Throwback: Happy Belated 115th Birthday, Art Tatum!

October is a busy month in music history. 

• The Police’s legendary frontman Sting celebrated his 73rd birthday on October 2 
• Stevie Ray Vaughan was born 70 years ago on October 3
• The Roots‘ Black Thought, arguably one of the greatest living emcees celebrates his 51st birthday on October 3
• Chubby Checker, one of the pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll and R&B celebrated his 83rd birthday today on October 3
• AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson celebrates his 77th birthday on October 5
• Steve Miller Band‘s Steve Miller celebrated his 81st on October 5
• John Mellencamp celebrated his 73rd on October 7
• Thom Yorke celebrated his 56th birthday on October 7
• Pete Rock and CL Smooth‘s CL Smooth celebrated his 56th birthday on October 8 
• The legendary John Lennon was born 84 years ago on October 9
• PJ Harvey celebrated her 55th birthday on October 9
• Thelonious Monk was born 107 years ago today
• David Lee Roth, one of the greatest rock/metal frontman to ever live, and a member of the most beloved Van Halen lineup, ever, celebrated his 70th — yes, 70th! — birthday on October 10
• The legendary Art Blakey, was born on this day 105 years ago
• Daryl Hall, best known for his work with the blue-eyed soul duo Hall & Oates one of the most commercially successful duos ever, celebrated his 78th birthday on October 11
• MC Lyte celebrated her 54th birthday on October 11
• Sam Moore, best known for being one-half of the legendary soul and R&B duo Sam and Dave, celebrates his 89th birthday
• The Smithereens‘ frontman Pat DiNiziovwas born 69 years ago today.
• Sammy Hagar, one of rock’s great frontmen celebrated his 77th birthday on October 13

Art Tatum, one of the greatest — and somewhat unheralded — jazz pianists to ever live was born 115 years ago on October 13.

Happy birthday, Art! Happy birthday, wherever you are!