Paul Simon (Oct 13, 1941) was one of the musical duo Simon & Garfunkel, writing their US number-one singles "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge over Troubled Water".
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Paul Simon (Oct 13, 1941) was one of the musical duo Simon & Garfunkel, writing their US number-one singles "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge over Troubled Water".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZKa...
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Pharoah Sanders (Oct 13, 1940 - Sep 24, 2022) was a jazz saxophonist who released over 30 albums as a leader and who collaborated extensively with other musicians.
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Lee Konitz (Oct 13, 1927 β Apr 15, 2020) was an alto saxophonist known for playing bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lenny Bruce (Oct 13, 1925 β Aug 3, 1966) was a comedian, social critic, and satirist known for his outspoken comments on moral philosophy, politics, patriotism, religion, etc.
youtu.be/rH8VuxusWJs
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Art Tatum (Oct 13, 1909 β Nov 5, 1956) extended the vocabulary and boundaries of jazz piano, and established new ground in jazz through innovative use of reharmonization, voicing, and bitonality.
youtu.be/bzMyhzadzTQ
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13.10.2025 11:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The new Editor-in-Chief of CBS News and what her editorial history and perspective mean for the future of U.S. journalism.
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Dick Gregory (Oct 12, 1932 β Aug 19, 2017) was a comedian and author known for his political activism in the 1960s and beyond.
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Robert Fitzgerald (12 Oct 1910 β 16 Jan 1985) was a poet, critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics became standard works for a generation of scholars and students.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 Oct 1872 β 26 Aug 1958) was a composer known for operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies.
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Ann Petry (Oct 12, 1908 β Apr 28, 1997) was known for her 1946 book The Street, the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.
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Luciano Pavarotti (12 Oct 1935 β 6 Sep 2007) was an operatic tenor who crossed over into popular music.
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Lester Dent (Oct 12, 1904 β Mar 11, 1959) was best known as the creator of scientist and adventurer Doc Savage. The 159 Doc Savage novels that he wrote over 16 years were credited under the house name Kenneth Robeson.
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Sam Moore (Oct 12, 1935 - Jan 10, 2025) was best known as a member of the soul and R&B group Sam & Dave from 1961 to 1981.
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Nappy Brown (Oct 12, 1929 β Sep 20, 2008) was an R&B singer whose hits include "Don't Be Angry", "Little By Little", and "Night Time Is the Right Time".
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Weekend Update: Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize
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Lester Bowie (Oct 11, 1941 β Nov 8, 1999) was a jazz trumpet player and composer who co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
youtu.be/PznZlNepHfw
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Elmore Leonard (Oct 11, 1925 β Aug 20, 2013) originally wrote Westerns, but went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which were adapted to film.
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Art Blakey (Oct 11, 1919 β Oct 16, 1990) was a jazz drummer and bandleader who, in the 1950s, with Horace Silver, formed the Jazz Messengers, a group that he was associated with for the next 35 years.
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John Prine (Oct 10, 1946 β Apr 7, 2020) was a singer-songwriter known for his signature blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, often with elements of social commentary and satire.
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Thelonious Monk (Oct 10, 1917 β Feb 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer who made numerous contributions to the jazz repertoire. He is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington.
youtu.be/KshrtLXBdl8
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Ivory Joe Hunter (Oct 10, 1914 β Nov 8, 1974) was a rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist, billed as The Baron of the Boogie.
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