October Birthdays

October 1

1930 – Richard Harris

1932 – Albert Collins

1935 – Julie Andrews

1941 – Herb Fame (Peaches & Herb)

1945 – Donny Hathaway

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, Mike + The Mechanics)

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 4

1959 – Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys)

1961 – Jon Secada

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)

1952 – Harold Faltermeyer

October 6

1951 – Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)

1954 – David Hidalgo (Los Lobos)

October 7

1927 – Al Martino

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)

1959 – Marie Osmond

1960 – Joey Belladonna (Anthrax)

October 14

1940 – Cliff Richard

1946 – Dan McCafferty (Nazareth)

1946 – Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)

1958 – Thomas Dolby

October 15

1922 – Tommy Edwards

1935 – Barry McGuire

1946 – Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)

1948 – Chris de Burgh

October 16

1938 – Nico (The Velvet Underground)

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 (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys)

1958 – Mark King (Level 42)

1971 – Snoop Dogg

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 – Annette Funicello

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

1941 – Helen Reddy

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)

1951 – Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic)

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, Jefferson Starship, 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 – Ad-Rock (Beastie Boys)

1966 – Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow)

1967 – Vanilla Ice