Born On This Day In Music, October 19th

 19 Oct 1992
Durk Banks, known professionally as Lil Durk, American rapper and singer, and the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family. The Voice of the Heroes (2021), became his first release to debut atop the US Billboard album chart.

19 Oct 1976
Pete Loeffler lead guitarist and lead singer, Chevelle.

19 Oct , 1976
Cyndi Thomson is born in Tifton, Georgia. The singer/songwriter earns a #1 country single with her very first release, “What I Really Meant To Say,” in 2001

19 Oct 1972
American rapper, record producer, songwriter Pras, who with The Fugees had the 1996 UK No.1 single ‘Killing Me Softly’. Solo, hits include ‘Getto Supastar, That’s Is What You Are’, with Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

19 Oct  1968
Southern comedian/country singer Rodney Carrington is born in Longview, Texas. He has three albums certified gold or platinum by the RIAA.

19 Oct 1966
Sinitta, singer, (1986 UK No.2 single ‘So Macho’).

19 Oct 1960
Daniel Woodgate, drummer from English ska band Madness. They have had 15 singles reach the UK top ten, hits include ‘One Step Beyond’, ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘Our House’ and ‘It Must Be Love’.

19 Oct 1960
Jennifer Holliday, US singer, (1982 US No.22 & UK No.32 single ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’).

19 Oct 1957
Karl Wallinger, keyboardist with The Waterboys, (1985 album ‘This Is The Sea’). Wallinger quit the band in 1986. He went on to be singer and guitarist with World Party, (1993 UK No.19 single with ‘Is It Like Today’). The Wallinger penned song ‘She’s The One’ gave Robbie Williams a UK No.1 hit in 1999.

19 Oct 1955
Nino DeFranco, from family pop group The DeFranco Family, who scored the 1973 US No.3 single ‘Heartbeat-It’s A Lovebeat’, the biggest selling US single of 1973. Based on The Osmonds, the group featured 10 year old Tony DeFranco.

19 Oct  1951
Annie Golden, American punk rock singer (The Shirts), and actress (Hair; Assassins: Orange is the New Black), born in Brooklyn, New York

19 Oct 1948
Pat Simmons, guitarist, singer with The Doobie Brothers who had the 1979, US No.1 single ‘What A Fool Believes’ and the 1993 UK No.7 single ‘Long Train Runnin’.

19 Oct 1947
Wilbert Hart, singer from American R&B/soul vocal group The Delfonics who had the 1968 US No.4 single ‘La-La Means I Love You’, and the hits ‘Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)’, and ‘Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)’.

19 Oct 1946
Keith Reid, Procol Harum, 1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ (one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies) and scored the hits ‘Homburg’, ‘Conquistador’. Died March 23, 2023

19 Oct 1945
Jeannie C. Riley is born in Anson, Texas. She records “Harper Valley P.T.A.” as a secretary in 1968 and is immediately launched into public consciousness. The single about suburban hypocrisy sells millions of copies, becoming her signature hit. Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 1968).

19 Oct 1944
George McCrae, (1974 UK & US No.1 single ‘Rock Your Baby’).

19 Oct 1944
Peter Tosh, guitar, vocals, The Wailers, left in 1974, (1978 UK No.43 single ‘You Gotta Walk, Don’t Look Back’). Tosh was murdered by burglars at his home on 11th September 1987.

19 Oct  1940
Larry Chance (lead singer of The Earls) is born Larry Figueiredo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died September 6, 2023

19 Oct 1934
Dave Guard (of The Kingston Trio) is born Donald David Guard in San Francisco, California. Died March 21, 1991.