Personalities
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Elvis Costello *VIII 25 1954 / The Life You Give
Elvis Costello, born Declan Patrick McManus, on August 25, 1954, in London, England, is the singer-songwriter who extended the musical and lyrical range of the punk and new wave movements.The son of musicians, Costello was exposed to a mix of British and American styles—dance-hall pop to modern jazz to the Beatles—from an early age. During…
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Jorge Luis Borges walking
I walk slowly, like one who comes from so far away he doesn’t expect to arrive Jorge Luis Borges, born on August 24 1899
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Wordy Men
Happy Birthday to these men of words, born on a 24th of August Join us at the Birthday & Celebration Club, on Clubhouse — August 24, at 1pm EST.
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Repetition, according to Karlheinz Stockhausen
Repetition is based on body rhythms, so we identify with the heartbeat, or with walking, or with breathing. Karlheinz Stockhausen — German composer, born August 22 1928
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Happy Birthday, John Lee Hooker! 1917
In celebration of his birthday, we will be listening to his guitar — August 22, at 5pm EST, on Clubhouse https://www.clubhouse.com/event/m7rwgKeN
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Happy Birthday, Robert Plant! 1948
Join us on Clubhouse to celebrate the voice of Robert Plant. August 20, at 12:01 EST, in the Birthday & Celebration Club. https://www.clubhouse.com/join/birthday-celebration/C6Sl4dZu/MEjznnLy
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Happy Birthday, Antonio Salieri! 1750
Join us for some Antonio Salieri music, in the Birthday and Celebration club, on Clubhouse, at 12:30 am EST, in celebration of his August 18 birthday. https://www.clubhouse.com/join/birthday-celebration/0a5pNcL8/MEpq6Rl0
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Happy Birthday, Kathleen Battle! 1948
Join us, listening to the lyric and coloratura soprano, on Clubhouse, today, August 13, at 10:30pm EST https://www.clubhouse.com/join/opera-blood-and-te/XZacnF3o/m2jRoGQD
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Happy Birthday, Louis Armstrong! Aug. 4 1901
Join us on Clubhouse, August 4, at 4 pm EST https://www.clubhouse.com/event/PGv3Xv2d
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Happy Birthday, Alice Sarah Ott!
She was born on a day like today, in 1988. At a very early age, while listening to Japanese from her mother, and German from her father, she knew that the best language to communicate is music. After piano studies (her mother is a pianist), she began winning a variety of classical music piano competitions.…












