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Search Results for Date: AUGUST 8th
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| Date Born: | Friday 8 August 1952 | | | | Description: | Drummer, USA | | | | Summary: | His formal education included studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, studying both jazz and classical disciplines graduating with Honors in 1975. |
| Date Born: | Monday 8 August 1927 | | | | Description: | Drummer, Composer, UK |
| Date Born: | Thursday 8 August 1907 | | | | Description: | Saxophonist, Arranger, USA | | | | Summary: | Born the youngest of three children and the only boy, received his first music lessons on piano from his mother. |
| Date Born: | Wednesday 8 August 1956 | | | | Description: | Vocalist , Actor | | | | Summary: | He is sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon. Branscombe is well known for playing villains and thugs. |
| Date Born: | Monday 8 August 1938 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, Actress | | | | Summary: | She was born the daughter of Peter Ingoglia, known as musician Teddy Stevens and singer Eleanor McGinley.
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| Date Born: | Saturday 8 August 1959 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, Songwriter, Australian | | | | Summary: | After her fourth album Conway played the lead roll in the Australian production of "Always...Patsy Cline". 2001. |
| Date Born: | Tuesday 8 August 1944 | | | | Description: | Songwriter and record producer, USA | | | | Summary: | One of many white musicians/songwriters who were affiliated with Motown. He wrote and produced The Jackson 5's early hits, including "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", "Mama's Pearl", and "Maybe Tomorrow". |
| Date Born: | Wednesday 8 August 1928 | | | | Description: | Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Flautist, Australia | | | | Summary: | In the 1980's he associated closely with the then young James Morrison, helping Morrison to form his style and develop into the world famous musician he later became. |
| Date Born: | Sunday 8 August 1937 | | | | Description: | Actor, USA | | | | Summary: | While having dinner with Paul McCartney, Dustin Hoffman told the story of the death of Pablo Picasso and his famous last words, "Drink to me, drink to my health. You know I can't drink anymore." Paul had a guitar with him and immediately played an impromptu chord progression while singing the quote. Thus, "Picasso's Last Words", one of the highlights of the "Band On The Run" album, was made. |
| Date Born: | Wednesday 8 August 1923 | | | | Description: | Actress, Swimmer, USA | | | | Summary: | Williams born to Bula Myrtle Gilpin and Louis Stanton Williams. |
| Date Born: | Saturday 8 August 1959 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, Actress, Australia | | | | Summary: | Jane Scali was a prominent singer on Australia's "Young Talent Time" hosted by Johnny Young during thr seventies.
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| Date Born: | Monday 8 August 1932 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, USA | | | | Summary: | Whie still in high school he worked shining shoes in a barbershop in New York City. His version of the National Anthem, recorded in the late 1960s, was a fixture at sporting events for many years. |
| Date Born: | Wednesday 8 August 1923 | | | | Description: | Vocalist | | | | Summary: | A blues singer with the Jay McShann band in the forties. |
| Date Born: | Saturday 8 August 1942 | | | | Description: | Drummer, USA | | | | Summary: | The group named "Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show" formed in Bay City, New Jersey in 1968. |
| Date Born: | Thursday 8 August 1935 | | | | Description: | Radio host, Australia |
| Date Born: | Monday 8 August 1949 | | | | Description: | Actor, USA | | | | Summary: | Carradine was born the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel and actor John Carradine. |
| Date Born: | Thursday 8 August 1940 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, Guitarist | | | | Summary: | Keith had his own television show in Shepparton. |
| Date Born: | Wednesday 8 August 1900 | | | | Description: | Band leader, USA | | | | Summary: | Band Leader, never played an instrument, and never sang, but discovered many top names in his time. |
| Date Born: | Wednesday 8 August 1973 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, Guitarist , Composer, USA | | | | Summary: | One of the most popular country singers in America in the 21st Century. |
| Date Born: | Monday 8 August 1932 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, Composer, USA | | | | Summary: | As a child, Tillis learned the drums, as well as guitar. At age 16, he won a local talent show, and soon joined the United States Air Force. |
| Date Born: | Tuesday 8 August 1922 | | | | Description: | Actor, USA | | | | Summary: | Calhoun was raised in Santa Cruz, California. When he was nine months old, his father died. After his mother remarried, he occasionally used the last name of his stepfather, Durgin. |
| Date Born: | Saturday 8 August 1925 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, USA | | | | Summary: | Til led the group from its start until his death in 1981; by 1960 he was the only original member left in the group.
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| Date Born: | Tuesday 8 August 1961 | | | | Description: | Vocalist , Composer, Guitarist, UK | | | | Summary: | In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named The Edge #24 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" |
| Date Born: | Saturday 8 August 1953 | | | | Description: | Vocalist , Guitarist, Australia | | | | Summary: | Gaze joined his first major band, Tamam Shud, in late 1969 |
| Date Born: | Saturday 8 August 1953 | | | | Description: | Composer of music, USA | | | | Summary: | He began his song-writing career after moving to Nashville, where he initially worked at Buzz Cason's Creative Studios as a sound engineer. |
| Date Born: | Sunday 8 August 1926 | | | | Description: | Trombonist, USA | | | | Summary: | He has played on over 250 recordings and has released more than two dozen albums as a soloist and is highly respected by his fellow trombonists. |
| Date Born: | Saturday 8 August 1981 | | | | Description: | Vocalist, Australia | | | | Summary: | Her largest audience came in September 2000 with performances at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics and at the Paralympic Games. |
| Date Born: | Thursday 8 August 1901 | | | | Description: | Composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, USA | | | | Summary: | He was musical director for many of Bing Crosby's recordings for the American branch of Decca Records. |
| Date Born: | Monday 8 August 1921 | | | | Description: | Vocal, Guitarist, Co,poser, US | | | | Summary: | His "There Stands the Glass" is featured in the 2005 documentary No Direction Home by Martin Scorsese. |
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