On This Day in Music: August 30

On August 30 in music history, 39 artists were born, 19 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1968), Chalino Sanchez (1960) and Kitty Wells (1919).

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The Beatles

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

Chalino Sanchez

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

Kitty Wells

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

Swizz Beatz

Swizz Beatz, American rapper/producer was born

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Born on August 30

Aaron Barrett

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

Adolf Friedrich Hesse

Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer was born

Arne Mellnas

Arne Mellnas, composer was born

Arnold Maria Walter

Arnold Maria Walter, composer was born

Bonifacio Asioli

Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer was born

Chalino Sanchez

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

Charles Colbert

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

Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke

Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer was born

Dana

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

David Henry Maslanka

David Henry Maslanka, composer was born

David Schiff

David Schiff, composer was born

Dimitris Sgouros

Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist was born

Francesco Maria Vallara

Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born

George Frederick Root

George Frederick Root, composer was born

Gerhard Wimberger

Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove) was born

Jacobus Nozeman

Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born

Jens Ludwig

Jens Ludwig, German guitarist was born

John McNally

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

John Phillips

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

John Surman

John Surman, jazz musician was born

Johnny Mann

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

Jonne Aaron

Jonne Aaron, Vocalist of the Finnish Band Negative was born

Jun Matsumoto

Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor was born

Kenny Dorham [McKinley]

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

Kitty Wells

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

Lars Frederiksen

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

Martin Jackson

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

Matt Bongiovi

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

Michael Wong Guang Liang

Michael Wong Guang Liang, Chinese Malaysian singer was born

Niki Chow

Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer was born

Olgerts Gravitis

Olgerts Gravitis, composer was born

Peter Maffay

Peter Maffay, German musician was born

Pieter Willem Kee

Pieter Willem Kee, composer was born

Regina Resnik

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

Robert Strassburg

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

Ryan Ross

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

Swizz Beatz

Swizz Beatz, American rapper/producer was born

Victor Alphonse Duvernoy

Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer was born

Willie Bryant

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

Died on August 30

Axel Stordahl

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

Bjarne Fiskum

Bjarne Fiskum died

Dimiter Nenov

Dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51

Harrie Geelen

Harrie Geelen died

Holmes Sterling Morrison

Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician, dies at 53

Jack Sonni

Jack Sonni died

Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault

Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer, dies at 57

Jose Antonio de Donostia

Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70

Joseph Anton Bauer

Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83

Juan del Encina

Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61

Kate Fanny Loder

Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79

Khadija Qalanjo

Khadija Qalanjo died

Leo[nhard] Pappenheim

Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86

Louise Brown

Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89

Maggie Mae

Maggie Mae died

Michel Fano

Michel Fano died

Mohammad Ali Bahmani

Mohammad Ali Bahmani died

Otto Mortensen

Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79

Theodor Zwetler

Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67

Releases & milestones on August 30

BtoB

BtoB released the album '4U: Outside'

Doechii

Doechii released the album 'Alligator Bites Never Heal'

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

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

Scorpions

Scorpions released the album 'One Night in Vienna'

The Beatles

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

Wintersun

Wintersun released the album 'Time II'

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