This Day in Music History
October 17

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What happened in history on this day: October 17?

On October 17 in ...

Births on October 17

  • 1941 - Birth of James Seals in Sidney, Texas, USA; singer (Seals and Crofts - "Summer Breeze").
  • 1942 - Birth of Gary Puckett; vocalist (Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - "Woman Woman", "Young Girl").
  • 1943 - Birth of Susan Davenny Wyner in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize).
  • 1958 - Birth of Alan Jackson; rocker ("Don't Rock the Jukebox", "Here in the Real World").

Deaths on October 17

  • 1991 - Death of Tennessee Ernie Fordat age 72; American country singer ("16 Tons") (born 1919).
  • 1993 - Death of Criss Oliva, American lead guitarist of Savatage (born 1964).
  • 2001 - Death of Jay Livingston at age 86; songwriter ("Mona Lisa", "Que Sera, Sera", "Buttons and Bows", "Silver Bells", "Bonanza" TV show theme, "Mr. Ed" TV show theme).

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