Birthdays in Music
- Oct 1 Irwin Kostal, American orchestra leader and arranger (West Side Story: The Sound Of Music; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1994)
- Oct 7 (Jonathon) "Jo" Jones, American jazz drummer, and percussionist (Count Basie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1985)
- Oct 7 Vaughn Monroe, American singer/orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), born in Akron, Ohio
- Oct 13 Ticker Freeman, American pianist (Dinah Shore Show), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1986)
- Oct 13 André Navarra, French concert cellist (Jolivet's Cello Concerto), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1947-88), born in Biarritz, France (d. 1988)
- Oct 19 George Cates, American orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show), born in NYC, New York
- Oct 24 Sonny Terry, blind Piedmont blues musician, born in Greensboro, Georgia (d. 1986)
Mahalia Jackson
Oct 26 Mahalia Jackson, American gospel singer ("Whole World In His Hands"), born in New Orleans, Louisianal; (d. 1972)
Deaths in Music
- Oct 5 Charles Malherbe, French violinist and composer, dies at 58
