Today is the birthday of Pete Wingfield. His sole US hit, “Eighteen With A Bullet,” is included on today’s playlist, as are other songs from that era that don’t get much play on oldies stations.
Today’s playlist celebrates the October 6 birthdays of Millie Small, Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson, Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo, Matthew Sweet, Jamila Woods, Dominique A, REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin, and Timex Social Club’s Michael Marshall; and the October 7 birthdays of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Flying Lotus, John Mellencamp, Slowdive’s Neil Halstead, Godley & Creme’s Kevin Godley, The Auteurs’ Luke Haines, The Mighty Diamonds’ Donald “Tabby” Shaw, Climax Blues Band’s Colin Cooper, Kool Keith, Toni Braxton, The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner, Lotus Plaza, and Alfred Drake.
Inspired by the passing of Johnny Nash and the October 7 birthdays of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke, John Cougar Mellencamp, Kevin Godley, Toni Braxton, Alfred Drake, Climax Blues Band’s Colin Cooper and The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner; and the October 6 birthdays of Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo, Matthew Sweet, REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin, Will Butler and Millie Small.