June 1908 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

Jun 7 Boris Goldovsky, Russian-American conductor, educator (Tangle wood, 1942-62), and opera broadcast commentator (Metropolitan Opera, 1946-85), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2001)
Jun 12 Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 2010)
Jun 13 Clarence Hutchenrider, American jazz clarinetist (Casa Loma Orchestra), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1991)
Jun 14 John Scott Trotter, American orchestra leader (George Gobel Show), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 1975)
Jun 17 John Verrall, American composer, born in Britt, Iowa (d. 2001)
Jun 24 Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer, born in Champakulam, Kuttanad (now Kerala), British India (d. 1987)
Jun 24 Hugo Distler, German organist, choral conductor and composer, born in Nuremberg (d. 1942)
Jun 26 Jimmy McLin, American jazz banjo player, and guitarist (James P. Johnson; Willie "The Lion" Smith; The Ink Spots), born in Brooksville, Florida (d. 1983)
Jun 27 Hans de Jong, musician and conductor (De Damrakkertjes) (d. 1994)
Jun 29 Leroy Anderson, American composer (Syncopated Clock), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1975)
Jun 29 Rene Gerber, Swiss composer, born in Travers (d. 2006)
Jun 30 Lucino Tinio Sacramento, Filipino composer, born in Licab, Nueva Ecija, Philippines (d. 1984)

Jun 5 Luca Fumagalli, Italian pianist and composer (Luigi XI), dies at 71
Jun 8 Johan Lindegren, Swedish composer, musician and teacher, dies at 66
Jun 14 "Blind" Tom Wiggins, African-American pianist and composer, dies at 59
Jun 21 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64 (OS 8 Jun)