October 17

• 1909: Birth of Cozy Cole (William Randolph Cole) (+1981)
• 1933: Birth of The Singing Nun (Jeanne-Paule-Marie Deckers) (+1985)
• 1940: Recording of Five O'Clock Whistle - Will Bradley
• 1941: Birth of Jim Seals (James Seals) member of Seals & Crofts
• 1941: Birth of Alan Howard member of The Tremeloes
• 1942: Birth of Gary Puckett member of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
• 1946: Birth of Mike Hossack (+2012) member of The Doobie Brothers
• 1947: Birth of Michael McKean (Michael John McKean)
• 1949: Birth of Bill Hudson (William Hudson)
• 1956: Recording of Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia
• 1958: Birth of Alan Jackson (Alan Eugene Jackson)
• 1963: Recording of The Beatles' Christmas Record - The Beatles
• 1963: Recording of I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
• 1963: Recording of See The Funny Little Clown - Bobby Goldsboro
• 1964: Release of 12X5 (Album) - The Rolling Stones
• 1967: Birth of René Dif member of Aqua
• 1967: Recording of Drifter's Escape - Bob Dylan
• 1967: Recording of I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine - Bob Dylan
• 1967: Recording of The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest - Bob Dylan
• 1968: Birth of Ziggy Marley (David Nesta Marley)
• 1968: Release of The Star Spangled Banner - Jose Feliciano
• 1969: Birth of Wyclef Jean (Wyclef Jeanelle Jean) member of Fugees
• 1971: Birth of Chris Kirkpatrick (Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick) member of NSYNC
• 1972: Birth of Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
• 1972: Death of Billy Williams (°1910)
• 1978: Recording of You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand
• 1991: Death of Tennessee Ernie Ford (Ernest Jennings Ford) (°1919)
• 1993: Death of Criss Oliva (Christopher Michael Oliva) (°1963)
• 1999: Death of Tommy Durden (Thomas Russell Durden) (°1919)
• 2002: Death of Bashful Brother Oswald (Beecher Ray Kirby) (°1911)
• 2007: Death of Teresa Brewer (Theresa Veronica Breuer) (°1931)
• 2008: Death of Levi Stubbs (°1936) member of The Four Tops