Music Almanac: October 31
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| Tom Paxton |
- 1896 - Ethel Waters (d. 1977)
- 1902 - Julia Lee (d. 1958)
- 1912 - Dale Evans (d. 2001)
- 1927 - Ania Kerr (85)
- 1937 - Tom Paxton (74)
- 1940 - Eric Griffiths (Quarrymen) (d. 2005)
- 1944 - Kinky Friedman (68)
- 1945 - Russ Ballard (Argent) (67)
- 1945 - Rik Kenton (Roxy Music) (67)
- 1949 - Bob Siebenberg (Supertramp) (63)
- 1951 - Doug Bennett (Doug and the Slug) (d. 2004)
- 1952 - Tony Bowers (Simply Red) (60)
- 1952 - Bernard Edwards (Chic) (d. 1996)
- 1957 - Robert Pollard (Guided by Voices) (55)
- 1961 - Larry Mullen (U2) (51)
- 1961 - Kate Campbell (51)
- 1963 - Johnny Marr (born John Maher) (Smiths) (48)
- 1963 - Mikkey Dee (born Micael Delaoglou) (Motörhead) (48)
- 1964 - Darryl Worley (47)
- 1964 - Colm Ó Cíosóig (My Bloody Valentine) (47)
- 1966 - Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock, Beastie Boys) (46)
- 1966 - Annabella Lwin (Bow-Wow-Wow) (46)
- 1967 - Vanilla Ice (born Robert Van Winkle) (45)
- 1968 - Ally McErlaine (Texas) (44)
- 1968 - Al Mackenzie (D:Ream) (44)
- 1970 - Linn Berggren (Ace of Base) (42)
- 1970 - Johnny Moeller (Fabulous Thunderbirds) (42)
- 1970 - Rogers Stevens (Blind Melon) (42)
- 1981 - Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) (31)
- 1982 - Monica Irimia (Cheeky Girls) (30)
- 1982 - Gabriela Irimia (Cheeky Girls) (30)
Deaths
- 1989 - Roger Scott (British DJ) - Cancer (46)
- 1994 - Lester Sill (executive, Phillies, Colpix, Colgems) (76)
- 2003 - Ron Davies (songwriter, It Ain't Easy, Long Hard Climb) - Heart attack (57)
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| Linda Eastman |
- 1952 - Chuck Berry was hired to play guitar for Johnnie Johnson.
- 1959 - The Quarry Men (with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison) changed their name to Johnny and the Moondogs.
- 1963 - Ed Sullivan was at Heathrow Airport when the Beatles came through and saw full fledged Beatlemania, causing him to look into booking the group.
- 1964 - Ray Charles was arrested in Boston for heroin possession.
- 1967 - Iggy & the Stooges made their live debut at a Halloween party in Michigan.
- 1968 - Linda Eastman moved to England to live with Paul McCartney.
- 1974 - Led Zeppelin started their label, Swan Song.
- 1975 - The Marshall Tucker Band performed at a fund raiser for presidential candidate Jimmy Carter.
- 1986 - Roger Waters was in court trying to stop his former bandmates from using the name Pink Floyd.
- 1989 - The first MTV Unplugged show was tapped in New York with Squeeze.
- 1993 - The Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea was a witness to the fatal collapse of River Phoenix in Los Angeles.
- 1993 - Tupac Shakur is arrested for shooting two off-duty police officers in Atlanta.
- 1995 - James Brown was arrested for assaulting his wife, Adrienne.
- 1996 - Slash announced his departure from Guns N' Roses.
- 1998 - Kiss opened their Psycho-Circus tour in Los Angeles.
- 2003 - Cher completed her Farewell Tour by being named Billboard's top touring female artist.
- 2004 - R. Kelly was fired from a tour with Jay-Z after an altercation with his entourage.
Marriages
- 1970 - Michelle Phillips (Mamas & the Papas) and Dennis Hopper
Released
- 1953 - Golden Teardrops - Flamingos (single)
- 1992 -
- Prince & the New Power Generation - 1995 - Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains (vinyl only, the CD release would wait a week)
- 2000 - Stankonia - Outkast
Broadcasts
- 1986 - The Tube (U.K.) - Jermaine Stewart, Troublefunk, Bob Geldof, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Spandau Ballet
- 1992 - Halloween Jam at Universal Studios (ABC) - AC/DC, the Black Crowes, Ozzy Osbourne, En Vogue and Slaughter.
