August 1932 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

Aug 2 Marvin David Levy, American composer (Mourning Becomes Electra), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2015)
Aug 5 Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch composer, born in Velsen, Netherlands (d. 1996)
Aug 8 (Lonnie Melvin) "Mel" Tillis, American country singer ("Who's Julie"; "M-M-Mel"), born in Pahokee, Florida (d. 2017)
Aug 10 Alexander Goehr, composer
Aug 10 Trudy Pitts, American jazz Hammond B-3 organist, pianist, and vocalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
Aug 12 Sergey Mikhaylovich Slonimsky, composer
Aug 15 Bill Dowdy, American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)

Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021)

Aug 21 American stage and screen actor, director (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song; Sophisticated Gent), composer, and novelist, born in Chicago, Illinois

Aug 23 Mark Russell, American political satirist, song parody writer, and pianist (Real People), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2023)
Aug 24 Richard Graham Meale, Australian composer (Three Miró Pieces; Voss), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2009)
Aug 27 François Glorieux, Flemish pianist and composer, born in Courtrai, Belgium
Aug 28 Carlene Polite, American dancer, activist and author (Sister X), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2009)
Aug 31 Roy Castle, English dancer and television entertainer (Record Breakers), born in Scholes, Yorkshire (d. 1994)