Music Birthdays

October 1

1932 Albert Collins

1947 Mariska Veres (Shocking Blue)

1948 Cub Koda (Brownsville Station)

1968 Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra)

October 2

1945 Don McLean

1950 Mike Rutherford (Genesis)

1951 Sting (The Police)

1955 Philip Oakey (The Human League)

1956 Freddie Jackson

1958 Robbie Nevil

1971 Tiffany

October 3

1938 Eddie Cochran

1941 Chubby Checker

1949 Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)

1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan

1962 Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe)

1969 Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)

October 5

1943 Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band)

1945 Brian Connolly (The Sweet)

1947 Brian Johnson (AC/DC)

1948 Russell Mael (Sparks)

1951 Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)

October 6

1951 Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)

1954 David Hidalgo (Los Lobos)

October 7

1951 John Cougar Mellencamp

1953 Tico Torres (Bon Jovi)

October 8

1948 Johnny Ramone (Ramones)

1950 Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)

1965 C. J. Ramone (Ramones)

October 9

1940 John Lennon (The Beatles)

1944 John Entwistle (The Who)

1948 Jackson Browne

October 10

1954 David Lee Roth (Van Halen)

1960 Eric Martin (Mr. Big)

October 11

1946 Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates)

October 12

1935 Sam Moore (Sam & Dave)

1942 Melvin Franklin (The Temptations)

1948 Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)

1955 Pat DiNizio (The Smithereens)

October 13

1941 Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel)

1944 Robert Lamm (Chicago)

1947 Sammy Hagar (Montrose, Van Halen)

1960 Joey Belladonna (Anthrax)

October 14

1940 Cliff Richard

1946 Dan McCafferty (Nazareth)

1946 Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)

October 15

1935 Barry McGuire

1946 Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)

1948 Chris de Burgh

October 16

1943 Fred Turner (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)

1947 Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)

1962 Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

October 17

1942 Gary Puckett (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)

1946 Michael Hossack (The Doobie Brothers)

1947 Michael McKean/David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)

October 18

1926 Chuck Berry

1949 Gary Richrath (REO Speedwagon)

October 19

1934 Dave Guard (The Kingston Trio)

1944 George McCrae

1945 Jeannie C. Riley

1948 Patrick Simmons (The Doobie Brothers)

October 20

1950 Tom Petty

1958 Mark King (Level 42)

October 21

1940 Manfred Mann

1941 Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)

1953 Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's)

1953 Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers)

1957 Steve Lukather (Toto)

October 22

1942 Bobby Fuller

1945 Eddie Brigati (The Young Rascals)

October 23

1959 "Weird Al" Yankovic

October 24

1930 The Big Bopper

1936 Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)

1937 Santo Anthony Farina (Santo & Johnny)

October 25

1944 Jon Anderson (Yes)

1947 Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)

1955 Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)

1961 Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

October 26

1946 Keith Hopwood (Herman's Hermits)

1953 Keith Strickland (The B-52s)

1963 Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs)

October 27

1958 Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran, Arcadia)

1967 Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots)

October 28

1936 Charlie Daniels

October 29

1944 Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)

1946 Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)

1949 David Paton (Pilot)

1955 Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot)

1965 Steven Sweet (Warrant)

October 30

1939 Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Starship)

1946 Chris Slade (AC/DC)

1947 Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)

1965 Gavin Rossdale (Bush)

October 31

1945 Russ Ballard (Argent)

1963 Johnny Marr (The Smiths)

1966 Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow)