Events in Music
Birthdays in Music
- Oct 1 Jerry Martini [Gerald L. Martini], American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone - "Everyday People"), born in Denver, Colorado
Steve Miller (79 years old)
Oct 5 American rocker ("The Joker"; "Abracadabra"; "Fly Like An Eagler"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Oct 6 Cees Veerman, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (Cats - "Sure He's a Cat"), born in Volendam, Holland (d. 2014)
- Oct 6 Udo Zimmermann, composer
- Oct 8 James E. Sellars, American composer, born in Fort Smith, Arkansas (d. 2017)
- Oct 9 Tony Tribe [Anthony Mossop], Jamaican-British reggae singer ("Red, Red Wine"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Oct 10 Denis D'Ell, English rocker, born in London (d. 2005)
- Oct 11 Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist and saxophonist (Les Baroques)
- Oct 11 Gene Watson, American country singer ("Love in the Hot Afternoon"; "Fourteen Carat Mind"), born in Palestine, Texas
- Oct 11 Per-Gunnar Alldahl, Swedish composer, born in Solna, Sweden
- Oct 14 Anthony Iannaccone, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 15 Larrie Londin [Ralph Gallant], American session drummer (Motown and Nashville), born in Norfolk, Virgina (d. 1992)
- Oct 16 Charles Frederick "C.F." Turner, Canadian rock bassist and songwriter (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "Let It Ride"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Oct 17 Susan Davenny Wyner, American soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Oct 18 Russ Giguere, American pop-rock guitarist and singer (The Association -"Windy"; "Cherish"), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Oct 19 Robert Morris, American composer, born in Cheltenham, England
- Oct 19 Robin Holloway, British composer (Seascape And Harvest), and educator (University of Cambridge, 1974-2011), born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
- Oct 20 Dunja Vejzović, Croatian soprano, born in Zagreb, Croatia
- Oct 21 Paula Kelly, American dancer, choreographer, and actress (Night Court, 1984 - "Liz"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2020)
- Oct 21 Ron Elliott, American guitarist and songwriter (The Beau Brummels - "Just A Little"), born in Healdsburg, California
- Oct 22 Paul Zukofsky, American violinist and conductor (Cappricio), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
- Oct 22 Robert Long [Leverman], Dutch singer/actor (Vroeger Kon je Lachen)
- Oct 23 Barbara Ann Hawkins, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love"; "Iko Iko"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Oct 23 Billy Talbot, American singer-songwriter and bassist (Crazy Horse), born in New York City
- Oct 25 Charlie Smalls, American Tony Award-winning composer and songwriter (The Wiz), born in Queens, New York City (d. 1987)
- Oct 25 Roy Lynes, British rock organist (Status Quo, 1964-70), born in Redhill, Surrey, England
- Oct 31 Tony Hazzard, British pop songwriter ("hello World"; "Listen To Me"; "(I Think I'm Over) Getting Over You"), born in Liverpool, England
Deaths in Music
- Oct 2 R. Nathaniel Dett, Canadian-American pianist, organist, choral director, and composer (In The Bottoms), dies of a heart attack while on tour with the USO at 60
- Oct 5 Leon Roppolo, American early jazz clarinetist, dies at 41
- Oct 22 Josef Venantius von Woss, Austrian composer, dies at 80
- Oct 27 Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64
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