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Today in Music History for Oct. 31: In 1937, folksinger Tom Paxton was born in Chicago. He was part of the early-1960s folk revival that also saw the emergence of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.

Today in History for Oct. 31: Today is Halloween. The word "Halloween," comes from a contraction of "All Hallows Eve," the night before a Catholic holiday in honour of saints. One Celtic story says that on Oct.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 30: Movie director Claude Lelouch is 87. Songwriter Eddie Holland of Holland-Dozier-Holland is 85. Singer Grace Slick is 85. Singer Otis Williams of The Temptations is 83. Actress Joanna Shimkus is 81.

Today in Music History for Oct. 30: In 1908, Patsy Montana, the first woman in country music to have a million-selling record, was born in Hot Springs, Ark. She accomplished the feat with her 1935 recording of "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart.

Today in History for Oct. 30: On this date: In 1536, Denmark adopted Lutheranism as its official state religion. In 1768, the first Methodist chapel in the New World was dedicated in New York City.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 29: Singer-actress Melba Moore is 84. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 77. Actress Kate Jackson is 76. Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Denis Potvin is 71. Musician Roger O'Donnell (The Cure, The Psychedelic Furs) is 69.

Today in Music History for Oct. 29: In 1787, Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" premiered at the Tyl Theatre in Prague.

Today in History for Oct. 29: On this date: In 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh was executed in London on charges of treason against King James I.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 28: Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 97. Actress Joan Plowright is 95. Player/coach Basketball Hall-of-Famer Lenny Wilkens is 87. Actress Jane Alexander is 85. TV writer and producer Susan Harris is 84.

Today in Music History for Oct. 28: In 1820, John H. Hopkins, the author and composer of the Christmas hymn "We Three Kings of Orient Are," was born. In 1936, country-rock musician and bandleader Charlie Daniels was born in Wilmington, N.C.