On This Day in Music: August 8

On August 8 in music history, 57 artists were born, 26 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1966), The Rolling Stones (1964) and Olivia Newton-John (2022).

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The Beatles

South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st Dutch concert

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John died

Joe Tex

Joe Tex, singer/songwriter (Hold What You've Got), (d. 1982) was born

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Born on August 8

Aaron Abeyta

Aaron Abeyta, American musician was born

Adolf Busch

Adolf Busch, German violinist (d. 1952) was born

Airrion Love

Airrion Love, US singer (Stylistics-16 Bars) was born

Ali Score

Ali Score, rock drummer (Flock Of Seagulls) was born

Andre Jolivet

Andre Jolivet, Paris France, composer (L'Eunuque) was born

Axel Stordahl

Axel Stordahl, Staten Island NY, orchestra leader (Frank Sinatra Show) was born

Benny Carter

Benny Carter, NYC, musician/composer (Easy Money, King Carter) was born

Bradley McIntosh

Bradley McIntosh, British pop singer was born

Cecile Chaminade

Cecile Chaminade, composer was born

Chris Foreman

Chris Foreman, guitarist (Madness-Burning Down the House) was born

Chris[sie Boy] Foreman

Chris[sie Boy] Foreman, rock guitarist (Madness) was born

Connie Stevens

Connie Stevens, Bkln, singer/actress (Hawaiian Eye, Back to Beach) was born

Countess Vaughn

Countess Vaughn, American actress and singer was born

Daniel House

Daniel House, American music executive was born

Daniel Ruyneman

Daniel Ruyneman, composer was born

David Grant

David Grant, Jamaica, singer/songwriter (Stop & Go, Heaven Knows) was born

Diddú

Diddú, Icelandic soprano and songwriter was born

Don Burrows

Don Burrows, Australian musician was born

Drew Lachey

Drew Lachey, American singer was born

Hans van Eijk

Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist (Jumping Jewels) was born

Istvan Szelenyi

Istvan Szelenyi, composer was born

JC Chasez

JC Chasez, American singer (*NSYNC) was born

Jacques Hetu

Jacques Hetu, composer was born

Jay David

Jay David, rocker (Dr Hook & Medicine Show) was born

Jimmy Witherspoon

Jimmy Witherspoon, singer was born

Joe Tex

Joe Tex, singer/songwriter (Hold What You've Got), (d. 1982) was born

John Renbourn

John Renbourn, English musician was born

John Ward

John Ward, composer was born

Jonathan Elkus

Jonathan Elkus, composer was born

Josef Suk

Josef Suk, Prague Czechoslovakia, violinist (Artist of Merit-1977) was born

Kaori Iida

Kaori Iida, Japanese singer and actress was born

Laurent Belissen

Laurent Belissen, composer was born

Leo Chiosso

Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (d. 2006) was born

Lorraine Pearson

Lorraine Pearson, Romford Essex, rock vocalist (5 Star-Silk & Steel) was born

Louis Neefs

Louis Neefs, Belgian singer was born

Luigi Marchesi

Luigi Marchesi, composer was born

Lüpüs Thünder

Lüpüs Thünder, American musician (The Bloodhound Gang) was born

Malin Reitan

Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer was born

Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, Pahokee Fl, country singer (Who's Julie, M-M-Mel) was born

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson, rocker was born

Mike Hindert

Mike Hindert, American musician was born

Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson, rocker was born

Philip E Baisley

Philip E Baisley, Augusta Va, singer (Statler Bros-Class of '57) was born

Pietro Alessandro Yon

Pietro Alessandro Yon, composer was born

Richard Harwood

Richard Harwood, British cellist was born

Rikki Rockett

Rikki Rockett, American drummer (Poison) was born

Roger Nixon

Roger Nixon, composer was born

Sam Totman

Sam Totman, English musician (Dragonforce) was born

Scott Stapp

Scott Stapp, American singer (Creed) was born

The Edge

The Edge, [Dave Evans], London, rock guitarist (U2-I Will Follow) was born

Thomas Beversdorf

Thomas Beversdorf, composer was born

Vanessa Amorosi

Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer and songwriter was born

Victor Young

Victor Young, Chicago Illinois, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show, In Old California) was born

Webb Pierce

Webb Pierce, West Monroe La, country singer (Ozark Jubilee) was born

William Alden Hibbard

William Alden Hibbard, composer was born

William Henry Squire

William Henry Squire, composer was born

Willie Hall

Willie Hall, rocker was born

Died on August 8

Arlindo Cruz

Arlindo Cruz died

Blas de Laserna

Blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65

Darryl Hunt

Darryl Hunt died

Didi Duprat

Didi Duprat, French guitarist, dies at 69

Duncan Swift

Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 74

Erich Gruenberg

Erich Gruenberg died

Ferre Grignard

Ferre Grignard, Belgian pop singer/painter (Crucified Jesus), dies

Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns

Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer, dies at 79

Gertrude E Durden Rush

Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38

Gino Tagliapietra

Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67

Jaromir Weinberger

Jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71

Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds, American musician (b. 1892)

Judy Bailey

Judy Bailey died

Julian "Cannonball" Alderly

Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies of a stroke at 46

Karl Heinrich Graun

Karl Heinrich Graun, German composer, dies at 55

Kurt Edelhagen

Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, dies at 62

Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier died

Matthias Henriksen Schacht

Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40

Méi Lánfāng

Méi Lánfāng, Chinese opera performer (b. 1894)

Nicolai Yakovlevich Miaskovsky

Nicolai Yakovlevich Miaskovsky, composer, dies at 69

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John died

Oswald von Wolkenstein

Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer

Salome Bey

Salome Bey died

Sandor Jemnitz

Sandor Jemnitz, composer, dies at 72

Silvestro Palma

Silvestro Palma, composer, dies at 80

Sixto Rodriguez

Sixto Rodriguez died

Releases & milestones on August 8

Ethel Cain

Ethel Cain released the album 'Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You'

Jonas Brothers

Jonas Brothers released the album 'Greetings from Your Hometown'

The Beatles

South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)

The Black Keys

The Black Keys released the album 'No Rain, No Flowers'

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st Dutch concert

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