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Nov 19, 2023 •

October 2023

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Harper is 54 years old today

Ben Harper is 54 years old today.

Oct 28, 2023 •

Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas was born 109 years ago today

Dylan Thomas was born 109 years ago today.

Oct 27, 2023 •

Mahalia Jackson — “The Queen of Gospel Music” — was born 112 years ago today

Mahalia Jackson backstage at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1957

Oct 26, 2023 •

Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, was born 142 years ago today

Pablo Picasso at his studio / 7 rue des Grands Augustins, Paris, France, 1948

Oct 25, 2023 •

Bill Wyman, former English bass guitarist for the Rolling Stones, is 87 years old today

Bill Wyman is 87 years old today.

Oct 24, 2023 •

Singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam is 67 years old today

Dwight Yoakam is 67 years old today.

Oct 23, 2023 •

Psychedelic drug advocate Timothy Leary was born 103 years ago today

Timothy Leary was born 103 years ago today.

Oct 22, 2023 •

Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters in jazz history, was born 105 years ago today

Dizzy Gillespie, 1978

Oct 21, 2023 •

Wanda Jackson, Queen of Rockabilly music, is 86 years old today

Wanda Jackson is 86 years old today.

Oct 20, 2023 •

Jeannie C. Riley is 78 years old today

Oct 19, 2023 •

Chuck Berry, pioneer of rock and roll, was born 97 years old today

Chuck Berry, B.B.

Oct 18, 2023 •

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