On This Day in Music: August 23

On August 23 in music history, 46 artists were born, 29 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1968), Keith Moon (1946) and Gene Kelly (1912).

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The Beatles

Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily

Keith Moon

Keith Moon, English rock drummer (Who-I'm A Boy) was born

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way) was born

Jimi Jamison

Jimi Jamison, rocker (Survivor) was born

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Born on August 23

Aart Verstegen

Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke) was born

Alfreds Kalnins

Alfreds Kalnins, composer was born

Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby, Spokane Wa, Bing's brother, orchestra leader (Bob Crosby Show) was born

Bobby Gubby

Bobby Gubby, rocker (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies) was born

Brad Mehldau

Brad Mehldau, American pianist was born

Dalton Reed

Dalton Reed, singer was born

Dean DeLeo

Dean DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots) was born

Edvard Fliflet Braein

Edvard Fliflet Braein, composer was born

Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy, English singer and fiddler was born

Ernst Jansz

Ernst Jansz, Dutch keyboardist/singer (Doe Maar) was born

Ernst Krenek

Ernst Krenek, Vienna Austria, composer (Johnny Spielt Auf) was born

Friedrich Hartmann Graf

Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way) was born

Gerd Natschinski

Gerd Natschinski, composer was born

Gottfried Rudinger

Gottfried Rudinger, composer was born

Jimi Jamison

Jimi Jamison, rocker (Survivor) was born

John Bauldie

John Bauldie, music journalist/dylanologist was born

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas, American musician was born

Katiana Balanika

Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer was born

Keith Moon

Keith Moon, English rock drummer (Who-I'm A Boy) was born

Leonard Constant Lambert

Leonard Constant Lambert, London England, composer (King Pest) was born

Lojze Lebic

Lojze Lebic, composer was born

Loren Rush

Loren Rush, composer was born

Luis-Felipe Ramon y Rivera

Luis-Felipe Ramon y Rivera, composer was born

Malvina Reynolds

Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 1978) was born

Mark Russell

Mark Russell, Buffalo NY, political satirist/pianist (Real People) was born

Martial Solal

Martial Solal, composer was born

Moritz Moszkowski

Moritz Moszkowski, composer was born

Neil Cicierega

Neil Cicierega, American cartoonist and musician was born

Nikki Gil

Nikki Gil, Filipina actress, host and singer was born

Rex Allen Jr

Rex Allen Jr, Chicago, country singer (Nashville on the Road) was born

Richard Adler

Richard Adler, composer/songwriter (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game) was born

Ritchie Neville

Ritchie Neville, British musician was born

Roger Greenaway

Roger Greenaway, composer was born

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox, actor/singer (Robocop, Dr John Gideon-St Elsewhere) was born

Roy Agnew

Roy Agnew, composer was born

Rudy Lewis

Rudy Lewis, rocker (Drifters) was born

Shifty

Shifty, American musician (Crazy Town) was born

Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze

Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze, composer was born

Terje Rypdal

Terje Rypdal, composer was born

Tex Williams

Tex Williams, American singer (d. 1985) was born

Vicky Leandros

Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician was born

Wlodzimierz Kotonski

Wlodzimierz Kotonski, composer was born

Wolfgang Sawallisch

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Munich Ger, conductor (Vienna Symph 1960-70) was born

Woody Paul

Woody Paul, [Paul Chrisman], Nashville, singer (Riders in the Sky) was born

YTCracker

YTCracker, American musician was born

Died on August 23

Adolf Fredrik Lindblad

Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77

Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel

Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68

Amos Bull

Amos Bull, composer, dies at 81

Antoine Mouque

Antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64

Balis Dvarionas

Balis Dvarionas, composer, dies at 68

Catherine Ribeiro

Catherine Ribeiro died

Charles Philippe Lafont

Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57

Charlie Persip

Charlie Persip died

Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter

Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51

Creed Taylor

Creed Taylor died

David Rose

David Rose, composer (Holiday for Strings, Stripper), dies at 80

Dwayne Rudolph Goettel

Dwayne Rudolph Goettel, musician, dies at 31

Giannis Poulopoulos

Giannis Poulopoulos died

Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo

Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer, dies at 58

Giuseppe Sellitto

Giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77

Glen Gray

Glen Gray, American jazz musician and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra (b. 1900)

Helen le Clerq

Helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies

Irving Fine

Irving Fine, composer (Toccata), dies at 47

Johann P Zilcher

Johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88

Joseph Robinson

Joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82

Maynard Ferguson

Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1928)

Nel Rose

Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55

Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets

Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63

Olli Wisdom

Olli Wisdom died

Peter King

Peter King died

Robert Hale

Robert Hale died

Rosita Quintana

Rosita Quintana died

Russell Malone

Russell Malone died

Siegfried Borris

Siegfried Borris, composer, dies at 80

Releases & milestones on August 23

Alexander Godunov

Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC

Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C. released the album 'Romance'

Free

Free guitarist Paul Kossoff revived from dead after heart attack

Magdalena Bay

Magdalena Bay released the album 'Imaginal Disk'

Mica Tenenbaum

Mica Tenenbaum released the album 'Imaginal Disk'

Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter released the album 'Short n' Sweet'

Stray Kids

Stray Kids released the album 'Noeasy'

The Beatles

Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily

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