Wikipedia:WikiProject Record Production/October 20
| These musicians were born on October 20 in... |
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| 1885 - Jelly Roll Morton (d. 1941) 1913 - Grandpa Jones (d. 1998) 1934 - Eddie Harris (d. 1996) 1937 - Wanda Jackson 1938 - Kathy Kirby (d. 2011) 1939 - Jay Siegel Tokens 1939 - Ray Jones Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas (d. 2000) 1942 - John Carter (born John Shakespeare) (producer, songwriter) (69) 1945 - Ric Lee Ten Years After 1950 - Tom Petty 1951 - Al Greenwood Foreigner 1958 - Mark King Level 42 1958 - Ricky Byrd Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 1964 - Jim Sonefeld Hootie & the Blowfish 1964 - Dave Ryan Lemonheads 1965 - Norman Blake Teenage Fanclub 1966 - Fred Coury Cinderella 1971 - Snoop Dogg 1971 - Dannii Minogue 1971 - Jimi Westbrook Little Big Town 1976 - Tom Wisniewski MxPx 1977 - Nick Hodgson Kaiser Chiefs 1978 - Paul Wilson Snow Patrol 1980 - Gary Jarman Cribs |
| These musicians died on October 20 in... |
| 1977 - Ronnie Van Zandt Lynyrd Skynyrd - Plane crash (29) 1977 - Cassie Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - Plane crash (29) 1977 - Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - Plane crash (28) 1983 - Merle Travis - Heart attack (65) 1997 - Henry Vestine Canned Heat - Heart and respiratory failure (52) 2007 - Paul Raven Killing Joke - Heart attack (46) 2010 - Ari Up (born Ariane Forster) Slits - Cancer (48) |
| These musical events occurred on October 20 in... |
| 1951 - Hank Williams signed a movie contract with MGM. 1960 - The Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues premiered 1962 - LeRoy Van Dyke joined the Grand Ole Opry. 1964 - The Rolling Stones played their first live show in France at the Paris Olympia. The show ended in a riot. 1966 - Del Reeves became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. 1967 - Davy Jones opened a boutique in Greenwich Village, New York. 1976 - The Song Remains the Same, the Led Zeppelin concert film, premiered in New York. 1978 - The Police played live for the first time in the U.S. at CBGBs in New York. 1994 - Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young joined Bob Dylan on stage at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. 1996 - Mark Morrison was arrested for conspiracy to rob a London store. 1999 - Ricky Martin started a North American tour in Miami, FL. 2000 - The Vocal Group Hall of Fame held their second induction ceremony for the 1999 and 2000 classes. New members for 1999 were The Ink Spots, The Imperials, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, The Moonglows and The Four Seasons among others. 2000 inductees were The Flamingos, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Dion & The Belmonts, The Drifters and The Mama’s & The Papa’s. 2003 - Cheryl Tweedy of Girls Alive was found guilty of assaulting a worker at a nightclub. 2003 - The Kills postponed a U.K. tour due to exhaustion. 2003 - Jimmy Cliff was awarded Jamaica's Order of Merit. 2005 - Rapper Sticky Fingaz was arrested after leaving an unlicensed gun in his New York hotel room. |
| These musicians were married on October 20 in... |
| 1991 - Clint Black and Lisa Hartman 1996 - Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison |
| These records were recorded on October 20 in... |
| 1955 - The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte 1965 - We Can Work it Out - Beatles |
| These records were released on October 20 in... |
| 1962 - Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons (single) 1969 - The Wedding Album - John Lennon & Yoko Ono 1973 - The Joker - Steve Miller Band (single) 1980 - Boy - U2 1992 - Erotica - Madonna |