Born On This Day In Music, October 20th

20 Oct 1992
Taz Taylor, American record producer, songwriter, and record executive, as well as the founder of the Internet Money collective and record label.

20 Oct 1989
Jess Glynne, British singer and songwriter, best known for featuring on Clean Bandit’s single ‘Rather Be’ and Route 94’s ‘My Love’, both of which reached No.1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2014.

20 Oct 1978
Paul Wilson, bassist from Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol, who scored the 2006 UK No.1 album Eyes Open and the 2006 UK No.6 single ‘Chasing Cars’.

20 Oct 1977
Nicholas Hodgson, drummer, Kaiser Chiefs, (2005 UK No.3 album ‘Employment’, 2005 UK No.6 single ‘Oh My God’, 2007 UK No.1 single ‘Ruby’).

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20 Oct 1971
Dannii Minogue, Australian singer, (1991 UK No.8 single ‘Love And Kisses’ plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles).

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20 Oct 1971
Snoop Doggy Dogg, (Calvin Broadus), 1993 US No.1 album ‘Doggy Style’, 1996 UK No.12 single ‘Snoop’s Upside Your Head’.

20 Oct 1965
Norman Blake, guitar & vocals, Teenage Fanclub, (1992 UK No.31 single ‘What You Do To Me’).

20 Oct 1964
David Ryan, drummer, from American alternative rock band The Lemonheads. A cover of Simon And Garfunkel’s ‘Mrs. Robinson’, became one of the band’s most successful single in the early 90s.

20 Oct 1964
Jim Sonefild, drummer with American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish who had the 1995 US No.1 album Cracked Rear View which sold over 15m copies.

20 Oct 1960
Lepa Brena ‘Yugoslavia’s Madonna’, Yugoslav singer, born in Tuzla, Yugoslavia.

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Lepa Brena - Igraj, Boro, moje oro

Lepa Brena - Igraj, Boro, moje oro - (Timisoara, 1984)03:01

Lepa Brena - Brani me, brani - (Temisvar, 1984)03:06

Lepa Brena - Zivela Jugoslavija - (Temisvar,1984)03:36

Lepa Brena - Sta ti je - (Temisvar, 1984)03:13

Lepa Brena - Sosirea în Timișoara + înainte de concert07:13

20 Oct 1958
English musician Mark King, lead singer and bassist from Level 42, who had the 1986 UK No.3 & US No.12 single ‘Lessons In Love’ & 19 other UK Top 40 hits.

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20 Oct 1958
Ricky Byrd, American rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts), born in The Bronx, New York

20 Oct  1951
Al Greenwood (keyboardist for Foreigner) is born in New York.

20 Oct 1950
Tom Petty, American classic rock singer and songwriter (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “American Girl”; Traveling Wilburys – “Last Night”; solo -“I Won’t Back Down”), is born in Gainesville, Florida. Died October 2, 2017

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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open (Official Video)06:38

20 Oct 1945
Ric Lee, drummer, Ten Years After, (UK rock group, 1970 UK No.10 single ‘Love Like A Man’), born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Ten Years After - Love Like A Man

Ten Years After - Love Like A Man - 8/4/1975 - Winterland (Official)05:37

20 Oct 1942
John Carter, who with the Ivy League had the 1965 UK No.3 single ‘Tossing and Turning’.

20 Oct 1942
Joe Bourne, American jazz singer (“Upbeat and Sweet”), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts

20 Oct 1940
Kathy Kirby, UK singer, (1963 UK No.4 single ‘Secret Love’). Died 19th May 2011.

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20 Oct 1939
Ray Jones, Dakotas, (1963 UK No.18 single ‘The Cruel Sea’).

20 Oct 1939
Jay Siegel, from American male doo-wop-style vocal group The Tokens who had the 1961 US No.1 & UK No.11 single with its cover of Solomon Linda’s ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’.

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20 Oct 1937
Wanda Jackson, known as The Queen of Rockabilly, is born in Maud, Oklahoma. Hits include “Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine”, “A Woman Lives for Love”, “Fancy Satin Pillows”, “Right Or Wrong,” “Let’s Have A Party” and “In The Middle Of A Heartache”.

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20 Oct 1925
American record producer Tom Dowd. He recorded albums by many artists including: Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Derek and the Dominos, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Lulu, Chicago, The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Meat Loaf, Sonny & Cher, The Rascals, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters and Otis Redding. He died of emphysema on 27 October 2002.

20 Oct 1901
Film composer Frank Churchill is born in Rumford, Maine. Known for his work on Disney films, including memorable songs for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, like “Heigh-Ho.” Died May 14, 1942

20 Oct 1890
Jelly Roll Morton, US pianist, arranger, bandleader, the first great composer in jazz, died 10th July 1941.

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