On This Day in Music: July 8

On July 8 in music history, 39 artists were born, 21 died and 3 other milestones happened, among them Beck (1970), Billy Eckstine (1914) and Andy Fletcher (1961).

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Beck

Beck, American singer was born

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine, Pittsburgh PA, jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love) was born

Andy Fletcher

Andy Fletcher, rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough) was born

Toby Keith

Toby Keith, American singer was born

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Andy Fletcher

Andy Fletcher, rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough) was born

Beck

Beck, American singer was born

Benjamin Grosvenor

Benjamin Grosvenor, British pianist was born

Bill Challis

Bill Challis, arranger/pianist was born

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine, Pittsburgh PA, jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love) was born

Carlo Franci

Carlo Franci, composer was born

Carlos Cavazo

Carlos Cavazo, rocker (Quiet Riot - Metal Health) was born

Chuck Negron

Chuck Negron, Bronx NY, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born

Clement Harris

Clement Harris, composer was born

David Kennedy

David Kennedy, American guitarist (Angels & Airwaves) was born

Elias Viljanen

Elias Viljanen, Finnish Guitarist was born

Fred Young

Fred Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett) was born

George Antheil

George Antheil, Trenton NJ, composer (Airplane Sonata) was born

Giovanni Battista Stefanini

Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born

Graham Jones

Graham Jones, rock guitarist (Haircut 100) was born

Greg T Walker

Greg T Walker, rock bassist (Blackfoot) was born

Heinrich Albert

Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born

Jacques Stehman

Jacques Stehman, composer was born

Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson

Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, US rock drummer (Allman Brothers) was born

Jamie Cook

Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys) was born

Jerry Vale

Jerry Vale, [Genaro Louis Vitaliano], NYC, singer (Arriverderci Roma) was born

Johann Georg Ebeling

Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born

Johnnie Johnson

Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (d. 2005) was born

Jordan Chan

Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer was born

Kishio Hirao

Kishio Hirao, composer was born

Louis Ballard

Louis Ballard, composer was born

Matteo Coferati

Matteo Coferati, composer was born

Norma Donaldson

Norma Donaldson, singer/actress (Poetic Justice, 5 Heartbeats) was born

Percy Grainger

Percy Grainger, Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor (Hill Songs) was born

Pleas Ned Sublette

Pleas Ned Sublette, composer was born

Raffi

Raffi, children's singer (Baby Beluga) was born

Richard Wainwright

Richard Wainwright, composer was born

Rudolf Dellinger

Rudolf Dellinger, composer was born

Russell Christian

Russell Christian, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World) was born

Steve Lawrence

Steve Lawrence, Bkln, singer/actor (Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy) was born

Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks

Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks, daughter of country singer Garth Brooks was born

Toby Keith

Toby Keith, American singer was born

Vatroslav Lisinski

Vatroslav Lisinski, composer was born

Zhanna Friske

Zhanna Friske, Russian actress and singer was born

Died on July 8

Adam Wade

Adam Wade died

Aleksander V Aleksandrov

Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63

Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler died

Catherinus Elling

Catherinus Elling, composer, dies at 83

Charlie Shavers

Charlie Shavers, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1920)

Daniel Alvarado

Daniel Alvarado died

Dominic Lucero

Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer

Georg Neumark

Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60

Henry Fevrier

Henry Fevrier, composer, dies at 81

Henry Waelput

Henry Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Blessing of Arms), dies

James Carter Cathcart

James Carter Cathcart died

James Woodie Alexander

James Woodie Alexander, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 80

Josef Dessauer

Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78

Julian Bautista

Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60

Lotte Palfi Andor

Lotte Palfi Andor, actress (Lovesick, All the Jazz), dies

Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera died

Philippe Gaubert

Philippe Gaubert, composer, dies at 62

Riccadro Pick-Mangiagalli

Riccadro Pick-Mangiagalli, composer, dies at 66

Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov

Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies

Walter Kittredge

Walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834)

Özkan Uğur

Özkan Uğur died

Releases & milestones on July 8

Blind Channel

Blind Channel released the album 'Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous'

DeBarge

Rockers Jonathan "Chico" & Robert DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking

Megadeth

Megadeth released the album 'The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!'

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