On This Day in Music: September 8

1960 Birth

Aimee Mann

Aimee Mann, American musician was born

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1925 Birth

Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov

Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer was born

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1756 Birth

Anton Teyber

Anton Teyber, composer was born

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1841 Birth

Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Dvořák, Nelahozeves Czech, composer (New World Symphony). Dies 1904 was born

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1933 Birth

Asha Bhonsle

Asha Bhonsle, Indian singer was born

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1736 Birth

Bernardo Ottani

Bernardo Ottani, composer was born

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1976 Birth

Brendan Kelly

Brendan Kelly, American musician (The Lawrence Arms) was born

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1942 Birth

Brian Cole

Brian Cole, Tacoma Wash, rock vocalist/bassist (Association) was born

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1904 Birth

Carlos Sanchez Malaga

Carlos Sanchez Malaga, composer was born

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1966 Birth

Carola

Carola, Swedish singer was born

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1929 Birth

Christoph von Dohnanyi

Christoph von Dohnanyi, German conductor was born

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1959 Birth

Daler Nazarov

Daler Nazarov, Tajik composer and actor was born

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1950 Birth

Daniel Victor Starr

Daniel Victor Starr, composer was born

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1941 Birth

Dante Drowty

Dante Drowty, rocker was born

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1919 Birth

David Johan Kvandal

David Johan Kvandal, composer was born

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1958 Birth

David Lewis

David Lewis, guitarist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) was born

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1946 Birth

Dean Daughtry

Dean Daughtry, rock keyboardist (Atlanta Rhythm Section) was born

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1826 Birth

Disma Fumagalli

Disma Fumagalli, composer was born

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1827 Birth

Emil Naumann

Emil Naumann, composer was born

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1933 Birth

Eric Salzman

Eric Salzman, composer was born

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1956 Birth

Frank Tovey

Frank Tovey, British musician (d. 2002) was born

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1939 Birth

Guitar Shorty

Guitar Shorty, American musician was born

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1863 Birth

Gustavo Emilio Campa

Gustavo Emilio Campa, composer was born

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1921 Birth

Hans Ulrich Engelmann

Hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia) was born

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1927 Birth

Harlan Howard

Harlan Howard, American country music songwriter (d. 2002) was born

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1925 Birth

Heinz Lau

Heinz Lau, composer was born

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1870 Birth

Hermann Hans Wetzler

Hermann Hans Wetzler, composer was born

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1896 Birth

Howard Dietz

Howard Dietz, American lyricist and librettist (d. 1983) was born

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1824 Birth

Jaime Nuno

Jaime Nuno, composer was born

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1935 Birth

James Clay

James Clay, saxophonist was born

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1964 Birth

Joachim Nielsen

Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian musician (d. 2000) was born

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1779 Birth

Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt

Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, composer was born

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1792 Birth

Joseph Netherclift

Joseph Netherclift, composer was born

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1767 Birth

Karl August von Lichtenstein

Karl August von Lichtenstein, composer was born

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1945 Birth

Kelly Groucutt

Kelly Groucutt, rocker was born

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1925 Birth

Magnus Blondal Johansson

Magnus Blondal Johansson, composer was born

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1588 Birth

Marin Mersenne

Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian) was born

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1958 Birth

Michael Lardie

Michael Lardie, American musician was born

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1970 Birth

Neko Case

Neko Case, American musician was born

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1672 Birth

Nicolas de Grigny

Nicolas de Grigny, composer was born

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1951 Birth

Nikos Karvelas

Nikos Karvelas, Greek composer was born

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1932 Birth

Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline, Winchester Va, country singer (Crazy) was born

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1966 Birth

Peter Furler

Peter Furler, musician (Newsboys) was born

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1934 Birth

Peter Maxwell Davies

Peter Maxwell Davies, Manchester England, composer (Prolation, Taverner) was born

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1979 Birth

Pink [Alecia Beth Moore]

Pink [Alecia Beth Moore], Doylestown, Pennsylvania, singer (Get the Party Started, Just Like a Pill) was born

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1898 Birth

Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side) was born

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1962 Birth

René Klijn

René Klijn, [Dorian], singer (Mr Blue) was born

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1975 Birth

Richard Hughes

Richard Hughes, English musician (Keane) was born

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1945 Birth

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, California, rocker (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots) was born

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1942 Birth

Sal Valentino

Sal Valentino, rocker was born

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1947 Birth

Valery Afanassiev

Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist was born

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1894 Birth

Willem FJ Pijper

Willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic was born

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1897 Birth

[James Charles] Jimmie Rodgers

[James Charles] Jimmie Rodgers, Mendoza Miss, country singer/singing brakeman was born

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1991 Death

Alex North

Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer

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2025 Death

Angela Ro Ro

Angela Ro Ro died

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1976 Death

Assen Karastoyanov

Assen Karastoyanov, composer, dies at 83

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2024 Death

Ben Thapa

Ben Thapa died

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1917 Death

Charles Edouard Lefebvre

Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74

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1613 Death

Don Carlo Gesauldo

Don Carlo Gesauldo, composer, dies

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1994 Death

Edna Manilow

Edna Manilow, mother of singer Barry Manilow, dies at 70 of cancer

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1871 Death

Etienne-Joseph Soubre

Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57

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1819 Death

Franz Stanislaus Spindler

Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer, dies at 56

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2025 Death

Inge Brück

Inge Brück died

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1944 Death

Jan van Gilse

Jan van Gilse, composer/Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 63

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1991 Death

Jo Budie

Jo Budie, Dutch orchestra leader (KRO), dies

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1976 Death

Joaquin Zamacois Soler

Joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer, dies at 81

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1831 Death

John Aitken

John Aitken, Scottish-born music publisher (b. 1745)

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2022 Death

Marciano Cantero

Marciano Cantero died

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1999 Death

Moondog

Moondog, American composer, musician and poet (b. 1916)

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2023 Death

Mylon LeFevre

Mylon LeFevre died

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1879 Death

Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba

Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58

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1978 Death

Pancho Vladigerov

Pancho Vladigerov, composer, dies at 79

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1838 Death

Pietro Rovelli

Pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45

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1984 Death

Rene Bernier

Rene Bernier, composer, dies at 79

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1949 Death

Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85

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1637 Death

Robert Fludd

Robert Fludd, composer, dies at 63

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2021 Death

Robert Prizeman

Robert Prizeman died

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1706 Death

Romanus Weichlein

Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53

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2022 Death

Sonny West

Sonny West died

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2021 Death

Uno Loop

Uno Loop died

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1899 Death

Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal

Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer, dies at 78

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2020 Death

Vexi Salmi

Vexi Salmi died

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2024 Death

Zoot Money

Zoot Money died

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2025 Event

Cortis

Cortis released the album 'Color Outside the Lines'

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2023 Event

Laufey

Laufey released the album 'Bewitched'

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1994 Event

Michael Jackson

MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley

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2023 Event

Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo released the album 'Guts'

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2023 Event

Royal Blood

Royal Blood released the album 'Back to the Water Below'

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2023 Event

V

V released the album 'Layover'

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