Celebrating 28 October
Birthdays
1941 – Hank Marvin, lead guitarist, The Shadows
1948 – Telma Hopkins, singer, Dawn
1953 – Desmond Child, US songwriter & producer
1956 – Dave Wyndorf, vocalist, Monster Magnet
1957 – Stephen Morris, drummer, Joy Division, New Order
1958 – William Reid, lead guitarist, The Jesus and Mary Chain
1959 – Neville Henry, saxophonist, The Blow Monkeys
1963 – Eros Ramazzotti, Italian guitarist
1969 – Ben Harper, US singer/songwriter
1972 – Brad Paisley, country singer/songwriter
1987 – Frank Ocean, US singer/songwriter and rapper
Died on this day
1984 – Wells Kelly, drummer, Orleans (born 1949)
2007 – Porter Wagoner, country legend (born 1927)
2022 – Jerry Lee Lewis, rock 'n roll legend (born 1935)
And on this day in...
1997 – R.E.M drummer Bill Berry announced he was leaving the band
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