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October 19

1911   George Cates, who led the Champagne Orchestra for Lawrence Welk on TV for 25 years, born.
1934   David Guard of the Kingston Trio and the Whisky Hill Singers born.
1940   Doo-woper Larry Chance (real surname Figueiredo) of the Earls born.

Keith McCormack, guitarist with the Clovis, NM based 60s instrumentalists, the String-A-Longs, born.

1944   George "Rock Your Baby" McCrae born.
1945   Country artist Jeannie C. Riley (Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson) born in Anson, TX. Jeannie would have her biggest pop hit with, "Harper Valley PTA" that went to #1 in 1968.

Keith Reid, lyricist of Procol Harum, born.

Actor and transvestite who shined as a disco diva, Divine born.

1947   Philly sound precursor Wilbert Hart, who sang with the Four Gents who became the Delfonics, born.
1948   Itinerant keyboard player Peter Solley, who played with Los Bravos, Terry Reid and many others, born in the UK.
1957   Karl Wallinger of World Party is born.
1960   Daniel Woodgate, "Woody" in the UK ska band Madness (joined 78), born.
1966   Sinitta, who went nowhere in the US but charted well in the UK, born.
1974   Kelly Groucutt replaces Mike D'Albuquerque in the Electric Light Orchestra.
1984   At an anti-apartheid sit-in at outside the South African embassy in London, Billy Bragg is arrested.
1989   Country artist Arthur Edward Satherley born.
1991   Debut of Oasis at the Boardwalk in Manchester.

Grant Turner, Voice of the Grand Ole Opry, dies.