On This Day in Music: June 8

On June 8 in music history, 50 artists were born, 30 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them Kanye West (1977), Bonnie Tyler (1951) and The Rolling Stones (1969).

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Kanye West

Kanye West, Atlanta, Georgia, American rapper and record producer was born

Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler, [Gaynor Hopkins], rocker (Total Eclipse of the Heart) was born

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones

Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra, Jersey City, singer (Boots are Made for Walkin') and daughter of Frank Sinatra was born

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Born on June 8

Aleksandr T Tvardovski

Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russian conductor [NS=June 21] was born

Alex Band

Alex Band, American singer (The Calling) was born

Anatol Vieru

Anatol Vieru, composer was born

Antonio Nicolau

Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor was born

Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler, [Gaynor Hopkins], rocker (Total Eclipse of the Heart) was born

Boz Scaggs

Boz Scaggs, [William Royce], Dallas Tx, rocker (Steve Miller Band) was born

Chuck Negron

Chuck Negron, singer (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) was born

Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins

Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, US pop singer (Funkadelic-Knee Deep) was born

Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks, American guitarist was born

Doris Pearson

Doris Pearson, Essex, rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel) was born

Elmar Oliveira

Elmar Oliveira, Waterbury Connecticut, violinist (Naumburg 1978) was born

Emanuel Ax

Emanuel Ax, Polish-born pianist was born

Emmanuel Ax

Emmanuel Ax, Lvov Poland, pianist (Artur Rubinstein Comp-1974) was born

Erwin Schulhoff

Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala) was born

Gabriele Mario Piozzi

Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born

Gary Wilson

Gary Wilson, Scottish Musician was born

George Garrett

George Garrett, composer was born

Greg Ginn

Greg Ginn, American guitarist (Black Flag) was born

Hans Gunter Helms

Hans Gunter Helms, composer was born

Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht

Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born

James Jonathan Sylvers

James Jonathan Sylvers, rocker was born

Jan Kleczynski

Jan Kleczynski, composer was born

Janos Jagamas

Janos Jagamas, composer was born

Jiri Dvoracek

Jiri Dvoracek, composer was born

Joan La Barbara

Joan La Barbara, composer was born

Joseph Lincke

Joseph Lincke, composer was born

Julie Driscoll

Julie Driscoll, rocker/actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee) was born

Kanye West

Kanye West, Atlanta, Georgia, American rapper and record producer was born

Karel Goeyvaerts

Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (Summer Games) was born

Keti Garbi

Keti Garbi, Greek singer was born

Kino Haitsma

Kino Haitsma, pianist/arrangeur (Josephine) was born

Kristine W

Kristine W, American musician was born

Lee Harding

Lee Harding, Australian punk-rock singer was born

Luigi Ricci

Luigi Ricci, composer was born

Mick Box

Mick Box, rock guitarist (Uriah Heep) was born

Mick Hucknall

Mick Hucknall, rocker (Simply Red-Every Time We Say Goodbye) was born

Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra, Jersey City, singer (Boots are Made for Walkin') and daughter of Frank Sinatra was born

Natalia Janotha

Natalia Janotha, composer was born

Neil Mitchell

Neil Mitchell, rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was) was born

Nick Rhodes

Nick Rhodes, [Bates], keyboardist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) was born

Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac

Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer was born

Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck

Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer was born

Prospero Bisquertt

Prospero Bisquertt, composer was born

Robert Preston

Robert Preston, Newton MA, actor (Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter) was born

Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born

Sherman Garnes

Sherman Garnes, rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) was born

Spyridon Xyndas

Spyridon Xyndas, composer was born

Tomaso Albinoni

Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born

Tony Rice

Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist was born

Yannis Ioannidis

Yannis Ioannidis, composer was born

Died on June 8

Basen Murmu

Basen Murmu died

Bonnie Pointer

Bonnie Pointer died

Carlo von Tiedemann

Carlo von Tiedemann died

Charles-Joseph van Helmont

Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75

Christian Frederik Emil Horneman

Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65

David Lloyd-Jones

David Lloyd-Jones died

Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala

Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76

Elliot Griffis

Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74

Ernst Busch

Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900)

Felice de Giardini

Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80

Franz Carl Bornschein

Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69

Frederick Shepherd Converse

Frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69

Friedrich Heinrich Himmel

Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48

Gordon Jacob

Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88

Hans Leo Hassler

Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49

Henry Clay Work

Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51

Jacob Fabricius

Jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78

Jimmy Rushing

Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68

Johan Lindegren

Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66

Johann Gottlob Topfer

Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews, vocalist (Andrews Sister), dies

Louis Salvador Palange

Louis Salvador Palange, composer, dies at 61

Mark James

Mark James died

Matija Dedić

Matija Dedić died

Niel Immelman

Niel Immelman died

Otis Grand

Otis Grand died

Sheikh Iman

Sheikh Iman, singer, dies at 76

Song Hae

Song Hae died

Yogi Horton

Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33

Šaban Bajramović

Šaban Bajramović, Serbian Romani musician (b. 1936)

Releases & milestones on June 8

Alan Jackson

26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Garth Brooks

Barbara Mandrell

15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters

Randy Travis

21st Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones

Yes

Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes"

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