Music History
Oct 11 Then unknown musician Prince Rogers Nelson opens for The Rolling Stones at the Los Angeles Coliseum
- Oct 12 "Marlowe" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 48 performances
Country Music Association Awards
Oct 12 15th Country Music Association Awards: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones wins
Concerto for Orchestra
Oct 23 "Concerto for Orchestra" by American composer Roger Sessions premieres with Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Under Pressure
Oct 26 British rock band Queen and David Bowie release their serendipitous collaborative single "Under Pressure"
Wrack My Brain
Oct 27 Ringo Starr releases single "Wrack My Brain", written and produced by George Harrison, and album "Stop and Smell the Roses" in the US
Country Singers
Jazz Singers
Opera Singers
Pop Singers
Rappers
Rock Singers