October 20
- 1937: Birth of Wanda Jackson (Wanda Lavonne Jackson)
- 1950: Birth of Tom Petty (Thomas Earl Petty) member of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
- 1951: Birth of Al Greenwood (Alan Greenwood) member of Foreigner
- 1954: Recording of Tweedle Dee - LaVern Baker
- 1955: Recording of Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte
- 1958: Birth of Mark King member of Level 42
- 1964: Birth of Mark King (James Sonefeld) member of Hootie & The Blowfish
- 1972: Birth of Snoop Dogg (Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.)
- 1977: Death of Ronnie Van Zant (Ronald Wayne Van Zant) (°1948) member of Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 1977: Death of Steve Gaines (Steven Earl Gaines) (°1949) member of Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 1977: Death of Cassie Gaines (Cassie LaRue Gaines) (°1948) member of Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 1997: Death of Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine (Henry Charles Vestine) member of Canned Heat
- 2004: Death of Craftman Spencer (Crathman Plato Spencer) member of The Originals
- 2005: Death of Shirley Horn (Shirley Valerie Horn) (°1934)