On This Day in Music: August 4

1923 Birth

Arthur Butterworth

Arthur Butterworth, composer was born

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1943 Birth

David Carr

David Carr, rock keyboardist (Fortunes Leyton, London was born

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1912 Birth

David Raksin

David Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times) was born

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1937 Birth

David Vickerman Bedford

David Vickerman Bedford, composer was born

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1936 Birth

Elsberry Hobbs

Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters) was born

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1843 Birth

Flor van Duyse

Flor van Duyse, composer was born

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1939 Birth

Frankie Ford

Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise) was born

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1731 Birth

Giuseppe Colla

Giuseppe Colla, composer was born

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1870 Birth

Harry Lauder

Harry Lauder, Scotland, comedian/singer (Roamin' in the Gloamin) was born

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1915 Birth

Irving Fields

Irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show) was born

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1989 Birth

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer (Young Divas) was born

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1892 Birth

Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman

Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, composer was born

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1929 Birth

Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor (d. 1987) was born

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1947 Birth

Klaus Schulze

Klaus Schulze, German composer was born

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1908 Birth

Kurt Eichhorn

Kurt Eichhorn, conductor was born

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1901 Birth

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong, New Orleans Louisiana, jazz trumpeter (Hello Dolly), (d. 1971) was born

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1664 Birth

Louis Lully

Louis Lully, Paris France, musician was born

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1981 Birth

Marques Houston

Marques Houston, American singer and actor (IMx) was born

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1946 Birth

Maureen Cox Starkey

Maureen Cox Starkey, 1st wife of Beatle Ringo Starr was born

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1969 Birth

Max Cavalera

Max Cavalera, Brazilian rock vocalist/guitarist (Sepultura) was born

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1748 Birth

Maximilian Stadler

Maximilian Stadler, composer was born

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1952 Birth

Moya Brennan

Moya Brennan, Irish singer was born

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1799 Birth

Olof Wilhelm Udden

Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer was born

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1947 Birth

Paul Leyton

Paul Leyton, rocker (Seekers) was born

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1962 Birth

Paul Reynolds

Paul Reynolds, British musician was born

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1888 Birth

Philip Greeley Clapp

Philip Greeley Clapp, composer was born

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1960 Birth

Robbin Crosby

Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals (Ratt-Round & Round) was born

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1940 Birth

Rosemarie "Timi" Yuro

Rosemarie "Timi" Yuro, US singer (Hurt) was born

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1933 Birth

Rudi van Dantzig

Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer (Painted Birds) was born

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1846 Birth

Silas Gamaliel Pratt

Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer was born

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1992 Birth

Tiffany Evans

Tiffany Evans, American singer was born

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1943 Birth

Tina Cole

Tina Cole, Hollywood, singer (King Cousins)/actress (Katie-My 3 Sons) was born

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1705 Birth

Vaclav Matyas Gurecky

Vaclav Matyas Gurecky, composer was born

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1776 Birth

Wenzel Sedlak

Wenzel Sedlak, composer was born

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1910 Birth

William H Schuman

William H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard) was born

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1942 Death

Alberto Franchetti

Alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81

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1904 Death

Arnold Krug

Arnold Krug, composer, dies at 54

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2020 Death

Brent Carver

Brent Carver died

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1889 Death

Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold

Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer, dies at 75

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1973 Death

Eddie Condon

Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68

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1850 Death

Frantisek Tucek

Frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68

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1936 Death

Henry Schoenfeld

Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78

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2025 Death

Jane Morgan

Jane Morgan died

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2023 Death

Jango Edwards

Jango Edwards died

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1856 Death

Johann Gottlieb Schneider

Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59

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1712 Death

Johann Jacob de Neufville

Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27

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2023 Death

John Gosling

John Gosling died

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1993 Death

Kenny Drew

Kenny Drew, US/Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64

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2007 Death

Lee Hazlewood

Lee Hazlewood, American country singer, songwriter and producer (b. 1929)

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2001 Death

Lorenzo Music

Lorenzo Music, American actor (b. 1937)

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2024 Death

Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez

Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez died

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2021 Death

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson died

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2020 Death

Rajko Dujmić

Rajko Dujmić died

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2021 Death

Razzy Bailey

Razzy Bailey died

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1930 Death

Siegfried Wagner

Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61

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2025 Death

Terry Reid

Terry Reid died

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1708 Death

Vincenzo De Grandis

Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77

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1920 Death

Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov

Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54

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2023 Death

Walter Charles

Walter Charles died

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1985 Death

Zbynek Vostrak

Zbynek Vostrak, composer, dies at 65

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