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Tom Vaughn born 13 October1936
Father Tom Vaughn (October 13, 1936 – March 4, 2011) was an American jazz pianist and Episcopal priest who recorded eight albums. Born Thomas Wade Vaughn on October 14, 1936, in Benton, Kentucky, he...
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Leo Addeo born 14 October 1914
Leo Addeo (14 October 1914 - 23 May 1979) was one of RCA's key house arrangers for most of the 1950s and 1960s. Born Leopold Thomas Addeo in New York, he was an Italian American from Brooklyn, Addeo's...
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Sid King born 15 October 1936
Sid King (born Sid Erwin, 15 October 1936, Denton, Texas) and his group the Five Strings, were among the first rockabilly bands of the 1950s. Sid was in the right place at the right time: he had a...
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Joe Dolan born 16 October 1939
Joseph Francis Robert Dolan (16 October 1939 – 26 December 2007) was an Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer. Chiefly known in Ireland for his association with showbands and for his...
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Steve Gibson born 17 October 1914
Steve Gibson (October 17, 1914 – 1996) was a well known guitarist and bass singer and was the main force behind The Five Red Caps, a top R&B combo for decades. The Lynchburg, Virginia-born Gibson,...
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Esther Walker born 18 October 1894
Esther Walker (October 18, 1894 – July 26, 1943) was a popular American musical comedy performer in the 1920’s. Born Esther Thomas in Louisville, Kentucky. She had three sisters and four brothers. As...
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Gary Farr born 19 October 1944
Gary Anthony Farr (19 October 1944– 29 July 1994) was a British folk/blues singer best known as the founder and lead vocalist of the T-Bones, a British rhythm and blues band active primarily in the...
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Roy Young born 20 October 1934
Roy Frederick Young (20 October 1934 – 27 April 2018) was a British rock and roll singer, pianist and keyboard player. He first recorded in the late 1950s before performing in Hamburg with the...
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Yvonne Fair born 21 October 1942
Flora Yvonne Fair Strain (née Coleman; October 21, 1942 – March 6, 1994), known professionally as Yvonne Fair, was an American singer, best known for her 1975 recording of "It Should Have Been Me"....
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Angèle Durand born 23 October 1925
Angèle Durand (23 October 1925 - 22 December 2001) was a Belgian singer and actress. Durand was a popular singer in Germany during the early 1950s. Angèle Durand was born as Angèle Caroline Liliane...
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Sonny Terry born 24 October 1911
Saunders Terrell (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), known as Sonny Terry, was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently...
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Helen Reddy born 25 October 1942
Helen Reddy (25 October 1941 – 29 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, songwriter, author, actress, and activist. The Chicago Tribune declared her the “queen of ‘70s pop”. Helen Maxine...
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Maggie Roche born 26 October 1951
Maggie Roche (October 26, 1951 – January 21, 2017) was the eldest of the trio of singing sisters the Roches, whose songs bridged the gap between American folk and pop styles. Maggie brought her low...
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Dallas Frazier born 27 October 1939
Dallas Frazier (born October 27, 1939) is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 1960s.Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma, United States, but was raised in...
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Mitchell Torok born 28 October 1929
Mitchell Torok (born October 28, 1929) was an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist and author, best known for his 1953 hit record "Caribbean". He also wrote "Mexican Joe", which...
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Zoot Sims born 29 October 1925
John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four...
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Jerry Adler born 30 October 1918
Hilliard Gerald Adler (October 30, 1918 – March 13, 2010) was an American harmonica player whose performances have been used in numerous film soundtracks. As well as working in films he performed in...
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Tony De La Rosa born 31 October 1931
Antonio de la Rosa (October 31, 1931– June 2, 2004) was a major innovator in the field of conjunto music. A dynamic accordionist known as " El Conde" ("The Count"), he revolutionised the music of the...
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Bill Baker born 1 November 1935
Bill Baker (November 1, 1935 - August 10, 1994) was a doo wop and pop vocalist who was best known as being the lead vocalist for the Five Satins for a few years.William M. Baker was born in Auburn,...
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Brian Poole born 2 November 1941
Brian Poole (born 2 November 1941) is a singer and performer who was the lead singer of 1960s beat band The Tremeloes (1957–62) and then Brian Poole and The Tremeloes (1962–66).Poole met Alan Blakley...
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