1949-11-08
Birth
Al Berger
Al Berger, rocker was born
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1909-11-08
Birth
Alberto Erede
Alberto Erede, Italian conductor was born
1980-11-08
Birth
Ana Vidovic
Ana Vidovic, classical guitarist was born
1883-11-08
Birth
Arnold Edward Trevor Bax
Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, London England, composer (Farewell My Youth) (d. 1953) was born
1945-11-08
Birth
Arnold Rosner
Arnold Rosner, composer was born
1944-11-08
Birth
Bonnie Bramlett
Bonnie Bramlett, rock vocalist (Delandy & Bonnie) was born
1949-11-08
Birth
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, Burbank CA, country singer (Green Light, The Glow) was born
1893-11-08
Birth
Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams, American composer (d. 1965) was born
1888-11-08
Birth
David Monrad Johansen
David Monrad Johansen, composer was born
1970-11-08
Birth
Diana King
Diana King, Jamaican singer was born
1592-11-08
Birth
Domenico Mazzocchi
Domenico Mazzocchi, composer was born
1958-11-08
Birth
Don Byron
Don Byron, American clarinetist was born
1921-11-08
Birth
Douglas Townsend
Douglas Townsend, composer was born
1849-11-08
Birth
Edward Julius Biedermann
Edward Julius Biedermann, composer was born
1590-11-08
Birth
Francesco Gonzaga
Francesco Gonzaga, composer was born
1785-11-08
Birth
Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner
Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, composer was born
1770-11-08
Birth
Friedrich Witt
Friedrich Witt, composer was born
1900-11-08
Birth
Georges Lonque
Georges Lonque, composer was born
1942-11-08
Birth
Gerald Alston
Gerald Alston, US singer (Manhattans-Crazy) was born
1895-11-08
Birth
Hermann Schey
Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer was born
1867-11-08
Birth
Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn
Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn, composer was born
1912-11-08
Birth
Jean-Louis Martinet
Jean-Louis Martinet, composer was born
1954-11-08
Birth
Jeanette McGruder
Jeanette McGruder, American musician (P Funk) was born
1945-11-08
Birth
Judith Lang Zaimont
Judith Lang Zaimont, composer was born
1977-11-08
Birth
Jully Black
Jully Black, Canadian R&B singer was born
1850-11-08
Birth
Karel Komzak
Karel Komzak, composer was born
1951-11-08
Birth
Larry Burnette
Larry Burnette, rocker (Firefall) was born
1882-11-08
Birth
Lazare Saminsky
Lazare Saminsky, composer was born
1961-11-08
Birth
Leif Garrett
Leif Garrett, Hollywood Cal, singer/actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road) was born
1693-11-08
Birth
Leonhard Trautsch
Leonhard Trautsch, composer was born
1900-11-08
Birth
Mihailo Vukdragovic
Mihailo Vukdragovic, composer was born
1947-11-08
Birth
Minnie Ripperton
Minnie Ripperton, Chicago, singer (Loving You) was born
1927-11-08
Birth
Patti Page
Patti Page, [Clara Ann Fowler], Claremont Ok, singer (Tennessee Waltz), (d. 2012) was born
1957-11-08
Birth
Porl Thompson
Porl Thompson, British musician (The Cure) was born
1905-11-08
Birth
Richard Nicholson
Richard Nicholson, musician was born
1938-11-08
Birth
Richard Stoker
Richard Stoker, composer was born
1954-11-08
Birth
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer (Chuck E's in Love) was born
1944-11-08
Birth
Rodney Desborough Slater
Rodney Desborough Slater, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band) was born
1946-11-08
Birth
Roy Wood
Roy Wood, Birmingham England, rock vocalist/cellist (ELO) was born
1982-11-08
Birth
Sam Sparro
Sam Sparro, Australian producer, songwriter, performer, former child actor was born
1975-11-08
Birth
Stephen Saber
Stephen Saber, drummer/songwriter was born
1901-11-08
Birth
Szymon Laks
Szymon Laks, composer was born
1958-11-08
Birth
Terry Lee Miall
Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer (Adam & The Ants) was born
1657-11-08
Birth
Thomas Bullis
Thomas Bullis, composer was born
1973-11-08
Birth
Vanesa Littlecrow
Vanesa Littlecrow, Puerto Rican cartoonist, dancer, writer and model was born
1902-11-08
Birth
Walerian Josef Gniot
Walerian Josef Gniot, composer was born
1887-11-08
Birth
Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer was born
2006-11-08
Death
Basil Poledouris
Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (b. 1945)
1986-11-08
Death
Beatrice Kay
Beatrice Kay, singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & the Col), dies at 78
1890-11-08
Death
Caesar-Auguste Franck
Caesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67
1984-11-08
Death
Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen
Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer, dies at 81
1909-11-08
Death
Charles Bordes
Charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46
1995-11-08
Death
Country Dan Dick Montana McLain
Country Dan Dick Montana McLain, singer, dies at 40
1909-11-08
Death
Eduard de Hartog
Eduard de Hartog, composer, dies at 80
1991-11-08
Death
Frances Faye
Frances Faye, singer/actress (Pretty Baby), dies after strokes
1599-11-08
Death
Francisco Guerrero
Francisco Guerrero, Spanish composer (b. 1528)
2003-11-08
Death
Guy Speranza
Guy Speranza, American singer, original Riot frontman (b. 1956)
1974-11-08
Death
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60
1880-11-08
Death
Jacob Edvard Gille
Jacob Edvard Gille, composer, dies at 66
1578-11-08
Death
Johann Walter
Johann Walter, composer, dies at 51
1991-11-08
Death
John Kirckpatrick
John Kirckpatrick, US musicologist (Charles Ives Archives), dies
1992-11-08
Death
Keith "Red" Mitchell
Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies
1999-11-08
Death
Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1941)
1833-11-08
Death
Maximilian Stadler
Maximilian Stadler, composer, dies at 85
1757-11-08
Death
Pierre Prowo
Pierre Prowo, composer, dies at 60
1924-11-08
Death
Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov
Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer, dies at 64
1963-11-08
Death
Simon Jurovsky
Simon Jurovsky, composer, dies at 51
1908-11-08
Death
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77
1986-11-08
Event
Andrew Lloyd Webber
"Song & Dance" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 474 performances
1928-11-08
Event
George Gershwin
George & Ira Gershwin's musical "Treasure Girl" premieres in NYC
1932-11-08
Event
Oliver Wallace
"Make Mine Music" debuts
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