Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 8
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|George Bellamy|Brit rhythm guitarist with The Tornados|1940}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Fred Cash|American R&B vocalist with The Impressions|1940}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Dave Arbus|Brit violinist for jazz fusion act, East of Eden|1941}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Susan Raye|American country music singer|1944}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Butch Rillera|American drummer for Redbone|1945}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Ray Royer|Brit guitarist for Procol Harum|1945}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|John Betsch|American drummer|1945}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Tony Wilson|Trinidad-born bassist for Hot Chocolate|1947}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Hamish Stuart|Scottish lead singer for funk and R&B outfit, The Average White Band|1949}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Harry Bowens|American vocalist for Was (Not Was)|1949}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Robert "Kool" Bell|American singer and bassist for Kool & the Gang|1950}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Ricky Lee Phelps|American country music singer|1953}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|James Johnstone|Brit alto saxophonist and guitarist with Pigbag|1959}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Gavin Friday|Irish singer and songwriter for Virgin Prunes|1959}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Steven Bernstein|American trumpeter with Spanish Fly and The Lounge Lizards|1961}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Jon Ballantyne|Canadian bebop pianist|1963}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|MC Large Drink|(born Steve Perry) American lead vocalist for Cherry Poppin' Daddies|1963}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Mitch Marine|American percussionist for Brave Combo, Tripping Daisy|1963}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|CeCe Winans|American gospel singer|1964}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|C. J. Ramone|American bassist for The Ramones|1965}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Teddy Riley|American music producer and R&B vocalist with BLACKstreet|1967}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Leeroy Thornhill|Brit keyboardist for The Prodigy|1969}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|DJ Q-Ball|American DJ and singer of Bloodhound Gang fame|1974}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Byron Reeder|American R&B vocalist with New Jack Swing quartet, Mista|1979}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Andrew Garcia|American singer and former American Idol contestant|1985|hidemain=true}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Eiji Wentz|Japanese singer|1985}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Bruno Mars|an American singer-songwriter and record producer|1985}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Dustin Breeding|American R&B singer for B5, a boy band|1987}}
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- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Johnny Ramone|American guitarist for The Ramones|1951 |2004| September|15}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Aladár Pege|Hungarian double bassist|1939 |2006| September|23}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Doc Green|American R&B vocalist with The Drifters (The Five Crowns)|1934 |1989| March|10}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Pepper Adams|American baritone saxophonist|1930 |1986| September|10}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Sonny Igoe|American session musician (drummer) for Benny Goodman|1923 |2012| March|28}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Flavio Ambrosetti|Swiss alto saxophonist|1919 |2012| August|22}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Hal "Cornbread" Singer|Americacan tenor saxophonist|1919 | 2020| August|20}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|J. C. Heard|American drummer|1917 |1988| September|27}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Bill Stegmeyer|American clarinettist|1916 |1968| August|19}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Karel Vlach|Czech bandleader|1911 |1986| February|26}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Clarence Williams|American jazz pianist and composer|1893 |1965| November|06}}
- {{Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/Template|Louis Vierne|French organist|1870 |1937| June|21}}