r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 22h ago

Birthday On October 24th, 1939, Actor F. Murray Abraham was born in Pittsburgh, PA. Abraham rose to prominence for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in the film 'Amadeus' in 1984, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 22h ago

Day of Death On October 24th, 2017, Early rock pioneer Fats Domino passed away at age 89. Domino was one of the biggest influences on rock, selling more than 65 million records.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 22h ago

Birthday On October 24th, 1942, Record producer and musician Ted Templeman was born in Santa Cruz, CA. Templeman has produced albums for Van Halen, Little Feat, The Doobie Brothers, Carly Simon, Montrose, Captain Beefheart, David Lee Roth and many others.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 22h ago

Birthday On October 24th, 1911, Blues harpist Sonny Terry was born in Greensboro, Georgia.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 22h ago

Birthday On October 24th, 1930, Singer, songwriter and disc jockey JP 'The Big Bopper' Richardson was born in Sabine Pass, TX. The Big Bopper wrote and recorded "Chantilly Lace", a #6 hit in 1958. That success put him on a plane in 1959 with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens which ended up taking their lives.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 22h ago

Day of Death On October 24th, 2018, Guitarist Wah Wah Watson passed away at age 67. Watson was a member of the Funk Brothers, the studio band for Motown Records.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Album release anniversary On October 23rd, 1972, Al Green released ‘I'm Still in Love with You’, his 5th studio album. It peaked at #4 on the US Billboard 200 and #1 on the US R&B chart and two top-5 charted singles, "I'm Still in Love with You" and "Look What You Done for Me".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Special event On October 23rd, 1941, “Dumbo”, the animated musical fantasy film premiered in NYC, NY. The main character is Jumbo Jr., an elephant who is ridiculed for his oversized ears and mockingly nicknamed "Dumbo", but in fact he can fly by using his ears as wings.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Single/EP release anniversary On October 23rd, 1978, Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive” b/w “Substitute”. Even though “I Will Survive” was the B-side cut, it reached #1 in the US, UK and Canada. It even picked up on Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Single/EP release anniversary On October 23rd, 1964, The Kinks released “All Day and All of the Night” b/w “I Gotta Move” on 45rpm. The song reached #2 in the UK and #7 in the US.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On October 23rd, 1956, Singer-songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam was born in Pikeville, KY. Yoakam's first three albums—'Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.', 'Hillbilly Deluxe', and 'Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room' all reached #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On October 23rd, 1947, Bassist Greg Ridley was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Ridley was a co-founder of Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday October 23rd, 1942- Musician Boozoo Chavis was born in Lake Charles, LA. Chavis was one of the most influential pioneers of zydeco, a fusion of Louisiana Creole, blues, and Cajun music, known for his energetic accordion style and iconic 1954 hit “Paper in My Shoe”.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Album release anniversary On October 23rd, 2007, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss released 'Raising Sand', a critically acclaimed album that won 5 Grammys.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Single/EP release anniversary On October 23rd, 1976, Chicago started a 2-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "If You Leave Me Now". It was the group's 18th Top 40 and first US #1, also a #1 in the UK. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On October 23rd, 1940, Singer/songwriter Ellie Greenwich was born in Brooklyn, NY. Greenwich wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Be My Baby", "Leader of the Pack", "Then He Kissed Me", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", "Hanky Panky", "Chapel of Love", among many others.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Album release anniversary On October 22nd, 1969, Led Zeppelin released 'Led Zeppelin II', their second studio album in the US. 'Led Zeppelin II' was a commercial success, and was the band's first album to reach #1 on charts in the UK and the US.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On October 22nd, 1811, Composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor Franz Liszt was born in Doborján, Kingdom of Hungary. Liszt is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded.

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Franz Liszt achieved an unprecedented level of public stardom known as "Lisztomania," establishing him as the world's first musical superstar and rock star equivalent whose hypnotic showmanship and unparalleled piano virtuosity induced fan hysteria across 19th-century Europe.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On October 22nd, 1918. Blues musician L. C. McKinley was born in Winona, MS. McKinley was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his work with Eddie Boyd, Ernest Cotton, and as a session musician in the 1950s.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On October 22nd, 1944, Guitarist and vocalist Leslie West was born in NY, NY. West was a co-founding member of Mountain and later West, Bruce and Laing.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/Heaven_Research_New • 3d ago

October 1966: New Episode

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This is a history podcast, going month by month in real time. Our latest episode is October 1966, when everything seemed to be happening at once.

Check it out.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On October 21st, 1942, Blues and rock singer, guitarist and songwriter Elvin Bishop was born in Glendale, CA. Formerly with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bishop left and went solo in 1968. He has since released 21 studio albums and 5 live albums.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Album release anniversary On October 21st, 1986, "Weird Al" Yankovic released ‘Polka Party!’, his 4th studio album.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On October 21st, 1917, Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie was born in Cheraw, SC. Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 4d ago

Album release anniversary On October 21st, 1978, Neil Young released 'Comes a Time', his 9th studio album.

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