1947
Birth
David Bowie
David Bowie, [Jones], London, singer/actor (Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust) was born
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Born on January 8
1922
Birth
Abbey Simon
Abbey Simon, NYC, pianist was born
1988
Birth
Adam T. Siska
Adam T. Siska, American musician was born
1846
Birth
Albert Cahen
Albert Cahen, composer was born
1902
Birth
Alexander Gray
Alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music) was born
1822
Birth
Alfredo Carlo Piatti
Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer was born
1911
Birth
Andrej Ocenas
Andrej Ocenas, composer was born
1966
Birth
Andrew Wood
Andrew Wood, Columbus Mississippi, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (d. 1990) was born
1924
Birth
Antai Ribari
Antai Ribari, composer was born
1991
Birth
Asuka Hinoi
Asuka Hinoi, Japanese singer was born
1924
Birth
Benjamin Lees
Benjamin Lees, [Lysniansky], Harbin Manchuria, composer was born
1914
Birth
Charles Borromeo Mills
Charles Borromeo Mills, composer was born
1962
Birth
Chris Marion
Chris Marion, American musician was born
1940
Birth
Cristy Lane
Cristy Lane, US, country/gospel singer was born
1947
Birth
David Bowie
David Bowie, [Jones], London, singer/actor (Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust) was born
1935
Birth
Elvis Aaron Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley, Tupelo Miss, singer (Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog) was born
1788
Birth
Erik Drake
Erik Drake, composer was born
1926
Birth
Evelyn Lear
Evelyn Lear, [Shulman], Brooklyn, NY, soprano, (d. 2012) was born
1983
Birth
Felipe Colombo
Felipe Colombo, Argentine-Mexican actor and singer was born
1777
Birth
Filippo Traetta
Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist was born
1905
Birth
Giacinto Scelsi
Giacinto Scelsi, composer was born
1902
Birth
Gret Palucca
Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreography (Silent Song) was born
1830
Birth
Hans von Bülow
Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894) was born
1975
Birth
Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj, Indian music composer was born
1935
Birth
Ian Bargh
Ian Bargh, Prestwick, Scotland, Canadian jazz pianist and composer (d.2012) was born
1926
Birth
Jani Christou
Jani Christou, composer was born
1896
Birth
Jaromir Weinberger
Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera) was born
1668
Birth
Jean Gilles
Jean Gilles, composer was born
1969
Birth
Jeff Abercrombie
Jeff Abercrombie, American musician was born
1787
Birth
Johann Ludwig Bohner
Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born
1945
Birth
John Peters
John Peters, rock drummer (Harpers Bizarre) was born
1942
Birth
John Peterson
John Peterson, rocker was born
1779
Birth
John White
John White, composer was born
1883
Birth
Josue Teofilo Wilkes
Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer was born
1926
Birth
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian Odissi dancer (d. 2004) was born
1943
Birth
Lee Jackson
Lee Jackson, rocker (Nice) was born
1940
Birth
Little Anthony [Gourdine]
Little Anthony [Gourdine], rocker (& Imperials) was born
1792
Birth
Lowell Mason
Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born
1873
Birth
Lucien Capet
Lucien Capet, composer was born
1990
Birth
Maci Wainwright
Maci Wainwright, American singer was born
1943
Birth
Marcus Hutson
Marcus Hutson, rock vocalist (Whispers) was born
1955
Birth
Mike Reno
Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born
1957
Birth
Nacho Duato
Nacho Duato, Spanish classical dancer and choreographer was born
1951
Birth
Paul Dresher
Paul Dresher, composer was born
1959
Birth
Paul Hester
Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born
1824
Birth
Per August Olander
Per August Olander, composer was born
1964
Birth
Peter [Ped] Gill
Peter [Ped] Gill, rocker (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) [or 3/5] was born
1969
Birth
R. Kelly [Robert Sylvester Kelly]
R. Kelly [Robert Sylvester Kelly], Chicago, Illinois, American R&B singer (I Wish I Could Fly) was born
1985
Birth
Rachael Lampa
Rachael Lampa, American singer was born
1946
Birth
Robbie Krieger
Robbie Krieger, Los Angeles California, Guitarist and Songwriter (The Doors - Light My Fire) was born
1946
Birth
Robby Krieger
Robby Krieger, Los Angeles, California, American guitarist (Doors-Light My Fire) was born
1937
Birth
Robert Moran
Robert Moran, composer was born
1924
Birth
Robert Starer
Robert Starer, Vienna Austria, composer was born
1912
Birth
Rudolf G Escher
Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (True Face of Peace) was born
1906
Birth
Serge Poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist was born
1937
Birth
Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey, Cardiff Wales, singer (Goldfinger, Moonraker) was born
1812
Birth
Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg
Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born
1947
Birth
Terry Sylvester
Terry Sylvester, rocker (Hollies-You are the Air that I Breathe) was born
1952
Birth
Vladimir Feltsman
Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist was born
1892
Birth
Werner Wehrli
Werner Wehrli, composer was born
1812
Birth
William Henry Holmes
William Henry Holmes, composer was born
1846
Birth
William Wallace Gilchrist
William Wallace Gilchrist, composer was born
1936
Birth
Zdeněk Mácal
Zdeněk Mácal, Czech conductor was born
1982
Birth
wiL Francis
wiL Francis, American singer was born
Died on January 8
1971
Death
Adriano Lualdi
Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85
2024
Death
Adán Canto
Adán Canto died
1965
Death
Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod
Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74
1713
Death
Arcangelo Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli, composer/violinist (Concerti Grossi), dies at 59
1942
Death
Arvo Hannikainen
Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44
1997
Death
Carole Carr
Carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68
1819
Death
Christian Gottlob Saupe
Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55
2008
Death
Clyde Otis
Clyde Otis, American song writer and music producer (b. c. 1924)
2021
Death
David Darling
David Darling died
1928
Death
Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu
Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61
2021
Death
Ed Bruce
Ed Bruce died
1926
Death
Emile Paladilhe
Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81
1831
Death
Franz Vinzenz Krommer
Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71
1891
Death
Fredrik Pacius
Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81
1858
Death
Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt
Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48
2024
Death
Gian Franco Reverberi
Gian Franco Reverberi died
1651
Death
Giovanni Battista Gagliano
Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56
2024
Death
Guy Bonnet
Guy Bonnet died
2026
Death
Guy Moon
Guy Moon died
1953
Death
Heinrich Kaspar Schmid
Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78
1996
Death
Howard Taubman
Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (b. 1907)
1567
Death
Jacob Vaet
Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37
1994
Death
Jay Blackton
Jay Blackton, US conductor/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 84
1937
Death
John Felix August Korling
John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72
1989
Death
Johnny Jordaan
Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64
1997
Death
Joseph George Handy Hendleman
Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician, dies at 76
1921
Death
Luis Villalba Munoz
Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48
2024
Death
Mar Mar Aye
Mar Mar Aye died
2022
Death
Marilyn Bergman
Marilyn Bergman died
2021
Death
Michael Fonfara
Michael Fonfara died
1918
Death
Michael Hertz
Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73
2022
Death
Michael Lang
Michael Lang died
1998
Death
Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time) dies at 93
1696
Death
Michael de Ronghe
Michael de Ronghe, composer, dies at 75
2024
Death
Phill Niblock
Phill Niblock died
1986
Death
Pierre Fournier
Pierre Fournier, French cellist (b. 1906)
2003
Death
Ron Goodwin
Ron Goodwin, British composer and conductor (b. 1925)
2023
Death
Siegfried Kurz
Siegfried Kurz died
2022
Death
Sornphet Sornsuphan
Sornphet Sornsuphan died
1991
Death
Steve Clark
Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30
1993
Death
Theo Bruins
Theo Bruins, Dutch pianist/composer (Syncope), dies at 63
2022
Death
Ventsislav Yankov
Ventsislav Yankov died
1864
Death
Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen
Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83
2005
Death
Warren Spears
Warren Spears, American choreographer and dancer
1996
Death
William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud
William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter, dies at 52
Releases & milestones on January 8
1974
Event
Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come" premieres in NYC
1734
Event
George Frideric Handel
Premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
1982
Event
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville Tennessee
2001
Event
Kid Rock
28th American Music Award: Faith Hill & Kid Rock win
2021
Event
Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen released the album 'Dangerous: The Double Album'
1966
Event
The Beatles
Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
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