8 June 23

Are you ready for a really long list of musicians, famous and not-so-famous? I culled the list of "famous birthdays" for 8 June so that I could wear my musical eighth notes tie. Take a deep breath (as though you were ready to sing!) and browse through these entries:

1671 Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor), born in Venice, Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1751)
1722 Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, German composer, born in Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empir (now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany )(d. 1794)
1740 Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, born in Quinzano d'Oglio, Lombardy, Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1809)
1753 Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, French composer, born in Muret, Haute-Garonne, France (d. 1809)
1783 Joseph Lincke, German cellist and composer, born in Trachenberg, Silesia (now Żmigród, Poland) (d. 1837)
1805 Luigi Ricci, Italian composer, born in Naples, KIngdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1859)
1810 Robert Schumann, German pianist, composer (Humoresque), and music critic (Neue Zeitschrift für Musik - New Journal for Music), born in Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1856)
1812 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Moravian violinist and composer, born in Brno (d. 1865)
1812 Spyridon Xyndas, Greek composer, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1896)
1834 George Garrett, English composer, born in Winchester, England (d. 1897)
1837 Jan Kleczyński Sr., Polish pianist and composer, born in Janiewicze, Russian Empire (d. 1895)
1856 Natalia Janotha, Polish pianist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1932)
1858 Antoni Nicolau, Spanish composer and conductor, born in Barcelona (d. 1933)
1858 Harry Rowe Shelley, American composer (known for his hymn music), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1947)
1881 Próspero Bisquertt, Chilean composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1959)
1888 Poul Schierbeck, Danish organist and composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1949)
1894 Erwin Schulhoff, Czech-Russian composer and pianist (Ogelala) who died in a German concentration camp, born in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1942)
1909 Ferhunde Erkin (née Remzi), Turkish concert pianist and pedagogue, born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) (d. 2007)
1913 Jagamas János, Hungarian composer, born in Dés, Romania (d. 1997)
1918 Robert Preston [Meservey], American stage and screen actor and singer (The Music Man; Mame; The Last Starfighter), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1987)
1923 Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish contemporary classical and minimalist composer (Zomerspelen/Summer Games; Aquarius), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1993)
1924 Sheldon Allman, American-Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter (Nevada Smith, Harris Against the World), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)
1926 Anatol Vieru, Romanian-Jewish composer (Ultimele zile, ultimele ore/The Last Days, the Last Hours), and pedagogue, born in Iasi, Romania (d. 1998)
1930 Yannis Ioannidis, Greek composer, born in Athens, Greece
1932 Hans G. Helms, German writer and composer, born in Teterow, Germany (d. 2012)
1939 Laurence Cook, American jazz drummer, percussionist, and avant garde composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1939 William "Bill" Watrous, American jazz trombonist, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 2018)
1940 Nancy Sinatra, American singer ("These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"; "Something Stupid"), and daughter of Frank Sinatra, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1940 Sherman Garnes, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1977)
1941 Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, American pop, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter (Parliament-Funkadelic - "Knee Deep"), born in Elkins, West Virginia (d. 2023)
1942 Chuck Negron, American singer-songwriter (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"; "One";"Old Fashioned Love Song"), born in The Bronx, New York
1944 (William) "Boz" Scaggs, American rock guitarist (Steve Miller Band, 1967-68), and singer-songwriter ("Lowdown"; "Lido Shuffle"), born in Canton, Ohio
1947 Annie Haslam, British art-rock singer-songwriter (Renaissance - "Carpet Of The Sun"; "Mother Russia") and painter, born in Bolton
1947 Joan La Barbara, American vocalist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1947 Julie Driscoll, English rocker and actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee), born in London
1950 Elmar Oliveira, American violinist (Naumburg competition, 1976; Tchaikovsky Competition, 1978; Avery Fisher Prize, 1983), born in Naugatuck, Connecticut
1951 Bonnie Tyler [Gaynor Hopkins], Welsh rocker ("Total Eclipse Of The Heart"), born in Skewen, Neath, Wales
1951 Tony Rice, American bluegrass guitarist (J.D. Crowe and the New South), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 2020)
1955 Greg Ginn, American punk rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (Black Flag), born in Tucson, Arizona
1955 James Jonathan Sylvers, American keyboardist and vocalist (The Sylvers -"Boogie Fever"), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1958 Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk [Curran], British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Level 42, 1991-94; King Crimson, 2010-present), producer, and actor, born in Archway, London, England
1960 Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter (Simply Red "If You Don't Know Me by Now"), born in Manchester, England
1961 Keti Garbi, Greek pop singer (To Kati), born in Athens, Greece
1962 Kristine W [Weitz], American musician ranked by Billboard as the 8th Greatest Dance Artist of all-time (The Advocate), born in Pasco, Washington
1962 Nick Rhodes [Bates], British keyboardist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"), born in Moseley, Birmingham, England
1965 Dine Doneff [Kostas Theodorou], Macedonian jazz double bassist, arranger, and composer, born in West Germany
1966 Doris Pearson, British pop and disco singer (Five Star - "Can't Wait Another Minute"), born in London, England
1967 Neil Mitchell, Scottish rock keyboardist (Wet Wet Wet - "Good Night Gir"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.
1970 "Seu" Jorge [da Silva], Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, singer, and actor (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1972 P[eter] J[ason] Farley, Hackensack, bass (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)
1975 Levente Gyöngyösi Hungarian contemporary classical composer ("Birth" Symphony), born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1977 Frøy Aagre, Norwegian jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, born in Tønsberg, Norway
1979 Derek Trucks, American guitarist and founder of Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band (Tedeschi Truck Band), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1981 Alex Band, American singer (The Calling - "Wherever You Will Go"), born in Los Angeles, California
1981 Sara Watkins, American fiddle player
1983 Lee Harding, Australian punk-rock singer, born in Frankston, Australia
1995 Tom Grennan, English singer-songwriter (Little Bit of Love), born in Bedford, England
2004 EmiSunshine [Emilie Sunshine Hamilton], American country-folk singer-songwriter, guitarist and ukulele player, born in Madisonville, Tennessee