October Soul Music Birthdays
October 1
Donny Hathaway (1945)
Howard Hewett (1955)
Phillip Oakey of Human League (1955)
October 2
Vanessa Bell Armstrong (1953)
Freddie Jackson (1956)
Philip Oakey of Human League (1955)
Sting (1951)
Lolly Vegas of Redbone (1939)
October 3
India.Arie (1975)
Chubby Checker (1941)
Chuck Cissel (1948)
Jesse James of Sly and the Family Stone (1943)
Ronnie Laws (1950)
October 4
Jon Secada (1961)
October 5
Harold Faltermeyer (1952)
Heather Headley (1974)
Steve Miller (1943)
Lucius Ross of Funkadelic (1948)
October 6
Melinda Doolittle (1977)
Roberto "Bobby" Alfonso Farrell of Boney M (1949)
October 7
Bill Brandon (1943)
Toni Braxton (1967)
Simon Cowell (1959)
Taylor Hicks (1976)
Tata Vega (1951)
Larry Young (1940)
October 8
Jo Amstead (1944)
Robert "Kool" Bell (1950)
Bruno Mars (1985)
Teddy Riley (1967)
Hamish Stuart (1949)
Tony Wilson of Hot Chocolate (1947)
Tony Wilson of the Main Ingredient (1947)
CeCe Winans (1964)
October 9
Pat Burke of the Foundations (1937)
Kenny Garrett (1960)
Nona Hendryx (1944)
Yusef Lateef (1920)
John Lennon (1940)
Dave Samuels of Spyro Gyra (1948)
Rod Temperton (1949)
O.V. Wright (1939)
October 10
Jonathan Butler (1961)
Curtis Hairston (1961)
Ivory Joe Hunter (1914)
Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet (1961)
Thelonius Monk (1917)
Cyril Neville (1948)
October 11
Art Blakey (1919)
Daryl Hall (1949)
Tramaine Hawkins (1951)
Brian Jackson (1952)
MC Lyte (1971)
October 12
Nappy Brown (1929)
Gordon Chambers (1970)
Sam Moore (1935)
October 13
Ashanti (1980)
Shirley Caesar (1938)
Cherelle (1958)
Robert Lamb of Chicago (1944)
Dorothy Moore (1946)
Pharaoh Saunders (1940)
Paul Simon (1941)
October 14
Chris Amoo (1952)
Marcia Barrett of Boney M (1948)
Timothy Bloom (1980)
Norman Harris (1947)
Omar (1968)
Robert Parker (1930)
Cliff Richard (1940)
Usher (1978)
Karyn White (1965)
October 15
Eric Benet (1970)
Richard Carpenter (1946)
Ginuwine (1975)
Marv Johnson (1938)
Nellie Lutcher (1912)
October 16
Simon Bartholomew of the Brand New Heavies (1965)
Carla Benson (1947)
Sugar Pie DeSanto (1935)
John Mayer (1977)
October 17
Eminem (1972)
Wyclef Jean (1972)
Ziggy Marley (1968)
Gary Puckett (1942)
October 18
Chuck Berry (1926)
Ronnie Bright of the Coasters (1938)
Wynton Marsalis (1961)
Ne-Yo (1982)
Laura Nyro (1947)
Cheryl Pepsi Riley (1968)
Cynthia Weil (1940)
October 19
Jennifer Holliday (1960)
Gloria Jones (1945)
George McCrae (1944)
Sharon Redd (1945)
Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers (1948)
Peter Tosh (1944)
October 20
Tom Dowd (1925)
Eddie Harris (1934)
Mark King of Level 42 (1958)
Jelly Roll Morton (1890)
Snoop Dogg (1971)
October 21
Elvin Bishop (1942)
Steve Cropper (1941)
Celia Cruz (1925)
Dizzy Gillespie (1917)
Steve Lukather of Toto (1957)
October 22
Shaggy (1968)
October 23
Barbara Ann Hawkins of the Dixie Cups (1943)
Miguel (1985)
Dianne Reeves (1956)
Ernie Watts (1945)
October 24
Bobby Hutton (1940)
Monica (1980)
Bettye Swann (1944)
Tiny Tavares (1949)
Weird Al Yankovic (1959)
October 25
Ciara (1985)
Speech of Arrested Development (1968)
October 26
Bootsy Collins (1951)
Mahalia Jackson (1911)
David Was of Was (Not Was) (1952)
October 27
Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran (1958)
October 28
Telma Hopkins of Dawn (1948)
Cleo Laine (1927)
October 29
Eugene Daughtry of the Intruders (1939)
Melba Moore (1945)
Toby Smith of Jamiroquai (1969)
October 30
Clifford Brown (1930)
Tom Browne (1954)
Eddie Holland (1939)
October 31
Bernard Edwards of Chic (1952)
Vanilla Ice (1967)
Smokie Norful (1975)
| Choice Cut - Fred Reed Music - "Roses" |
| Choice Cut - Tristan - "Diamonds" |
| Choice Cut - Chris Jasper - "It Started With A Kiss" |
| Song of the Month - Acantha Lang - "Ride This Train" |