On This Day in Music: October 31

1966 Birth

Ad-Rock

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

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1939 Birth

Alui Farka Touré

Alui Farka Touré, Malian musician was born

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1927 Birth

Anita Kerr

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

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1965 Birth

Annabella Lwin

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

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1952 Birth

Bernard Edwards

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

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1949 Birth

Bob Selbenberg

Bob Selbenberg, rocker (Supertramp) was born

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1957 Birth

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor was born

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1891 Birth

Charlotte "Lotte" Bartschart

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

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1964 Birth

Colm Ó Cíosóig

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

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1964 Birth

Darryl Worley

Darryl Worley, American country singer was born

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1931 Birth

David Lumsdaine

David Lumsdaine, composer was born

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1917 Birth

Erik Routley

Erik Routley, composer was born

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1896 Birth

Ethel Waters

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

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1791 Birth

Ferdinand Huber

Ferdinand Huber, composer was born

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1981 Birth

Frank Iero

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

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1888 Birth

Harold Vincent Milligan

Harold Vincent Milligan, composer was born

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1757 Birth

Ignaz Spangler

Ignaz Spangler, composer was born

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1922 Birth

Illinois Jacquet

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

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1990 Birth

James Charles Lewis aka Lil' JJ

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

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1963 Birth

Johnny Marr

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

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1970 Birth

Johnny Moeller

Johnny Moeller, American blues guitarist was born

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1981 Birth

Jon Crocker

Jon Crocker, American songwriter was born

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1920 Birth

Joseph Gelineau

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

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1961 Birth

Kate Campbell

Kate Campbell, American musician was born

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1944 Birth

Kinky Friedman

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

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1961 Birth

Larry Mullen Jr

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

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1970 Birth

Linn Berggren

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

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1906 Birth

Louise Talma

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

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1963 Birth

Mikkey Dee

Mikkey Dee, Swedish musician, drummer for Motörhead was born

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1970 Birth

Mitch Harris

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

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1974 Birth

Natasja Saad

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

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1949 Birth

Odaline de la Martinez

Odaline de la Martinez, composer was born

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1291 Birth

Philippe de Vitry

Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born

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1930 Birth

Ray Crane

Ray Crane, trumpeter was born

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1957 Birth

Robert Pollard

Robert Pollard, American rocker was born

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1970 Birth

Rogers Stevens

Rogers Stevens, American guitarist (Blind Melon) was born

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1947 Birth

Russ Ballard

Russ Ballard, rocker (Argent) was born

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1977 Birth

Séverine Ferrer

Séverine Ferrer, French singer was born

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1982 Birth

The Cheeky Girls

The Cheeky Girls, British-Romanian singers was born

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1937 Birth

Tom Paxton

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

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1967 Birth

Vanilla Ice

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

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1934 Birth

Walter Steffens

Walter Steffens, composer was born

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1995 Death

Alan Dudley Bush

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

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1989 Death

Conrad Beck

Conrad Beck, composer, dies at 88

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1815 Death

Daniel Belknap

Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44

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1634 Death

Erasmus Widmann

Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62

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1768 Death

Francesco Maria Veracini

Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78

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1654 Death

Francisco Correa de Arauxo

Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies

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1887 Death

George Alexander Macfarren

George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74

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1969 Death

Hugo Pfister

Hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55

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1902 Death

Jean-Baptist Colyns

Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67

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2005 Death

John "Beatz" Holohan

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

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2025 Death

Leo Leandros

Leo Leandros died

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1744 Death

Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo

Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50

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1994 Death

Lester Sill

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

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1995 Death

Lloyd Lambert

Lloyd Lambert, bassist, dies at 67

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1995 Death

Louis Levy Jr

Louis Levy Jr, music publisher, dies at 84

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2020 Death

MF DOOM

MF DOOM died

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1870 Death

Mihaly Mosonyi

Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55

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2000 Death

Raphael

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

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1975 Death

SD Burman

SD Burman, Indian musician (b. 1906)

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2003 Death

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian singer (b. 1908)

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2025 Death

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo died

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2025 Event

Florence + the Machine

Florence + the Machine released the album 'Everybody Scream'

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1984 Event

Howard Goodall

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

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2021 Event

Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit released the album 'Still Sucks'

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1963 Event

The Beatles

Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport

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1993 Event

Tupac Shakur

Rapper Tupac Shakur charged with aggravated assault

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