Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 18

• Howard Shore, Canadian film composer, turns 78.
• Vickie Winans, American Grammy-nominated gospel music recording artist, turns 70.
• Wynton Marsalis, American composer and trumpeter, turns 63.
• Mark Morriss, British singer and songwriter with The Bluetones, turns 53.
• Peter Svensson, Swedish guitarist with The Cardigans, turns 50.
• Nonchalant, (born Tanya Pointer) American rapper and DJ, turns 50.

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• Gary Richrath (October 18, 1949 –September 13, 2015), American guitarist and songwriter with REO Speedwagon , would have turned 75 this year.

• Laura Nyro (October 18, 1947 –April 08, 1997), American songwriter and singer, would have turned 77 this year.
• Joe Egan (October 18, 1949 –July 06, 2024), Brit singer and songwriter for Stealers Wheel, would have turned 75 this year.
• Cynthia Weil (October 18, 1940 –June 1, 2023), American songwriter (alongside husband, Barry Mann), would have turned 84 this year.
• Ronnie Bright (October 18, 1938 –November 26, 2015), American bass vocalist for The Valentines, The Coasters, and Deep River Boys, would have turned 86 this year.
• J.C. Moses (1936 – 1977), American drummer, would have turned 88.
• Bent Jaedig (October 18, 1935 –June 09, 2004), Danish tenor saxophonist, would have turned 89 this year.
• Chris Albertson (October 18, 1931–April 24,  2019), American jazz historian, would have turned 93 this year.
• Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 –March 18, 2017), (nee Charles Edward Anderson) American guitarist and vocalist, would have turned 98 this year.
• Allyn Ferguson (October 18, 1924–June 23,  2010), American composer of film scores, would have turned 100 this year.
• Willis Conover (October 18, 1920 –May 17, 2006), American disc jockey, would have turned 104 this year.
• Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919–November 23, 2006), American singer, would have turned 105 this year.
• Bobby Troup (October 18, 1918 –February 07, 1999), American actor, jazz pianist, and songwriter, would have turned 106 this year.
• Marshall Stearns (October 18, 1908 –December 18, 1966), American writer and founder of the Institute of Jazz Studies, would have turned 116 this year.
• Conrad Lanoue (October 18, 1908 –October 15, 1972), American pianist, would have turned 116 this year.
• Stump Evans (October 18, 1904 –August 29, 1928), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 120 this year.
• Annette Hanshaw (October 18, 1901 –March 13, 1985), American jazz vocalist, would have turned 123 this year.
• Lotte Lenya (October 18, 1898 –November 27, 1981), (born Karoline Wilhelmine Blamauer) Austrian singer and actress, would have turned 126 this year.
• Chris Kelly (October 18, 1885 –August 19, 1929), American cornettist, would have turned 139 this year.
• Baldassarre Galuppi (October 18, 1706 –January 03, 1785), Italian composer, would have turned 318 this year.