Bass player, vocalist, and whistler Sherwood Mangiapane was born in New Orleans on October 1, 1912. Mangiapane, known for playing his upright bass backwards, worked with Johnny Wiggs, Raymond Burke, Edmond Souchon, Tony Almerico, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble, and others. His grandson Joey Mangiapane is a noted local musican (with Black Diamond, Tom's House, The Chee-Weez). Sherwood Mangiapane passed away on January 23, 1992 at age 79 due to complications from diabetes. Read more here and here. See discography. Listen to Sherwood Mangiapane music on YouTube.
1933
Noted boogie style R&B pianist and vocalist Willie Egan was born (Willie Lee Egan) in Minden, Louisiana on October 1, 1933. Egan, who's surname was often misspelled, recorded several gems in the mid-1950's for the Elko (as Willie Egans & His House Rockers), Mambo (as Lloyd & Willie, Willie Eggins & Orchestra and Willie Egans), Vita and Spry (Little Willie Egans) labels. A great sampling of his early recordings can be found on the album "Willie Egan: Legendary Bop, Rhythm & Blues Classics". Egan passed away in Los Angeles on August 5, 2004 at age 70. Read more here. See Willie Egan discography. Listen to Willie Egan music on YouTube.
Rock and heavy metal drummer and songwriter Wayne "Doobie" Fabra was born (Wayne Gerard Fabra) in New Orleans on October 1, 1966. He worked with the bands Graveyard Rodeo and Necrophagia, among others. Fabra passed away on January 15, 2025 at the age of 58.
1968
Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin was born (Kevin Michael Griffin) in Atlanta, GA on October 1, 1968. Griffen grew up in Monroe, Louisiana. He formed Better Than Ezra with Tom Drummond and Cary Bonnecaze at LSU in Baton Rouge in the late 1980s. Griffin's many songwriting credits include hits by Sugarland ("Stuck Like Glue") and Howie Day ("Collide"). See Kevin Griffin discography. Watch Kevin Griffin videos on YouTube.
Neville Brothers keyboard player and production manager Eric Kolb passed away in Covington, LA on October 1, 1999 at age 32. See Eric Kolb discography. Watch Eric Kolb videos on YouTube.
2016
Britney Spears appeared on the British ITV chat show "The Jonathan Ross Show" on October 1, 2016. During the interview, Spears talked about her legal conservatorship, which was edited out before the show aired. ITV eventually aired the unedited, never-before-seen clip in November 2024 during a special retrospective segment. Read more here. Watch the entire interview here. Britney also performed "Make Me" on the show.
