October 1962 in Music

Events in Music

Oct 1 Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)

Oct 13 Edward Albee's play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway featuring actress Uta Hagen

Oct 18 Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance"

Oct 20 Peter, Paul and Mary's debut folk album "Peter, Paul and Mary" reaches No. 1 on US album charts

Oct 20 Musical "Mr President" opens at St James Theater New York for 265 performances

Oct 24 "The Manchurian Candidate", directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released

Oct 26 The Beatles record "Please Please Me" & "Ask Me Why"
Oct 27 "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 performances

Oct 2 Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes)
Oct 3 Tommy Lee, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
Oct 4 Aldo Sprenger, Dutch pop guitarist (Kong-Phlegm)
Oct 5 Ken Noda, American pianist (Rivalry), born in NYC, New York
Oct 12 Chris Botti, American jazz musician (Impressions), born in Portland, Oregon
Oct 16 Flea, [Michael Balzary], bassist (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Oct 16 Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian baritone
Oct 16 Durga McBroom, American singer, songwriter, and actress, born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 20 Steven R "Randy" Jackson, US percussionist/singer (Enjoy Yourself)

Oct 9 French singer Édith Piaf (46) marries French Greek actor Théo Sarapo (26)