On This Day in Music: October 19

On October 19 in music history, 47 artists were born, 28 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1963), Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh] (1944) and Jennifer Holliday (1960).

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The Beatles

Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh]

Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaica, reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa) was born

Jennifer Holliday

Jennifer Holliday, Houston Texas, singer/actress (Dream Girls) was born

George McCrae

George McCrae, US singer (Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby) was born

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Adolfo Fumagalli

Adolfo Fumagalli, composer was born

Antoine Trousers

Antoine Trousers, rock drummer/singer (Dike-Bleeding Heart) was born

Arne Bendiksen

Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and songwriter was born

Brian Robertson

Brian Robertson, American trombonist was born

Chester Biscardi

Chester Biscardi, composer was born

Chris Sellers

Chris Sellers, Cleve Ohio, rapper (Another Bad Creation) was born

Clarence Lucas

Clarence Lucas, composer was born

Dan Woodgate

Dan Woodgate, London, England, rock drummer (Madness, Voice of Beehive) was born

David Guard

David Guard, rocker (Kingston Trio) was born

Dumitru Capoianu

Dumitru Capoianu, composer was born

Emil Gilels

Emil Gilels, Odessa Russia, pianist (Brussels Competition-1938) was born

Erna Berger

Erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990) was born

Farid al-Atrash

Farid al-Atrash, Syrian composer, musician, and actor (d. 1974) was born

Frantisek Pivoda

Frantisek Pivoda, composer was born

George Cates

George Cates, NYC, orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) was born

George McCrae

George McCrae, US singer (Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby) was born

Giovanale Ancina

Giovanale Ancina, composer was born

Giuseppi Maria Carretti

Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer was born

Henri Sorvali

Henri Sorvali, Finnish musician was born

Ilmari Hannikainen

Ilmari Hannikainen, composer was born

Jennifer Holliday

Jennifer Holliday, Houston Texas, singer/actress (Dream Girls) was born

Jim Reeves

Jim Reeves, rocker was born

Johann Christoph Fravenholtz

Johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer was born

Jonathan FeBland

Jonathan FeBland, English musician and artist was born

Karl Wallingher

Karl Wallingher, Prestatyn Wales, rocker (World Party) was born

Karl-Birger Blomdahl

Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Sweden, opera composer (Herr von Hancken) was born

Keith Reid

Keith Reid, rocker (Procol Harum) [or 10/10/46] was born

Laszlo Kalmar

Laszlo Kalmar, composer was born

Lou Briel

Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer and actor was born

Louis Le Quointe

Louis Le Quointe, composer was born

Nils Geirr Tveitt

Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer was born

Nino DeFranco

Nino DeFranco, rocker (DeFranco Family) was born

Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes

Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer (Elegy) was born

Patrick Simmons

Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute) was born

Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh]

Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaica, reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa) was born

Pras

Pras, American musician was born

Robert Morris

Robert Morris, composer was born

Robin Greville Holloway

Robin Greville Holloway, composer was born

Roger Wolfe Kahn

Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader (d. 1962) was born

Sinitta

Sinitta, Seattle, Washington, British-American singer (So Macho, Toy Boy) was born

Theodoro Valcarcel

Theodoro Valcarcel, composer was born

Uncle Art Satherly

Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer (1968 Acad of Country Music Award) was born

Veronica Judith Sainz Castro

Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer/actress (Nana) was born

Vinicius de Moraes

Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980) was born

Vittorio Giannini

Vittorio Giannini, composer was born

Wilbert Hart

Wilbert Hart, US singer (Four Gents, Delfonics-Didn't I) was born

Yoko Shimomura

Yoko Shimomura, Japanese composer was born

Died on October 19

Anthony Jackson

Anthony Jackson died

Arthur Friedheim

Arthur Friedheim, composer, dies at 72

Atsushi Sakurai

Atsushi Sakurai died

Carl Morten Iversen

Carl Morten Iversen died

Dallas Cook

Dallas Cook, American musician (Suburban Legends) (b. 1982)

Don E Cherry

Don E Cherry, jazz Musician, dies at 58

Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith, American Singer Songwriter(b. 1969)

Francisco Morera

Francisco Morera, composer, dies at 62

Gianni Dei

Gianni Dei died

Glen Buxton

Glen Buxton, guitarist (Alice Cooper), dies of pneumonia at 49

Gunther AR Raphael

Gunther AR Raphael, German composer (Busskantate), dies at 57

Hortense Ellis

Hortense Ellis, Jamaican reggae singer (b. 1941)

Isham Jones

Isham Jones, American musician (b. 1894)

Jacqueline du Pre

Jacqueline du Pre, British cellist, dies at 42

Johan H Roman

Johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies

John Axel Fernstrom

John Axel Fernstrom, composer, dies at 63

Kōji Nakamoto

Kōji Nakamoto died

LaLa Brown

LaLa Brown, American singer (b. 1986)

Lasse Berghagen

Lasse Berghagen died

Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse died

Maurice le Roux

Maurice le Roux, French conductor/composer (Contes immoraux), dies

Norma Beecroft

Norma Beecroft died

Pietro Alessandro Pavona

Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer, dies at 58

Son House

Son House, American musician (b. 1902)

Spencer Davis

Spencer Davis died

Stanley Bate

Stanley Bate, composer, dies at 45

The 45 King

The 45 King died

Tony Lewis (born as Anthony James Lewis)

Tony Lewis (born as Anthony James Lewis) died

Releases & milestones on October 19

Arthur Godfrey

Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey

Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla & Wm Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres in NYC

Jerry Bock

J Bock & S Harnicks musical "Rothschilds," premieres in NYC

Marvin Hamlisch

Hamlisch & Klebans musical "Chorus Line" premieres in NYC

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser," premieres in Dresden

Seventeen

Seventeen released the album 'Semicolon'

The Beatles

Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

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