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On this day timelines October 21st

Births

1917 – Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1993)

• Dizzy Gillespie albums

1929 – Ursula K. Le Guin, American author and critic

• Novels by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Short story collections by Ursula K. Le Guin

1941 – Steve Cropper, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor (Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Mar-Keys, and The Blues Brothers)

• Albums produced by Steve Cropper
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s albums
• The Blues Brothers albums

1952 – Brent Mydland, German-American keyboard player (Grateful Dead, Bobby and the Midnites, and Silver) (d. 1990)

• Grateful Dead albums

1953 – Charlotte Caffey, American guitarist and songwriter (The Go-Go's and The Graces)

• Songs written by Charlotte Caffey
• The Go-Go's albums

1953 – Eric Faulkner, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bay City Rollers)

• Bay City Rollers albums

1953 – Keith Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and minister (d. 1982)

• Keith Green albums

1955 – Rich Mullins, American singer-songwriter (A Ragamuffin Band) (d. 1997)

• Rich Mullins albums

1956 – Carrie Fisher, American actress and screenwriter

• Carrie Fisher filmography

1959 – Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer

• Ken Watanabe filmography

1964 – Jon Carin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Pink Floyd, The Who, and Industry)

• Pink Floyd albums
• The Who albums

• Bibliography
• Discography
• Film
• Filmography
• TV and Film
• music
• literature