Steve Douglas born 24 September 1938
Steven Douglas (September 24, 1938 – April 19, 1993) was an American saxophonist and flautist. Although few fans knew Steve Douglas by name, the sound of his muscular, R&B inflected baritone and...
View ArticleGarvin Bushell born 25 September 1902
Garvin Bushell (September 25, 1902 – October 31, 1991) was an American woodwind multi-instrumentalist. Garvin Lamont Payne was born in Springfield, Ohio to a musical family and was playing piano by the...
View ArticleGal Costa born 26 September 1945
Gal Costa (born 26 September 1945) is an awarded Brazilian singer of popular music with an extensive solo discography and international experience. A fundamental presence in the Tropicalia movement,...
View ArticleBud Powell born 27 September
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a...
View ArticleBrigitte Bardot born 28 September 1934
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with...
View ArticleJoe "Guitar" Hughes born 29 September 1937
Joe "Guitar" Hughes (September 29, 1937 – May 20, 2003) was an American blues musician from Houston, Texas. An inventive and versatile performer, Hughes was equally happy with slow blues, Texas...
View ArticleGus Dudgeon born 30 September 1942
Angus Boyd "Gus" Dudgeon (30 September 1942 – 21 July 2002) is rated as one of the greatest British producers of all time; his work is in millions of homes across the world. He oversaw many of Elton...
View ArticleCub Koda born 1 October 1948
Michael "Cub" Koda (born October 1, 1948 – July 1, 2000) was an American rock and roll singer, guitarist, songwriter, disc jockey, music critic, and record compiler.Koda was born in Detroit, Michigan,...
View ArticlePhil Urso born 2 October 1925
Phil Urso (2 October 1925 - 7 April 2008, Denver, Colorado) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. He towers among the premier tenor saxophonists of the cool jazz era -- his whispery,...
View ArticleLarry Banks born 3 October 1931
Lawrence H. Banks (October 3, 1931 – February 26, 1992) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer.Banks was born in New York City and grew up in the Flatbush area of...
View ArticleNoël Chiboust born 4 October, 1909
Noël Chiboust (October 4, 1909, - January 17, 1994) was a French Musician (trumpet, tenor saxophone, and clarinet), arranger, composer and bandleader in the field of swing and popular music. Noël...
View ArticleDon Drowty born 5 October 1938
Donald Drowty (born 5 October 1938*) is a singer, songwriter and producer who is better known as Dante of Dante & The Evergreens. Drowty was born Chesterton, Indiana, about 15 miles east of Gary....
View ArticleJudee Cill born 7 October1944
Judith Lynne Sill (October 7, 1944 – November 23, 1979) was an American singer and songwriter. Judith Lynne Sill was born in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, and spent her early childhood in the...
View ArticleJohnie Lewis born 8 October 1908
Johnie Lewis (October 8, 1908 - October 6, 1992) was a Country blues singer and guitarist in the Southern rural style, particularly accomplished at playing slide.Johnie Lewis was born on a farm near...
View ArticleO.V. Wright born 9 October 1939
Overton Vertis "O. V." Wright (October 9, 1939 – November 16, 1980) was an American singer who is generally regarded as a blues artist by African-American fans in the Deep South; he is also regarded as...
View ArticleJunior Mance born 17 October 1928
Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. (October 10, 1928 – January 17, 2021), known as Junior Mance, was an American jazz pianist and composer.Mance was born in Evanston, Illinois. When he was five years old,...
View ArticleJimmy Murphy born 11 October 1925
Jimmy Murphy (October 11, 1925 – June 1, 1981) was an American country and rockabilly guitarist and singer-songwriter. Only the most devoted country fan will have heard of Jimmy Murphy-.-a singer...
View ArticleCyril Tawney born 12 October 1930
Cyril Tawney (12 October 1930 – 21 April 2005) was an English singer-songwriter and a proponent of the traditional songs of the West of England, as well as traditional and modern maritime songs. Tawney...
View ArticleNana Mouskouri born 13 October 1934
Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri (born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer. Over the span of her career, she has released over 200 albums in at least twelve languages, including Greek, French, English, German,...
View ArticleJimmy Liggins born 14 October1922
Jimmy Liggins (October 14, 1918 – July 21, 1983) was an American R&B guitarist and bandleader. His brother was the more commercially successful R&B/blues pianist, Joe Liggins. The R&B...
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