Jeannine Deckers, Belgian singer-songwriter, known as Sœur Sourire and The Singing Nun, was born on Oct. 17, 1933 (d. 1985). #SœurSourire #TheSingingNun #JeannineDeckers

She had widespread fame with this song:

"Dominique" (Soeur Sourire [Jeannine Deckers]) (1963)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bD10bNuJYA

#TDS from a Christian Who is Voting Blue

Sometimes I like to stretch
a metaphor
just to
hear
it
snap.

Bob Weir, "American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead" (Wikipedia), was born on October 16, 1947. #BobWeir

Grateful Dead - "Truckin'" (Music: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh; Lyrics: Robert Hunter) (New York, 1980)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSur0mFviT0

Bob Weir, "American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead" (Wikipedia), was born on October 16, 1947. #BobWeir

Grateful Dead - "Sugar Magnolia" (Bob Weir, Robert Hunter) (1970, 2013 Remaster)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKx3W-1XVM4

Charles Frederick "C.F." Turner, Canadian rock bassist, vocalist and songwriter, a founding member of the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive (B.T.O.), was born on October 16, 1943. #CFTurner #FredTurner

Bachman & Turner - "Let It Ride" (Randy Bachman, Fred Turner) (2010)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S13DozOsAu8

* The story goes that someone asking for the "My Bonnie" record in Brian Epstein's family-owned music store (NEMS) brought The Beatles to Epstein's attention. Epstein soon began managing the Beatles, giving them that initial push towards worldwide fame.

Bert Kaempfert, music producer among other things, who played a part in the rise of a then relatively unknown group called The Beatles, was born on Oct. 16, 1923 (d. 1980). #BertKaempfert

Tony Sheridan w/ The Beat Brothers [The Beatles in this recording] - "My Bonnie" (Anthology 1 Version) (Traditional, arr. by Tony Sheridan)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KNedjsgnwY

Richard Carpenter, American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and music arranger, was born on Oct. 15th. #RichardCarpenter

Carpenters - "Top of the World" (Richard Carpenter, John Bettis) (1974)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1MqAZ9XHw

Lionel Frederick "Freddy" Cole, American jazz singer and pianist, was born on Oct. 15, 1931 (d. 2020). #FreddyCole

The Freddy Cole Trio covers "Unforgettable", a song popularized by Nat King Cole and written by Irving Gordon, here. Doesn't he sound like his brother?
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMtpvVfw1yY

Lionel Frederick "Freddy" Cole, American jazz singer and pianist, brother of musicians Nat King Cole, Eddie Cole, and Ike Cole, was born on Oct. 15, 1931 (d. 2020). #FreddyCole

The Freddy Cole Trio covers Nat King Cole's (and Irving Mills') song "Straighten Up and Fly Right" here.
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LKlW0V0bK8

#Halloween #Theremin

Carolina Eyck @CarolinaEyck
(4:33 AM ET · Oct 13, 2024):

"With October now well underway, I couldn’t help but to embrace the spookiness and create a cover of one of the season’s most iconic movie themes on the theremin—and what better choice than the holiday’s eponymous classic, John Carpenter’s #Halloween 🔪🎃"

Thomas Dolby was born on October 14, 1958. #ThomasDolby

"One of Our Submarines" (Thomas Dolby) (Live, originally released in 1982)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3atTP6hqlg

Thomas Dolby [Thomas Morgan Robertson], English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher, was born on October 14, 1958. #ThomasDolby

Thomas Dolby - "Hyperactive!" (Thomas Dolby) (1984)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmGxh1FhtxE

Thomas Dolby [Thomas Morgan Robertson], English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher, was born on October 14, 1958. #ThomasDolby

Thomas Dolby - "She Blinded Me With Science" (Thomas Dolby, Jo Kerr) (1982)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83JR2IoI8k

Justin Hayward, English musician best known as songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of The Moody Blues (Wikipedia), was born on Oct. 14th. #JustinHayward

Justin Hayward w/ The Quartetto Euphoria - "The Story in Your Eyes" (Justin Hayward) (2016)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E07uYLMcSoc

Justin Hayward, English musician best known as songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of The Moody Blues (Wikipedia), was born on Oct. 14th. #JustinHayward

Justin Hayward - "The Actor" (Justin Hayward) (Live, 2019)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO4GEutlC-E