- Oct 8 Tibor Serly, Hungarian violinist and composer (American Elegy), dies at 76
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
Oct 9 Belgian singer, songwriter, actor, director and composer (Le Far West, Pain in the A__), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 49
- Oct 10 Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpeter and big band bandleader ("Skokiaan"; "Shish-Kebab"; "Dry Marterie"), dies at 63
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Oct 23 American country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69
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