On This Day in Music: October 13

On October 13 in music history, 54 artists were born, 19 died and 6 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1963), Paul Simon (1941) and Ashanti (1980).

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The Beatles

"Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium

Paul Simon

Paul Simon, Newark NJ, singer/actor (Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony) was born

Ashanti

Ashanti, American singer was born

Cherelle

Cherelle, rocker (Affair-First Bite) was born

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Born on October 13

Adam Kaczynski

Adam Kaczynski, composer was born

Alan Scott

Alan Scott, Haddonfield NJ, TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture) was born

Anselm Huttenbrenner

Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer was born

Art[hur] Tatum

Art[hur] Tatum, US jazz pianist/composer was born

Ashanti

Ashanti, American singer was born

Bram Vermeulen

Bram Vermeulen, Dutch singer (Neerlands Hoop) was born

Cherelle

Cherelle, rocker (Affair-First Bite) was born

Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe, rocker was born

Christophe

Christophe, French singer was born

Craig McGregor

Craig McGregor, rocker (Foghat) was born

David Kennedy

David Kennedy, American musician (Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves) was born

Frantiszek Soltyk

Frantiszek Soltyk, composer was born

George Bacovia

George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter was born

Gerald Marks

Gerald Marks, American songwriter (All of Me) (d. 1997) was born

Gilberto Mendes

Gilberto Mendes, composer was born

Gosta Nystroem

Gosta Nystroem, composer was born

Gustav Winckler

Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (d. 1979) was born

Harper MacKay

Harper MacKay, Boston Mass, orchestra leader (NBC Follies) was born

Hawick Lau

Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer was born

Henry Stephen Cutler

Henry Stephen Cutler, composer was born

Hugo David Weisgall

Hugo David Weisgall, Ivancice Moravia, composer (4 Impressions) was born

Immanuel Faisst

Immanuel Faisst, composer was born

Jair-Rohm Parker Wells

Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, American musician and composer was born

Jens Bjerre

Jens Bjerre, composer was born

Joey Belladonna

Joey Belladonna, Oswego NY, heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax-Protest) was born

Johann Heinrich Kittel

Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer was born

John Ford Coley

John Ford Coley, rocker (England Dan & John Ford Coley) was born

Jon Micah Sumrall

Jon Micah Sumrall, American singer (Kutless) was born

Joseph Richard Sylvers

Joseph Richard Sylvers, rocker was born

Joseph Utsler

Joseph Utsler, American rapper (Insane Clown Posse) was born

Karen Akers

Karen Akers, NYC, singer (On Stage at Wolf Trap) was born

Karl Reinthaler

Karl Reinthaler, composer was born

Kele Okereke

Kele Okereke, lead singer of Bloc Party was born

Lacy J Dalton

Lacy J Dalton, Bloomsburg Pa, country singer (Crazy Blue Eyes) was born

Ludwig Weber

Ludwig Weber, composer was born

Marcelle de Manziarly

Marcelle de Manziarly, composer was born

Marie Osmond

Marie Osmond, Ogden Ut, singer/actress (Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts) was born

Marius-Francois Gaillard

Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer was born

Mel Jackson

Mel Jackson, American actor and R&B musician was born

Misono

Misono, Japanese singer (formerly Day After Tomorrow) was born

Moritz Hauptmann

Moritz Hauptmann, composer was born

Nana Mouskouri

Nana Mouskouri, Crete Greece, singer (Try to Remember) [or 10/10/36] was born

Olympia-Ann Sylvers

Olympia-Ann Sylvers, rocker was born

Otto Joachim

Otto Joachim, composer was born

Paul Potts

Paul Potts, British Opera singer and winner of Britain's Got Talent was born

Paul Simon

Paul Simon, Newark NJ, singer/actor (Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony) was born

Peter Van Anrooy

Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie) was born

Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist was born

Ray Brown

Ray Brown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American jazz double bassist was born

Robert Lamm

Robert Lamm, NYC, rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now) was born

Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar, Monterey CA, rock vocalist (Van Halen-Jump) was born

Terry Gibbs

Terry Gibbs, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour) was born

Ticker Freeman

Ticker Freeman, Paterson NJ, pianist (Dinah Shore Show) was born

Yves Montand

Yves Montand, France, actor/singer (Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix) was born

Died on October 13

Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik

Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59

Andrea Haugen

Andrea Haugen died

Andreas Anton Schmelzer

Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47

Dismas Hatas

Dismas Hatas, composer, dies at 52

Francois Roberday

Francois Roberday, composer, dies at 56

Garry Mapanzure

Garry Mapanzure died

Giovanni Battista Gaiani

Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer, dies at 61

Golfredo Corradetti

Golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79

Gottfried Rieger

Gottfried Rieger, composer, dies at 91

Johann Christoph Kuhnau

Johann Christoph Kuhnau, composer, dies at 70

Julia Culp

Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90

K Rudolf Mengelberg

K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67

Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar, Indian Singer (b.1929)

Libby Titus

Libby Titus died

Mayra Gómez Kemp

Mayra Gómez Kemp died

Mike Schank

Mike Schank died

Peter Doyle

Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers) (b. 1949)

Rebecca Clarke

Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93

Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta

Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta died

Releases & milestones on October 13

George Jones

14th Country Music Association Award: Barbara Mandrell, Emmylou Harris & George Jones wins

John Denver

9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins

Reba McEntire

20th Country Music Association Award: Reba McEntire wins

Sammy Fain

Musical "Everybody's Welcome" with T/J Dorsey premieres in NYC

The Beatles

"Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium

Troye Sivan

Troye Sivan released the album 'Something to Give Each Other'

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