On This Day in Music: August 30

1974 Birth

Aaron Barrett

Aaron Barrett, Lead singer/guitarist of Reel Big Fish was born

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1809 Birth

Adolf Friedrich Hesse

Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer was born

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1933 Birth

Arne Mellnas

Arne Mellnas, composer was born

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1902 Birth

Arnold Maria Walter

Arnold Maria Walter, composer was born

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1769 Birth

Bonifacio Asioli

Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer was born

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1960 Birth

Chalino Sanchez

Chalino Sanchez, Mexican musician (d. 1992) was born

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1944 Birth

Charles Colbert

Charles Colbert, Chicago Ill, rocker (American Breed) was born

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1767 Birth

Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke

Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer was born

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1951 Birth

Dana

Dana, singer/actress (Flight of the Doves) was born

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1943 Birth

David Henry Maslanka

David Henry Maslanka, composer was born

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1945 Birth

David Schiff

David Schiff, composer was born

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1969 Birth

Dimitris Sgouros

Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist was born

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1687 Birth

Francesco Maria Vallara

Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born

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1820 Birth

George Frederick Root

George Frederick Root, composer was born

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1923 Birth

Gerhard Wimberger

Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove) was born

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1693 Birth

Jacobus Nozeman

Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born

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1977 Birth

Jens Ludwig

Jens Ludwig, German guitarist was born

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1941 Birth

John McNally

John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist/vocalist (Searchers) was born

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1935 Birth

John Phillips

John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming) was born

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1944 Birth

John Surman

John Surman, jazz musician was born

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1928 Birth

Johnny Mann

Johnny Mann, Balt Md, music director (Johnny Mann Stand Up & Cheer) was born

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1983 Birth

Jonne Aaron

Jonne Aaron, Vocalist of the Finnish Band Negative was born

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1983 Birth

Jun Matsumoto

Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor was born

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1924 Birth

Kenny Dorham [McKinley]

Kenny Dorham [McKinley], Fairfield, Texas, jazz trumpeter, (d. 1972) was born

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1919 Birth

Kitty Wells

Kitty Wells, Nashville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry), (d. 2012) was born

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1971 Birth

Lars Frederiksen

Lars Frederiksen, American guitarist (Rancid and UK Subs) was born

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1955 Birth

Martin Jackson

Martin Jackson, rocker (Swing Out Sister-Swing Out) was born

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1974 Birth

Matt Bongiovi

Matt Bongiovi, heavy metal rocker (cousin of Jon Bon Jovi) was born

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1970 Birth

Michael Wong Guang Liang

Michael Wong Guang Liang, Chinese Malaysian singer was born

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1979 Birth

Niki Chow

Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer was born

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1926 Birth

Olgerts Gravitis

Olgerts Gravitis, composer was born

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1949 Birth

Peter Maffay

Peter Maffay, German musician was born

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1927 Birth

Pieter Willem Kee

Pieter Willem Kee, composer was born

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1922 Birth

Regina Resnik

Regina Resnik, NYC, mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth), (d. 2013) was born

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1915 Birth

Robert Strassburg

Robert Strassburg, American composer (d. 2003) was born

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1986 Birth

Ryan Ross

Ryan Ross, American guitarist and lyricist (Panic at the Disco) was born

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1978 Birth

Swizz Beatz

Swizz Beatz, American rapper/producer was born

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1842 Birth

Victor Alphonse Duvernoy

Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer was born

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1908 Birth

Willie Bryant

Willie Bryant, New Orleans La, singer (Sugar Hill Times) was born

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1963 Death

Axel Stordahl

Axel Stordahl, orchestra leader (Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 50

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2021 Death

Bjarne Fiskum

Bjarne Fiskum died

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1953 Death

Dimiter Nenov

Dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51

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2025 Death

Harrie Geelen

Harrie Geelen died

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1995 Death

Holmes Sterling Morrison

Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician, dies at 53

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2023 Death

Jack Sonni

Jack Sonni died

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1745 Death

Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault

Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer, dies at 57

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1956 Death

Jose Antonio de Donostia

Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70

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1808 Death

Joseph Anton Bauer

Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83

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1529 Death

Juan del Encina

Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61

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1904 Death

Kate Fanny Loder

Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79

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2025 Death

Khadija Qalanjo

Khadija Qalanjo died

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1982 Death

Leo[nhard] Pappenheim

Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86

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1996 Death

Louise Brown

Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89

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2021 Death

Maggie Mae

Maggie Mae died

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2024 Death

Mohammad Ali Bahmani

Mohammad Ali Bahmani died

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1986 Death

Otto Mortensen

Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79

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1826 Death

Theodor Zwetler

Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67

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2021 Event

BtoB

BtoB released the album '4U: Outside'

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2024 Event

Doechii

Doechii released the album 'Alligator Bites Never Heal'

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2024 Event

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released the album 'Wild God'

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2025 Event

Scorpions

Scorpions released the album 'One Night in Vienna'

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1968 Event

The Beatles

1st record under Apple label (Beatle's Hey Jude)

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2024 Event

Wintersun

Wintersun released the album 'Time II'

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