1962
Event
The Beatles
Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC)
On This Day in Music: March 8
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Born on March 8
1911
Birth
Alan Hovhaness
Alan Hovhaness, Somerville Mass, composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo) was born
1979
Birth
Andy Ross
Andy Ross, American guitarist (OK Go) was born
1972
Birth
Angie Hart
Angie Hart, Australian pop singer was born
1872
Birth
Anna Held
Anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (d. 1918) was born
1973
Birth
Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch singer (The Gathering) was born
1909
Birth
Anthony Donato
Anthony Donato, composer was born
1743
Birth
Bendix Friedrich Zinck
Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born
1957
Birth
Billy Childs
Billy Childs, composer/pianist was born
1953
Birth
Bob Brozman
Bob Brozman, American musician was born
1945
Birth
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton, American composer was born
1714
Birth
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach was born
1947
Birth
Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager, American composer was born
1964
Birth
Cheryl "Salt" James
Cheryl "Salt" James, singer (Salt-N-Pepa) was born
1954
Birth
Cheryl Baker
Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies) was born
1934
Birth
Christian Wolff
Christian Wolff, composer was born
1921
Birth
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse, [Tula Finklea], Amarillo Tx, dancer/actress (Singing in the Rain) was born
1925
Birth
Darwin Horacio Vargas-Wallis
Darwin Horacio Vargas-Wallis, composer was born
1984
Birth
Dave Moffatt
Dave Moffatt, Canadian musician was born
1560
Birth
Don Carlo Gesualdo
Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born
1853
Birth
Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels
Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina) was born
1921
Birth
Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson
Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter was born
1985
Birth
Ewa Sonnet
Ewa Sonnet, Polish model and pop singer was born
1876
Birth
Franco Alfano
Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio) was born
1840
Birth
Franco Faccio
Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born
1928
Birth
Frank Michael Beyer
Frank Michael Beyer, composer was born
1778
Birth
Friedrich August Kanne
Friedrich August Kanne, composer was born
1936
Birth
Gabor Szabo
Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle) was born
1958
Birth
Gary Numan
Gary Numan, [Gary Webb], Hammersmith England, vocalist (Replicas) was born
1825
Birth
George William Martin
George William Martin, composer was born
1783
Birth
Gottfied Wilhelm Fink
Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer was born
1941
Birth
Ivana Loudova
Ivana Loudova, composer was born
1919
Birth
Ivor Keys
Ivor Keys, musician/teacher was born
1920
Birth
James Daniel "Danny" Turner
James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist was born
1927
Birth
Jaromir Podesva
Jaromir Podesva, composer was born
1607
Birth
Johann Rist
Johann Rist, composer was born
1933
Birth
Johnny Dollar
Johnny Dollar, singer was born
1927
Birth
Joseph Berg
Joseph Berg, composer was born
1928
Birth
Judy Johnson
Judy Johnson, Norfolk Va, singer (Your Show of Shows) was born
1938
Birth
Lew DeWitt
Lew DeWitt, Va, country singer (Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall) was born
1948
Birth
Little Peggy March
Little Peggy March, [Margaret Battavio], vocalist (I Will Follow Him) was born
1883
Birth
Manuel Gomez Carillo
Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer was born
1945
Birth
Micky Dolenz
Micky Dolenz, Los Angeles California, actor (Circus Boy)/singer (Monkees) was born
1947
Birth
Mike Allsup
Mike Allsup, Modesto Ca, rock guitarist (Three Dog Night) was born
1859
Birth
Otto Taubmann
Otto Taubmann, composer was born
1944
Birth
Palito Ortega
Palito Ortega, Argentine singer and actor was born
1872
Birth
Paul Juon
Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer was born
1975
Birth
Peggy Zina
Peggy Zina, Greek singer was born
1843
Birth
Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom
Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer was born
1964
Birth
Peter Ged Gill
Peter Ged Gill, drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-2 Tribes) [or 1/8] was born
1946
Birth
Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner, rock bassist/vocalist (Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy) was born
1937
Birth
Raynoma Gordy
Raynoma Gordy, [Mayberry], US orchestra leader (Rayber Voices) was born
1937
Birth
Richard Farina
Richard Farina, American writer and folk rocker (Reflections in a Crystal Wind) was born
1939
Birth
Robert Tear
Robert Tear, Barry Wales, tenor (Welsh Natl Opera 1970) was born
1944
Birth
Sergey Nikitin
Sergey Nikitin, Russian composer was born
1968
Birth
Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins, American musician was born
1915
Birth
Tapio Rautavaara
Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (d. 1979) was born
1979
Birth
Tom Chaplin
Tom Chaplin, English singer (Keane) was born
1939
Birth
Yannis Vlachopoulos
Yannis Vlachopoulos, composer was born
1941
Birth
Yvar Emilian Mikhashoff
Yvar Emilian Mikhashoff, composer was born
Died on March 8
2024
Death
Abdou Cherif
Abdou Cherif died
2003
Death
Adam Faith
Adam Faith, English singer and actor (b. 1940)
2021
Death
Adrian Bărar
Adrian Bărar died
1862
Death
Adrien de La Fage
Adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56
1919
Death
Auguste Tolbecque
Auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88
1993
Death
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke
1734
Death
Carolomannus Pachschmidt
Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer, dies at 33
2021
Death
Cepillín
Cepillín died
2023
Death
Chaim Topol
Chaim Topol died
1931
Death
Clara Kathleen Rogers
Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87
1720
Death
Georg Bronner
Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53
2022
Death
Grandpa Elliott
Grandpa Elliott died
1640
Death
Guillaume van Messaus
Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50
1716
Death
Harald Vallerius
Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69
1988
Death
Henryk Szeryng
Henryk Szeryng, Polish-born violinist (b. 1918)
1995
Death
Ingo Schwichtenberg
Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (b. 1965)
2022
Death
Isao Suzuki
Isao Suzuki died
1950
Death
Jaroslav Kocian
Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67
1828
Death
Johann Anton Sulzer
Johann Anton Sulzer, composer, dies at 75
1951
Death
John Winter Thompson
John Winter Thompson, composer, dies at 83
1941
Death
Jose Serrano Simeon
Jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67
2021
Death
Julien-François Zbinden
Julien-François Zbinden died
1869
Death
Louis Hector Berlioz
Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65
2023
Death
Marcel Amont
Marcel Amont died
2021
Death
Mauricio Rosenmann Taub
Mauricio Rosenmann Taub died
2011
Death
Mike Starr (musician)
Mike Starr (musician), American Musician (b. 1966)
2025
Death
Naima Samih
Naima Samih died
1957
Death
Othmar Schoeck
Othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70
1996
Death
Paul Lewis Harrhy
Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park), dies at 38
1901
Death
Peter Benoit
Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (High Mass), dies at 66
1992
Death
Red Callender
Red Callender, US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76
2022
Death
René Clemencic
René Clemencic died
1973
Death
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, rocker (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots), dies at 27
2022
Death
Ron Miles
Ron Miles died
1961
Death
Thomas Beecham
Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81
2021
Death
Trevor Peacock
Trevor Peacock died
1983
Death
William T Walton
William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80
Releases & milestones on March 8
2024
Event
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande released the album 'Eternal Sunshine'
1993
Event
Fela Kuti
Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested again on suspicion of murder
1971
Event
Jimi Hendrix
Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner"
2024
Event
Judas Priest
Judas Priest released the album 'Invincible Shield'
2024
Event
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica released the album 'Clear Cold Beyond'
1962
Event
The Beatles
Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC)
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