Celebrating 15 October
Birthdays
1935 – Barry McGuire, American singer/songwriter
1941 – Don Stevenson, drummer, Moby Grape
1942 – Chris Andrews, singer/songwriter
1946 – Richard Carpenter, pianist/composer, The Carpenters
1947 – Chris de Burgh, singer/songwriter
1956 – Chris Lacklison, keyboardist, Kenny
1959 – Alex Paterson, keyboardist, The Orb
1966 – Dave Stead, drummer, The Beautiful South
1966 – Dougie Vipond, drummer, Deacon Blue
1970 – Ginuwine (Elgin Lumpkin), singer, Swing Mob
1981 – Keyshia Cole, singer/songwriter
1984 – Jessie Ware, singer/songwriter
Died on this day
2004 – Bill Eyden, session drummer (born 1930)
2020 – Gordon Haskell, bassist, King Crimson (born 1946)
And on this day in...
1956 – Little Richard recorded Good Golly, Miss Molly
1960 – The first recording was made that featured all the members of the Fab Four. The song was Gershwin's Summertime, the place was Hamburg. At the time Ringo Starr was in Rory Storm's band The Hurricanes. The Beatles' then-drummer, Pete Best, was not present. It would be nearly another two years before Ringo joined the Beatles, in August, 1962.
Page last updated 15 October 2026