Celebrating 19 October
Birthdays
1943 – Robin Holloway, composer
1944 – George McCrae, soul/disco singer
1945 – Gloria Jones, "The Queen of Northern Soul"
1945 – Jeannie C. Riley, country singer
1945 – Carol Kidd, jazz singer
1947 – Wilbert Hart, singer, The Delfonics
1948 – Pat Simmons, guitarist, The Doobie Brothers
1953 – Bobby Bandiera, guitarist, Southside Johnny...
1955 – Nino DeFranco, guitarist, The DeFranco Family
1960 – Dan Woodgate, drummer, Madness
1960 – Jennifer Holliday, singer/actress
1963 – Sinitta, singer
1972 – Pras, singer, The Fugees
1976 – Pete Loeffler, guitarist, Chevelle
1984 – Thundercat (Stephen Brunner) bass, Suicidal Tendencies
1992 – Lil Durk, rapper
Died on this day
1989 – Alan Murphy, guitarist, Level 42/Kate Bush (born 1953)
1995 – Don Cherry, jazz trumpeter, (born 1936)
1997 – Glen Buxton, guitarist, Alice Cooper (born 1947)
2014 – Raphael Ravenscroft, sax on Baker Street (born 1954)
2014 – John Holt, reggae singer/songwriter (born 1947)
2020 – Spenser Davis, Spenser Davis Group (born 1939)
And on this day in...
1966 – The Yardbirds arrived in New York for their first American tour
1991 – Oasis played their first gig with Noel Gallagher in the group
Page last updated 20 October 2026