas
Nas released the album 'King's Disease'
2020
Event
The Killers
The Killers released the album 'Imploding the Mirage'
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