1961
Birth
Amr Diab
Amr Diab, Egyptian singer was born
On This Day in Music: October 11
On October 11 in music history, 41 artists were born, 17 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them Amr Diab (1961), The Rolling Stones (1981) and Daryl Hall (1948).
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Born on October 11
1947
Birth
Al Atkins
Al Atkins, West Bromwich UK, English musician (Judas Priest) was born
1894
Birth
Albert Stoessel
Albert Stoessel, composer was born
1965
Birth
Alexander Hacke
Alexander Hacke, German musician (Einstürzende Neubauten) was born
1961
Birth
Amr Diab
Amr Diab, Egyptian singer was born
1950
Birth
Andrew Woolfolk
Andrew Woolfolk, US pop musician (Earth, Wind & Fire-Shining Star) was born
1821
Birth
Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani
Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer was born
1883
Birth
Archibald T Davison
Archibald T Davison, composer was born
1908
Birth
Armen Carapetyan
Armen Carapetyan, composer was born
1919
Birth
Art Blakey
Art Blakey, Pitts PA, drummer (Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers) was born
1897
Birth
Arvo Hannikainen
Arvo Hannikainen, composer was born
1936
Birth
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer (d. 2001) was born
1957
Birth
Blair Cunningham
Blair Cunningham, Memphis Tn, rock drummer (Haircut 100) was born
1991
Birth
Chauncey Matthews
Chauncey Matthews, American Juniors singer was born
1948
Birth
Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall, [Hohl], Penn, rocker/songwriter (Hall & Oates-Sara Smile) was born
1932
Birth
Dottie West
Dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby) was born
1901
Birth
Emil Hlobil
Emil Hlobil, composer was born
1910
Birth
Eugene John Weigel
Eugene John Weigel, composer was born
1943
Birth
Frank Muyser
Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist/saxophonist (Les Baroques) was born
1917
Birth
Franz Alphons Wolpert
Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer was born
1841
Birth
Freidrich Hegar
Freidrich Hegar, composer was born
1979
Birth
Gabe Saporta
Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown) was born
1946
Birth
Gary Mallaber
Gary Mallaber, Buffalo NY, rocker (Steve Miller Band-Abracadbra) was born
1943
Birth
Gene Watson
Gene Watson, Palestine Tx, country singer (Heartaches, Love & Stuff) was born
1869
Birth
Gordon Frederic Norton
Gordon Frederic Norton, composer was born
1949
Birth
Greg Douglas
Greg Douglas, Oakland California, American rock guitarist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra) was born
1935
Birth
Jan van Vlijmen
Jan van Vlijmen, composer was born
1877
Birth
John Parsons Beach
John Parsons Beach, composer was born
1957
Birth
Jon Moss
Jon Moss, rock drummer (Culture Club) was born
1941
Birth
Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999) was born
1747
Birth
Marian Paradeiser
Marian Paradeiser, composer was born
1973
Birth
Mike Smith
Mike Smith, American guitarist (Snot, Limp Bizkit) was born
1943
Birth
Per-Gunnar Alldahl
Per-Gunnar Alldahl, composer was born
1971
Birth
Petra Haden
Petra Haden, American musician (The Rentals) was born
1888
Birth
Piero Coppola
Piero Coppola, composer was born
1884
Birth
Robert Muller-Hartmann
Robert Muller-Hartmann, composer was born
1882
Birth
Robert Nathaniel Dett
Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer was born
1992
Birth
Sarah Cannon
Sarah Cannon, daughter of singer Amy Grant was born
1788
Birth
Simon Sechter
Simon Sechter, composer was born
1951
Birth
Wesley Magoogan
Wesley Magoogan, rocker was born
1939
Birth
Woiciech Wiesidlowski Lowski
Woiciech Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer was born
1863
Birth
Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux
Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer was born
Died on October 11
2022
Death
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury died
1970
Death
Anis Fuleihan
Anis Fuleihan, composer, dies at 69
1896
Death
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72
2025
Death
Artie Kaplan
Artie Kaplan died
2023
Death
Aérea Negrot
Aérea Negrot died
2020
Death
Boro Drljača
Boro Drljača died
2021
Death
Deon Estus
Deon Estus died
1963
Death
Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf, French singer (No, I don't regret anything), dies at 47
2021
Death
Elio Pandolfi
Elio Pandolfi died
2025
Death
Ian Watkins
Ian Watkins died
1996
Death
Johnny Costa
Johnny Costa, jazz pianist (Mr Rogers), dies at 74
1897
Death
Leon Boelmann
Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35
1942
Death
Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev
Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64
1837
Death
Samuel Wesley
Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71
1985
Death
Tex Williams
Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer
2024
Death
Thomas Astan
Thomas Astan died
2007
Death
Werner von Trapp
Werner von Trapp, member of the Trapp Family Singers (b. 1915)
Releases & milestones on October 11
1969
Event
Blues
Blues artist Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3
2024
Event
Charli XCX
Charli XCX released the album 'Brat and it's completely different but also still brat'
1976
Event
Mel Tillis
10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins
2024
Event
The Offspring
The Offspring released the album 'Supercharged'
1981
Event
The Rolling Stones
Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum
1982
Event
Willie Nelson
16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson & Ricky Skagg