Musicians Born in October 1955

Oct 5 Leo Barnes, Irish saxophonist (Hothouse Flowers - "I'm Sorry", "Don't Go")
Oct 7 Yo-Yo Ma, Chinese-American cellist (2001 National Medal of Arts, 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom), born in Paris, France
Oct 8 Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician, born in Lexington, Mississipi (d. 1998)
Oct 12 Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter ("Calling All Angels"; "Everything Reminds Me Of My Dog"), born in Toronto, Ontario
Oct 12 Pat DiNizio, American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Smithereens - "Only A Memory"; "Blue Period"), born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey (d. 2017)
Oct 13 Frans van Oostrom, Dutch jazz and blues guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct 19 Nino DeFranco, Canadian pop guitarist (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
Oct 19 Roland Dyens, French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger (Libra Sonatine), born in French Tunisia. (d. 2016)
Oct 20 Thomas Newman, American film score composer (The Shawshank Redemption; Finding Nemo; Six Feet Under; WALL-E), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 21 Eric Faulkner [Falconer], Scottish rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Oct 21 Fred Hersch, American jazz pianist, composer, educator (New England Conservatory), and HIV/AIDS activist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Oct 21 Rich Mullins, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter ("Awesome God"), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 1997)
Oct 23 Toshio Hosokawa, Japanese composer (Circulating Ocean), born in Hiroshima, Japan
Oct 25 Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 26 Christine Brewer, American operatic soprano, born in Grand Tower, Illinois
Oct 29 Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2007)
Oct 29 Roger O'Donnell, British rock keyboardist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in East London, England
Oct 30 Myanna [Pontoppidan], American jazz and funk saxophonist (Divine Dysfunktion), born in Monterey, California