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October 31

1900   Singer Ethel Waters born in Chester, PA.
1912   Dale Evans (Francis Smith) born in Ulvalda, TX. The singer will earn fame as the singing partner and wife of Roy Rogers.
1934   US early rocker Ray Smith born.
1937   Folk revival artist Tom Paxton born.
1944   Country Rocker with a twist, self professed Texas Jewboy and mystery writer Kinky (Richard) Friedman born in Rio Duckworth, TX. His first recording released under the name, King Arthur and the Carrots.
1947   Guitarist Russ Ballard, best known for his work with Argent in the 70s, born.
1950   Solo artist and Southwind member Moon Martin born.
1952   Chic bassist and producer Bernard Edwards born.
1953   Singer songwriter and guitarist Johnny Clegg born in the UK. A family move to Zimbabwe when he was a child got him interested in local music and the apartheid movement, forming the mixed race band Juluka, and later Savuka.

Baby's and session drummer Tony Brock born in the UK.

1956   Tony Bowers, British bassist who went from raucous (Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias) to dubby (Moth Men) to ordinary (Simply Red), born.
1961   Larry Mullen of the rock band U2 born in Dublin.
1963   Johnny Marr, guitarist with the Smiths (82-87) and later Electronic, born in Britain.
1965   Myant Mayant Aye born in Rangoon, Burma. From 1980 - 1984 she performed the underage sexpot role of Annabella Lwin in the Brit pop-punk band Bow Wow Wow.
1966   White rock'n'rap Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz born to perform as King Ad-Rock.
1967   Iggy Pop & The Stooges premieres at Halloween party in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1968   White rapper Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle) born in Miami, Florida. While his album "To the Extreme" went multiplatnum, he'll be best remembered for his work on film in, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret of the Ooze.

Geographically challenged guitarist Alistair McErlaine of the Scottish group Texas, born.

Release date for both versions of Detroit's MC5's Kick Out The Jams.

1993   Naked and urinating on his Vancouver audience, Blind Melon's Shannon Hood is charged with public nudity and committing an indecent act. Police endure Hoods insults and pejoratives shouted from atop the band's tour bus. Charges are later dropped.