Born: October 14, 1926

Died: July 15, 1982

Record company music director, arranger and film score composer (Smokey And The Bandit, 1977), co-wrote and played saxophone on his one hit wonder pioneer instrumental rock n' roll song "Raunchy" (#2, 1957), died of cancer on 7/15/1982, age 55

Born: October 14, 1930

Died: January 19, 2020

New Orleans R&B/soul and rock 'n' roll singer and saxophonist, worked as a sessionman for Fats Domino, Ernie K-Doe and others, well-known in NOLA clubs and festivals for decades, but best known around the world for his one hit wonder solo career and the classic 60s R&B/soul hit "Barefootin'" (#7, R&B #2, 1966), inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007, died from natural causes on 1/19/2020, age 89.

Born: October 14, 1940

Died: 0000-00-00

The "Brit Elvis" and biggest selling artist of all time in the UK, early rock n' roll star, "Move It" (UK #2, 1958) credited as the first rock 'n' roll song from outside the U.S., then migrated to MOR pop and light rock, "Devil Woman" (#6, UK #9, 1976) plus over 100 UK Top 40 hits, TV actor

Born: October 14, 1942

Died: 0000-00-00

Backing vocals and guitar for the early lineups of Irish garage-rock, proto-punk Them, "Gloria" (#71, 1966)

Born: October 14, 1945

Died: 0000-00-00

Jazz-rock bassist, co-founded 70s bass-centric fusion trio Back Door, session work for Jan Hammer, Alexis Korner, the Spencer Davis Group, Whitesnake and others

Born: October 14, 1946

Died: November 08, 2022

Founding member, lead singer and songwriter in Scottish hard rock Nazareth, sang the enduring rock ballad "Love Hurts" (#8, CAN #1, UK #41, 1976), appeared on all 25 Nazareth studio albums, eight live albums and nearly 25 charting singles over nearly 50 years fronting the band until his retirement in 2013, issued three solo LPs, the last in 2019, suffered from chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD) in his later years and died on 11/8/2022, age 76.

Born: October 14, 1946

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitar and vocals for prog rock then pop-rock The Moody Blues, wrote "Nights In White Satin" (#2, 1967) and "Your Wildest Dreams" (#9, 1986), still touring in 2011

Born: October 14, 1947

Died: March 20, 1987

R&B/Philly soul guitarist, founding member of MFSB, producer for multiple R&B/soul groups including The Delfonics and The Trammps, co-wrote hits for Gloria Gaynor, Wilson Pickett, the Spinners and others as part of the Baker-Harris-Young songwriting team, died of a heart attack on 3/20/1987, age 39

Born: October 14, 1948

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals in R&B/soul brother act The Detroit Emeralds, "Feel The Need In Me" (R&B #22, 1973)

Born: October 14, 1948

Died: 0000-00-00

West Indian vocalist in R&B/disco Euro-dance Boney M, "Rivers Of Babylon" (#30, UK #1, 1978)

Born: October 14, 1952

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals for Brit Northern soul/funk quartet The Real Thing, "You To Me Are Everything" (#64, UK #1, 1976)

Born: October 14, 1958

Died: 0000-00-00

Multi-instrumentalist New Wave synth-pop singer and composer, "She Blinded Me With Science" (#5, 1982), also member of Camera Club and the Lene Lovich band, producer for Joni Mitchell, Prefab Sprout and others, developed the RMF downloadable file format and Beatnik mobile phone software

Born: October 14, 1959

Died: 0000-00-00

Manager for Brit teen-pop blue-eyed soul Curiosity Killed The Cat, "Down To Earth" (UK #3, 1986)

Born: October 14, 1959

Died: March 20, 2015

Drummer for heavy metal Twisted Sister ("We're Not Gonna Take It," #21, 1983) from 1982 to 1986, participated in the band's reunion in 1997 and rejoined in 2003, joined metal supergroup Adrenaline Mob in 2013 and died in his sleep from a heart attack on board the band's tour bus on 3/20/2015, age 55.

Born: October 14, 1965

Died: 0000-00-00

Contemporary R&B/pop singer, "Superwoman" (#8, 1988), now an interior design and real estate consultant

Born: October 14, 1974

Died: 0000-00-00

Singer, songwriter and guitarist for country-rock girl group Dixie Chicks, "Not Ready To Make Nice" (#4, 2006) plus Grammy Album of the Year Taking The Long Way (2006)

Born: October 14, 1975

Died: 0000-00-00

Singer in Brit dance-pop-rock all-girl quartet All Saints, "Never Ever" (#4, 1998)

Born: October 14, 1978

Died: 0000-00-00

The reigning "King of R&B," Grammy-winning pop-soul singer, songwriter, dancer and actor, "Nice & Slow" (#1, 1998) plus 13 other Top 10 singles and three #1 albums