On This Day in Music: October 18

On October 18 in music history, 34 artists were born, 34 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Chuck Berry (1926), The Beatles (1979) and Laura Nyro (1947).

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Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry, St Louis, rocker (Roll over Beethoven) was born

The Beatles

"Beatlemania" opens in London

Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer/songwriter (Eli's Coming, Stoney End) was born

Allyn Ferguson

Allyn Ferguson, San Jose California, orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) was born

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Born on October 18

Allyn Ferguson

Allyn Ferguson, San Jose California, orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) was born

Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton)

Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton), Chicago, jazz singer was born

Baldassare Galuppi

Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) was born

Bobby Troup

Bobby Troup, Harrisburg Pa, pianist/actor (Emergency, Acapulco) was born

Camillo Togni

Camillo Togni, composer was born

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry, St Louis, rocker (Roll over Beethoven) was born

Curtis Stigers

Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist was born

Cynthia Weil

Cynthia Weil, New York NY, American songwriter was born

Egil Hovland

Egil Hovland, composer was born

Emile Enthoven

Emile Enthoven, composer was born

Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu

Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer was born

Ferdinand Lukas Schubert

Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer was born

Francis Thome

Francis Thome, composer was born

Gary Richrath

Gary Richrath, Peoria IL, rock guitarist (REO Speedwagon) was born

Giovanni Tadolini

Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born

Grzegorz Fitelberg

Grzegorz Fitelberg, Polish composer was born

Howard Shore

Howard Shore, Canadian film composer was born

Hugh Allan "Buddy" MacMaster

Hugh Allan "Buddy" MacMaster, Canadian musician was born

Joe Egan

Joe Egan, British musician (Stealers Wheel) was born

Johannes Habert

Johannes Habert, composer was born

Jorge Cervello

Jorge Cervello, composer was born

Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer/songwriter (Eli's Coming, Stoney End) was born

Lotte Lenya [Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer]

Lotte Lenya [Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer], Austrian singer and actress (The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, From Russia with Love) was born

Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith

Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr], Camden, Arkansas, American pop and R&B singer and songwriter was born

Peter Svensson

Peter Svensson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans) was born

Ronnie Bright

Ronnie Bright, rocker (Coasters) was born

Russ Giguere

Russ Giguere, Portsmouth NH, rock guitarist/vocalist (Association) was born

Vaclav Kalik

Vaclav Kalik, composer was born

Valentin Strobel

Valentin Strobel, composer was born

Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov

Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer was born

Vojislav Vuckovic

Vojislav Vuckovic, composer was born

Wim van Gennep

Wim van Gennep, Dutch singer/keyboardist (Heikrekels) was born

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans La, jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983) was born

Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun, Quzhou, Zhejiang, Chinese actress and singer (Suzhou River, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress) was born

Died on October 18

Anna Russell

Anna Russell, English music satirist (b. 1911)

Benedictus H Dancer

Benedictus H Dancer, botanist, dies at 52

Bryan Johnson

Bryan Johnson, singer/actor, dies at 69

Charles Gounod

Charles Gounod, French composer (La reine the Saba, Faust), dies at 75

Claudio Carneyro

Claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68

Concha Márquez Piquer

Concha Márquez Piquer died

David Spencer Ware

David Spencer Ware, American free jazz saxophonist, dies at 62

Dee Dee Warwick

Dee Dee Warwick, American soul singer (b. 1945)

Dwight Twilley

Dwight Twilley died

Etienne-Nicolas Méhul

Etienne-Nicolas Méhul, French composer (b. 1763)

Federico Gerdes

Federico Gerdes, composer, dies at 80

Franco Cerri

Franco Cerri died

Frank Hutchens

Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73

Gwen Verdon

Gwen Verdon, American dancer and actress (b. 1925)

Ilana Rovina

Ilana Rovina died

Jacques Francois Gallay

Jacques Francois Gallay, composer, dies at 68

Jean-Guillain Cardon

Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56

John Taverner

John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55

Joseph Paul Ziegler

Joseph Paul Ziegler, composer, dies at 45

José Padilla

José Padilla died

Julie London

Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926)

Lee Allen

Lee Allen, saxophonist, dies at 68

Lucky Dube

Lucky Dube, South African musician (b. 1964)

Marion Brown

Marion Brown, American jazz musician (b. 1931)

Micheline Ostermeyer

Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician (b. 1922)

Mircea Tiberian

Mircea Tiberian died

Naama

Naama died

Ole Ellefsæter

Ole Ellefsæter died

Othon Joseph Vandenbroek

Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73

Pierre de La Barre

Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42

Ralph Carmichael

Ralph Carmichael died

Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon died

Robert Praelisauer

Robert Praelisauer, composer, dies at 62

Roman Tam

Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (b. 1950)

Releases & milestones on October 18

Itzy

Itzy released the album 'Ringo'

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Premiere of Rousseau's opera "Le Devin du Village"

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell released the album 'I Want Blood'

Judd Woldin

Judd Woldin & Robert Brittens musical "Raisin", premieres in NYC

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue released the album 'Tension II'

The Beatles

"Beatlemania" opens in London

Tony Sheridan

Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance"

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