This Day in Music: October 2024
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Other Birthdays Today:
- Jason Hook, American guitarist formerly of Five Finger Death Punch, turns 54.
- Kevin Richardson, American singer of Backstreet Boys fame, turns 53.
- Talib Kweli, (born Talib Kweli Greene) American MC and rapper, turns 49.
- Jake Shears, American vocalist of Scissor Sisters fame, turns 47.
- Efe Yılmaz, Member of Turkish rock band Manga, turns 45.
- Josh Klinghoffer, American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and former guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as Ataxia, Warpaint, The Bicycle Thief, turns 45.
- Ashlee Simpson, American pop music performer, turns 40.

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Other Birthdays on This Day:
- Norman Simmons, American arranger and pianist, turns 95.
- Masahiko Satoh, Japanese composer and pianist, turns 83.
- Robin Shaw, Brit vocalist with The Flower Pot Men, turns 79.
- Thomas McClary, American guitarist for Commodores, turns 75.
- Kevin Cronin, American singer with REO Speedwagon, turns 73.
- Gavin Sutherland, Brit vocalist of The Sutherland Brothers , turns 73.
- David Hidalgo, American singer-songwriter with Los Lobos; member of Los Super Seven, turns 73.
- Richard Jobson, Scottish vocalist for The Skids, turns 64.
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Other Birthdays on This Day:
- Michael W. Smith, (nee Michael Whitaker Smith) American actor and Contemporary Christian music artist, turns 67.
- Charlie Marinkovich, American lead guitarist with Iron Butterfly, turns 65.
- Simon Cowell, British record producer and music critic on American Idol, turns 65.
- Thom Yorke, Brit guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist for Radiohead, turns 56.
- Leeroy Thornhill, Brit keyboardist for The Prodigy, turns 55.
- Taylor Hicks, American independent musician, 2006 American Idol contest winner, turns 48.
- Alesha, British singer and songwriter, former member of Mis-Teeq, turns 46.
- Benny Reid, American alto saxophonist, turns 44.

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Other Celebrity Birthdays, This Day in Music:
- Mike Malinin, American drummer for Goo Goo Dolls, turns 57.
- Corinna May, German singer, turns 54.
- Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist, turns 53.
- Scott Morriss, Brit bassist for The Bluetones, turns 51.
- Mýa Harrison, American R&B singer and songwriter, turns 45.
- Tim Maurer, American singer of Suburban Legends, turns 44.
- Lzzy Hale, American singer, musician, and songwriter from Halestorm, turns 41.
- Cherie, French pop music singer, turns 40.
- Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer, turns 40.
- Marina and the Diamonds, (born Marina Lambrini Diamandis), Welsh singer, turns 39.
- Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer, turns 33.

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Remembering, Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 –March 18, 2017), (nee Charles Edward Anderson) American guitarist and vocalist, would have turned 97 this year.


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This Day In Music: Others Celebrating Birthday Today(10/25)...
- Matthias Jabs, German guitarist with Scorpions, turns 69.
- Robin Eubanks, American trombonist, turns 69.
- Franck Amsallem, Algerian pianist, turns 63.
- Chad Smith, American drummer with Red Hot Chili Peppers, turns 62.
- John Levén, Swedish bassist for Europe, turns 61.
- Nick Thorpe, Brit bassist with jazz fusion band, Curiosity Killed the Cat, turns 59.
- Speech, (born Todd Thomas) American rapper with Arrested Development, turns 56.
- Paul Kotheimer, American singer-songwriter, turns 56.
- Nicole (German singer), German Schlager vocalist, turns 55.
- Ed Robertson, Canadian guitarist for Barenaked Ladies, turns 54.
- Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer, turns 53.
- Midori Goto, Japanese violinist, turns 53.
- Eman Lam, Hong Kong actress and singer, turns 42.

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