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Musicians Born on October 9

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  • 1585 Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer, baptized in Köstritz, Germany (d. 1672)
  • 1626 John Ferrabosco, composer, born in Kent, England (d. 1682)
  • 1727 Johann Wilhelm Hertel, German composer, born in Eisenach, Germany (d. 1789)
  • 1760 Pierre Gaveaux, French composer, born in Béziers, France (d. 1825)
  • 1766 Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842)
  • 1825 Adolphe Nibelle, French composer (Le Loup-Garou (The Werewolf)), born in Gien, France (d. 1895)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

French composer (Samson et Dalila; Organ Symphony), born in Paris

Camille Saint-Saëns
  • 1856 Sylvain Dupuis, Belgian conductor, composer, and music educator (Le Chant de la Création), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1931)
  • 1863 Alexander Siloti, Russian pianist and composer, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1945)
  • 1869 Harry Lawrence Freeman, African-American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1954)
  • 1873 Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist, born in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary (d. 1944)
  • 1890 Alfred Swan, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1970)
  • 1890 Jānis Mediņš, Latvian composer, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1966)
  • 1899 Mary Jarred, British mezzo-soprano and contralto singer (The Rake's Progress), born in Brotton, England (d. 1993)
  • 1904 Carl Parrish, American composer, born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
  • 1905 May Moxon, Scottish dance producer, born in Townhead, Glasgow (d. 1996)
  • 1906 Jānis Ivanovs, Latvian composer and pedagogue, born in Babri, Preiļi, Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1983)
  • 1908 Lee Wiley, American jazz singer, and lyricist (Night in Manhattan; "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere"), born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma (d. 1975)
  • 1910 Phil Hanna, American singer (Once Upon a Tune), born in River Forest, Illinois (d. 1957)
  • 1912 Henri Dillon, French composer (Arlequin), born in Angers, France (d. 1954)
  • 1914 Roger Goeb, American composer, born in Cherokee, Iowa (d. 1997)
  • 1919 Rezső Sugár, Hungarian composer (Savonarola), and pedagogue, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1988)
  • 1920 Vivienne Della Chiesa, American lyric soprano who sang on US radio during the 1940s and early 1950s (The American Album of Familiar Music, The Standard Hour), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
  • 1920 Yusef Lateef [William Huddleston], American jazz saxophonist and flautist, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2013)
  • 1922 Raymond Wilding-White, American composer, born in Caterham, Tandridge, Surrey, England (d. 2001)
  • 1923 Helen Jones Woods, American jazz and swing trombone player (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2020) [some sources give birthday as 14 November]
  • 1923 Ronald Tremain, New Zealand composer, born in Feilding, New Zealand (d. 1998)
  • 1928 Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (Kaivos), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2016)
  • 1930 Fjölnir Stefánsson, Icelandic composer, born in Reykjavíc, Iceland (d. 2011)
  • 1932 Alfons Kontarsky, German concert pianist (best known for duo-piano performance with his brother, Aloys) and educator, born in Iserlohn, Germany (d. 2010)
  • 1935 Tibor Fátyol, Hungarian composer, born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (d. 2017)
  • 1937 Pat Burke, British rock saxophonist (Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"; "Build Me Up Buttercup"), born in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies
  • 1939 (Overton Vertis) "O.V." Wright, American singer, born in Lenow, Tennessee, (d. 1980)
  • 1940 Hans Ulrich Humpert, German composer, born in Paderborn, Germany (d. 2010)

John Lennon (1940-1980)

British rock singer-songwriter (The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever"; "Help!"; solo - "Imagine"; "Grow Old With Me"), born in Liverpool, England

John Lennon
  • 1941 Chucho Valdés [Jesús Valdés Rodríguez], Cuban musician (Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna), born in Quivicán, Cuba
  • 1943 Tony Tribe [Anthony Mossop], Jamaican-British reggae singer ("Red, Red Wine"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1944 John Entwistle, English rock bass guitarist and vocalist (The Who - "Boris The Spider"), born in London, England (d. 2002)
  • 1944 Nona Hendryx, American R&B singer-songwriter (Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles; LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade"), born in Trenton, New Jersey
  • 1945 Taiguara [Chalar da Silva], Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1996)
  • 1947 Isabelle "France" Gall, French pop singer (Donner Pour Donner, Sacré Charlemagne), born in Paris, France (d. 2018)
  • 1948 Caleb Quaye, British session and touring rock guitarist (Elton John; Hall & Oates), born in London, England
  • 1948 Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance"), born in Waukegan, Illinois (d. 2019)

Jackson Browne (75 years old)

1948 American rock singer-songwriter ("Running On Empty"; "The Pretender"), born in Heidelberg, Germany

Jackson Browne
  • 1949 Rod Temperton, British pop musician and songwriter ("Boogie Nights"; "Thriller"; "Give Me the Night"; "Yah Mo B There"), born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England (d. 2016)
  • 1950 Darlene Koldenhoven, American session, new age, and Latin jazz soprano vocalist (Pink Floyd; Sister Act; 2+2), and pianist, born in Chicago, Illinois

Sharon Osbourne (71 years old)

1952 English-American music manager, TV personality (X-Factor: America's Got Talent, 2007-12; The Talk, 2010-21), and wife of Ozzy Osbourne, born in London

Sharon Osbourne
  • 1954 James Fearnley, British celtic-punk accordionist (The Pogues - "The Irish Rover"), born in Worsley, Greater Manchester, England
  • 1957 Ini Kamoze [Cecil Campbell], Jamaican reggae singer ("Here Comes the Hotstepper"), born in Saint Mary's, Jamaica
  • 1958 Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba
  • 1959 Thomas Wydler, Swiss drummer (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), born in Zurich, Switzerland
  • 1968 Vickie Perks, British rock vocalist (Fuzzbox; Vix 'n the Kix), born in Birmingham, England
  • 1969 P.J. Harvey, English musician, singer and songwriter, born in Bridport, Dorset, England
  • 1973 Fabio Lione, Italian musician (Rhapsody), born in Pisa, Italy
  • 1973 Steve Burns, American actor, television host (Blue's Clues, 1996-2002), and musician, born in Boyertown, Pennsylvania
  • 1973 Terry Balsamo, American guitarist (Evanescence), born in Tampa, Florida
  • 1975 Sean Ono Lennon, British-American rock musician and producer (Cibo Matto; The Claypool-Lennon Delirium), born in New York City
  • 1978 Nicky Byrne, Irish musician (Westlife -"You Raise Me Up"), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1979 Alex Greenwald, American musician (Phantom Planet), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1981 Andrea Tarrodi, Swedish classical composer (Zephyros; Stellar Clouds), born in Stockholm
  • 1982 Kassa Overall, American jazz and hip-hop drummer, rapper, and bandleader, born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1984 Ghetts [Justin Clarke], British musician, born in Plaistow, East London, England
  • 1993 Joy Crookes, British-Irish-Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, born in Lambeth, London, England
  • 1993 Scotty McCreery, American country music singer (American Idol, 2011; "I Love You This Big"), born in Garner, North Carolina


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