On This Day in Music: August 31

1981 Birth

40 Cal

40 Cal, American rapper was born

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1918 Birth

Alan Jay Lerner

Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer (Lerner & Loewe-My Fair Lady) was born

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1878 Birth

Albert Riemenschneider

Albert Riemenschneider, composer was born

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1834 Birth

Amilcare Ponchielli

Amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani) was born

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1945 Birth

Bob Welch

Bob Welch, rock vocalist/guitarist (Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well), (d. 2012) was born

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1952 Birth

Bruce Soboroff

Bruce Soboroff, Chic Il, rocker (Buckinghams) was born

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1924 Birth

Buddy [Leonard] Hackett

Buddy [Leonard] Hackett, Bkln, comedian (God's Little Acre, Music Man) was born

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1960 Birth

Chris Whitley

Chris Whitley, American musician (d. 2005) was born

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1977 Birth

Craig Nicholls

Craig Nicholls, Australian musician (The Vines) was born

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1975 Birth

Daniel Harding

Daniel Harding, British conductor was born

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1961 Birth

David Chastain

David Chastain, heavy metal rocker (Chastain-Rule of Wasteland) was born

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1970 Birth

Deborah (Debbie) Gibson

Deborah (Debbie) Gibson, Brooklyn NY, singer (Only in My Dreams) was born

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1941 Birth

Emanuel Nunes

Emanuel Nunes, composer was born

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1775 Birth

Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa

Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer was born

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1957 Birth

Gina Schock

Gina Schock, rocker (Gogos-Our Lips Are Sealed) was born

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1957 Birth

Glenn Tilbrook

Glenn Tilbrook, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Squeeze-Tempted) was born

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1945 Birth

Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman, Tel Aviv Israel, violinist/polio victim (14 Grammys) was born

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1748 Birth

Jean-Etienne Despreaux

Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born

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1939 Birth

Jerry Allison

Jerry Allison, Hillsboro Tx, rock drummer (Buddy Holly & Crickets) was born

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1980 Birth

Joe Budden

Joe Budden, American rapper was born

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1755 Birth

Johann Ignaz Walter

Johann Ignaz Walter, composer was born

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1741 Birth

Johann Paul Aegidius Martini

Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born

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1696 Birth

Johann Paul Kunzen

Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born

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1895 Birth

Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger

Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer was born

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1924 Birth

Klaus Hashagen

Klaus Hashagen, composer was born

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1918 Birth

Lucrecia Roces Kasilag

Lucrecia Roces Kasilag, composer was born

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1864 Birth

Max Wilhelm Zach

Max Wilhelm Zach, composer was born

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1856 Birth

Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan

Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer was born

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1982 Birth

Patrick Nuo

Patrick Nuo, Swiss singer was born

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1908 Birth

Peter Conrad Baden

Peter Conrad Baden, composer was born

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1963 Birth

Reb Beach

Reb Beach, heavy metal rocker (Winger-17) was born

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1949 Birth

Rick Roberts

Rick Roberts, rocker (Firefall) was born

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1952 Birth

Rudolf Schenker

Rudolf Schenker, German rock guitarist (Scorpions-Virgin Killer) was born

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1979 Birth

Simon Neil

Simon Neil, Scottish musician (Biffy Clyro) was born

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1855 Birth

Stefan Surzynski

Stefan Surzynski, composer was born

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1930 Birth

Tiny Little Jr

Tiny Little Jr, Worthington Minn, pianist (Lawrence Welk Show) was born

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1959 Birth

Tony DeFranco

Tony DeFranco, rocker (DeFranco Family) was born

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1821 Birth

Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal

Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer was born

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1945 Birth

Van Morrison

Van Morrison, Northern Irish musician was born

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1879 Birth

Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky

Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer was born

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1976 Birth

Vincent Delerm

Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer was born

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1899 Birth

Walter Muller von Kulm

Walter Muller von Kulm, composer was born

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1945 Birth

[George I] Van Morrison

[George I] Van Morrison, Belfast, singer (Here Comes the Night) was born

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1994 Death

Artur Balsam

Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88

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2004 Death

Carl Wayne

Carl Wayne, English singer (b. 1943)

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1964 Death

Carole Coleman

Carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42

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2023 Death

Curtis Fowlkes

Curtis Fowlkes died

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1910 Death

Emils Darzins

Emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34

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2024 Death

Fatman Scoop

Fatman Scoop died

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1795 Death

Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68

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1616 Death

Gemignano Capilupi

Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43

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1604 Death

Giovanale Ancina

Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58

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1730 Death

Gottfried Finger

Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)

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1862 Death

Ignaz Assmayer

Ignaz Assmayer, composer, dies at 72

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1832 Death

Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer

Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53

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2008 Death

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed, American country music singer and actor (b. 1937)

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1667 Death

Johann Rist

Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60

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1940 Death

Johanna "Annie" Bakker

Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58

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1638 Death

John Ward

John Ward, composer, dies at 67

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1805 Death

Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco

Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95

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1996 Death

Ljuba Welitsch

Ljuba Welitsch, opera singer, dies at 83

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1996 Death

Milton "Tippy" Larkin

Milton "Tippy" Larkin, band leader, dies at 85

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1631 Death

Nicolaus Erich

Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43

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1994 Death

Norman "Doc" Jones

Norman "Doc" Jones, bassist, dies at 68

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1969 Death

Ottmar Gerster

Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72

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1946 Death

Paul August von Klenau

Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63

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1949 Death

Paul Hoffer

Paul Hoffer, composer, dies at 53

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1829 Event

Gioachino Rossini

Rossini's Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris)

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2006 Event

James Blunt

23rd MTV Awards: Panic! At the Disco, Kelly Clarkson & James Blunt wins

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