October 15th Born on this day
Victoria Spivey (1906), Nellie Lutcher (1912), Mickey Baker of Mickey and Sylvia (1925), Barry McGuire (1935), Fela Kuti (1938), Marv Johnson (1938), Chris Andrews (1942), Don Stevenson - Moby Grape (1941), Mildred Gil Arbor of The Velvelettes (1941), Richard Carpenter - The Carpenters (1946), Chris De Burgh (1948), Tito Jackson - The Jackson Five (1953), Chris Lacklison - Kenny (1956), Jay Bennett - Wilco (1963), Dave Stead - The Beautiful South (1966), Douglas Vipond - Deacon Blue (1966), Ginuwine (1970), Eric Benet (1970), Keyshia Cole (1981)
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Chart News
1966 The Four Tops at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Reach Out And I'll Be There'
1972 Lieutenant Pigeon at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Mouldy Old Dough.'
1977 Debby Boone at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Light Up My Life'
1983 Genesis at No.1 on the UK chart with their self-titled album 'Genesis'
1984 Stevie Wonder at No.1 in Australia with I Just Called to Say I Love You
1988 Bon Jovi at No.1 on the US album chart with 'New Jersey'
1988 UB40 at No.1 on the US singles chart 'Red Red Wine'
1994 R.E.M. at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Monster'
1994 Take That at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Sure'
1994 Boyz II Men at No.1 in Australia with Ill Make Love to You
1995 Mariah Carey at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Daydream'
2000 Radiohead at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Kid A',
2000 U2 at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Beautiful Day'
2000 Kylie Minogue at No.1 in Australia with On a Night Like This
2006 My Chemical Romance at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Welcome To The Black Parade'
2011 Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris at No.1 on the UK chart with 'We Found Love'
2015 Justin Bieber at No.1 in the UK chart with 'What Do You Mean'
2022 Steve Lacy at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad Habit'
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Gig News
1961 Comedian Ken Dodd and The Beatles appeared at a charity evening raising funds for St John's ambulance brigade at Liverpool's Albany Cinema.
1966 Pink Floyd, The Move, Denny Laine and Soft Machine all appeared at the launch for International Times at London's Roundhouse.
1971 Pink Floyd kicked off a 30-date North American tour at the Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, California.
1979 Abba played their first concert in North America when they appeared in Vancouver, Canada.
1997 Michael Jackson played the last date on the HIStory Tour at King's Park Rugby Stadium, Durban, South Africa.