1924-10-18
Birth
Allyn Ferguson
Allyn Ferguson, San Jose California, orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) was born
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1919-10-18
Birth
Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton)
Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton), Chicago, jazz singer was born
1706-10-18
Birth
Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) was born
1918-10-18
Birth
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup, Harrisburg Pa, pianist/actor (Emergency, Acapulco) was born
1922-10-18
Birth
Camillo Togni
Camillo Togni, composer was born
1926-10-18
Birth
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry, St Louis, rocker (Roll over Beethoven) was born
1965-10-18
Birth
Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist was born
1940-10-18
Birth
Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil, New York NY, American songwriter was born
1924-10-18
Birth
Egil Hovland
Egil Hovland, composer was born
1903-10-18
Birth
Emile Enthoven
Emile Enthoven, composer was born
1844-10-18
Birth
Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu
Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer was born
1794-10-18
Birth
Ferdinand Lukas Schubert
Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer was born
1850-10-18
Birth
Francis Thome
Francis Thome, composer was born
1949-10-18
Birth
Gary Richrath
Gary Richrath, Peoria IL, rock guitarist (REO Speedwagon) was born
1789-10-18
Birth
Giovanni Tadolini
Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born
1879-10-18
Birth
Grzegorz Fitelberg
Grzegorz Fitelberg, Polish composer was born
1946-10-18
Birth
Howard Shore
Howard Shore, Canadian film composer was born
1924-10-18
Birth
Hugh Allan "Buddy" MacMaster
Hugh Allan "Buddy" MacMaster, Canadian musician was born
1949-10-18
Birth
Joe Egan
Joe Egan, British musician (Stealers Wheel) was born
1833-10-18
Birth
Johannes Habert
Johannes Habert, composer was born
1935-10-18
Birth
Jorge Cervello
Jorge Cervello, composer was born
1947-10-18
Birth
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer/songwriter (Eli's Coming, Stoney End) was born
1898-10-18
Birth
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
1979-10-18
Birth
Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith
Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr], Camden, Arkansas, American pop and R&B singer and songwriter was born
1974-10-18
Birth
Peter Svensson
Peter Svensson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans) was born
1938-10-18
Birth
Ronnie Bright
Ronnie Bright, rocker (Coasters) was born
1943-10-18
Birth
Russ Giguere
Russ Giguere, Portsmouth NH, rock guitarist/vocalist (Association) was born
1891-10-18
Birth
Vaclav Kalik
Vaclav Kalik, composer was born
1611-10-18
Birth
Valentin Strobel
Valentin Strobel, composer was born
1901-10-18
Birth
Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov
Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer was born
1910-10-18
Birth
Vojislav Vuckovic
Vojislav Vuckovic, composer was born
1925-10-18
Birth
Wim van Gennep
Wim van Gennep, Dutch singer/keyboardist (Heikrekels) was born
1961-10-18
Birth
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans La, jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983) was born
1974-10-18
Birth
Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun, Quzhou, Zhejiang, Chinese actress and singer (Suzhou River, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress) was born
2006-10-18
Death
Anna Russell
Anna Russell, English music satirist (b. 1911)
1943-10-18
Death
Benedictus H Dancer
Benedictus H Dancer, botanist, dies at 52
1995-10-18
Death
Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson, singer/actor, dies at 69
1893-10-18
Death
Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod, French composer (La reine the Saba, Faust), dies at 75
1963-10-18
Death
Claudio Carneyro
Claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68
2012-10-18
Death
David Spencer Ware
David Spencer Ware, American free jazz saxophonist, dies at 62
2008-10-18
Death
Dee Dee Warwick
Dee Dee Warwick, American soul singer (b. 1945)
1817-10-18
Death
Etienne-Nicolas Méhul
Etienne-Nicolas Méhul, French composer (b. 1763)
1953-10-18
Death
Federico Gerdes
Federico Gerdes, composer, dies at 80
1965-10-18
Death
Frank Hutchens
Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73
2000-10-18
Death
Gwen Verdon
Gwen Verdon, American dancer and actress (b. 1925)
1864-10-18
Death
Jacques Francois Gallay
Jacques Francois Gallay, composer, dies at 68
1788-10-18
Death
Jean-Guillain Cardon
Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56
1545-10-18
Death
John Taverner
John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55
1767-10-18
Death
Joseph Paul Ziegler
Joseph Paul Ziegler, composer, dies at 45
2000-10-18
Death
Julie London
Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926)
1994-10-18
Death
Lee Allen
Lee Allen, saxophonist, dies at 68
2007-10-18
Death
Lucky Dube
Lucky Dube, South African musician (b. 1964)
2010-10-18
Death
Marion Brown
Marion Brown, American jazz musician (b. 1931)
2001-10-18
Death
Micheline Ostermeyer
Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician (b. 1922)
1832-10-18
Death
Othon Joseph Vandenbroek
Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73
1634-10-18
Death
Pierre de La Barre
Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42
1771-10-18
Death
Robert Praelisauer
Robert Praelisauer, composer, dies at 62
2002-10-18
Death
Roman Tam
Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (b. 1950)
1752-10-18
Event
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Premiere of Rousseau's opera "Le Devin du Village"
1973-10-18
Event
Judd Woldin
Judd Woldin & Robert Brittens musical "Raisin", premieres in NYC
1979-10-18
Event
The Beatles
"Beatlemania" opens in London
1962-10-18
Event
Tony Sheridan
Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance"
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