October 29th Born on this day in History of Music
Hadda Brooks (1916), Eugene Daughtry - The Intruders (1939), Denny Laine - The Moody Blues (1944), Melba Moore, (1945), Peter Green - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1946), Ricky Reynolds - Black Oak Arkansas (1948), David Paton - Pilot (1949), Steve Luscombe - Blancmange (1954), Kevin DuBrow - Quiet Riot (1955), Roger O'Donnell - The Cure (1955), Randy Jackson - The Jackson 5 (1961), Einar Örn Benediktsson - The Sugarcubes (1962), Peter Timmins - Cowboy Junkies (1965), Roni Size (1969), Toby Smith - Jamiroquai (1970), Tove Lo (1987)
Chart News
1966 ? & the Mysterians at No.1 on the US chart with '96 Tears'
1966 Peter & Gordon at No.1 on the Australian chart with Lady Godiva
1979 Lena Martell at No.1 on the UK chart with 'One Day At A Time'
1983 Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers at No.1 on the US chart with 'Islands In The Stream'
1988 Dire Straits at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Money For Nothing'
1988 Enya at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Orinoco Flow'
1994 Pato Banton (with Robin & Ali Campbell) at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Baby Come Back.
1994 Silverchair at No.1 in Australia with Tomorrow
2000 Limp Bizkit at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Chocolate Starfish'
2000 Texas at No.1 on the UK album charts with 'Greatest Hits'
2000 The Spice Girls at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Holler / Let Love Lead The Way'
2000 Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor at No.1 in Australia with Groovejet (If This Aint Love)
2006 Robbie Williams at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Rudebox'
2006 McFly at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Star Girl'
2015 KDA featuring Tinie Tempah and Katy B at No.1 in the UK with 'Turn the Music Louder'
2020 Internet Money Ft. Don Toliver, Gunna, Nav at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Lemonade'
2022 Sam Smith and Kim Petras at No.1 on the US chart with 'Anti-Hero'
Gig News
1963 The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant and The Flintstones appeared at The Goumont Theatre, St Albans, England.
1965 The Rolling Stones performed at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1967 Cream played at the Saville Theatre in London, England
1978 Motorhead played at City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1983 Kiss played at City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1987 David Bowie played at the Boondall Entertainment Centre in Brisbane
Music News
1971 Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident
2012 Terry Callier died.