11 Oct 1992
American rapper, songwriter, and actress, Cardi B. Her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018), debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 and broke several streaming records.
11 Oct 1973
Brendan Brown, guitarist and singer from American rock band Wheatus who had the 2001 UK No 2 single ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ which appeared in the movie Loser.
11 Oct 1971
MC Lyte, US female rapper, (1997 UK No.15 single, ‘Cold Rock A Party’).
11 Oct 1962
Scott Johnson, from American rock band Gin Blossoms, who had the 1994 UK top 30 hit single ‘Hey Jealousy’, from their first major label album, New Miserable Experience (1992).
11 Oct 1957
Blair Cunningham, drums, Haircut 100. The band had four UK Top 10 hit singles between 1981 and 1982, including ‘Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)’, ‘Love Plus One’ and ‘Fantastic Day’.
11 Oct 1957
Jon Langford, guitar, vocals, The Mekons.
11 Oct 1950
Andrew Woolfolk, saxophonist with Earth, Wind & Fire, who had the 1975 US No.1 single ‘Shining Star’, and the 1981 UK No.3 single ‘Let’s Groove’. The band has received 20 Grammy nominations and were the first African-American act to sell out Madison Square Garden.
11 Oct 1946
American rock, R&B, and soul singer, Daryl Hall, from Hall and Oates, who had the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.6 single ‘Maneater’, plus five other US No.1 hits. Hall scored the solo 1986 UK No.28 single ‘Dreamtime’. Since late 2007, he has hosted the web television series, Live from Daryl’s House, which is now aired on MTV. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004. Hall and Oates have sold an estimated 40 million records, making them the third-bestselling music duo of all time.
11 Oct 1946
Gary Mallaber, drums, Steve Miller Band, (1974 US No.1 & 1990 UK No.1 single ‘The Joker’).
11 Oct 1943
Country singer Gene Watson is born in Palestine, Texas. Using a relaxed vocal style, he becomes an admired traditional-country vocalist, fashioning such 1970s and ’80s successes as “Love In The Hot Afternoon,” “Farewell Party” and “Fourteen Carat Mind”
11 Oct 1932
Dorothy Marsh is born in McMinnville, Tennessee. As singer/songwriter Dottie West, she joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964, building a lengthy career around several Kenny Rogers duets and her trademarks “Country Sunshine” and “A Lesson In Leavin’.” She enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. Dottie West died September 4, 1991 from the injuries suffered in a car wreck, a week before.
11 Oct 1919
Jazz drummer/bandleader Art Blakey is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Died October 16, 1990.
