On This Day in Music: October 31

On October 31 in music history, 42 artists were born, 21 died and 5 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1963), Tupac Shakur (1993) and Vanilla Ice (1967).

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The Beatles

Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport

Tupac Shakur

Rapper Tupac Shakur charged with aggravated assault

Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice, American rapper (Ice Ice Baby) and actor (Cool as Ice) was born

Ad-Rock

Ad-Rock, [Adam Horowitz], rocker (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight) was born

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Born on October 31

Ad-Rock

Ad-Rock, [Adam Horowitz], rocker (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight) was born

Alui Farka Touré

Alui Farka Touré, Malian musician was born

Anita Kerr

Anita Kerr, Memphis TN, singer composer and producer (The Anita Kerr Singers) was born

Annabella Lwin

Annabella Lwin, [Myant Aye], Rangoon Burma, singer (I Want Candy) was born

Bernard Edwards

Bernard Edwards, Greenville NC, bassist (Chicago-Addicted to Love) was born

Bob Selbenberg

Bob Selbenberg, rocker (Supertramp) was born

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor was born

Charlotte "Lotte" Bartschart

Charlotte "Lotte" Bartschart, German/Dutch operetta singer was born

Colm Ó Cíosóig

Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions) was born

Darryl Worley

Darryl Worley, American country singer was born

David Lumsdaine

David Lumsdaine, composer was born

Erik Routley

Erik Routley, composer was born

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather) was born

Ferdinand Huber

Ferdinand Huber, composer was born

Frank Iero

Frank Iero, American musician (My Chemical Romance, Leathermouth, Pencey Prep; founder of Skeleton Crew) was born

Harold Vincent Milligan

Harold Vincent Milligan, composer was born

Ignaz Spangler

Ignaz Spangler, composer was born

Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist (d. 2004) was born

James Charles Lewis aka Lil' JJ

James Charles Lewis aka Lil' JJ, American actor/singer was born

Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr, rocker (Smiths-Ask, Girl Afraid) was born

Johnny Moeller

Johnny Moeller, American blues guitarist was born

Jon Crocker

Jon Crocker, American songwriter was born

Joseph Gelineau

Joseph Gelineau, French composer (d. 2008), was born

Kate Campbell

Kate Campbell, American musician was born

Kinky Friedman

Kinky Friedman, Palestine Tx, country rocker (Ride 'em Jewboy) was born

Larry Mullen Jr

Larry Mullen Jr, Dublin Ireland, rock drummer (U2-I Will Follow) was born

Linn Berggren

Linn Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base) was born

Louise Talma

Louise Talma, Arcachon France, composer (Summer Sounds) was born

Mikkey Dee

Mikkey Dee, Swedish musician, drummer for Motörhead was born

Mitch Harris

Mitch Harris, American guitarist (Napalm Death, among others) was born

Natasja Saad

Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist (d. 2007) was born

Odaline de la Martinez

Odaline de la Martinez, composer was born

Philippe de Vitry

Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born

Ray Crane

Ray Crane, trumpeter was born

Robert Pollard

Robert Pollard, American rocker was born

Rogers Stevens

Rogers Stevens, American guitarist (Blind Melon) was born

Russ Ballard

Russ Ballard, rocker (Argent) was born

Séverine Ferrer

Séverine Ferrer, French singer was born

The Cheeky Girls

The Cheeky Girls, British-Romanian singers was born

Tom Paxton

Tom Paxton, Chicago, folk singer/songwriter (Forest Lawn) was born

Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice, American rapper (Ice Ice Baby) and actor (Cool as Ice) was born

Walter Steffens

Walter Steffens, composer was born

Died on October 31

Alan Dudley Bush

Alan Dudley Bush, composer pianist/teacher, dies at 94

Conrad Beck

Conrad Beck, composer, dies at 88

Daniel Belknap

Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44

Erasmus Widmann

Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62

Francesco Maria Veracini

Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78

Francisco Correa de Arauxo

Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies

George Alexander Macfarren

George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74

Hugo Pfister

Hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55

Jean-Baptist Colyns

Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67

John "Beatz" Holohan

John "Beatz" Holohan, American drummer (Bayside) (b. 1974)

Leo Leandros

Leo Leandros died

Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo

Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50

Lester Sill

Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer, dies at 76

Lloyd Lambert

Lloyd Lambert, bassist, dies at 67

Louis Levy Jr

Louis Levy Jr, music publisher, dies at 84

MF DOOM

MF DOOM died

Mihaly Mosonyi

Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55

Raphael

Watanabe Kazuki Japanese musician (Raphael) (b. 1981)

SD Burman

SD Burman, Indian musician (b. 1906)

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian singer (b. 1908)

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo died

Releases & milestones on October 31

Florence + the Machine

Florence + the Machine released the album 'Everybody Scream'

Howard Goodall

Howard Goodall/Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man," premieres in London

Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit released the album 'Still Sucks'

The Beatles

Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport

Tupac Shakur

Rapper Tupac Shakur charged with aggravated assault

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