1960-10-02
Birth
Al Connelly
Al Connelly, Canadian Musician/Songwriter was born
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1914-10-02
Birth
Albe Vidakovic
Albe Vidakovic, composer was born
1925-10-02
Birth
Alois Pinos
Alois Pinos, composer was born
1949-10-02
Birth
Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz, Waterbury, Connecticut, photgrapher (Rolling Stones) was born
1809-10-02
Birth
Anton Emil Titl
Anton Emil Titl, composer was born
1978-10-02
Birth
Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer was born
1991-10-02
Birth
Beau Grayson
Beau Grayson, son of country singer Tanya Tucker was born
1914-10-02
Birth
Bengt Viktor Johansson
Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer was born
1914-10-02
Birth
Bernarr Rainbow
Bernarr Rainbow, historian of music education, organist, and choir master (d.1998) was born
1967-10-02
Birth
Bud Gaugh
Bud Gaugh, American musician (Sublime) was born
1948-10-02
Birth
Chris LeDoux
Chris LeDoux, Biloxi Miss, country singer (Ridin' for a Fall) was born
1969-10-02
Birth
Damon Gough
Damon Gough, English singer was born
1933-10-02
Birth
Dimiter Khristov
Dimiter Khristov, composer was born
1960-10-02
Birth
Django Bates
Django Bates, jazz musician was born
1945-10-02
Birth
Don McLean
Don McLean, New Rochelle NY, singer/songwriter (American Pie, Vincent) was born
1917-10-02
Birth
Francis Jackson
Francis Jackson, organist & master of Music/York minister was born
1704-10-02
Birth
Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma
Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born
1737-10-02
Birth
Franz Schneider
Franz Schneider, composer was born
1881-10-02
Birth
Fred Barlow
Fred Barlow, composer was born
1956-10-02
Birth
Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson, US R&B singer/songwriter (Rock Me Tonight) was born
1880-10-02
Birth
George Alexander Russell
George Alexander Russell, composer was born
1982-10-02
Birth
George Pettit
George Pettit, Canadian singer (Alexisonfire) was born
1954-10-02
Birth
Greg Jennings
Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels) was born
1646-10-02
Birth
Guillaume Poitevin
Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born
1817-10-02
Birth
Gunnar Wennerberg
Gunnar Wennerberg, composer was born
1930-10-02
Birth
Gunter Kochan
Gunter Kochan, composer was born
1875-10-02
Birth
Henry Fevrier
Henry Fevrier, composer was born
1971-10-02
Birth
James Root
James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot) was born
1968-10-02
Birth
Jeff Martin
Jeff Martin, Canadian singer/songwriter was born
1946-10-02
Birth
Jo-el Sonnier
Jo-el Sonnier, Rayne La, country singer (Louisiana) was born
1952-10-02
Birth
John Otway
John Otway, rocker was born
1756-10-02
Birth
Josef Jawurek
Josef Jawurek, composer was born
1929-10-02
Birth
Kenneth Leighton
Kenneth Leighton, composer was born
1973-10-02
Birth
Lene
Lene, Norwegian singer (Aqua) was born
1893-10-02
Birth
Leroy B Shield
Leroy B Shield, US pianist/producer/composer (Laurel & Hardy) was born
1940-10-02
Birth
Lord Davies
Lord Davies, chairman (Welsh National Opera) was born
1979-10-02
Birth
Maja Ivarsson
Maja Ivarsson, lead singer, The Sounds was born
1976-10-02
Birth
Mandisa
Mandisa, American singer was born
1950-10-02
Birth
Michael Rutherford
Michael Rutherford, English pop bassist and rocker (Genesis-Against All Odds, Mike & Mechanics) was born
1922-10-02
Birth
Otmar Macha
Otmar Macha, composer was born
1935-10-02
Birth
Peter Frankl
Peter Frankl, pianist was born
1792-10-02
Birth
Philip Cipriani Hambley Potter
Philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer was born
1955-10-02
Birth
Philip Oakey
Philip Oakey, Sheffield, rock vocalist (Human Leauge-Only Human) was born
1933-10-02
Birth
Phill Niblock
Phill Niblock, composer was born
1949-10-02
Birth
Richard Hell
Richard Hell, [Richard Myers], Lexington Ky, rock bassist (Television) was born
1961-10-02
Birth
Robbie Nevil
Robbie Nevil, rocker (A Place Like This) was born
1915-10-02
Birth
Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise
Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician was born
1941-10-02
Birth
Ron Meagher
Ron Meagher, rocker was born
1962-10-02
Birth
Sigtryggur Baldursson
Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes) was born
1951-10-02
Birth
Sting
Sting, [Gordon Sumner], rock vocalist (Police-Roxanne)/actor (Dune) was born
1971-10-02
Birth
Tiffany [Renee Darwich]
Tiffany [Renee Darwich], Norwalk California, rocker (I Think We're Alone Now) was born
1981-10-02
Birth
Toro
Toro, Taiwanese singer was born
1952-10-02
Birth
Wahed Wafa
Wahed Wafa, Afghan singer was born
1907-10-02
Birth
William Marshall
William Marshall, producer/director/actor/singer (Blackmail) was born
1970-10-02
Death
Alfred Julius Swan
Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79
1970-10-02
Death
Anders Bo Leif Linde
Anders Bo Leif Linde, composer, dies at 37
1629-10-02
Death
Antonio Cifra
Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
1971-10-02
Death
Bola de Nieve
Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)
1823-10-02
Death
Daniel Steibelt
Daniel Steibelt, composer, dies at 57 [OS=Sept 20]
2001-10-02
Death
Franz Biebl
Franz Biebl, German composer (b. 1906)
1996-10-02
Death
Frideswide Frances Emma Knight
Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist, dies at 85
1998-10-02
Death
Gene Autry
Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and entrepreneur (b. 1907)
1983-10-02
Death
Gerald Strang
Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75
1981-10-02
Death
Hazel Scott
Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63
1559-10-02
Death
Jacquet of Mantua
Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)
1960-10-02
Death
Jaroslav Doubrava
Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51
1842-10-02
Death
Jose Mariano Elizaga
Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56
1920-10-02
Death
Max Bruch
Max Bruch, composer, dies at 82
1995-10-02
Death
Norman Ewart Thurston
Norman Ewart Thurston, musician, dies at 74
1943-10-02
Death
Robert Nathaniel Dett
Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60
1915-10-02
Death
Russell Alexander
Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38
1656-10-02
Death
Stephan Otto
Stephan Otto, German composer, dies at 53
1996-10-02
Event
Brooks & Dunn
30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks & Dunn win
1967-10-02
Event
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents
1947-10-02
Event
Morris Stoloff
"Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 124 performances
1958-10-02
Event
Sandy Wilson
Musical show "Valmouth" 1st produced in London
1953-10-02
Event
Victor Borge
"Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden NYC for 849 perf
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