1968
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The Beatles
Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily
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Born on August 23
1920
Birth
Aart Verstegen
Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke) was born
1879
Birth
Alfreds Kalnins
Alfreds Kalnins, composer was born
1913
Birth
Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby, Spokane Wa, Bing's brother, orchestra leader (Bob Crosby Show) was born
1953
Birth
Bobby Gubby
Bobby Gubby, rocker (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies) was born
1970
Birth
Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau, American pianist was born
1952
Birth
Dalton Reed
Dalton Reed, singer was born
1961
Birth
Dean DeLeo
Dean DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots) was born
1924
Birth
Edvard Fliflet Braein
Edvard Fliflet Braein, composer was born
1975
Birth
Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy, English singer and fiddler was born
1948
Birth
Ernst Jansz
Ernst Jansz, Dutch keyboardist/singer (Doe Maar) was born
1900
Birth
Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek, Vienna Austria, composer (Johnny Spielt Auf) was born
1727
Birth
Friedrich Hartmann Graf
Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born
1912
Birth
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way) was born
1928
Birth
Gerd Natschinski
Gerd Natschinski, composer was born
1886
Birth
Gottfried Rudinger
Gottfried Rudinger, composer was born
1951
Birth
Jimi Jamison
Jimi Jamison, rocker (Survivor) was born
1949
Birth
John Bauldie
John Bauldie, music journalist/dylanologist was born
1978
Birth
Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas, American musician was born
1949
Birth
Katiana Balanika
Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer was born
1946
Birth
Keith Moon
Keith Moon, English rock drummer (Who-I'm A Boy) was born
1905
Birth
Leonard Constant Lambert
Leonard Constant Lambert, London England, composer (King Pest) was born
1934
Birth
Lojze Lebic
Lojze Lebic, composer was born
1935
Birth
Loren Rush
Loren Rush, composer was born
1913
Birth
Luis-Felipe Ramon y Rivera
Luis-Felipe Ramon y Rivera, composer was born
1900
Birth
Malvina Reynolds
Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 1978) was born
1932
Birth
Mark Russell
Mark Russell, Buffalo NY, political satirist/pianist (Real People) was born
1927
Birth
Martial Solal
Martial Solal, composer was born
1854
Birth
Moritz Moszkowski
Moritz Moszkowski, composer was born
1986
Birth
Neil Cicierega
Neil Cicierega, American cartoonist and musician was born
1987
Birth
Nikki Gil
Nikki Gil, Filipina actress, host and singer was born
1947
Birth
Rex Allen Jr
Rex Allen Jr, Chicago, country singer (Nashville on the Road) was born
1923
Birth
Richard Adler
Richard Adler, composer/songwriter (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game) was born
1979
Birth
Ritchie Neville
Ritchie Neville, British musician was born
1938
Birth
Roger Greenaway
Roger Greenaway, composer was born
1938
Birth
Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox, actor/singer (Robocop, Dr John Gideon-St Elsewhere) was born
1893
Birth
Roy Agnew
Roy Agnew, composer was born
1936
Birth
Rudy Lewis
Rudy Lewis, rocker (Drifters) was born
1974
Birth
Shifty
Shifty, American musician (Crazy Town) was born
1925
Birth
Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze
Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze, composer was born
1947
Birth
Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal, composer was born
1917
Birth
Tex Williams
Tex Williams, American singer (d. 1985) was born
1952
Birth
Vicky Leandros
Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician was born
1925
Birth
Wlodzimierz Kotonski
Wlodzimierz Kotonski, composer was born
1923
Birth
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Munich Ger, conductor (Vienna Symph 1960-70) was born
1949
Birth
Woody Paul
Woody Paul, [Paul Chrisman], Nashville, singer (Riders in the Sky) was born
1982
Birth
YTCracker
YTCracker, American musician was born
Died on August 23
1878
Death
Adolf Fredrik Lindblad
Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77
1937
Death
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68
1825
Death
Amos Bull
Amos Bull, composer, dies at 81
1723
Death
Antoine Mouque
Antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64
1972
Death
Balis Dvarionas
Balis Dvarionas, composer, dies at 68
2024
Death
Catherine Ribeiro
Catherine Ribeiro died
1839
Death
Charles Philippe Lafont
Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57
2020
Death
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip died
1802
Death
Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter
Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51
2022
Death
Creed Taylor
Creed Taylor died
1990
Death
David Rose
David Rose, composer (Holiday for Strings, Stripper), dies at 80
1995
Death
Dwayne Rudolph Goettel
Dwayne Rudolph Goettel, musician, dies at 31
2020
Death
Giannis Poulopoulos
Giannis Poulopoulos died
1971
Death
Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo
Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer, dies at 58
1777
Death
Giuseppe Sellitto
Giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77
1963
Death
Glen Gray
Glen Gray, American jazz musician and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra (b. 1900)
1989
Death
Helen le Clerq
Helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies
1962
Death
Irving Fine
Irving Fine, composer (Toccata), dies at 47
1943
Death
Johann P Zilcher
Johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88
1898
Death
Joseph Robinson
Joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82
2006
Death
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1928)
1970
Death
Nel Rose
Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55
1944
Death
Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets
Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63
2021
Death
Olli Wisdom
Olli Wisdom died
2020
Death
Peter King
Peter King died
2023
Death
Robert Hale
Robert Hale died
2021
Death
Rosita Quintana
Rosita Quintana died
2024
Death
Russell Malone
Russell Malone died
1987
Death
Siegfried Borris
Siegfried Borris, composer, dies at 80
Releases & milestones on August 23
1979
Event
Alexander Godunov
Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC
2024
Event
Fontaines D.C.
Fontaines D.C. released the album 'Romance'
1975
Event
Free
Free guitarist Paul Kossoff revived from dead after heart attack
2024
Event
Magdalena Bay
Magdalena Bay released the album 'Imaginal Disk'
2024
Event
Mica Tenenbaum
Mica Tenenbaum released the album 'Imaginal Disk'
2024
Event
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter released the album 'Short n' Sweet'
2021
Event
Stray Kids
Stray Kids released the album 'Noeasy'
1968
Event
The Beatles
Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily
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