On This Day in Music: November 8

On November 8 in music history, 47 artists were born, 34 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Bonnie Raitt (1949), Minnie Ripperton (1947) and Patti Page (1927).

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Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt, Burbank CA, country singer (Green Light, The Glow) was born

Minnie Ripperton

Minnie Ripperton, Chicago, singer (Loving You) was born

Patti Page

Patti Page, [Clara Ann Fowler], Claremont Ok, singer (Tennessee Waltz), (d. 2012) was born

Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer (Chuck E's in Love) was born

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Al Berger

Al Berger, rocker was born

Alberto Erede

Alberto Erede, Italian conductor was born

Ana Vidovic

Ana Vidovic, classical guitarist was born

Arnold Edward Trevor Bax

Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, London England, composer (Farewell My Youth) (d. 1953) was born

Arnold Rosner

Arnold Rosner, composer was born

Bonnie Bramlett

Bonnie Bramlett, rock vocalist (Delandy & Bonnie) was born

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt, Burbank CA, country singer (Green Light, The Glow) was born

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams, American composer (d. 1965) was born

David Monrad Johansen

David Monrad Johansen, composer was born

Diana King

Diana King, Jamaican singer was born

Domenico Mazzocchi

Domenico Mazzocchi, composer was born

Don Byron

Don Byron, American clarinetist was born

Douglas Townsend

Douglas Townsend, composer was born

Edward Julius Biedermann

Edward Julius Biedermann, composer was born

Francesco Gonzaga

Francesco Gonzaga, composer was born

Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner

Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, composer was born

Friedrich Witt

Friedrich Witt, composer was born

Georges Lonque

Georges Lonque, composer was born

Gerald Alston

Gerald Alston, US singer (Manhattans-Crazy) was born

Hermann Schey

Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer was born

Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn

Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn, composer was born

Jean-Louis Martinet

Jean-Louis Martinet, composer was born

Jeanette McGruder

Jeanette McGruder, American musician (P Funk) was born

Judith Lang Zaimont

Judith Lang Zaimont, composer was born

Jully Black

Jully Black, Canadian R&B singer was born

Karel Komzak

Karel Komzak, composer was born

Larry Burnette

Larry Burnette, rocker (Firefall) was born

Lazare Saminsky

Lazare Saminsky, composer was born

Leif Garrett

Leif Garrett, Hollywood Cal, singer/actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road) was born

Leonhard Trautsch

Leonhard Trautsch, composer was born

Mihailo Vukdragovic

Mihailo Vukdragovic, composer was born

Minnie Ripperton

Minnie Ripperton, Chicago, singer (Loving You) was born

Patti Page

Patti Page, [Clara Ann Fowler], Claremont Ok, singer (Tennessee Waltz), (d. 2012) was born

Porl Thompson

Porl Thompson, British musician (The Cure) was born

Richard Nicholson

Richard Nicholson, musician was born

Richard Stoker

Richard Stoker, composer was born

Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer (Chuck E's in Love) was born

Rodney Desborough Slater

Rodney Desborough Slater, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band) was born

Roy Wood

Roy Wood, Birmingham England, rock vocalist/cellist (ELO) was born

Sam Sparro

Sam Sparro, Australian producer, songwriter, performer, former child actor was born

Stephen Saber

Stephen Saber, drummer/songwriter was born

Szymon Laks

Szymon Laks, composer was born

Terry Lee Miall

Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer (Adam & The Ants) was born

Thomas Bullis

Thomas Bullis, composer was born

Vanesa Littlecrow

Vanesa Littlecrow, Puerto Rican cartoonist, dancer, writer and model was born

Walerian Josef Gniot

Walerian Josef Gniot, composer was born

Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin

Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer was born

Died on November 8

Basil Poledouris

Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (b. 1945)

Beatrice Kay

Beatrice Kay, singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & the Col), dies at 78

Caesar-Auguste Franck

Caesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67

Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen

Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer, dies at 81

Charles Bordes

Charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46

Claes-Göran Hederström

Claes-Göran Hederström died

Country Dan Dick Montana McLain

Country Dan Dick Montana McLain, singer, dies at 40

Dan McCafferty

Dan McCafferty died

Eduard de Hartog

Eduard de Hartog, composer, dies at 80

Frances Faye

Frances Faye, singer/actress (Pretty Baby), dies after strokes

Francisco Guerrero

Francisco Guerrero, Spanish composer (b. 1528)

Franck Olivier

Franck Olivier died

Guy Speranza

Guy Speranza, American singer, original Riot frontman (b. 1956)

Hannelore Kramm

Hannelore Kramm died

Ida Gotkovsky

Ida Gotkovsky died

Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60

Jacob Edvard Gille

Jacob Edvard Gille, composer, dies at 66

Jeff Cook

Jeff Cook died

Johann Walter

Johann Walter, composer, dies at 51

John Kirckpatrick

John Kirckpatrick, US musicologist (Charles Ives Archives), dies

Keith "Red" Mitchell

Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies

Lester Bowie

Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1941)

Margo Guryan

Margo Guryan died

Maximilian Stadler

Maximilian Stadler, composer, dies at 85

Musafir Ram Bhardwaj

Musafir Ram Bhardwaj died

Oscar Benton

Oscar Benton died

Pierre Kartner

Pierre Kartner died

Pierre Prowo

Pierre Prowo, composer, dies at 60

Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov

Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer, dies at 64

Simon Jurovsky

Simon Jurovsky, composer, dies at 51

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai died

Vanusa

Vanusa died

Victorien Sardou

Victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77

Will Ferdy

Will Ferdy died

Releases & milestones on November 8

Andrew Lloyd Webber

"Song & Dance" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 474 performances

George Gershwin

George & Ira Gershwin's musical "Treasure Girl" premieres in NYC

Oliver Wallace

"Make Mine Music" debuts

Soojin

Soojin released the album 'Agassy'

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