On This Day in Music: October 28

On October 28 in music history, 43 artists were born, 34 died and 1 other milestone happened, among them Ben Harper (1969), Brad Paisley (1972) and Charlie Daniels (1936).

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Ben Harper

Ben Harper, American musician was born

Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley, American musician was born

Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels, Wilmington NC, singer (Devil Went Down to Georgia) was born

Eros Ramazotti

Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician/songwriter (Adesso Te) was born

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Adolfs Skulte

Adolfs Skulte, composer was born

Aki Hakala

Aki Hakala, Finnish drummer (The Rasmus) was born

Alfonso Montalva Montecino

Alfonso Montalva Montecino, composer was born

Andres Isasi

Andres Isasi, composer was born

Arthur Altman

Arthur Altman, songwriter was born

Ben Harper

Ben Harper, American musician was born

Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley, American musician was born

Carl Davis

Carl Davis, American-born musical conductor and composer was born

Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels, Wilmington NC, singer (Devil Went Down to Georgia) was born

Cleo Laine

Cleo Laine, Middlesex England, actress/singer (Flesh to a Tiger) was born

Conny Froboess

Conny Froboess, German singer was born

Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta

Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer was born

Curtis Lee

Curtis Lee, rocker was born

Dave Wyndorf

Dave Wyndorf, American singer (Monster Magnet) was born

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz, Maywood Ill, actor (Buntz-Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue) was born

Dink Johnson

Dink Johnson, American musician (d. 1954) was born

Eros Ramazotti

Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician/songwriter (Adesso Te) was born

Folke Rabe

Folke Rabe, composer was born

Franz Xavier Arens

Franz Xavier Arens, composer was born

Gershon Kingsley

Gershon Kingsley, German composer was born

Glenn Moore

Glenn Moore, rocker was born

Hank Marvin

Hank Marvin, England, [Brian Rankin], rocker was born

Harry Gilbert Trythall

Harry Gilbert Trythall, composer was born

Henri-Jerome Bertini

Henri-Jerome Bertini, composer was born

Howard Hanson

Howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic) was born

Ignaz Franz von Beecke

Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer was born

Johann Schneider

Johann Schneider, composer was born

John Henry Mayer

John Henry Mayer, composer was born

John Thomson

John Thomson, composer was born

Justin Guarini

Justin Guarini, American singer was born

Karl Georg Lickl

Karl Georg Lickl, composer was born

Karl Tremblay

Karl Tremblay, Canadian singer (Les Cowboys Fringants) was born

Louis de Meester

Louis de Meester, composer was born

Mai Kuraki

Mai Kuraki, Japanese singer was born

Michel Mathieu

Michel Mathieu, composer was born

Miloje Milojevic

Miloje Milojevic, composer was born

Neville Henry

Neville Henry, rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways) was born

Ricki Lee Reynolds

Ricki Lee Reynolds, country singer (Black Oak Arkansas) was born

Stephen Morris

Stephen Morris, English pop drummer (Joy Division-Atmosphere) was born

Ted Hawkins

Ted Hawkins, singer/guitarist was born

Telma Hopkins

Telma Hopkins, Louisville, singer (Tony Orlando, Family Matters) was born

Tommy Dobeck

Tommy Dobeck, rock drummer (Michael Stanley Band) was born

Wayne Fontana

Wayne Fontana, Manchester England, rocker (Groovy Kind of Love) was born

Died on October 28

Andrea d' Angeli

Andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71

Baby Huey

Baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies

Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver died

Cano Estremera

Cano Estremera died

Carlos Guastavino

Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (b. 1912)

D.H. Peligro

D.H. Peligro died

David C. Johnson

David C. Johnson died

Earl Bostic

Earl Bostic, American saxophonist (b. 1913)

Eaton Faning

Eaton Faning, composer, dies at 77

Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco

Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer, dies at 99

Egon Kornauth

Egon Kornauth, composer, dies at 68

Fernando Quejas

Fernando Quejas, Cape Verdean singer and musician (b. 1922)

Gerard Hengeveld

Gerard Hengeveld, Dutch composer (b. 1910)

James P Carrell

James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67

Janne Heiskanen

Janne Heiskanen died

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis died

Joan Maloney Rio

Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57

Johann Herbeck

Johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65

Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal

Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal died

Marijohn Wilkin

Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter (b. 1920)

Mart Saar

Mart Saar, composer, dies at 81

Michel Blavet

Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68

Oliver Nelson

Oliver Nelson, American jazz composer and arranger (b. 1932)

Pierre Froidebise

Pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48

Porter Wagoner

Porter Wagoner, American country singer (b. 1927)

Raphael Weiss

Raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66

Reinbert Evers

Reinbert Evers died

Richard Heuberger

Richard Heuberger, composer, dies at 64

Stefano Landi

Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587)

Sylvia Fine Kaye

Sylvia Fine Kaye, US lyricist/composer, dies at 78

William Howard Glover

William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56

Woody Herman

Woody Herman, US jazz clarinetist/composer, dies at 74

Yves de La Casiniere

Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74

Releases & milestones on October 28

Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator released the album 'Chromakopia'

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