On This Day in Music: October 5

On October 5 in music history, 51 artists were born, 26 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1962), Bob Geldof (1954) and Brian Johnson (1947).

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The Beatles

Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof, rocker was born

Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson, Australia, hard rocker (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie) was born

Eddie Kendricks

Eddie Kendricks, singer (Temptations), dies of lung cancer at 52

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Born on October 5

Annerose Schmidt

Annerose Schmidt, East German pianist was born

Arlene Saunders

Arlene Saunders, American soprano was born

Audie Pitre

Audie Pitre, bass guitarist (d. 1996) was born

B. W. Stevenson

B. W. Stevenson, American singer (d. 1988) was born

Bahar Kızıl

Bahar Kızıl, German Singer (Monrose) was born

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof, rocker was born

Boleslaw Woytowicz

Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer was born

Brian Connolly

Brian Connolly, Scotland, rocker (Sweet) was born

Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson, Australia, hard rocker (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie) was born

Brian McManus Connolly

Brian McManus Connolly, musician was born

Carlo Mastrangelo

Carlo Mastrangelo, Bronx NY, rocker (Dion & The Belmonts) was born

Charles Maduro

Charles Maduro, Antillean composer was born

Colin Meloy

Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists) was born

Cyril Rootham

Cyril Rootham, composer was born

Delroy George Wilson

Delroy George Wilson, singer was born

Eduard Franck

Eduard Franck, composer was born

Feliks Jaronski

Feliks Jaronski, composer was born

Fran Gerbic

Fran Gerbic, composer was born

Geoff Leigh

Geoff Leigh, English musician (Henry Cow) was born

Giuseppi Gazzaniga

Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer was born

Gottfried Michael Koenig

Gottfried Michael Koenig, composer was born

Gregorio Sciroli

Gregorio Sciroli, composer was born

Halfdan Cleve

Halfdan Cleve, composer was born

Hans Hampel

Hans Hampel, composer was born

Heather Headley

Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer was born

James Valentine

James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5) was born

Johann Jacob de Neufville

Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer was born

Johann Schop

Johann Schop, composer was born

John Downey

John Downey, composer was born

John Erskine

John Erskine, US, poet/pianist (Private Life of Helen of Troy) was born

Kelvin Tan Wei Lian

Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer was born

Ken Noda

Ken Noda, NYC, pianist (Rivalry) was born

Lee "Kix" Thompson

Lee "Kix" Thompson, saxophonist (Madness-Baggy Trousers) was born

Leo Barnes

Leo Barnes, Irish saxophonist (Hothouse Flowers-I'm Sorry, Don't Go) was born

Louise Brown

Louise Brown, dancer/teacher was born

Lucius Ross

Lucius Ross, US pop guitarist (Funkadelic-One Nation Under a Groove) was born

Marie Laforêt

Marie Laforêt, French singer and actress was born

Michael Kondracki

Michael Kondracki, composer was born

Mrs. Miller

Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997) was born

Nicola Roberts

Nicola Roberts, English singer (Girls Aloud) was born

Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas, American bassist (Good Charlotte) was born

Richard Kermode

Richard Kermode, rocker was born

Richard Street

Richard Street, Detroit Mi, rocker (Temptations) was born

Russell Mael

Russell Mael, [Dwight Russel Day], California, rock vocalist (Sparks) was born

Sandra "Puma" Jones

Sandra "Puma" Jones, Kingston Jamaica, rocker (Black Uhuru) was born

Sharon Cheslow

Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist was born

South Park Mexican

South Park Mexican, American rapper was born

Steve Miller

Steve Miller, Milwaukee, rocker (Abracadabra, Space Cowboy) was born

Tawl Ross

Tawl Ross, American musician (P Funk) was born

Thomas Greatorex

Thomas Greatorex, composer was born

Troy Luccketta

Troy Luccketta, rock drummer (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) was born

Died on October 5

Ann-Christine Nyström

Ann-Christine Nyström died

Bert Jansch

Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician (b. 1943)

Bruno Filippini

Bruno Filippini died

Charles-Theodore Malherbe

Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer, dies at 58

Daniel Speer

Daniel Speer, composer, dies at 71

Dick Henry Jurgen

Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader, dies at 85

Eddie Kendricks

Eddie Kendricks, singer (Temptations), dies of lung cancer at 52

Etienne Ozi

Etienne Ozi, composer, dies at 58

Flor Alpaerts

Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78

Freddie Jackson

Freddie Jackson died

Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson

Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer, dies at 79

Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (b. 1819)

Jean Louis Nicode

Jean Louis Nicode, composer, dies at 66

Johann Nepomuk Fuchs

Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer, dies at 57

Jose Maria Usandizaga

Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer, dies at 28

Joseph Vezina

Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75

Jud Strunk

Jud Strunk, singer/comedian (Laugh-In), dies at 48

Leon Roppolo

Leon Roppolo, American musician (b. 1902)

Lloyd McNeill

Lloyd McNeill died

Lotte Ledl

Lotte Ledl died

Otto Valdemar Malling

Otto Valdemar Malling, composer, dies at 67

Paul Acket

Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies

Pierre de Manchicourt

Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer

Silvestre Revueltas

Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac/Planos, dies at 40

Steve Lee

Steve Lee, Swiss musician and vocalist (Gotthard) (b. 1963)

Thomas Taglichsbeck

Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer, dies at 67

Releases & milestones on October 5

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna)

Ludwig V. Beethoven

Weber visits Beethoven

The Beatles

Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"

Vince Gill

28th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill & Pam Tillis wins

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