1951-10-20
Birth
Al Greenwood
Al Greenwood, keyboardist (Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time) was born
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1983-10-20
Birth
Alex Nackman
Alex Nackman, musician was born
1913-10-20
Birth
Angelo Ephrikian
Angelo Ephrikian, composer was born
1792-10-20
Birth
Anton Bernhard Furstenau
Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer was born
1874-10-20
Birth
Charles Edward Ives
Charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step) was born
1971-10-20
Birth
Dannii Minogue
Dannii Minogue, Melbourne Australia, singer, sister of Kylie Minogue was born
1943-10-20
Birth
Dunja Vejzovic
Dunja Vejzovic, Croatian soprano was born
1934-10-20
Birth
Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer was born
1890-10-20
Birth
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer was born
1966-10-20
Birth
Fred Coury
Fred Coury, Johnston NY, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station) was born
1980-10-20
Birth
Gary Jarman
Gary Jarman, English musician was born
1915-10-20
Birth
Giora Schuster
Giora Schuster, composer was born
1913-10-20
Birth
Grandpa [Louis M] Jones
Grandpa [Louis M] Jones, Niagra KY, country musician (Hee-Haw) was born
1901-10-20
Birth
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Hans-Otto Borgmann, composer was born
1925-10-20
Birth
Herman Roelstraete
Herman Roelstraete, composer was born
1958-10-20
Birth
Ivo Pogorelic
Ivo Pogorelic, Croatian pianist was born
1958-10-20
Birth
Ivo Pogorelich
Ivo Pogorelich, Belgrade Yugoslavia, pianist (1978 Casagrande winner) was born
1939-10-20
Birth
Jay Siegel
Jay Siegel, Bkln, rock bassist (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight) was born
1877-10-20
Birth
Josephine McGill
Josephine McGill, composer was born
1819-10-20
Birth
Karol Mikuli
Karol Mikuli, composer was born
1940-10-20
Birth
Kathy Kirby
Kathy Kirby, British singer was born
1977-10-20
Birth
Leila Josefowicz
Leila Josefowicz, Canadian classical violinist was born
1960-10-20
Birth
Lepa Brena
Lepa Brena, famous Yugoslav singer was born
1967-10-20
Birth
Luck Mervil
Luck Mervil, Québécois actor and singer was born
1958-10-20
Birth
Mark King
Mark King, bass/vocalist (Level 42-Standing in the Light, Love Games) was born
1909-10-20
Birth
Monique Hare
Monique Hare, French pianist was born
1965-10-20
Birth
Norman Blake
Norman Blake, Scottish musician was born
1788-10-20
Birth
Philip Knapton
Philip Knapton, composer was born
1939-10-20
Birth
Raymond Jones
Raymond Jones, rocker was born
1945-10-20
Birth
Ric Lee
Ric Lee, rock drummer (Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs) was born
1958-10-20
Birth
Ricky Byrd
Ricky Byrd, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts) was born
1988-10-20
Birth
Risa Niigaki
Risa Niigaki, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born
1923-10-20
Birth
Robert Craft
Robert Craft, Kingston, NY, conductor, Stravinsky-follower was born
1900-10-20
Birth
Rodolfo Halffter
Rodolfo Halffter, composer was born
1971-10-20
Birth
Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus]
Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus], Long Beach, California, rapper (What's My Name, Gin & Juice) was born
1962-10-20
Birth
Steven R "Randy" Jackson
Steven R "Randy" Jackson, US percussionist/singer (Enjoy Yourself) was born
1957-10-20
Birth
Susanna Haavisto
Susanna Haavisto, Finnish actress and singer was born
1955-10-20
Birth
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman, American composer was born
1945-10-20
Birth
Thomas Pasatieri
Thomas Pasatieri, composer was born
1950-10-20
Birth
Tom Petty
Tom Petty, Gainesville Florida, American classic rock singer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) was born
1976-10-20
Birth
Tom Wisniewski
Tom Wisniewski, American guitarist (MxPx) was born
1937-10-20
Birth
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer (Let's Have a Party) was born
1944-10-20
Birth
William Hugh Albright
William Hugh Albright, composer was born
1977-10-20
Death
Cassie Gaines
Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28
1994-10-20
Death
Charles Robert Owen Medley
Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/Choreographer, dies at 88
1676-10-20
Death
Christopher Gibbons
Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61
1955-10-20
Death
Eino Roiha
Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51
1931-10-20
Death
Emanuel Moor
Emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68
1944-10-20
Death
Gabriel Groulez
Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65
1904-10-20
Death
Henry Hiles
Henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77
1819-10-20
Death
Lambert-Francois Godecharle
Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66
1913-10-20
Death
Leander Schlegel
Leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69
1920-10-20
Death
Max Bruch
Max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82
1983-10-20
Death
Merle Travis
Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75
1870-10-20
Death
Michael William Balfe
Michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62
1927-10-20
Death
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78
1995-10-20
Death
Raymond Rasberry
Raymond Rasberry, pianist/singer, dies at 65
1977-10-20
Death
Ronnie Van Zant
Ronnie Van Zant, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 29
2005-10-20
Death
Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn, American singer (b. 1934)
1977-10-20
Death
Steve Gaines
Steve Gaines, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in air crash at 28
1877-10-20
Event
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres
1962-10-20
Event
Irving Berlin
Musical "Mr President" opens at St James Theater New York for 265 performances
1934-10-20
Event
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss completes his opera "Die Schweigsame Frau"
1965-10-20
Event
The Beatles
Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"
1964-10-20
Event
The Rolling Stones
Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)
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